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.
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...
Quick update
Regarding the American Express Prepaid card I wrote about this morning: a reader who goes by Kroozer notified me that you are limited to loading a total of $2500 per month to the card. ...
Ultimate Rewards Mall Awesomeness!
NOTE: Please do not miss reading my previous post, “One card to rule them all.” Wow, thanks to HikerT for updating his website (lakebagger.com/ur/) that shows the Ultimate Rewards Mall payouts for different Chase...
One card to rule them all
No more gift cards! A single American Express card can earn 5X Ultimate Rewards points, everywhere. Impossible? Read on:
I've written several posts about how to earn nearly 5 points per dollar on all...
To tell or not to tell
At 5 this morning I received a message from my son saying he was sick. He had been spending the night at a friend’s house because my wife had to leave very early this...
Found: The Perfect Perpetual Point Machine!
Yes, I believe that a Perfect Perpetual Point Machine has been found! I need time to write it up, though. Currently I’m busy at Frequent Traveler University and have other stuff going on through...
Turn bank gift cards into cash
I’ve written many posts showing how to earn points or cash back when buying bank gift cards (e.g. Visa, Mastercard, or Amex gift cards). For some examples, see (“5X everywhere!,” “Turn your Amex into...
Gift card churning is back!
TopCashBack has just increased the cash back rate for PlasticJungle. Now, you will receive 4% cash back for both purchases of gift cards and sales of gift cards! 4% might not sound like a...
GoWallet.com simplifies your gift card life
I write a lot about gift cards. I’ve written about how use gift cards to save money at Amazon.com, Kohl’s, and just about everywhere. I’ve also written many posts about how to leverage...
Fairer hotel trading prices
One of the posts that I’m most proud of is this one: Fair Trading Prices for Points and Miles. In that post, I pointed out that if you’re thinking of buying points or miles...
See you this weekend?
Thursday Evening: Freddie Awards For some reason I received a last minute invite to the Freddie Awards! I’ve never been before and I don’t really know what to expect, but I’m looking forward to...
Maximize your Daily Getaways
As I’m sure you’ve read from many other blogs already, the fifth week of Daily Getaways is now viewable. There are some pretty sweet deals coming too! With each of these deals, you can...
Today only: big savings at OfficeMax
ShopAtHome is currently offering 10% cash back for OfficeMax purchases made today! I was just chatting with Rene’ (DeltaPoints) about his OfficeMax post, when I stumbled upon this ShopAtHome deal. You can stack...
5X Everywhere!
First, let me tell you what this post is not about. It is not about the successful experiment lab assistant Jeff conducted recently. He bought a $100 Visa gift card at Staples.com (for $105.95)...
