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.
The mad rush to $50K: Relax, don’t do it.
Recently I've heard from several people who are trying to max out the Ink Bold (or Ink Plus) 5X benefit before the end of the year. Don't do it. Slow down. Let me explain…...
Mid October Laboratory News
Its been just slightly over a month since I last posted a Frequent Miler Laboratory update (see “The Latest Laboratory News”), but there are a few interesting new nuggets I want to share… ...
Points for simple eats
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
A reader contacted me recently asking how he can maximize points...
Something Interesting
Last week I posted how to “Win a chance to win a seat on the MegaDO.” That’s right, I and 29 or so other BoardingArea bloggers ran contests in which the winners get a...
Bluebird is coming. The sky isn’t falling
American Express and Walmart today announced a new prepaid card called Bluebird (see press release here). This replaces a product with the same name that American Express had beta tested through Walmart earlier...
Inking 5X: What’s safe?
In April, I posted “Why Chase cancels accounts (and how to protect yourself).” In that post I warned people about dangers in maximizing credit card perks (like the Ink Bold’s 5X office supply category). ...
The best cash back card?
I don’t usually get excited about cash back credit cards. I prefer to earn points and miles that can be used for first class travel around the world. No matter how much cash I...
American Express Campus Edition
Is this a worthy alternative to Vanilla Reload cards? For many months, the following proposed experiment has been listed in the Frequent Miler Laboratory: Amex Prepaid College Edition: Try to...
Learning to fly
“I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings” – Tom Petty
Six months ago I was fired… let go… downsized… whatever. I had worked for the same company for sixteen years and, in...
Why you should cancel your Points & Cash awards
UPDATE: It looks like I goofed. Multiple readers have stated that they have received the full 10% Priority Club points rebate even for Points & Cash awards. I don’t know why my experience (a...
Win a chance to win a seat on the MegaDO
BoardingArea is giving away two seats on the upcoming Star MegaDO 4. The winners will get a reserved aisle or window seat next to Randy Petersen on the upcoming StarMegaDo 2012, hotel accommodations,...
Ultimate Rewards Mall October Edition
JCP returns to 10X for Ink and Freedom cardholders. Freedom cardholders can get 15X at Kohl’s. Every month, the Ultimate Rewards Mall has new month-long specials. Last month, I wrote about the September...
Ultimate Rewards Mall October Predictions
At the beginning of each month, new promotions appear within the Ultimate Rewards Mall. On Monday morning, I’ll provide full coverage of what’s new: both good and bad. Today, I’ll provide some completely baseless...
MyPoints 150 points per dollar! Maybe. (Update 3)
This deal now appears to be dead for real Update 3 (9/28 11:22 am EST): Deal appears to be back MyPoints has put the splash screens back! Update 2 (9/28 10:01 am EST):...
