Delectable international sweet spots
When planning international trips, I imagine that most people search for a round trip route: from Point A (home airport) to Point B (destination) and back. Because my wife and I have worked online...
Grading the #3Cards3Continents draft. Who had the tastiest picks?
Last Wednesday, we live-streamed the official beginning of the #3Cards3Continents challenge: Drafting the Dream. Greg, Nick and Stephen took turns selecting 3 credit card bonuses with one goal in mind: create an amazing 3-continent...
Where to park your transferrable points
Cancelling your card? Having your card cancelled for you? Where should you put your points? We get this question pretty often when people have a need to park the rest of their points for...
Reminiscing my 40K to Far Away (On Greg’s Mind)
While planning my strategy for the Frequent Miler team's new 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge, I became more and more nostalgic about my trip from the previous big challenge: 40K to Far Away. In...
Brex-it: what to do with 100K Brex points?
Brex recently sent out account closure notices to many (most/all?) small business customers. Apparently intending to focus on large enterprise customers, Brex let me know that they intend to close my account as of...
Stephen’s Thoughts On The #3Cards3Continents Card Draft
The wait is almost over. Tonight (June 22) at 9pm ET, Greg, Nick and I will be going live on YouTube to conduct the card draft for our 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge.
If you...
Revealed: Greg’s Round the World plans for draft day #3Cards3Continents
I'm laying all my cards on the table. Tomorrow evening (June 22 9pm ET), the Frequent Miler team will be livesteaming our 3 Cards 3 Continents draft (details here). We'll take turns picking 3...
Drafting the Dream: Draft Day details and strategic considerations
Last week, we announced our latest Frequent Miler team challenge: 3 cards, 3 continents. In short: Greg, Stephen, and I will each take 3 card welcome bonuses and leverage those bonuses and associated card...
Drafting the dream: Strategies for drafting the best 3 card, 3 continent dream trip
What would be your ideal card combination to create an incredible adventure using just 3 credit cards and their associated welcome bonuses? That's the task that Greg, Stephen and I are facing, but with...
Challenge! 3 Cards, 3 Continents. Buckle Up!
The Frequent Miler team is ready for our next challenge! While Carrie and Tim can't join us in the field this time, Nick, Stephen and I are ready to compete. The challenge goal? Book...
Save Money On Gas: 12+ Tips From A Full-Time Road Tripper
On January 1, 2018, my wife and I set off on what was meant to be a 5 year, 50 state road trip. International travel, spending more time than anticipated in certain states and...
Chase Sapphire Reserve: Should I keep it?
I no longer redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points for 1.5 cents each. I used to do so regularly. I once was so flush with Chase points and I was spending them so seldomly that...
Amex End Game: What to do when you’ve signed up for all the cards
Yes, you can continue to march on the Amex point parade even after you've signed up for all the cards. This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and I discuss the many...
Blogging and accepting gifts (On Greg’s Mind)
IHG reached out to me the other day to offer me points and Milestone Rewards so that I can try out features of their new elite program. They had previously gifted me Diamond status,...
