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.
Amazon is again targeting customers with an offer to get a discount when using at least 1 Chase Ultimate Rewards point at checkout. The best offer appears to be 50% off, up to a...
The Rakuten portal is offering up to 15-20% back at hundreds of retailers, or 15-20x if you use your account to earn Membership Rewards. That's a great return at many of these stores, but...
Singapore Airlines is out with its annual Black Friday sale and there's quite an appealing (and sought-after) option: Singapore's fifth freedom route from NYC - Frankfurt in Singapore's A380 business class. Fares start at...
Amazon is once again targeting some customers with an offer to get a discount when using at least 1 Membership Rewards point at checkout. The best offer appears to be 50% off up to...
A few times a year, Kimpton has a nifty (if somewhat awkard) secret password that gets you a special treat if you mention the password (or phrase) when checking in. The new Kimpton secret...
A new Amex Offer appeared today for Singapore Airlines, offering a $300 statement credit when spending $1,500 or more on airfare. This is targeted and offers a good way to get back up to...
Hyatt has a sale on paid stays at some hotels called "Unlock the Possibilities." The promotion offers offers up to 20% off room rates at participating hotels by using the code UNLOCK. I'm often...
Chase and Lyft introduced a partnership in 2020 that provided additional perks and points-earning for Chase cardholders. Earlier this week, they announced that, not only had they extended the current partnership through 2025, but...
There's a new targeted Amex Offer for Delta Air Lines out that offers $50 back when you spend a minimum of $250 . It looks like it is targeted to both business and personal...
I recently was in San Diego for a couple of one-night stays and decided use one of them to check out the Andaz San Diego, a property that I've been curious about for awhile....
Choice Privileges has launched two new hotel promotions for stays through the end of the year, as part of their "Members Only Madness" week that I guess is supposed to be kind of a...
Southwest Airlines is targeting some Chase Southwest credit cardholders with a 25% bonus on all purchases between 11/1/2022 and 2/28/2023. It appears that the promotion applies to both base points and category bonuses. Even...
I'm not a huge fan of all-inclusive resorts. I've only been to a handful over the years, and to me they often seemed like a significant upcharge for copious amounts of mediocre food and...
GiftCards.com once again wants to give you free money. Currently, they're offering 5% off when buying Mastercard gift cards (both physical and virtual) and using one of three (and probably soon to be more)...