Last Friday I described my upcoming trip to New York City and my $19 New York City challenge: I would travel on miles and points, and spend no more than $19 per day. Thanks...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Last Friday, The Traveler’s Loophole reported “Earn 40 Delta Skymiles per dollar for Pet Supplies ~ Awesome Deal!” Then, on Monday, Deal’s We Like reported “Deal Alert: Get 40x Delta Miles at PetCareRX!!!” Yes,...
In my recent post “10% off everything and 7% off everything else,” I showed how one could buy OfficeMax gift cards at a discount and then upgrade them in-store to more valuable gift cards...
As I reported yesterday, it is now possible to get 10% cash back when buying OfficeMax gift cards. The trick is to use an American Express business credit card with OPEN Savings. The OPEN...
Wow, that’s a nice sight! My Southwest Airlines points posted today. Based on one day of online shopping, it looks like I’ve met the criteria for a free Southwest Airlines companion pass that will...
Update: Offers discussed within this post were accurate at the time of writing but have long since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
In the past 6 months, I’ve earned over...
I’ve met only one out of two goals, but have managed to rake in over 1 million points and miles anyway… In January, I wrote about “my strategy to buy Platinum and...
Last month, for two days only, the Southwest Airlines shopping portal (Rapid Rewards Shopping) offered 15 points per dollar when shopping at Sears.com. In the post “Sears 15X: Leveraging the deal” I showed a...
OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples…. Not only do some of the names sound the same, but the stores look the same and carry similar products. Despite these similarities, the points and miles schemes available at...
Staples has been an awesome option for buying gift cards online. It has been possible to go through portals such as the Ultimate Rewards Mall or TopCashBack to earn extra points or cash. And,...