Nick Reyes
Nick Reyes is a (fairly) regular guy with an animalistic passion for maximizing the value of miles and money to travel the world in comfort and style. There is little in life that he loves more than finding a fantastic deal and helping you shop smarter & harder to achieve your travel dreams.
Pay1040 increase fee to 2.89% for some tax payments by credit card
Update 1/6/25: As was pointed out by several readers in the comments, the Pay1040 fee is actually 1.75% for most consumer cards. Only business credit cards and both business and consumer American Express cards are showing...
[Update: Sales suspended] Uh-oh: Hilton gift card inventory shortage (not expected to ship for...
Update 1/6/25: On December 20th, we pointed out messaging from BuyHiltonGiftCards.com indicating an inventory shortage (that full post is below). As has been pointed out in the comments, the BuyHiltonGiftCards site has now suspended...
Dining rewards earning cap coming on US Bank Altitude Go card
The US Bank Altitude Go card has been a great card to have in the wallet for a cash back enthusiast / those averse to annual fees. The card offers 4x on dining, takeout...
Save 20-30% on tax prep with card-linked offers
Quite a few card-linked offers are out to save money on popular tax preparation services. Keep in mind that most of this can be stacked with a shopping portal to save even more. If...
$50 back on $250 or more at Alamo with new Amex Offer [targeted, enrollment...
There's a new Amex Offer out today for Alamo Rent-a-Car that's good for $50 back on $250 or more. While I generally prefer to pay for rentals with a credit card that offers primary...
$150 back on $375 at Marriott with new targeted Amex Offer [Enrollment required, mind...
There's a new Amex Offer out today for Marriott, and a few different versions of the offer exist that vary by cardholder. The version I found on both my Bonvoy Business card and a...
Highlights of 2024, a trick for using FHR credits, tax time cometh and more...
New Year, New You, new opportunities: as we kick off the first week of 2025 at Frequent Miler, we posted our predictions for the year, looked back at some of the highlights of 2024,...
Hyatt’s 2K Next Stay milestone reward expanded to more brands
World of Hyatt has a number of milestone rewards that are earned or can be selected at various elite night thresholds. At 20 elite nights, one of the milestone reward options is 2,000 bonus...
Sonesta’s credit card takes a siesta (not accepting applications)
Last year, we covered the Sonesta Mastercard pretty extensively, especially the large welcome offer that looked really appealing for those who could make use of Sonesta's more limited footprint (we even did a coffee...
Capital One reduces lounge access
A few days ago, we learned about new limitations to Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and the Capital One Venture X Business Card's lounge access: cardholders are now limited to 2 guests...
$75 back on $350 at Avis with new Amex Offer [Enrollment required]
A number of new Amex Offers came out this week to kick off the new year, including one good for $75 back when you spend $350 or more on an Avis car rental directly...
Cashing in on 2025 opportunities
Last year was a big one. My immediate family spent almost two months traveling between our 28,000-mile round-the-world summer vacation, free cruise match opportunities (and trips to set them up), and other miscellaneous travel....
Welcome to 2025. Here’s what’s going to happen in miles, points, and credit cards...
Whether in blog comments, emails, our Facebook group, or our monthly Ask Us Anything (this month's edition is pushed out to next week because of the holiday today), readers often ask us what we think...
(Expired) 40% transfer bonus from Amex to Virgin Atlantic
Update 12/31/24: Just a quick reminder that this transfer bonus ends tonight. There's also a decent amount of low priced award availability bookable with Virgin Atlantic right now, with the easiest way of finding...
