Tim Steinke
My wife Erin and my first big journey together went around the world in 100 days for
our honeymoon, a trip in which I had one car accident and got one speeding ticket in every country that we visited (I think that I may still have an arrest warrant in New Zealand for an unpaid ticket, but we’ll keep that between us). We currently
live in Washington State; we own a winery, ski after work and hike as much as our elderly knees will let us.
Bilt now awards 1 point per dollar when paying rent with most credit cards...
Bilt Rewards first made waves a couple of years ago, primarily as a way to earn fee-free points when paying rent. Until recently, that...
Huge 200K / 250K + $500 targeted Amex welcome offers (try referral links)
American Express uses a variety of methods for microtargeting improved welcome offers, especially for the Business Platinum card. These offers can be targeted by...
Are Amex to Hawaiian transfers ending on June 30th?
Alaska Airlines' acquisition of Hawaiian Air has been one of the juiciest topics in points and miles sewing circles over the last year or...
More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday, 4/20/25 through Saturday, 4/26/25. Note that there a limit of...
Choice Privileges / Bluegreen Vacations Offer: $199 for 3 nights & 40k points or...
Choice Privileges and Bluegreen Vacations have released another timeshare presentation offer that gets you a three-night stay and your choice of 40,000 Choice points...
Hyatt Centric New Orleans French Quarter: Bottom Line Review
New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the US, a wonderful combination of great music, terrific people, delicious food, and some of...
Frontier offers Gold Status to Southwest Rapid Rewards members for $40
Yet another competitor is targeting potentially erstwhile Southwest customers. Frontier Airlines has launched a promotion that allows any Southwest Rapid Rewards customer to upgrade...
Amex Business Platinum Welcome: 150K + $500 off flights
The current welcome offer for the American Express Business Platinum card has increased, and is now offering the same 150,000 points with the added...
Singapore Airlines: Business class from Germany to NYC for 56K
Singapore Airlines is out with its latest "Spontaneous Escapes" award sale and this month's deals are available to book until 4/30/25 for travel between...
Hilton Timeshare Offer: 3 or more nights and 75K / 100K points, starting at...
Update: There are actually two versions of this offer (h/t: reader Melissa). The second one gives you 100K points, has the same cities, but also...
Capital One Venture X Business 350K welcome offer
This week, Capital One released an "increased" welcome offer for the Venture X Business card that awards new cardholders 350,000 Capital One Miles after...
Kasbah du Toubkal (Mr & Mrs Smith): Bottom Line Review
Last year, my wife and I spent a few weeks travelling through Morocco. One of the most beautiful parts of the country is the...
$900 bonus with a new Chase checking and savings account
Chase's best-ever bonus for opening a new checking and savings account has been extended. Until 7/16/25, you can earn $900 when you open a...
Wells Fargo: $400 / $825 Bonus for New Business Checking Account (no direct deposit...
Wells Fargo has launched an excellent promotion for new business checking account customers. There are two different offers and both are available online or...
