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.
United Airlines offers to take your money. Say no.
United has unveiled a new service in which they will let you trade gift cards to them in exchange for miles. If you’re interested,...
Evening News
Hotel Award Nights Oops This morning’s post about when to use points for hotel award nights has some kinks I’m trying to work out. ...
When is an award night a good deal?
UPDATED 4/24/2012 TO REFLECT RECALCULATED FAIR TRADING PRICES Previously, I attempted to answer the question of €œWhen is an award flight a good deal? ...
Join the alliance!
Yesterday I wrote about how writers in the Write a Book, Win a Nook contest had formed an alliance against those who’s goal was...
An alliance fights the forces of evil.
The contest to Win a Nook is now in the home stretch. Until Tuesday (Feb 14th), all you have to do to enter is...
Meeting minimum spend on an Amex business card
A reader contacted me yesterday asking about the best way to meet minimum spend on her American Express business card. She has $1000 left...
Evening News
Nordstrom I went ahead and plunked down over $4200 at Nordstrom thanks to the British Airways 36 points per dollar deal. Just two days...
Hunting for deals
Yesterday I described how it may be possible to buy and sell items from Nordstrom in order to effectively buy British Airways Avios miles...
Round trip to Hawaii for $125!
How I plan to turn the Nordstrom 36X opportunity into cheap travel. I’m sure that most readers know of The Point Guy’s recent...
And the Kiva gift card winner is…
The contest to Win a Nook continues! Until Feb 14th, all you have to do to enter is add a single line to the...
How to buy Ultimate Reward points for 1.05 cents
UPDATE: Once you factor in shipping charges, the real cost per point is 1.1 cents. See comments section for details. Barnes & Noble is...
Ultimate Rewards, Ultimate Confusion: Shopping
This is a quick post to try to clear up one confusing aspect of Chase’s Ultimate Rewards program: shopping How can shopping be confusing? ...
Top 20 Best Value Gift Cards
A new option for meeting minimum credit card spend! On Friday, I reported that one can save money almost anywhere by buying discounted...
A new prize for the Nook Contest
The contest to Win a Nook continues! Until Feb 14th, all you have to do to enter is add a single line to the...
