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.
(Now $40) Public.com and Swagbucks: $70 cash + free stock after $5 deposit
Update 3/1 - Offer has been reduced to 3500 SB ($35). This offer seems to go up and down, so probably worth waiting for a better payout before signing up.
Swagbucks is currently offering 6500...
United Airlines: Another upgrade to the award calendar?
This seems to be the week that everyone is working on their award calendars. Earlier, both Marriott and IHG made changes that made it easier to look at award availability and pricing over a...
IHG Rewards Calendar: Two ways to find it
IHG is an increasingly appetizing program due to soon-to-be enacted changes to their award program and their credit card portfolio. There have been a couple of historical challenges to the program, though. First, IHG...
(EXPIRED) Point Card: Earn 1% back on up to $5,000 of direct deposit monthly
The Point Debit card came on the scene last year and keeps getting more and more noteworthy with a variety of earning opportunities like 5x Costco, 5x Wal-Mart and a referral offer that pays...
(EXPIRED) (Targeted) United Airlines Cards: Increased welcome offers when logged into UA account.
There are improved welcome offers available on the United Airlines Explorer cards as well as the United Airlines Quest card. These targteted offers went out by e-mail but appear to be available to some...
Marriott Lowest Rate Calendar: Just in time for dynamic pricing
It's the calm before the storm as we all wait for Marriott to drop their award chart and begin dynamic pricing next month. It's one of several changes in the points and miles scene...
(EXPIRED) Air Canada: Excellent availability in business class to Australia for 4+
Starting today (or yesterday Aussie time), fully vaccinated travelers are able to enter Australia without having to quarantine. We recently wrote about excellent availability to Australia in economy across multiple airlines as well as...
(EXPIRED) (Update: better payouts) Amex Offers + Dell Credits = $250 Microsoft credit +...
Update 2/21: Today, Topcashback increased its Dell portal rates to 13% and Rakuten increased its Dell payout to 12x. There is also another Amex offer on the Business Platinum for 10% off up to...
(EXPIRED) Point Debit Referral Offer: $100 back after $50 in spend
The Point Debit card came on the scene last year and comes with a variety of earning opportunities (like the 5x Costco offer I used yesterday) that can offset the $99 annual fee for...
Alaska Airlines adds Malaysia Airlines as partner…or is it just a terrible joke?
I've flown Alaska Airlines almost exclusively for domestic travel for several years, consistently impressed by the value to be had in its frequent flyer program. When the airline joined the One World Alliance earlier...
(Update: Might be fixed?) Wyndham Business Card reporting as a personal card to credit...
UPDATE 2/18: A couple of readers who originally let us know that the Wyndham Business Earner Card was showing up on their personal credit report wrote back to let us know that it has since...
(EXPIRED) American Airlines Shopping Portal: double miles at GiftCards.com (+500 mile stack)
The American Airlines Shopping Portal is doubling its normal payout on GiftCards.com to 2 miles/points per dollar on up to $2000 in spend. There is an additional, stackable, 500 mile bonus on purchases through...
Simon Mall struggling with delivery delays on gift cards (up to two weeks or...
Simon Mall recently sent out an e-mail apologizing to customers for extended shipping delays on Visa Gift Cards. The letter blamed a combination of a COVID outbreak at a processing center as well as...
(EXPIRED) Nearside Checking/Debit: up to $90 back on $100 debit spend with uncapped 2.2%...
I've had my eye on Nearside Checking for some time. It's a free, FDIC-insured business banking platform with a Mastercard debit card that offers a generous, unlimited 2.2% cash-back rate on all eligible purchases...
