American Elite Status – laughable push or cashgrab?
It was last year, or perhaps the year before, that we first started seeing American Airlines offer elites that looked to be missing re-qualification, an opportunity to buy status..
Save The Date: Frequent Traveler Happy Hour in support of Toys for Tots – 6 December!
We’re getting the word out a little earlier than usual this year, but, we have a shorter holiday season this year, so better save the date early! Its time again
Still Available: Wells Fargo Propel World 40,000 + $100 Air Incidental
The Wells Fargo Propel World card is, amazingly, still available for new applications with a generous 40,000 point welcome offer. I first wrote about the card in April 2018 when
Airline Portal Holiday Bonuses
A new wave of airline portal holiday bonuses have appeared. United looks to be the most compelling of the bunch, but they can all be worth doing in the right
Citi Prestige Promo: $75 Off $750+ Hotel Bookings with Code TY75HOTEL
Citi is offering $75 off $750+ hotel bookings with code TY75HOTEL for bookings between November 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. Update (Nov 1, 2019): This code works towards online
Qantas Transfer Bonuses [Targeted]
Update (Nov 1, 2019): I’m seeing a 20% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards. Back in June they were running a similar promo with a 20% from Amex + a
Do Amex Delta No Lifetime Language Offers Skirt the 5 Card Limit? No, but you can extend their useful life
If you were recently targeted for Amex Delta credit cards with offers that contain no lifetime language, you may be eligible for the welcome bonus again. Even if you have
Don’t get too excited if you see the Chase Black Star
It’s known that you may be able to bypass 5/24 if you see a “black star” for business card offers in the “just for you” section of your Chase account. If you read DoC’s data poi..
Ep. 120 – 10 Questions with Robert Dwyer of Milenomics (Part II)
Episode Description
We finish things up with Robert Dwyer of Milenomics, discussing some miles and points blogs you should check out, the most rewarding bank overall, tips for ge..
Drew’s $100 Bet With The Blog-Haters
As of today: $0.00 has been claimed by haters. (I’ll update the dollar amount the minute it changes).
To those who complain about bloggers killing your deals, I’ve got a $100
My Experience Stacking CNB Rewards with the $100 Visa Infinite Discount Air Benefit
In this post I’ll discuss redeeming City National Bank Rewards through their Concierge, and leveraging its $100 Visa Infinite Discount Air Benefit. The upshot is that for low-pri..
Nick of FM on #40kFarAway [TIF Podcast]
Nick of FrequentMiler talks about his experience doing the “40K To Far Away” contest, where all 3 FrequentMiler bloggers see how far they can get, each with 40,000 of a
Microhacking fixed-value prepaid debit cards: when is it worth it?
Long-time readers know that for many years my main method of prepaid debit card liquidation was through Walmart money orders, which typically allowed me to liquidate $2,000 in de..
Amex Pre-Approved Referrals: Dead Already?
It looks like Amex has withdrawn the ability to refer friends for pre-approved “green star” referrals that lack the usual lifetime language. Just last week we noticed these offer..
The Extreme Maximizing of JAL Miles
Whenever I’ve done posts comparing the prices across different programs I’ve already found that JAL Miles are among the lowest, but today I’ll show you how to potentially double ..
What to watch for as the Senate panics over the SECURE Act
My readers know that the SECURE Act, passed unanimously out of its House committee and overwhelmingly on the floor of the House, was conjured into existence by the insurance indu..
Amex Platinum Churning Restrictions: 90 Days Across All Flavors of Personal Platinum Cards
I recently applied for an Amex Personal Platinum through a “pre-approved” green star referral. Amex tends to have generous approval standards, so I was surprised when they instan..
Ep. 119 – 10 Questions with Robert Dwyer from Milenomics (Part I)
Episode Description
Robert Dwyer from Milenomics swings by to chat about an eclectic set of questions – curated by Bob himself! We have a great time talking about how the Saver..
Earn 55,000 Fee-Free Dollars for Making $50,000 in Payments from a New Plastiq Business Account
I recently received the following referral offer on my Plastiq account: We’re running a new promotion that could earn you fee free spend on Plastiq for every business customer you
Asia Miles Award Charts & Routing Rules
Once again, I realized that there was no published Asia Miles partner award chart (which is different than the OneWorld Multi-Carrier Award Chart), and so I decided to make and
PSA: Managing Amex Benefits with Multiple Cards Can Be Wonky [here’s a workaround]
When you’ve got two or more of the same Amex card managed under a single online account, managing benefits like airline incidentals and activating Saks/Dell credits can be wonky…
Barclaycard gutting Arrival+ travel benefits November 1
I’m not sure how old this news is since I rarely log into my credit card accounts on my desktop, but when I logged into my Barclaycard account the other
How to Generate Heightened Amex Delta Business Referrals
If you go through the normal Amex referral channel, the signup bonuses for Delta Business cards are currently inferior to what you get if you apply directly through a public