Here are ways to maximize your return on high levels of spend with low levels of effort.

00:00 Intro

00:29 Giant Mailbag

01:56 Giant Mailbag #2

https://frequentmiler.com/cross-brand-amex-referrals-possible/

04:25 Card Talk: Bank of America Premium Rewards card

https://frequentmiler.com/boapr/

https://frequentmiler.com/bank-of-america-rewards/

19:00 What crazy thing . . . did Choice Privileges do this week?

22:25 Mattress running the numbers: Wyndham summer promo

https://frequentmiler.com/wyndham-promo-earn-5k-15k-bonus-points-when-staying-2-4-consecutive-nights/

27:32 Award Talk

27:50 Nordic Choice rebrands as . . . Strawberry?

29:51 Using Wyndham points to book Vacasa

https://frequentmiler.com/bargain-luxury-in-hawaii-gregs-wyndham-vacasa-experience/

35:39 Avianca customer service success

https://frequentmiler.com/an-avianca-lifemiles-success-story-thanks-to-screenshots/

39:38 Frequent Miler Challenge Update

https://frequentmiler.com/party-of-5-frequent-milers-2023-team-challenge/

43:30 Main Event: How would we spend $1 million?

44:29 Bank of America Premium Rewards card with Platinum Honors

46:14 Citi Double Cash or Capital One Venture / Venture X / Spark Miles

https://frequentmiler.com/dc/

https://frequentmiler.com/c1vr/

https://frequentmiler.com/venturex/

https://frequentmiler.com/c1smbiz/

48:34 Multiple welcome bonuses

49:03 Business Platinums

51:36 Venture X for Business

https://frequentmiler.com/capital-one-launches-spark-travel-elite-250000/

54:32 Aeroplan Visa

https://frequentmiler.com/Aeroplan/

57:16 Delta Diamond for life

https://frequentmiler.com/manufacturing-lifetime-delta-diamond-status/

59:41 Get elite statuses

59:42 American Airlines elite status

https://frequentmiler.com/american-airlines-aadvantage-complete-guide/

1:01:45 Air Canada Aeroplan elite status

1:02:45 Hyatt elite status

1:04:51 Marriott elite status

1:06:09 IHG elite status

1:07:20 What would Greg do?

1:09:12 What would Nick do?

1:17:30 Question of the Week: Is it possible to get an Amex Business card with a low percentage of business owned?

Music credit: Annie Yoder

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