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.
AC Hotel by Marriott Innsbruck: Bottom Line Review
Innsbruck, Austria is known as the "Gateway to the Austrian Alps." This delightful, historic town sits alongside the banks of the Inn River, in the midst of some gobsmacking mountain scenery. There's not a...
Hilton Amex Cards: Limited Time Welcome Offers with Big Points
Overnight, American Express made extensive changes to Hilton Aspire and Surpass cards, both shuffling around benefits and increasing the annual fees on each card. Some people will like the changes (including me), others will...
Chase Ink Business In-Branch Offers: 120,000 Ultimate Rewards points or $1,500
We've seen a number of reports over the past few days about increased offers that are available in-branch for the Chase Ink Business Unlimited and Ink Business Premier cards. The Business Unlimited is giving...
(EXPIRED) Chime: Easy $245 Checking Account Bonus
Chime is an app with a debit card tied to an online checking account without any particularly noteworthy spending bonuses. It does have some terrific new account and referral bonuses, however. This month, Chime...
(Expired) CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select: Limited-Time 75K Welcome Offer
There is a new, limited-time offer for the CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select card: earn 75,000 miles after $6,000 in purchases within the first 6 months. In addition, the annual fee is waived for the...
(EXPIRED) Delta Amex Offer: Spend $300 and Get $75 Back (Targeted)
There is a very good, targeted Delta Amex Offer out that gives $75 back on up $300+ in spend with Delta Air Lines. This offer is only good for purchases that are made in...
Hertz misleads customers (again), dealing with gift card fraud and when the Chase 24-month...
Hertz in hot water for lying to their customers, one man's story of dealing with gift card fraud and how to figure out when the Chase 24-month clock for welcome offers resets. All that...
(EXPIRED) SoFi: Up to $450 bonus with a new checking/savings account
SoFi has two stackable offers that can give you up to $450 back when opening a new checking/savings account.
Swagbucks gives you ~$200 back when opening a new SoFi Checking/Savings account by clicking through the...
(EXPIRED) Expedia Amex Offer: 10% back on prepaid hotels
There's a new Amex Offer out good for 10% back at Expedia (up to $100 back). Expedia typically runs some excellent offers over the Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend, so this could be...
(EXPIRED) Giftcards.com: 1.5% cashback through PayPal (stack with portals & sales)
PayPal has a new offer that gives 1.5% cashback on purchases from Giftcards.com (GCC). This will stack nicely with earnings from shopping portals, credit cards and with the frequent sales that GCC runs.
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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) Costco.com: 14% off Southwest Airlines gift cards
Costco.com is offering a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card for $429.99. This is $20 per card better than the regular discount that we see through Costco, so could be a good value for those...
Delta Sale: As low as 42k SkyMiles roundtrip to New Zealand, 51k to Australia
Delta is running a flash sale that includes Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Japan (Thrifty Traveler originally reported the New Zealand fares, but it looks like the lowered pricing extends to other destinations as...
(Expired) Chase World of Hyatt Business Card: Increased 75k welcome offer
Update 10/12/23 - We've received word that this increased offer on the World of Hyatt Business card will end at 9am EST on 10/19/23.
There is a newly-increased, 75,000 point welcome offer out for the...
