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.
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select: Best Ever 75K Offer is Back
There is a new welcome offer out for the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Select card: earn 75,000 miles after $3,500 in purchases within the first 4 months. This is a 15K increase from...
Amex Business Gold 150k and Business Platinum 190K offers available online and by phone...
Update 3/5/24: We continue to get numerous positive data points that these offers are still around and that the methods listed below work to find them. This doesn't mean that everyone will be able...
Oceana Santa Monica, LXR by Hilton: Bottom Line Review
Hilton has some of the most flexible free night certificates of any major hotel chain (that you can get with a credit card). You can use them for a standard room at almost any...
United Airlines’ hidden award chart, Google Pay is shutting down and vacation rentals with...
United's "hidden" award chart for 2024, a billionaire is furious about expensive room service at a five start hotel and what to do when Google Pay shuts down. All that and more in this...
Das Posthotel, Small Luxury Hotels and Resorts: Bottom Line Review
Last Summer, my wife and I spent a glorious two and a half weeks in Austria (see our previous reviews for hotels in Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg). We're avid hikers, and were looking forward...
The Las Vegas Mattress Run Returns: Rio Joins World of Hyatt
Hyatt's now-defunct partnership with MGM Rewards not only provided the majority of the hotel chain's footprint in Sin City, but was also was the destination of choice for many World of Hyatt members looking...
(EXPIRED) Bilt Rent Day: 2K free points and March Madness tickets
Earlier this week, Bilt set out a number of benefit options in a playoff-style "Bilt Bracket", with members voting daily to eventually pick the March 1st Rent Day benefit. The winner was the ability...
(EXPIRED) Wells Fargo: $225 Bonus for New Savings Account
Wells Fargo has launched another new promotion for new savings account customers. This offer is available in-branch or online and gives a $225 bonus when depositing $10,000+ and then maintaining that balance for 61...
American Express Everyday Credit Card Review (2024)
The Amex Everyday card is the no annual fee, wallflower sibling to the more interesting Everyday Preferred card. The card earns 2x at grocery stores and, like the Everyday Preferred, awards additional bonus points...
Best Western Leap Year Offer: Get 2,290 points per stay (stack with free night...
Best Western has launched a new "leap year" promo and, in true BW style, you only have a few days to make your reservation in order to take advantage of it.
This is a fairly...
Bilt adds Flying Blue Gold status “match” for Platinum members
Late last year, Bilt Rewards announced that it was significantly increasing its point qualification standards for elite status, and at the same time added the ability to attain status purely through credit card spend....
(EXPIRED) Easy $325 Bonus With New Wells Fargo Checking Account
Wells Fargo has re-launched a decent promotion for new checking account customers. This offer is available in-branch and online and gives a $325 bonus when opening a new Everyday Checking account and doing a...
(More links needed) Amex Platinum 150K referral offer is back again and we need...
Update 2/28/24: Earlier today, referral links for the 150k offer expired. The good news (for some) is that other people are now targeted for the ability to refer to the 150,000 Membership Rewards welcome...
Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card Review (2024)
The Capital One Venture X Business card was released last year in a bizarre stop-and-start "launch" that began with no one really having any idea of how to get the card, outside of vague...
