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.
(EXPIRED) US Bank: $500 Bonus With New Checking Account
US Bank has another promotion for new Bank Smartly checking accounts that offers up to a $500 bonus with fairly simple requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank's footprint and requires...
Kroger: Earn 4x Fuel Points On Online Gift Card Purchases
Kroger.com is again offering 4x fuel points for online purchases of third party gift cards, as well as fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards. This is valid for online gift card purchases only, with...
Amex Business Checking: Earn 50,000 Membership Rewards with new account (targeted)
Update 1/12/24: There have been some data points on DOC about the 50K bonus tracking as a 30K instead, with Amex chat reps saying that it's "invitation only." Since then, the following terms have...
Hana-Maui Resort, Destination by Hyatt: Bottom Line Review
The "Road to Hana" is one of the more touristed parts of the island of Maui. However, as famous as the road itself is, folks often do it as an out-and-back day trip, spending...
T-Mobile giving out free Hulu, a gift card fraud lawsuit and what player 2...
T-Mobile is giving some customers free Hulu (but the bad kind), a Japan Airlines flight bursts into flame and what your player 2 really wants to say about points and miles. All that and...
Chase expands family referrals to Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred
Over the last couple of years, Chase has been adding "family" referrals to many of its card brands. This means that any card in a given "family" can refer to any other card within...
Chase Ink Business Cash Credit Card Review (2024)
A no-annual fee card that earns up to 5x Ultimate Rewards? Let me introduce the Chase Ink Cash. This is one of the most rewarding credit cards out there, and it's been a fixture...
Chase Freedom Unlimited: Uncapped double cashback for one year (ends soon)
Update 1/4/24: It's been brought to our attention that this uncapped Chase Freedom Unlimited offer will be ending soon. If it sounds tasty, best to put it on the menu soon.
Chase recently released a...
Frequent Miler’s 2024 Predictions for Points, Miles and Travel
Before going further, it should be noted that we're not always terribly good at this. As proof, look no further than our predictions for 2023. Let's just say that Nostradamus isn't losing any sleep...
(EXPIRED) Cathay Pacific Asia Miles: 10% transfer bonus from credit card partners
Usually, transfer bonuses are offered by credit card programs to a specific travel rewards program (ie, Amex Membership Rewards to Asia Miles), but another promo is being offered by Cathay Pacific Asia Miles for...
(EXPIRED) Alaska Mileage Plan: Earn 2x miles on Lyft rides through mid-January
Last year, Alaska Airlines announced a new partnership with the rideshare service Lyft. This partnership allows Mileage Plan members to earn miles on all Lyft rides within the United States and Canada. While normal...
(EXPIRED) Avianca LifeMiles: Get 2 for 1 award tickets with latest promo (targeted?)
Avianca LifeMiles has a new, short-term promotion out that looks incredible on the surface: redeem miles for two award tickets (on Avianca metal) and get the miles for one ticket credited back. Effectively, it's...
Alaska Air Mileage Plan Complete Guide
Alaska Air Mileage Plan Overview
Alaska Mileage Plan is the loyalty program for Alaska Airlines. For quite some time, Mileage Plan was considered to be one of the best loyalty programs around and Alaska miles...
Frequent Miler’s Travel Rewards Holiday Wish List
During our latest installment of Ask us Anything, a reader/viewer asked us a fun question:
What is one miles and points item at the top of your holiday wish list this year?
We briefly answered, but...
