A student credit card plan: 825,000 points by graduation
I've previously written a few posts with recommendations for teenagers and students who are interested in getting into the credit cards rewards game:
Building (and viewing) teenage credit
Planning a teen’s first credit card
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Is it worth MSing Marriott Platinum status?
Yesterday, Greg published the latest edition of his brilliant spreadsheet for determining which expensive credit cards to keep: Which Ultra Premium Cards are Keepers? Version 3.0. Someone in the comments brought up a question...
Getting a squad home from New Zealand in business class
Quite a few readers asked how Greg and I were getting home from our 40K to Far Away challenge and I'd been intending to write a post about how I did it. Then, last...
Uber card “refreshed” (big devaluation)
The Uber credit card got "refreshed" today, which is a nice way of saying that they completely slaughtered its value for most readers. The card will keep its cell phone insurance benefit, but new cardholders...
How I Turned $65 Free Play Into $44.75 After Casino Status Matching
During our recent 40k To Far Away challenge, I spent a couple of nights in Atlantic City. I'd added this in to my plans as I wanted to status match from M life Gold...
Last Chance Deals: Lowe’s Amex Offer, Several Transfer Bonuses & More
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
16 deals are ending this week as we're once again coming...
A scary claw back, Drew’s $100 bet, an IHG point hack, last-minute award seats...
In this weekend's Frequent Miler week in review around the web, we have a troubling claw back data point, a bet from Travel is Free, tips about when and where to scoop up last-minute...
Deal of the year, cheap MS, waking up a snoozer and more
In this week's FM on the Air, Greg and I talk for about 20 minutes before we tell you to stop watching. No, it's not because we don't want you to watch -- it's...
Best credit cards for buying Visa or Mastercard gift cards
One path to earning credit card rewards is to find ways to increase credit card spend and get most of your money back (see our guide here). Visa and Mastercard gift cards are often...
Adding a lap infant to an award ticket: Don’t get ripped off
Recently, I tried to add a lap infant to an award ticket and nearly got gouged by American Airlines for nearly 3x what the ticket should have cost. The experience led me to three...
40K to Far Away Afterglow. Help us design the next #40KFarAway challenge.
What a ride! The 40K to Far Away challenge is done, the votes have been counted, and the Frequent Miler team is slowly settling back in to business as usual blogging. Today, though, I'll...
Vote for your favorite 40K to Far Away trip! [Update: the votes are in]
Who won the 40K to Far Away challenge? You'll find the results of the voting poll at the bottom of this post. Voting was open until Sunday October 20th at 10pm ET.
Greg
Nick
Stephen
Distance Traveled (click...
Last Chance Deals: Fee-Free Mastercard Gift Cards At Staples & That’s It
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
The list is short this week as there's only one deal...
Polls are open through Sunday: Vote for #40KFaraway champ
It's on: you have until Sunday evening 10pm ET to vote for the winner of the 40K to Far Away competition. Win, lose, or draw I think I speak for all three of us when...
