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.
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...
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):...
This is a reminder that several big Ultimate Rewards opportunities end with the close of this month (Sunday): Sears 20X: Freedom cardholders If you have a Chase Freedom Visa or MasterCard, you can get...
Vanilla Reload cards are the key to earning 5X everywhere. They can be purchased at many Office Depot stores with Chase Ink cards which give 5X for office supply purchases. Once purchased,...
Several grocery store chains have rewards programs in which you can earn “fuel points.” Fuel points are used to get a discount when filling up your car’s gas tank. Kroger, for example, awards shoppers...
Last week I challenged myself to visit New York City and spend no more than $19 per day out of pocket. I saw this as a fun challenge, and it was! For this...
A reader emailed me last night to let me know that the MyVanilla reloadable prepaid Visa card is now available for order online. For months the OneVanilla website showed the MyVanilla card as “coming...
For the month of September, Chase Sapphire cardholders can get 10 points per dollar for shopping at Bloomingdale’s as long as they start in the Ultimate Rewards Mall. In the post “September experiments in...
Last Friday I described my upcoming trip to New York City and my $19 New York City challenge: I would travel on miles and points, and spend no more than $19 per day. Thanks...
Sweet! One of my September lab experiments has paid off handsomely. I now have evidence that its possible to double dip at Buy.com for 20X! Before I tell you how, lets take a...
Every now and then I’m terribly jealous of Freedom cardholders. This is one of those times… As I reported earlier (see “Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition”), for the month of September, Chase...
On Friday I described my upcoming trip to New York City, and a challenge I set for myself: I would travel on miles and points, and spend no more than $19 per day. ...
In my post “Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition” I noted that this month Sony is offering 10 points per dollar to Chase Ink cardholders for shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. In that post,...
Next week I’m off to New York City for a meet-up with some friends. And, thanks to airline miles and hotel points, my trip will be free! Well, not really. I do need...