Rewarding Giving | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep332 | 11-14-25

In this episode, we'll talk about Virgin's double-or-nothing bad math promo, how to fly to Europe for 88 miles, and how to earn more rewards while charitably giving.Giant Mailbag(00:56) - A fun story about Mariner tickets from a Capital One deal where the seats were almost too good.Read more about Capital One Cardholder Exclusives Major League Baseball tickets hereCard News(04:56) - Venture X offers. Learn more about the Capital One Venture X Business Card here(08:48) - Learn more about Melio here(09:34) - Learn how to pay taxes via credit card here(10:07) - Learn more about the Capital One Venture X Rewards Card(11:47) - Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card and Ink Business Cash® Credit Card have added some concerning language to terms in the application flowLearn more about the Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card here (https://frequentmiler.com/CIBU/#Goto), and the Ink Business Cash® Credit Card here (https://frequentmiler.com/CIC/#Goto).(15:19) - Chase offers Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card & Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card cardholders 1.5cpp for Apple products through Dec 7Crazy Thing: Virgin shopping portal(16:18) - Read more about Virgin's shopping portal here: https://frequentmiler.com/virgins-shopping-portal-is-using-wyndham-math-for-its-double-points-promo/Bonvoyed(19:14) - SAS DevaluationAwards, Points, and More(22:53) - Wyndham gifting elite status bump or 5x rewards through the end of the year(Learn more about this Wyndham elite status bump here: https://frequentmiler.com/wyndham-giving-status-upgrade-for-all-members-or-50x-earnings-for-existing-diamond-members/)(24:22) - Air France calendar now includes partners(25:49) - Lufthansa Miles & More: economy flights to Europe for 88 miles + ~$200(27:03) - Consider using our Rove link here: frequentmiler.com/rovemiles/(30:21) - Jetblue 25/25 tracker (read more about the Jetblue 25/25 tracker here: https://frequentmiler.com/jetblue-has-added-a-25-for-25-progress-tracker-see-where-you-stand/)(33:27) - Greg's experience canceling a Preferred Hotel booked with/ Choice(38:47) - (Targeted) Capital One Shopping offering up to 25.5% cashback on British Airways flights (read more about this targeted offer here: https://frequentmiler.com/targeted-capital-one-shopping-offering-up-to-25-5-cashback-on-british-airways-flights/)(41:46) - Chase now lets you see all The Edit by Chase Travel℠ hotelsUS credit card guide has a Map of all The Edit by Chase Travel℠ hotels. (See the map of The Edit hotels here: https://www.uscreditcardguide.com/a-map-for-the-edit-by-chase-travel/)Main Event: Rewarding Giving(43:58) - Read our post about rewards for charitable giving here: https://frequentmiler.com/rewards-for-charitable-giving/(45:15) - Finding worthy charitiesCharity Navigator (https://www.charitynavigator.org/)Charity Watch (https://www.charitywatch.org/)Guidestar (https://www.guidestar.org/)GreatNonprofits (https://greatnonprofits.org/)(46:48) - Or, let others assign the money where it will do the most goodGiveWell (https://www.givewell.org/)(48:08) - Earn credit card rewards without passing along transaction fees to your favorite charityPayPal Giving Fund Fundraiser Hub (https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/hub)(50:06) - Kiva microloans(Learn more about Kiva or find our referral link here: https://frequentmiler.com/kiva/)Question of the Week(1:01:17) - A question about traveling with childrenSee our podcast episode 267 "Tips for better family travel" here: https://frequentmiler.com/podcast-tips-for-better-family-travel-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep267-8-9-24/(1:03:03) - A question about whether or not it's worth mattress-running 2 nights to get Club Access Awards for future travel(1:07:11) - What happens when your flight gets canceled (especially if you booked it with one airline, but flew another?) And what are you entitled to?Subscribe and FollowVisit 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