Capital One Shopping: A New – But Old – Shopping Portal
When putting together my predictions for 2021, one of my predictions was going to be that American Express or Capital One would launch a shopping portal.
I ended up making that prediction but with a...
American Express: Guide To All Of Their 2021 Spending Offers & Benefit Enhancements
American Express kicked off 2021 with tons of new offers and benefit enhancements for cardholders.
We've written about many of them already, but there are so many different offers across a range of cards that...
Amex races out of the gate. What’s next?
Amex raced out of the gate this week with big new offers for Platinum cardholders. Will they put the pressure on everyone else? What is coming next on the Amex co-brand cards and will...
Ludicrously easy path to Hyatt Globalist status (top-tier status for 2 years!)
Update 2/22/2021: Reminder that most of Hyatt's overlapping promos end Feb 28. Make sure your checkout date is Feb 28 or earlier.
Update 1/8/21: Reminder that you must register for both Bonus Journeys and Free Nights on...
A day in the life of a serial stacker
When Greg hired me, the application to work at Frequent Miler was like nothing I'd seen before. Rather than questions about my previous job or past accomplishments, Greg focused on things relevant to Frequent...
Is the Southwest Companion Pass still worth it in 2021?
I have for years called the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass the hands-down best deal in domestic travel, but is that still true in 2021? Getting two passengers for the price of one every time...
Greg’s Delta elite plans for 2021
For years I've been manufacturing top tier Delta Diamond elite status for both me and my wife through credit card spend (see: How to earn Delta elite status through credit card spend). Now, we...
2020’s Deal of the Year
A reader pointed out to us that we had written a post about the best deals of the year for 2018 but hadn't done so in 2019 and wondered whether we would bring the...
Welcome to 2021! Here’s what will happen next…
It’s impossible to predict our miles & points future without considering COVID-19. In 2020, the pandemic led to drastic changes to travel and spending which, in turn, led to big changes related to miles...
Frequent Miler’s 2020 Recap | Video
By now, it's a tired trope to describe 2020 as "unexpected", but going through Frequent Miler's Youtube content to create our 2020 recap video makes it hard to use any other word. We happily...
Nick’s picks: Predicting 2021 is as easy as . . .
Ask anyone and they will likely tell you that 2020 was a dumpster fire. I can hardly be blamed for how far I missed the mark on my 2020 predictions given the circumstances. But...
My experience with a Google store mail-in repair of my Google Pixel 4a 5G
I recently wrote a post about my positive experience with Amex purchase protection when I smashed my brand new Google Pixel 4a 5G within a week of having it (See: Amex purchase protection to...
Stephen’s 2021 Predictions – What’s (Hopefully) On The Cards?
My predictions for 2020 were abysmal, with only one out of seven ending up correct. As with all things 2020, I'd like to blame COVID for my forecasts not coming to pass, but I...
Greg’s 2020 predictions: More right than wrong (sort of)
Each year I make points and miles predictions for the coming year. At the start of 2020, Nick and Stephen joined in as well and so we had three sets of 2020 predictions. No...
