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.
Marriott Bonvoys loyalty with new StudioRes brand
Marriott Bonvoy hasn't exactly made a name for itself as being a consistently generous rewards program. After all, there's a reason that "Bonvoyed" has...
(EXPIRED) IHG Premier card: Increased 170K welcome offer
Update 3/7: We've just received word that this increased offer on the IHG Premier card will be ending at 7AM EST on 3/20/2025.
Today, Chase increased...
Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée (France): Bottom Line Review
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American Airlines Shopping Portal now caps annual earnings from Giftcards.com
Update: It looks like this isn't just the AAdvantage Shopping Portal, but other Cartera-managed portals as well. The same language now appears on the...
(EXPIRED) $525 Checking Account Bonus With Chime and InBoxDollars
Chime is an app with a debit card tied to an online checking account without any particularly noteworthy spending bonuses. It does have some...
Bank of America Air France/KLM Flying Blue Mastercard: 70K welcome offer
Bank of America is back with a welcome offer on the Air France/KLM World Elite Mastercard of 70,000 Flying Blue miles and 100 XP...
Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash Credit Card Review (2026)
Last year, Wells Fargo launched the Signify Business Cash Card as part of a broader overhaul of the company's credit card portfolio. This is...
Southwest slashes points earning on Wanna Get Away Fares with no notice
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards members woke up to an unpleasant surprise this morning, as the company slashed the amount of points that are earned...
St Regis Bonvoys elite breakfast, man billed $47K after “free” cruise and another airline...
A man got sick on a free cruise and ended up with a $47K bill, yet another airline has announced a devaluation and -...
Amex ending ability to pay personal cards with PayPal Bill Pay
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Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card Review (2026)
The Chase Ink Business Preferred card is somewhat of a doppelgänger to the uber-popular Chase Sapphire Preferred. Like that ubiquitous consumer card, the Business...
(EXPIRED) Chase Ink Spending Offers: Earn 5K bonus points for $5K spend (targeted)
There is a new, targeted spending offer for Chase Ink Business cards that folks are encountering via mailers, e-mails and within their online Chase...
What are Virgin Atlantic points worth?
At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called "Reasonable Redemption Values." These are estimates of the "worth" of airline miles, hotel...
Ortea Palace Syracuse, Sicily (Marriott Autograph Collection): Bottom Line Review
Sicily is one of the great joys of Italy, a marvelous mélange of food, history, architecture, culture and natural beauty (where else can you...
