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...
Marriott Savings and Status
As I described in the post “Pursuing Platinum @ Marriott” I started my Marriott Platinum Challenge earlier this month. By signing up, I was automatically given Platinum status for the rest of this month...
So Long Alaska, and Thanks for All the Fish
We’re back from our big summer vacation trip to Alaska. I wrote about our plans last month in the post “I get by (and to Alaska) with a little help from my friends.” ...
Up to 2000 free Ultimate Rewards points from Staples
Staples is back with a new FAR (Free after Rebate) software download! This is a great way to make progress toward meeting credit card minimum spend thresholds or just to earn a few points...
Chase Ink: Check your X
The Chase Ink family of cards are, in my opinion, the most rewarding cards for those who collect points and miles. The cards earn 5 points per dollar for office supplies, cellular, landline, and...
Pursuing Platinum @ Marriott
Update: Marriott now only awards elite status after the challenge has been successfully completed.
It’s amazingly easy to get high level elite status with Marriott, temporarily. If you call and ask, they will likely offer you...
The many flavors of Vanilla
I write a lot about Vanilla. In the post “Almost too good to be true” I wrote about the Vanilla Prepaid Visa card. The trick was to use a Chase Ink credit card to...
Amex Prepaid cards for foreign travel
In the post “One card to rule them all” I introduced the idea of buying Vanilla Reload cards at Office Depot and using them to load money onto American Express Prepaid cards. For Ink...
A Battle for Diamond
With the introduction of Citi’s new Hilton HHonors Reserve card, there are now two options for big spenders to earn top tier Diamond status with Hilton (besides, you know, actually staying at a Hilton):...
A brief note from Alaska
Hi everyone. This is my first ever post created using my iPhone. We've just spent a couple of amazing days in Alaska (despite our cursed luggage -- see my recent tweets for details). Train...
Frustration by Amazon
Every now and then a shopping portal offers a fantastic deal that’s too good to pass up even if you don’t really want to buy anything. As a result, I often find myself buying...
Sears 10X: Leveraging the Deal
10 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar is a great return for Sears purchases. In this post I’ll list numerous ways to leverage this deal. Background This month, Chase’s Ultimate Rewards Mall is offering...
Ultimate Rewards Mall August Edition
Sears brings back 10X! Every month, the Ultimate Rewards Mall has new month-long specials. Last month, I wrote about the July specials in the post Ultimate Rewards Mall July Edition.” Today, I’ll show you...
Ultimate Rewards Mall Reminders and Predictions
At the beginning of each month, new promotions appear within the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Tomorrow, I’ll provide full coverage of what’s new: both good and bad. Today, I want to remind everyone that some...
