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.
Amex Morgan Stanley Platinum: New 150K welcome offer
There are several "flavors" of the Amex Platinum card, including the American Express Platinum Card for Morgan Stanley®. Like its investment bank-branded cousin, the...
American Express Platinum Card® for Schwab: Increased 150K Welcome Offer
There are several "flavors" of the Amex Platinum Card®, including the American Express Platinum Card® for Charles Schwab. You'll need to be a Schwab...
Air France/KLM Flying Blue simplifies and improves miles expiration (now live)
Air France/KLM Flying Blue has always had a bizarre, non-intuitive expiration policy. Miles expire after 24 months, and only certain types of activity can...
Rakuten: Earn a $100/10k points bonus with a new SoFi invest account and $100...
Rakuten has again increased its offer for SoFi Invest (SoFi's investment platform). You can now earn $100 or 10,000 Membership Rewards points for opening a...
Rove adds Air Canada Aeroplan as its newest transfer partner
Rove is on a tear.
In the last three months, the rewards program has added transfer partnerships with Japan Airlines Mileage Bank, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS),...
(EXPIRED) $100 inKind gift card for $64.99 at Costco.com
Costco is once again offering a $100 inKind gift card for a discount, though this time around the price has dropped to $64.99. This could...
(EXPIRED) Rakuten American Express card welcome offer increased to $200 (20K points)
Rakuten has increased the welcome offer on its American Express credit card to $200 after $2,000 spend in the first 90 days. This matches...
(EXPIRED) Fee-free Visa Gift Cards in-store at Staples
Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards, through Saturday, May 9, 2026 (though I would expect the online offering might not make...
Current Hotel Promotions for May 2026
All major hotel brands dangle various carrots in front of customers to incentivize their patronage. Bonuses for for elite status, loyalty program membership and...
Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Get 25% off awards between select US cities & Europe
It's the first of the month, which means there's a new batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards available. As always, you can save 25%...
20% transfer bonus from Capital One Miles to Qantas
Capital One is currently offering a 20% transfer bonus when you transfer Capital One miles to Qantas Frequent Flyer (as an aside, I get...
(EXPIRED) Rakuten reduces Chase Freedom Unlimited® card bonus to $25
Update 5/1: The $75 bonus for new Chase customers has now been discontinued, and it's $25 for both new and existing customers.
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20% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Air France / KLM Flying Blue
Chase is offering a limited-time 20% bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards to Flying Blue (Air France/KLM). With the bonus, the transfer rate is 1...
(EXPIRED) Sam’s Club: 10% off Disney Gift Cards this weekend (now live)
Sam's Club is running a 10% discount on Disney gift cards this weekend, until Sunday, May 3rd. The deal is for $500 cards only,...
