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.
PSA – Extend expiring National Car Rental free days via Twitter / X
Several members of the FM Team are big fans of National Car Rental, partially due to the great benefits that can be had through its Executive elite status (which you can get for free...
(EXPIRED) $500 Southwest Gift Cards are now $429.99 at Costco.com
It appears that Costco.com has now lowered the standard price for $500 Southwest Airlines gift cards to $429.99. This new price is $20 per card better than the regular price of $449.99 that we've...
American Express Business Gold Credit Card Review
The American Express Business Gold card changed a lot over the last year. Its 4x categories have been revamped, new annual business credits added and the annual fee increased by $80. The combination of...
(EXPIRED) Earn free Enterprise Car Rental points with Plus Your Points promotion
Enterprise Car Rental has an ongoing promotion called "Plus Your Points" that's running through the end of February, 2025.
While there's nothing about it that will knock your socks off, there are some easy opportunities...
Capital One card-linked offers now award miles instead of cashback
Like most credit card-issuers, Capital One has an array of card-linked shopping offers that cardholders can access through their online accounts. C1 calls theirs, creatively, "Capital One Offers."
Historically, these offers were in the from...
Chase adding bonus 5x “birthday” categories to Freedom and Freedom Flex
Chase has two credit cards with rotating 5x spending categories, the Freedom Flex and regular Freedom (which is no longer available to applicants). Each card's 5x categories are identical and change quarterly. The 5x...
(DEAD) Hyatt Suite Upgrades can now be easily used when there’s no standard availability
Update 12/26/24: A few days ago, we received an e-mail from a reader who said that they had successfully applied a suite upgrade award for an available standard suite when there wasn't any regular standard...
Frequent Miler’s Bonvoyed Awards 2024 Edition – People’s Choice
This is the moment you've been waiting for! On last week's Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and Nick announced their picks for the 2024 Bonvoyed Awards.
Now it's your turn. In the poll below,...
Frequent Miler’s Favorite Hotels of 2024
The Frequent Miler team isn't just sitting around earning miles and signing up for new credit cards. Ok, we are. But we don't just do that. We also travel a lot. Between all of...
Hilton Honors raises prices for top-end properties, expands dynamic rates
We've been bullish on Hilton Honors over the majority of 2024, primarily because of the addition of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) to its portfolio. There's now over 400 SLH properties bookable...
(EXPIRED) Walmart.com: Save 25% on up to $100 in purchases (with targeted Amex Offer)
There are several new Walmart.com Amex Offers out today that offer discounts ranging from 25-33% on various amounts of spend. My wife and I were both targeted on our Amex Platinum cards for 25%...
(EXPIRED) Costco.com: 25% off Uber/Uber Eats gift cards
Costo.com is currently offering 25% off $100 packages of Uber Gift Cards, which can be used for Uber or Uber Eats. This is an excellent price that's an additional $5 off the usual promo...
Alaska Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles status matches now live
Alaska Air announced its acquisition of Hawaiian Air almost exactly one year ago. Since the deal closed in September, the airlines have kept up an admirably brisk integration schedule - it's now possible to...
Frequent Miler’s Favorite Flights of 2024
The Frequent Miler team isn't just sitting around earning miles and signing up for new credit cards. Ok, we are. But we don't just do that. We also travel a lot. So much that...
