Greg The Frequent Miler
Greg is the owner, founder, and primary author of the Frequent Miler. He earns millions of points and miles each year, mostly without flying, and dedicates this blog to teaching others how to do the same.
How to use Amex gift cards to buy GiftCardMall gift cards and earn a...
In my recent post "Better than free manufactured spend" I showed that it is possible to make a slight profit when buying Visa gift cards at GiftCardMall.com by first going through the cash back...
Adiós referral posts
I didn't start this blog with the intent of earning money. I started it (and continue it) because I love the game of travel hacking. I love finding deals and maximizing opportunities. And, I...
Amex takes away $3K cash back gift cards
But there is an easy workaround. Read on... I've written a lot recently about the ability to buy American Express gift cards and get cash back through sites like BigCrumbs and TopCashBack. The...
The Bluebird Metric
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading capabilities on their accounts had been terminated. For more information,...
The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 2
Last week I described the beginning of my quest to find the perfect Visa gift cards (see "The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 1"). As a reminder, here are the characteristics of the...
American Express Gift Cards 2.5% cash back. Today only
Today only (Monday, April 22 2013), the cash back portal, TopCashBack, is offering 2.5% cash back when buy gift cards after clicking through to "American Express Prepaid and Gift Cards". TopCashBack usually offers 1.5%...
Better than free credit card spend
There are various techniques for "Manufacturing spend." The idea is to spend money on credit cards and get most or all of your money back. These techniques are useful regardless of whether your goal...
Do good, earn points: chance to win FTU, Milepoint Premium, or a place on...
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans to enterprising individuals around the world so that they may earn their own way out of poverty. By making loans through the Kiva website, you can...
The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 1
Early this week I set out to find the perfect Visa gift cards. Now that Visa gift cards can have PINs (see "Gift card PINs"), they are once again a great way to buy...
Bluebird swipe reloads via ATM
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading capabilities on their accounts had been terminated. For more information,...
Learning Amex gift card rules the hard way
Buying Amex gift cards through cash back portals such as BigCrumbs is a great way to time-shift your spending (usually to meet minimum spend requirements) or to offset costs involved with manufacturing spend. Unfortunately,...
Up to 18% off gift cards at OfficeMax (23% off w/ Simply Cash card)
Deal ends tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/16) OfficeMax is currently offering a free $25 OfficeMax gift card with any online purchase of $200 or more. Enter promo code GIFTCARD at checkout. Limit 1 per...
Aadvantage eShopping eBags 16X, Sears 8X, Lowes 6X, more…
This week, the Aadvantage eShopping portal is running a few exciting bonus offers. To take advantage of these offers, simply browse to the Aadvantage eShopping portal and then click through to the merchant where...
Amex gift cards update
Buying American Express gift cards online is the first step in one of the most lucrative ways to manufacture spend. The goal of manufacturing spend is to run up credit card charges (in...
