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.
Comparing the new Synchrony Virgin Mastercard vs the old BOA version (now live)
Update 9/19/24: As of today, the Synchrony Virgin Mastercard is live and accepting applications.
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In May, Virgin Red and Bank of America announced that Virgin would be moving away from BOA and releasing a new co-branded...
Amex Uber credits will require paying with an Amex card
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Up 'til now, it's been possible...
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(EXPIRED) Chase Ultimate Rewards offering 50% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy
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Chase runs transfer bonuses to Marriott Bonvoy a...
Bank of America Air France/KLM Flying Blue Mastercard: 70K welcome offer
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(EXPIRED) Citi ThankYou Rewards: 25% transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World
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Guide to increasing credit card spend
There are many reasons that you may want to increase credit card spend. You may need to meet spend requirements on new credit cards in order to earn big welcome offers. Or, perhaps you...
Is the Maldives really overrated? The myth of one-size-fits-all (Saturday Selection)
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Using Buying Groups to Increase Credit Card Spend
There are many reasons that you might want to increase credit card spend. You may need to meet minimum spend requirements on new credit cards in order to earn big welcome offers. Perhaps you...
US Bank: Up to $800 bonus with new business checking account (no direct deposit...
US Bank has a promotion for new Business Checking accounts that offers either a $300 or $800 bonus with very simply requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank's footprint (or for...
(EXPIRED) Verizon / T-Mobile Chase Offer: $50 back on wireless payments
There are two next Chase offers out for Verizon and T-Mobile customers, each one offering $50 back on a second payment of $50. The Verizon offer that I have specifies that you need to...
(EXPIRED) American AAdvantage and Hyatt launch reciprocal instant status match / challenge
Update 9/5/24: Just a reminder that today is the last for Hyatt elite members who were targeted for AA status to apply for that status. If you were targeted and were holding off applying...
(Expired) Earn A $550 Bonus With New US Bank Checking Account
US Bank has another promotion for new Bank Smartly checking accounts that offers up to a $450 bonus with fairly simple requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank's footprint and requires...
Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card Review (2024)
The Chase Freedom Unlimited card is unique among Chase’s Ultimate Rewards cards in that you earn a minimum of 1.5x for all spend while also earning 3x-5x within bonus categories, including dining and drugstores....
