Next Up for Frequent Miler
In the recent post “What’s Next?” I described some of this blog’s accomplishments from my first year of blogging, and I outlined several topics I’m going to try to cover going forward. More importantly,...
September experiments in progress
In the recent post “Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition” I highlighted some big bonus opportunities for the month of September in Chase’s Ultimate Rewards Mall. For the Frequent Miler Laboratory, two opportunities warranted further...
Ultimate Rewards Mall September Edition
Sears brings 10X to Freedom holders, but drops Ink and Sapphire to 4X. Every month, the Ultimate Rewards Mall has new month-long specials. Last month, I wrote about the August specials in the...
FatWallet sets a high bar for cash back portals
Online shopping portals are a great way to earn extra points or cash back for purchases that you plan to make anyway. Unfortunately, the customer experience with portals is often quite bad. Here are...
Sears 10X final days?
This deal expires August 31st. Or does it?… This month, Chase is offering 10 bonus points per dollar at Sears.com for Sapphire and Ink cardholders. The trick is to log into the Ultimate...
The Latest Laboratory News
While I’ve been out vacationing and pursuing Marriott Platinum status, Frequent Miler Laboratory experiments have continued without out me, thanks to a number of industrious readers.
Below are the latest results…
Groupon Double Dip: SUCCESS
A reader...
Citi Backward
UPDATE: NerdWallet has issued a retraction. Read below NerdWallet reports that the Citi Forward card no longer gives 5X points for Amazon.com purchases. Here’s an excerpt from NerdWallet’s post: The Citi Forward...
To have and to hold
Recently I’ve fallen in love with two old friends. No, I’m not talking about my true love, Ink Bold, or her equally fantastic twin, Ink Plus. I’m actually talking about two cards that I...
Award Booking Review: MileValue (trip 1)
A few days ago I suggested that a good way to get the most out of your miles is to use a good award booking service (see “Get the most from your miles”). Today...
Vanilla Scare
For some odd reason, Vanilla reload cards have become quite popular (see “One card to rule them all” for a potential reason). However, recently I’ve received two very similar reports about trouble with these...
Get the most from your miles
I write a lot about how to get points and miles, but I don’t often write about how best to use them. The main reason for this is simply that I’m not an expert...
Ben is wrong. Gary is right. Neither is helpful.
If you regularly read View from the Wing or One Mile at a Time you know that Gary and Ben have been duking it out lately regarding the value of Hilton points. Gary thinks...
Our Celebrity Cruise
As I reported earlier (see “So Long Alaska, and Thanks for All the Fish”) my family of three recently took the Celebrity Millennium cruise from Seward Alaska to Vancouver BC. Here’s the story… Day...
What’s Next?
I started the Frequent Miler blog about a year ago. My original intent for the blog was to have a means to teach family and friends about my new hobby. Instead, the blog’s focus...
