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 book business class to Southern Africa for 70,000 miles
Africa can be a difficult destination to find award flights for and, the farther south you want to go on the continent, the more expensive (and challenging) it becomes both in terms of availability...
LATAM Airlines 787-8 Business Class: Bottom Line Review
When Nick and I were researching destinations in the Americas for this year's Party of 5 Challenge, we really wanted to spend some time in South America and, at the same time, spotlight the...
American Express clawing back points, JetBlue hiking Spirit fares by 40% and American Airlines...
The American Express Rewards Abuse Team (RAT) is on the prowl, JetBlue accidentally tells the world that it plans to hike airfare on Spirit and American Airlines will begin upgrading pilots before customers. All...
All Chase Referral Links are now easy to find in one place
Chase has upped its refer-a-friend game quite a bit in the last couple of years and there's decent referral bonuses on many Ultimate Rewards (UR) and co-branded credit cards. Referral offers often match the...
Amex Platinum cardholders can get Hertz President’s Circle status
Update: Since we originally published this at the end of last year, the enrollment link has been frustrating, working on and off or blanking out. Skye at Award Wallet found a redirect that appears...
Delta Award Sale: From 34k SkyMiles roundtrip to London
Delta is seemingly running another unadvertised flash sale, this time on the routes that it operates from the US-London. Prices range from 40k to 60k SkyMiles roundtrip and are available most days between mid-September...
Hyatt: 3x points at Vacation Club properties though mid-November
Hyatt has announced the launch of its "re-imagined" residential properties brand: Hyatt Vacation Club. Formerly named "Hyatt Residence Club," it now officially incorporates nine Welk Resorts properties that were purchased in 2021. As part...
AARP: 5 years of membership for $25 (or free with referral)
AARP is currently offering a 5-year membership for $45 (anyone can join, you don't need to be elderly like me). At the same time, the shopping portal Rakuten is offering an increased return for...
(EXPIRED) Wells Fargo: $325 Bonus With New 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...
(EXPIRED) Walmart.com Chase Offer: 10% back on up to $120 in purchases
There's a new Walmart.com Chase Offer out that can save you up to 10% on up to $120 in combined purchases at Walmart.com through mid-March.
The Deal
Targeted Walmart.com Chase Offer: Get 10% back on...
[Expired] American Express Green Best Ever Welcome Offer: 60K points + $200 credit
American Express has just increased the welcome offer on the Green card. New cardmembers will now receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $3,000 on the card within the first 6 months. New cardholders...
American Airlines refuses to seat an infant, Hyatt charges man $5K because his father...
Hyatt charges a man $5,500 for cancelling a reservation (because his father died), American Airlines refuses to seat an 18-month old, taxi drivers in Cancun go Mad Max on Uber and a Dave Ramsey...
American Express makes negative changes to Platinum consumer cards (Update: worse than expected)
Update: The consumer Platinum "family rule" terms are now appearing on the Schwab Platinum card, meaning that you are no longer eligible for a welcome offer if you have previously held any of the...
Capital One adds 48-month rule to personal cards
Capital One has long been one of the most enigmatic banks to get approvals with. It's fairly easy for most folks to get a first card (outside of Greg the Frequent Miler), but things...
