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 5X everywhere backup plan
UPDATE 1/12/2016: The American Express for Target card has been discontinued
Many people who live or work near well stocked Office Depot stores have been...
Considering and Reconsidering Ink
Ever since I published a way to earn 5 points per dollar everywhere with Chase Ink cards (see "One card to rule them all"),...
Giving Cash its Dukedom
For many mile/point fanatics hobbyists, the term "Cash is King" falls on deaf ears. When given the choice between earning points or saving cash...
The mysterious case of the secret gift card rack
Since Sears owns Kmart and Lands' End, it comes as no surprise to find Sears, Kmart, and Lands' End gift cards on display almost...
Bluebird lands. Questions answered
Last week, in the post "Bluebird takes flight and changes the game," I described a new product from American Express that has some terrific...
Gift card churning news
Last week I outlined ways to earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles through gift card churning (see "The art of gift card...
Sapphire scare
"Since this activity is prohibited, we have closed the account…" One of the best features of the Ultimate Rewards program is that points can...
How to maximize your Freedom 5X purchases
Every 3 months, the Chase Freedom card offers 5X on spend within different categories of merchants. This quarter (October through December), the 5X categories...
The art of gift card churning @ #chicagoseminars
Last weekend I had the awesome opportunity to present some of my wacky point-earning ideas to almost 500 new friends. We were at...
Bluebird takes flight and changes the game
American Express' new prepaid product, Bluebird, is now available and yes, it appears to be "all that". In the battle between banks for prepaid...
I survived the #chicagoseminars 2012
I spent this past weekend at the Chicago Seminars where 500 or so frequent flyer addicts got together to learn insider travel tips, to...
Prepaid musings
Bluebird I'm still excited to see what Amex has in store for us regarding the new Bluebird Prepaid product. Last week, they said that...
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...
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...
