Results of my end of year application spree
A couple of weeks ago I reported my end of year application spree. With a single card issuer, I started with one application, then did another, and another, etc. In total, I applied for...
Curing 5/24
Recent developments have made me think more about Chase's 5/24 Rule (where they deny applicants who have opened 5 or more cards in the past 24 months). First, Chase released two new and very...
Sapphire Reserve bonus to drop to 50K Jan 12th online, March 12th in-branch
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card has a lot going for it, not least of which is its awesome 100,000 point signup bonus. Soon, however, the bonus will be cut in half. As of January...
Frequent Miler’s 2017 miles & points predictions
Welcome to 2017! This year, a credit card that is losing old benefits will gain new ones; some of the best loyalty programs deals will live on; and Digital Wallet cards will die. Maybe.
Before...
The Most Popular Frequent Miler Posts of 2016
As 2016 winds down, I figured it would be interesting to see which Frequent Miler posts and pages grabbed the most eyeballs this year. Rather than a single Top 10 list, I broke the...
Finishing 2016 miles & points to-dos
2016 is almost over. As I prepared for holiday travel, I surveyed the miles & points related things to do to see what tasks I had to jam in before the new year. For...
Last Minute Gifts 18X to 20X! Not too Late for Xmas
The United MileagePlus Shopping Portal is temporarily offering amazing mileage payouts for several stores. Simply start your shopping within the portal and earn huge numbers of bonus miles for your purchases in addition to...
Chase IHG was the +1 at my application spree party
Yesterday I detailed my latest application spree. I applied for 10 Bank of America cards. Four were instantly approved and the rest are pending. At the end of the post I mentioned that I...
My end of year App-No-Rama application spree. 147K and counting.
On Tuesday, while my wife lazily applied for just one card (and will ultimately net over 120,000 points), I went on a crazy App-No-Rama application spree. The idea behind an App-No-Rama is to apply...
[EXPIRED] Why we rushed to apply for the 100K Business Platinum offer before the...
Note: This offer has expired.
The current 100,000 point signup offer for The Enhanced Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN is set to expire on January 25th. My wife signed up yesterday. We had...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Updates on Bulk Fares, Amex Due Dates, and more
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
For those who may have missed the announcement earlier this week at Travel Codex, this will be my final "Bet You Didn't Know" column here at Frequent Miler, as I'm...
Amex Platinum and PRG Airline Fee Reimbursements. What still works?
Update (12/8/17): We have published a new resource page with the latest information about what still works. See that page for the latest information about what still works to trigger your automatic airline fee reimbursements.
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How I’m rocking the soon-to-expire awesome Amex Offers
Amex Offers have been wonderfully generous this holiday season. Most offers are targeted: they're available through some Amex cards, but not others. However, if you have a lot of Amex cards (regular cards, authorized...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A Major Change to Amex Charge Card Due Dates
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Banks have a lot of rules... and they love changing them. I don't know if this is because banks aren't very good at writing rules in the first place, or...
