Forecasting the Sapphire Business Card | Frequent Miler on the Air Episode 310 | June 13, 2025
Curious about what “Cycling Hyatt Count Mattress” entails? Well, you’re in luck! Today’s episode will dive into that and also cover how to navigate online chat with Hyatt to get what you need. Plus, we’ll take some educated guesses about the upcoming Chase Sapphire business card. Sapphire Business Card Predictions You can catch the full […]
The origin of credit cards, rumored Capital One / T-Mobile card, and Hertz's AI car inspections (Saturday Selection) – Frequent Miler
This week we’ll be hearing some fun stories about how credit cards first came about. After seeing rumors about CapitalOne/T-Mobile credit card, we talk about the introduction of Hertz, an AI-driven system for rental car inspections. Credit cards were invented as businessmen forgot their wallets. According to this article, credit cards were invented in 1949 […]
Are Amex to Hawaiian transfers ending on June 30th? – Frequent Miler
Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Air has been one of the juicy topics in the points and miles sewing circles last year or so. Previously unremarkable Hawaiian Miles have been converted into objects of desire and intrigue based on their new 1:1 transferability to the Alaska Mileage Plan Miles. Hawaiian is the transfer partner for […]
How I accidentally paid taxes with my wife’s Business Platinum card – Frequent Miler
One of the great things about running a successful business (often mylar) is that I can pay a lot with taxes. “Great” and “Tax” usually don’t go together, but since it’s possible to pay taxes with a credit card (see guide here), we appreciate the opportunity to spend the road to elite status, or use […]
Capital One / Discover deal may be back on, ETIAS entry program for EU delayed, and celebrating positive growth for Frequent Miler (Saturday Selection) – Frequent Miler
This Saturday, we'll be revisiting the upcoming ETIAS programme to bring Capital One/Discover Deal to a new look, and tapping on the back a bit! According to a report from NYT Remember when the Capital One/Discover deal went no go and everyone in the comments seemed happy to hear it? Well, it appears that the […]
340K bonus points through pre-approved business card offers – Frequent Miler
My wife and son recently discovered that they were pre-approved for some business cards they had previously. Through these offers, the wife got one new card and the son got two cards. After completing the minimum spending requirements for these offers, I earned a total of 340,000 transferable bonus points (not counting the regular points […]
Are changes coming to the 4% US Bank Smartly credit card? – Frequent Miler
In November, US banks sparked a stir with the launch of a new product called the Smartly Visa Signature Card. On that basis, it's simply a 2% cashback card, but if you have at least $100,000 in a US bank, you'll get the magic happening and you'll get it 4% is the main focus of […]
Do over: Here’s what the refreshed Platinum card will look like – Frequent Miler
According to rumor Reported by Dr. Credit, American Express's Platinum Card® could be “refreshed” this year and have a mirror finish. Nick and I recently thrust into predicting the perks and rebates they offer in the podcast episode, “Refreshed Platinum Card Prediction.” I think we got a lot from that show but forgot to include […]
Predicting the Refreshed Platinum Card | Coffee Break Ep47 | 3-4-25 | Podcast – Frequent Miler
Words on the street would mean that your Amex Platinum card will be “refreshed.” This could mean new benefits, new costs, new rebates and more. In this episode we make some predictions about what we might see. Watch the full episode below or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click on the timestamp […]
Some Chase business cards now reporting on personal credit reports (Possibly unintended) – Frequent Miler
Business credit cards from most banks do not report on personal credit reports. When applying for a business card, difficult investigations may still appear on your personal credit report, but they have not been reported to consumer credit institutions (with a few exceptions) by most major banks, unless your account […]