Amex sends out 1099s the week before tax day, AA downgrades Alaska elites and...
Amex gives taxpayers a nasty tax day surprise, Bilt plays a late April Fool's Day joke and…is it time to say goodbye to one of our favorite travel rewards cards? All that and more...
Sharpening your coupon-clipping scissors, great value hotels, shopping portal myths, and more [Week in...
It has recently become easier than ever to get 2 cents per Citi ThankYou point or Wells Fargo Autograph point thanks to the partnership (and transfer ratio) that both programs have with Choice Privileges...
A real-world starter plan for a newbie to credit card rewards
When I picked my son up from school yesterday, another parent who currently has no credit cards asked me for advice on making a trip to Disney World more affordable by possibly delving into...
JetBlue TrueBlue Revised Guide, FAQ, and Partner Award Charts
This JetBlue guide has been updated to include new elite program information, a detailed FAQ, and new award charts for booking Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways flights with JetBlue points.
JetBlue TrueBlue Overview
JetBlue TrueBlue is...
Top 6 shopping portal myths
Online shopping portals are a fantastic way to earn extra points, miles or cashback for purchases you plan to make anyway. Simply sign onto your favorite portal, click through to the merchant of interest,...
U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve: What counts as a mobile wallet payment?
I've become a huge fan of the U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve card over the past year. The primary reason for my excitement about this card is the fact that mobile wallet transactions earn 3...
Monkey gangs square off in Thailand, Global Entry gets pricier and Amex letting folks...
Rival monkey gangs create chaos in a Thai tourist town, Global Entry is about to get more expensive and Delta oversells a flight by 42 passengers and pays $63,000 in compensation as a result....
Qatar’s hierarchy of award access, 3% bonus offers that won’t last, tools you may...
This week at Frequent Miler, Greg peels back the many layers to Qatar award availability, we examine 3% bonus offers (both investment and credit card rewards bonuses) that we know won't last, Greg refreshes...
Wells Fargo launches Autograph Journey Visa Card: Transfer Partners Now Live
Update 4/5/24: Wells Fargo's new set of partners are now up-and-running, with point transfers enabled on all five airlines as well as Choice Privileges. Hopefully, as Wells has promised, we'll see additional partners begin to...
Nick’s latest “free” Carnival cruise: a mixed bag
As this post publishes, I'll be disembarking the Carnival Venezia, which I boarded in New York City 11 nights ago. After cruising once in my life prior to 2022, I have now taken 6...
How to find Qatar QSuites award space
Qatar Airways' QSuites business class is widely considered to be one of the best business class products available worldwide. Seats can be configured to be either very private or with shared space as shown...
Reconsidering Bank of America Platinum Honors vs a large IRA transfer bonus
Over the past week, investing app Robinhood has made a splash over its newly-announced Gold card, which is slated to offer 3% cash back everywhere. I wrote a post where I was lukewarm on...
Qatar Business Class: 5+ levels of award availability
I've been doing background research so that I can update "How to find Qatar QSuites award space" and I fell down a rabbit hole. The aforementioned post is out of date because it is...
The Tools We Use (for playing the points and miles game)
The post "The Games We Play," outlines some of the top techniques for earning more points & miles, for getting more out of our points & miles, for saving money, and getting elite perks...
