Greg the Frequent Miler and Tim Steinke
Best Credit Card Category Bonuses: Which card should you use?
Many credit cards offer impressive category bonuses. For example, the Chase Freedom Flex offers 5X points in rotating categories each quarter, in addition to...
How often do airline and hotel programs offer transfer bonuses?
Let's say that you have a healthy stash of transferable points like Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards. You see that there's a...
How long does it take to transfer points to airline and hotel programs?
We love transferable points programs. The ability to move bank points into multiple airline and hotel programs makes it possible to get far outsized...
Citi ThankYou Rewards Complete Guide (2025)
Citi ThankYou Rewards competes directly with three other bank-issued transferable points programs: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, and Capital One “Miles.” Points can be...
How to maximize value with your American Express Platinum Card®
Thanks to American Express' recent American Express Platinum Card® and Business Platinum refresh, we expect that many readers now have a Platinum card of one...
American Express Platinum Card® Complete Guide
American Express Platinum Cards® come loaded with high-end perks: More than a thousand dollars per year in various credit reimbursements, access to multiple types...
A quick guide to transferable points programs
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or "miles") to accumulate. These...
What are hotel free night certificates worth?
Many hotel credit cards offer free night certificates as anniversary bonuses to incentivize you to keep a card, as "big spend bonuses" to entice...
What are Hilton points worth?
At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel...
What are Wyndham points worth?
At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel...
Best uses for Citi ThankYou Points (2025)
Citibank offers several cards that earn ThankYou Rewards points. By using the right combination of cards, it's possible to earn 2 to 6 points...
How to convert Amex Membership Rewards to cash with the Schwab Platinum card (new...
The Platinum Card from American Express for Schwab has a unique superpower that's often mentioned in passing by the FM Team: it makes it...
“New” Chase Sapphire Reserve vs Sapphire Preferred
Chase's Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve cards are popular travel rewards cards that have a lot in common. Both earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points, which...
How to use Hyatt free night certificates on a multi-night stay
There are a many ways to get Hyatt free night certificates. The World of Hyatt card offers a category 1-4 cert each year upon...
