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.
Varo Bank Swagbucks/MyPoints Offer: Earn $120/$125 with a $25 deposit (no direct deposit)
Update: Reader Sonu noticed that MyPoints has increased their Varo payout to 20,000 MyPoints or $125 when cashed out via PayPal. The link to the MyPoints deal is here.
Evidently there's a lot of venture capital...
Tempe Mission Palms, Destination Hotels: Bottom Line Review
Destination Hotels is an interesting little catch-all brand that was integrated into World of Hyatt between Summer 2019 and Spring 2020. It includes both traditional hotels as well as residences and is one of...
New Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant welcome offer with big free night certificate
American Express just released a new limited-time welcome offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card and it's a good one, combining traditional points with a monstrous 85K free night certificate. There was similar offer...
(EXPIRED) Investr App: Earn $80 bonus for new account opening and a $100 deposit
Yet another investment app has increased their Swagbucks offer. Investr is offering 5000 Swagbucks ($50) on new account sign-ups and then sweetening the deal with an additional $30 in Bitcoin if you make an...
(EXPIRED) Rakuten Visa: Check your e-mail for targeted spending offers (up to 6x total...
The Rakuten Visa has given me yet another case of FOMO as cardholders have reported receiving some very lucrative spending offers over the last 24 hours. Remember that Rakuten earnings can be converted into...
(Expired) Amex Offer: $20 back on Gift Card purchase of $300 or more (enrollment...
There is a new Amex Offer out for American Express Gift Cards that gives $20 back on a gift card purchase of $300 or more, making the deal instantly profitable.
The Deal
Get $20 back...
Hail Caesars! Revoked Caesars Rewards Diamond statuses are being reinstated
March wasn't kind for those of us on the Caesar's status match merry-go-round. Early in the month, Nick reported that 2022 status matches were taking much longer than normal. On top of that, there...
News of Highly-Targeted 100K Sapphire Preferred Offer: Can anyone actually find it?
Doctor of Credit is reporting that there is a new, highly-targeted 100K offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred. This is based on a Reddit report where someone found a 100K offer on the offers...
(EXPIRED) Costco: $50 off of $150 with promo code EASTER22
Costco is offering $50 off of a $150 purchase made on sameday.costco.com by using the code EASTER22 at checkout. You can combine multiple items in the cart in order to receive the discount, so...
(EXPIRED) Score 1,000 Amtrak Guest Rewards or 3,800 Wyndham Rewards with your Disney+ Bundle
American Express surprised us all last week by making a serious upgrade to their digital entertainment credit. Now, you can use the $20/month credit towards subscriptions on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+...or even better on...
The American Express Platinum Hertz benefit has saved me over $1000/yr on rental cars
There are many credit cards that offer elite status at car rental companies. While some of these statuses offer a few perks like class upgrades and improved (but still meager) points earning, there is...
American Express Platinum upgrade offer appears on some Gold cards (targeted)
There is a targeted upgrade offer appearing on some Amex Gold cards this morning. Nick's wife was targeted with an offer for 25,000 Membership Rewards points after $2,000 in spend along with 6 months...
Alaska Airlines is now charging an $8 flat rate for faster satellite wifi
My wife and I were flying back from Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, just in time for Alaska Airlines to announce that passengers will now pay an $8 flat rate for satellite wifi service...
Marriott Boundless: New welcome offer of three 50K free night certificates.
The Chase Marriott Boundless has come out with a new version of an old offer: instead of points, the card awards three free night certificates after completing $3,000 spend in three months. The last...
