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Cards with benefits: Some of Nick’s favorite credit card features

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Some credit cards have great rewards for daily spend, others offer excellent category bonuses. Many ultra-premium cards are heavy on perks. I've often said...
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AA Elite Status Without Flying: Let the Game Begin

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American Airlines elite status will be easier than ever to earn in 2022....for those who play the game. Greg and Nick certainly intend to...
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Which Mastercard should you get?

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Whether you're interested in playing the AA Loyalty Point Pursuit game or you want to pay your mortgage with a credit card, it's helpful...
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Hits and unforced errors from Nick’s last-minute dash for airline and hotel credits

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I didn't travel much in 2021. I mean, aside from that trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and The Maldives. And to the private island...
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AA’s Loyalty Point Pursuit game: Earn status w/out flying

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Let the game begin!  As of January 1st, 2022, American Airlines has moved to a new way for members to earn elite status.  The...
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Debating the Hyatt dummy booking offer

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For about a year now, the new cardmember offer on the World of Hyatt visa card has stunk. While Amex has marched around on...
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FM Predicts: Here’s what will happen in 2022…

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With COVID-19 continuing on unabated, travel providers and their associated loyalty programs will continue to react to ever changing demand.  Last year we saw...
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2021’s Deal of the Year

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Was the deal of the year the chance to spend your cold hard cash buying miles on the cheap or the chance to be...
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Frequent Miler’s Most Popular Posts of 2021

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Which Frequent Miler posts were most popular in 2021?  Below you’ll find the top 10 new posts and the top 10 updated posts in...
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Frequent Miler’s 2021 Predictions Realized (Or Not)

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Anyone who listens to our Frequent Miler on the Air podcast probably has an impression about our ability to predict the future. If you...
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2021’s Amazing Deals

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Old timers in the points & miles game like to reminisce about long lost opportunities.  They talk fondly about Mint coins, pudding cups, LifeMiles...
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Friends don’t let friends get inferior offers

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They say it's not what you know, it's who you know. Sadly, that statement sometimes rings true with referral offers: your friends might be better...
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Our all-time favorite awards

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If you recently enjoyed posts about our favorite redemptions, you'll want to stick around and still listen in to discussion about our all-time...
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A well-timed retention offer yields 18.75x without a new account

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The points parade marches on. I was going through credit card statements the other night when I realized that the annual fee posted on my...

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