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10X to 15X at Crate & Barrel, JCrew, Macy’s, New Balance, and more!

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Via today's Frequent Miler Portal Alert for 11/17/2016, we find that the AAdvantage eShopping Portal is offering enhanced rates at many stores.  Here's the...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works November...

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UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this post here: There are many reasons you may want to increase credit card spend.  You may...
Awesome credit card perks

Awesome credit card perks missing from the Sapphire Reserve

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My pick for the single best all-around travel rewards card is the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card.  No other single card offers as good of...
Delta elite status

(EXPIRED) Pushing the envelope on earning Delta elite status through spend

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Delta is the only major airline that makes it possible to achieve top tier status through credit card spend alone.  It's not easy to...
Gift Cards that Don't Suck

Gift cards that don’t suck

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Lately there have been quite a few opportunities to earn big rewards or get big discounts when buying merchant gift cards. So, you might...
pay student loan

Pay student loans or 529 plans with a credit card!

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Gift of College gift cards are now available nationwide. This is great news for those saving for college or paying off college. Thanks to...
70K Offers

(Expired) 70K Offers: Delta? No Hurry. Ink Plus? Hurry!

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Delta 70K Offers (and 50K too) You may have seen posts around the web recently warning that the end is nigh for the enhanced Delta...
Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club devalues miles, adds features

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Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club has announced huge changes effective November 13th 2016.  Here's a summary of the changes: Earning miles on Virgin Atlantic flights:...
Ink Plus 70K

How to get approved for the Ink Plus 70K offer before it’s too late

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On the heels of its blockbuster new personal card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase has introduced a new business card -- the Chase Ink...
Richard Branson Gives Greg The Frequent Miler the Finger

Here’s what Richard Branson thinks of our hobby

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On my recent trip to Richard Branson's Necker Island (paid for with 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles), I was delighted to find that Richard...
fund college savings

Update: Wait till November 7th to fund college savings with a credit card

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UPDATE: Please find updated information here: Pay student loans or 529 plans with a credit card! That didn't last long.  Yesterday I posted "How to...
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Necker Island award price probably going up. Last call for 1.2 million miles.

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UPDATE: Virgin Atlantic didn't increase the award price after all. Instead they added a requirement. You must now have Silver or Gold status with...
ScoreBig

ScoreBig Scares Big

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In April and May 2016 we published an Extreme Stacking series on event ticket reseller ScoreBig which documented the opportunity for quadruple dips. ScoreBig has...
fund college savings

How to fund college savings with a credit card

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UPDATE: Please find updated information here: Pay student loans or 529 plans with a credit card! The New York Times recently published an article about...

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