Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and stacking opportunities [2021]
Many 2021 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have already gone live and many more will develop in the coming days. If you are reading this post in email form, I recommend clicking through...
X1 First Impressions: Fun, Rewarding, Scary
I recently successfully signed up for the X1 card. Regular readers may remember that this is the start-up card that has no annual fee and offers 3x everywhere for those who spend $15k within...
I give up: Missing the welcome bonus for the first time (On Nick’s mind)
I give up; I am part of the way to a welcome bonus that I won't even try to finish earning. It's just not worth it.
Amex has absolutely ruined my wallet in a way...
Delta vs. Spirit [On Greg’s Mind]
After many, many years of avoiding flying Spirit, I finally gave them a try last month. I was happily surprised by how pleasant the experience was. I had paid for a Big Front Seat...
Amex +4: Deal of the year?
If you have been sleeping on the Amex +4 referral promotion, it is time to wake up. The chance to earn at least 5x everywhere (and 8 or 9x in popular bonus categories or as much as...
Maximizing value from Amex multi-referrals
We are updating and republishing this Amex multi-referrals post because the current +4 referral offer ends in 11 days and it may just be the deal of the year if you play it right.
That...
10 Years of Frequent Miler
On September 11th, 2021, Frequent Miler turned 10 years old and I forgot my own blog's anniversary. Oops! On that particular day, it so happened that Nick and I arrived at Le Meridien Maldives...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of timing
The points bonanza of the past two years has been absolutely bonkers. Credit card issuers have long offered welcome bonuses and spending category bonuses to entice us to get and use their cards, but...
How to use your Citi ThankYou point fortune
I first published this post just two months ago, but much has changed already. Since then, Citi has removed the ability to transfer to AA (as expected), and surprised us with the addition of...
Wyndham Added As a Citi ThankYou Partner
Citi ended its temporary feature offering transfers from ThankYou points to American Airlines yesterday, but they've returned today with a brand new - and seemingly permanent - transfer partner.
You can now transfer Citi ThankYou...
Our Favorite Capital One Sweet Spot Awards
This week, the Capital One Venture X card has gotten a lot of buzz and so on the Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, we talked about the award sweet spots that make the...
Nordic Choice Sweet-Spots: Great Value w/ Choice Points
I've long heard that redeeming Choice Privileges points at Nordic Choice Hotels offered great value, but I've never previously looked very closely at this. Now I have. And I found that great value is...
Everything you want to know about Capital One and the Venture X
Capital One's Venture X offering has lead to a barrage of questions from readers. Since Capital One shut down Greg's account the last time he got a Capital One card, I figured that somebody...
Cash back is looking better than ever (On Nick’s mind)
A comment Greg made during our weekly Frequent Miler team meeting last week has had me thinking more about cash back for the past week. We were briefly debating the value in reporting deals...
