Where people want to go
Last weekend, I published a Club Carlson contest where I asked people "If you had the new Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card, how would...
Bluebird: Are direct deposits necessary for free ATM use?
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
Million Mile Madness: How it was done
Background: Million Mile Madness was the mad quest to earn a million points in one month. Throughout March, I did everything I could to...
Million Mile Madness: Which points?
Background: Million Mile Madness was the mad quest to earn a million points in one month. Throughout March, I did everything I could to...
Sweet Rewards Signature Visa: Too good to be true?
Usually, the best credit card offers come from the big banks: Chase, American Express, Citibank, etc. Now, however, Ahcom Bank, headquartered in Dauphin County,...
Million Mile Madness: Success!!!!!
1,000,546 points earned! Background: Million Mile Madness is the fun and foolish quest to earn a million points in one month. Throughout March,...
Club Carlson Prizes!
$500 and elite status could be yours...
If you read Frequent Miler often, then you know that I'm a big fan of Club Carlson's...
Million Mile Madness: Easy points
955,000 points earned. 45,000 left to go. Background: Million Mile Madness is the fun and foolish quest to earn a million points in one...
Million Mile Madness: Credit scores and pulls
927,000 points earned. 73,000 left to go.
Background: Million Mile Madness is the fun and foolish quest to earn a million points in one month....
Bluebird soars higher
While Bluebird continues to be one of the best tools available for collecting points and miles (see "Bluebird takes flight and changes the game"),...
Tips for selling on Amazon
When shopping portals run big promotions, it sometimes pays to buy things just for the shopping portal points. For example, early last year, the...
Million Mile Madness: Bumps in the road
860,000 points earned. 140,000 left to go. Background: Million Mile Madness is the fun painful and foolish quest to earn a million points in...
What is the best tool for tracking points and miles?
How do you keep track of all of your points and miles? For the past few years I've happily used AwardWallet, which is available...
Buying points intentionally through credit card spend
Yesterday I detailed how people (usually unknowingly) buy points whenever they choose to earn points instead of saving money (see "Buying points, unwittingly"). That...
