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.
My favorite Christmas present
When I write about my favorite Christmas present, I'm supposed to declare that my favorite Xmas present was the company of friends and family. Or, perhaps I should say that the sheep given in...
Post Christmas Cash
The day after Christmas you’re likely to have a few merchant gift cards lying around. If you’ve been following my posts about Gift Card Churning, you might have more than a few. The...
When is an award flight a good deal?
Suppose you are looking for a good deal for a flight and you find that you can either buy a ticket for $400 or redeem 25,000 miles for an award flight. Which should you...
Top 10 ways spend a lot of money (and get most of it back)
For up-to-date tips on how to spend money and get most of it back, please see:
Manufactured Spending Complete Guide
The original post follows...
The end of the calendar year is just about here. If you're...
Triple Dip Shopping at Barnes and Noble
Through a variety of tricks, it is possible to stack three discounts when shopping at Barnes and Noble! Last week I wrote about how I was going to attempt to “double dip” at...
Join the gift card churning conversation
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Art of Gift Card Churning. The idea behind gift card churning is to buy, upgrade, and ultimately liquidate gift cards: all for the purpose...
Ultimate Deals
The Ultimate Rewards Mall continues to shine with outstanding bonus point offers. Reader Jennifer W tipped me off that Groupon has quietly increased their points-back in the Ultimate Rewards Mall from 12 points...
ShopAtHome? $5 Free?
Yesterday, I ran across an online cash-back mall called ShopAtHome.com. The cash back amounts they advertise are quite a bit more than other cash back portals I’ve used (such as Big Crumbs and Mr....
How much should you pay for Elite Qualifying Miles?
When opportunities arise to purchase elite qualifying miles, should you go for it? How do you know if it’s a good deal?
Background
Delta is running a promotion through December 30th in which they are allowing...
A new home for fair trading prices
You can now find the latest Fair Trading Prices for points and miles on a permanent Frequent Miler page: frequentmiler.com/fair-trading-prices/
In the past week, I’ve written several posts about the fair trading prices of points...
70 Points per Dollar Revised
This morning I posted several topics all together. One of the topics was about the possibility of earning 70 points per dollar at magazines.com when shopping through the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Here is what...
55000 points, 10x shopping, 70x shopping, and a PPM
There is so much going on; I don't know where to begin! Sears 10X Points Posted! Last week I wrote about how it was possible to "buy" 162,000 miles for $500 by double...
When should a hack determine the fair trading price of points and miles?
Readers and fellow bloggers: please weigh in with your thoughts.
Yesterday, I proposed a method to determine "Fair Trading Prices for Points and Miles". If you didn't get a chance to read...
Fair Trading Prices for Points and Miles
Thinking of buying points and miles? Make sure to pay a fair price.
Overview
Lately I've been doing some pretty strange things. I checked into a hotel without any intention of staying there. I bought gift...
