Greg The Frequent Miler
Greg is the owner, founder, and primary author of the Frequent Miler. He earns millions of points and miles each year, mostly without flying, and dedicates this blog to teaching others how to do the same.
Catching up after FTU
This past weekend I went to D.C. for the Freddie Awards, the Travel Executive Summit, and Frequent Traveler University (FTU). As always, I had...
Did I kill the deal(s)?
Last Monday, I published "American Express Gift Cards 2.5% cash back. Today only". In that post I showed how it was possible (that day)...
Visa Gift Cards 2% cash back. Today only
UPDATE: During the day, GiftCardMall changed the upper limit of their gift cards from $1000 to $500. This can still be a money maker...
How to use Amex gift cards to buy GiftCardMall gift cards and earn a...
In my recent post "Better than free manufactured spend" I showed that it is possible to make a slight profit when buying Visa gift...
Adiós referral posts
I didn't start this blog with the intent of earning money. I started it (and continue it) because I love the game of travel...
Amex takes away $3K cash back gift cards
But there is an easy workaround. Read on... I've written a lot recently about the ability to buy American Express gift cards and...
The Bluebird Metric
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 2
Last week I described the beginning of my quest to find the perfect Visa gift cards (see "The hunt for perfect gift cards, part...
American Express Gift Cards 2.5% cash back. Today only
Today only (Monday, April 22 2013), the cash back portal, TopCashBack, is offering 2.5% cash back when buy gift cards after clicking through to...
Better than free credit card spend
There are various techniques for "Manufacturing spend." The idea is to spend money on credit cards and get most or all of your money...
Do good, earn points: chance to win FTU, Milepoint Premium, or a place on...
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans to enterprising individuals around the world so that they may earn their own way out of...
The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 1
Early this week I set out to find the perfect Visa gift cards. Now that Visa gift cards can have PINs (see "Gift card...
Bluebird swipe reloads via ATM
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
Learning Amex gift card rules the hard way
Buying Amex gift cards through cash back portals such as BigCrumbs is a great way to time-shift your spending (usually to meet minimum spend...
