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.
How to maximize value with Amex multi-card referrals
Many people don't realize that Amex allows cardholders to earn Membership Rewards points by referring friends from one card to multiple different Amex cards. With most credit cards, you can refer friends only to...
(EXPIRED) Easy $300+ Checking Account Bonus With Chime
Chime is an app with a debit card tied to an online checking account without any particularly noteworthy spending bonuses. It does have some terrific new account and referral bonuses, however.
This month, Chime has...
(EXPIRED) Chase Sapphire Reserve adds Marriott Gold fast track
Marriott Gold is the second lowest of Marriott's elite tiers and offers a modest set of benefits including 2pm late check-out, 25% bonus points on stays, free premium wifi and upgrades to non-suite rooms.
Complimentary...
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points with up to a 125% bonus (1.14c each)
Air Canada Aeroplan is out a great points sale as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. The best deal will be buying points from today (7/8/24) through Thursday (7/11/24) with a 125% bonus, which...
10 best hotels in the Maldives, AA loses more bags than any other airline...
AA loses more luggage than any other airline, Amex officially excludes Google Fi from its wireless credit and the ten best luxury hotels in the Maldives. All that and more in this week's Saturday...
Best-ever $750 offer available on US Bank Triple Cash Rewards Card
US Bank is offering an increased welcome bonus on the Business Triple Cash Rewards card that gives $750 back after $6,000 in purchases within the first 180 days. That's a nice, long spending window...
(EXPIRED) Waldorf Astoria, Conrad & LXR Amex Offer – Save $180 on $750...
There's a new Amex Offer for Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and LXR properties that gets you $180 back when spending $750 or more. The offer is targeted, but I found it on about 75% of...
Enhanced Amex Delta Card Offers with $400-500 in credit available via Dummy Bookings
Update 7/5/24: We've now seen at least one report of the dummy booking offer on a Delta Gold Card coming with a statement credit of $500, $100 better than we've seen before. (h/t: EW)
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British Airways kills redemptions on AA and Alaska (again for the very first time)
Evidently, they're still a little sore about the whole Independence Day thing on the other side of the pond. Overnight, British Airways seems to have completely destroyed its award chart for flights on AA...
(EXPIRED) Hilton Amex Offer: Spend $250+, get $50 back (targeted)
There's another targeted Amex Offer for Hilton properties in the US and US Territories. However, in contrast to most Hilton Amex Offers that are limited to specific brands, this one is valid for almost...
Complete Guide to Sonesta Travel Pass
Sonesta is a hotel program that’s tended to fly under the radar for most points and miles folks (including me). It’s been around since the 1930’s, but remained fairly small for several decades. That’s...
A trick for cheaper business class awards, Chase incorrectly denying bonus points and a...
Chase is incorrectly denying cardholders Sapphire Preferred welcome offer points, Hyatt buys a new brand and a trick for booking cheaper business class awards. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our...
(EXPIRED) Earn 1,000 Hilton Honors points when flying Delta premium cabins
Earlier this year, Delta and Hilton partnered on a decent-ish promotion where you could earn 1,000 Delta SkyPennies Miles on up to to three Hilton stays.
That promotion is coming to an end, so Hilton...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Sale: Get 20% Off Both Cash and Points Bookings
Southwest launched an award sale today which saves you 20% on flights within the continental U.S. when using the promo code MAX20.
The Complete Guide to Southwest Rapid Rewards
The Deal
Save 20% when booking Southwest...
