Manufacturing Spend: What still works September 2016?
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this post here:
Manufacturing Spend is the process of increasing credit card spend to earn rewards in...
FU Sapphire Reserve: Better combos exist
The title of today's post purposely has a double meaning. Many who's applications have been denied for the "amazing!", "awesome!", "INCREDIBLE!" Sapphire Reserve card...
How to avoid the PayPal freeze
Background:
In order to earn miles & points, many people “manufacture spend”. That is, people find ways to increase credit card spend (to get rewards)...
Approved for Sapphire Reserve against my own advice
In the post "how to get approved for Sapphire Reserve 100K offer" I suggested that people who have signed up for 5 or more...
8 cards due for renewal. Keep, cancel, or product change?
Last August, my wife did a big app-o-rama. All in one day she signed up for 8 cards:
Update: These offers have expired.
Amex Business...
Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Retrospective
It's hard for me to believe, but this blog is now officially 5 years old. My first Frequent Miler post, on September 2nd 2011,...
Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Blogiversary Giveaway! Free nights! Free gifts! Free upgrades!
As of September 2nd 2016, Frequent Miler is now 5 years old! Tomorrow I'll publish a retrospective, but today, to celebrate this blog's 5...
United portal 21 miles per dollar at Nike for cardholders + more deals
Through September 5th the United MileagePlus Shopping Portal is offering enhanced rates at a number of merchants:
Nike 21X: 21 miles per dollar for...
Do Chase Business cards add to your 5/24 total?
Unofficially, Chase doesn't like to approve credit card applications where the applicant has opened 5 or more cards with any bank in the past...
3 easy ways to meet the Sapphire Reserve minimum spend requirement
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card offers a standard signup bonus of 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points (worth $750 in travel!). To get that bonus you...
How to get approved for the Sapphire Reserve
Updated 3/15/2017
If you're interested in applying for the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, or really any Chase card, what follows is a step by step...
Earn miles via rent payments
Update: RadPad ended this promotion prematurely on August 24, 2016 due to a lack of funds. You can find the announcement here.
Via Quick Deals, we...
The Sapphire Reserve premature release and key findings re: 5/24, travel credits, and more
Yesterday a Reddit user posted a live link to signup for the new Chase Sapphire Reserve card:
You may remember from other posts that this...
Citi’s new speed limit: 135,000 points per year from signup bonuses
As reported by Doctor of Credit, Citibank has changed their signup bonus rules. Previously, you had to wait 24 months after opening or closing...
