How we increase spend to earn big card bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep343 | 1-30-26

In today's episode, we discover that not all heroes have capes, some redeem rewards! We learn a trick for extending Southwest flight credits, and we tell all: how we increase our credit card spend. (01:06) - See our podcast episode 197, "13 ways to increase credit card spend" here Giant Mailbag (01:37) - Mike: We can be heroes...just for one day Listen to our episode about sharing miles and points here (03:58) - Brent: Charitable giving Listen to our podcast about rewards from giving here Card News (09:15) - Bilt quietly removed eBay & Facebook Marketplace as exclusions Read more about this here Mattress Running the Numbers (10:39) - Bilt Rent Day transfer bonus to Accor Awards, Points, and More (19:21) - Southwest credits are valid for 60 months in some situations (23:22) - JetBlue 25for25 stats (29:16) - Capital One Shopping Home Page Bonus Offers Read more about Capital One Shopping home page bonus offers here Main Event: How we increase spend to earn big card bonuses (32:55) - See our podcast episode 197, "13 ways to increase credit card spend" here (33:57) - Today, we'll describe the ways we (Nick and I) increase spend in real life (34:15) - About paying fees (37:43) - Pay taxes Read about paying taxes via credit card here (45:23) - Use a service to pay bills that don’t ordinarily accept a credit card, like Plastiq Learn more about Plastiq here (52:07) - Melio Learn more about Melio here (53:49) - Fund college savings or pay student loans Learn about miles for college here (1:01:12) - Make loans through Kiva Learn about Kiva here (1:03:40) - Pay bills for friends or family (1:07:10) - Fund new bank accounts Learn more about funding a bank account with a credit card here (1:11:52) - Buy and sell merchandise Learn about buying groups here (1:13:13) - Buy and sell gift cards Learn about buying and selling gift cards here (1:16:09) - Donate to charity Learn about earning rewards for charitable giving here Or listen to our podcast about rewards from giving here (1:18:14) - Cruise ship spend (1:23:03) - SUMMARY Question of the Week (1:24:02) - How do you decide when to downgrade vs when to cancel, and how do you keep the banks happy? See our episode about discarding cards here Subscribe and Follow Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder