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.
Freedom 40X, here and gone
On May 1st, I described some great new bonus opportunities in the post “Ultimate Rewards Awesomeness.” Among other opportunities listed in that post, I wrote: Sephora at 20X! Holy cow, that’s a big...
A tale of two #Fails
Frequent Miler leaned over his laboratory workbench to examine the notice more closely. Could it be true? Is this real? He turned quickly to the lab computer and ran a Google search. Yes, it...
When 138000 points is not enough
I’m excited about the Club Carlson “Big Night” promotions that will be available for registration May 15th. The basic idea is that after registering you will get 50,000 bonus points for staying one night...
Experiment in progress: Sony 30X
As I reported recently, the Ultimate Rewards Mall is currently offering Ink Bold customers 10 points per dollar at Sony.com until the end of May. That’s pretty good by itself, but I always like...
Amazon discount success
This past Saturday I posted a great offer: Up to 14.5% off Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This week only, OfficeMax has a deal where you can buy two $25 Nook or Kindle gift...
One week later
A week ago I revealed an exciting new way to maximize point earnings. By signing up for an American Express Prepaid card and using a Chase Ink credit card to buy reload cards at...
Up in the air
Have you seen George Clooney’s movie “Up in the Air”? If not, it’s definitely worth the price of the rental. Clooney plays a character who is paid to travel the country to fire people. ...
Up to 14.5% off Amazon and Barnes & Noble
A reader who goes by bitachu tipped me off to this upcoming OfficeMax sale. Starting tomorrow and until May 12th, you can buy Amazon Kindle or B&N Nook gift cards for 10% off. Specifically,...
Coming to an end: 5 percent off Amazon, EBay, and more…
One of my favorite tricks for saving money while increasing credit card spend is to buy gift cards at OfficeMax using one of my American Express business cards. Amex business cards come with a...
Let’s just be friends
Secure message regarding card ending in 0504: My dearest Sapphire Preferred, I remember when we met, it was love at first sight. Your sleek beauty, your steel resolve, and your giving nature made...
Cash or credit? Either way, watch out for tax.
After reading my earlier post “One card to rule them all” many people ran out to their local Office Depot stores to buy Vanilla Reload cards with their Ink Bold credit cards. This is...
Almost Perfect
Last Saturday I teased readers with the post titled “Found! The perfect perpetual point machine.” I followed up that post with “One card to rule them all” in which I showed how to use...
Daily Getaways 5X
I wasn’t sure I wanted to pay about a half cent each to buy Hilton HHonors points via Daily Getaways. After all, the price was equal to, but not better than my estimated Fair...
What’s my X?
Wow, great stuff is happening for Chase Ink fans! Yesterday I showed how to earn 5X on all purchases without the hassle of gift cards. I also reported that Staples has increased their Ultimate...
