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.
How Amazon paid me to collect miles
Last month Nordstrom ran a promotion in the British Airways shopping portal in which they gave 36 miles per dollar to people who signed up for the promotion and made their first ever BA...
Ultimate Rewards 6X for cruise bookings
Just a quick note that Chase will be offering 6 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar when you book a cruise through an Ultimate Rewards travel agent. If you’re thinking of booking a cruise anyway,...
The amazing reappearing Membership Rewards
Here’s an interesting tidbit for Membership Rewards fans… Background I have an enterprise Amex that I’m required to use for work related travel if I want to be reimbursed (which I do). So,...
Home Depot 10X Ultimate Rewards Mall
I’ve been waiting and watching for changes to the Ultimate Rewards Mall, but somehow missed this. Thanks to reader Randy for pointing this out! Home Depot purchases made through the Ultimate Rewards Mall now...
Hasta la vista Amoozle
Last month, I tried buying two for one gift cards from a site called Amoozle. Yes, I knew it was probably a scam. Yes, I knew that a nearly identical deal last...
Cashing out Venture Rewards
I mentioned recently the rumors that Capital One will bring back it’s mega signup promotion from last year. Some people are now dashing to cancel last year’s cards in the hopes they can qualify...
A one week extension for the Ultimate Rewards Mall
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed. Yesterday, a number of ads on the Ultimate Rewards Mall site said that the deals were “valid through Feb 28th” so I speculated that...
Loving Platinum
Last year I signed up for the Delta Reserve credit card and went on my first ever pure mileage run in order to get to Delta’s almost-top-tier Platinum status. Getting to Platinum status requires...
Ultimate Portal Predictions
I’ve made a bit of a game out of trying to predict Ultimate Rewards Mall changes. For examples see here and here. Well, there is some reason to believe we’ll see some changes in...
The surprising drugstore.com triple dip
My failed Drugstore.com experiment revealed a nice deal.. The Experiment Last month, drugstore.com offered 10 points per dollar for purchases made through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. I was tempted to try to...
Maximize gas station points and savings
Here are ways to ease the pain at the pump. Last month I published ways to maximize points per dollar at Amazon.com. Now, with gas prices rising through the roof, it’s time...
Weekend Update
Aadvantage eShopping Mall For quite a while Sears has offered 10 miles per dollar for purchases made through Aadvantage eShopping, but I found today that Sears is now down to 6 miles per dollar. ...
My credit card churn dilemma
When the best laid plans go awry due to too much opportunity…
My intent this year was to go easy on new credit card signups and focus instead on earning elite status, points, and...
Hundreds of Free Ultimate Rewards Points!
This deal is only good through Saturday Feb 25th, so act fast! OK, so this isn’t as good as last week’s similar offer, but hey free points are free points. The idea is...
