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How to buy Ultimate Rewards Points for less than a penny each
Last month I wrote a post titled “How to buy Ultimate Rewards points for 1.05 cents”. The scheme involves using an Amex business card to buy Barnes & Noble gift cards through the Ultimate...
Weekend in Chicago: stuff to do
This is the final entry of my four part Chicago trip report: 1) getting there; 2) lodging; 3) eating; and 4) stuff to do. This photo of Chicago is courtesy of TripAdvisor ...
Weekend in Chicago: Food!
This is the third of a four part Chicago trip report: 1) getting there; 2) lodging; 3) eating; and 4) stuff to do. This photo of Chicago is courtesy of TripAdvisor Our first...
My credit card churn dilemma
When the best laid plans go awry due to too much opportunity…
My intent this year was to go easy on new credit card signups and focus instead on earning elite status, points, and...
More cards to consider
It’s been long overdue, but I finally got around to updating the Preparing for Miles page on the Frequent Miler blog. This is a permanent page that you can access at any time from...
Evening News
Hotel Award Nights Oops This morning’s post about when to use points for hotel award nights has some kinks I’m trying to work out. Ric of Loyalty Traveler pointed out that I had initially...
When is an award night a good deal?
UPDATED 4/24/2012 TO REFLECT RECALCULATED FAIR TRADING PRICES Previously, I attempted to answer the question of €œWhen is an award flight a good deal? In that post I suggested a simple formula to use...
How to buy Ultimate Reward points for 1.05 cents
UPDATE: Once you factor in shipping charges, the real cost per point is 1.1 cents. See comments section for details. Barnes & Noble is currently running a promotion in The Ultimate Rewards Mall in...
MasterCard Easy Savings
I’ve written before about ways to leverage the OPEN Savings program that comes with American Express business credit cards. For example, see Maximize points per dollar at Amazon.com and Triple dip shopping at Barnes...
Turn your Amex into Visa and Save $
American Express has some of the most generous rewards cards available. Some can be used to earn valuable, flexible points (e.g. Amex SPG, Premier Rewards Gold, etc.). Others can be used to earn...
Laboratory
Welcome to the Frequent Miler Laboratory! This is the place to read about, propose, and discuss experiments in mile and point gathering. Specifically, we're looking for places where you can earn shopping portal rewards...
Surpassing Expectations
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
The Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express might...
A new home for fair trading prices
You can now find the latest Fair Trading Prices for points and miles on a permanent Frequent Miler page: frequentmiler.com/fair-trading-prices/
In the past week, I’ve written several posts about the fair trading prices of points...
Fair Trading Prices
“Fair trading prices” are the prices by which it is relatively easy or common to acquire points and miles. More specifically, Fair Trading Prices are estimates of the amount of cash given up by...
