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.
Win a spot on the Star Mega DO
This is a quick note for those interested in attending this year’s Star Mega DO (basically a big party on a chartered jet for frequent flier fanatics, hosted by United Airlines). If you’re interested,...
Sears 15X: Rapidly Disappearing Rewards
Last month, for two days only, the Southwest Airlines shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) offered 15 points per dollar when shopping at Sears.com. In the post “Sears 15X: Leveraging the deal” I showed a...
Office Supply Roundup
OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples…. Not only do some of the names sound the same, but the stores look the same and carry similar products. Despite these similarities, the points and miles schemes available at...
Mileage running, from home
High level airline elite status comes with many valuable perks such as free domestic first class upgrades (when available), elite security lines, waived fees (such as free checked bags, and free changes to award...
We Value Your Opinions
After netSpend shut down my account the other day and refused to tell me why, I haven’t been a big fan (see “We’re sorry, there is a problem with your account”). So, I found...
Where to buy Vanilla Reload Cards
UPDATE 11/26/2012: On the weekend of November 10th 2012, Office Depot stopped selling Vanilla Reload cards. As a result, most of the information below is now out of date. See Office Depot discontinues Vanilla...
How to finish off gift cards
If you’ve ever owned gift cards, you’ve probably encountered this issue. You use your gift card as intended until you have something like two dollars and 16 cents left on the card. For merchant...
We’re sorry, there is a problem with your account
I was wrong. I thought that using the NetSpend card for normal everyday purchases would be safe (see “NetSpend challenges the throne”). However, I tried to log into my account Tuesday evening and found...
Is Staples’ gift card gravy train coming to an end?
Staples has been an awesome option for buying gift cards online. It has been possible to go through portals such as the Ultimate Rewards Mall or TopCashBack to earn extra points or cash. And,...
JCPenney gift cards 30% off!
Today and tomorrow Cardpool is offering JCPenney gift cards at 30% off! Once you have the gift cards, you might want to go through ShopAtHome which currently offers 10% back on all JCPenney...
NetSpend challenges the throne
Is NetSpend a better option for 5X everywhere? Update: Shortly after writing this post, NetSpend cancelled my account without warning or explanation. For details, see “We’re sorry, there is a problem with your...
How to shut down Walmart with one swipe
This is interesting. It appears that, at some Walmarts at least, you can forcibly shut down their cash registers simply by using an American Express Prepaid card. A few weeks ago I received...
Sears 15X: Frequent Miler’s almost final results
Last month, for two days only, the Southwest Airlines shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) offered 15 points per dollar when shopping at Sears.com. In the post “Sears 15X: Leveraging the deal” I showed a...
Fear Chase less
In April I published a scary warning: Why Chase cancels accounts (and how to protect yourself). In that post, I reported that Chase had been shutting down accounts due to “perk abuse” and/or bad...
