I built the points and miles newsletter I couldn't find anywhere else.
There's more travel loyalty news than anyone has time to read — and a lot of it has an incentive behind the headline. PNM Now distills what actually changed, separates the news from the noise, and does it without an affiliate dollar in sight. Free to read.
Two things are broken about most points coverage.
There's too much of it. Devaluations, bonuses, card changes, award windows — something moves every day and most of it gets covered at length. Reading it all is a part-time job.
A lot of it has an incentive behind it. Sites earn when you apply for the cards they write about. Nobody's lying — the incentives just point in a particular direction, and coverage reflects that.
PNM Now is my answer to both. I read everything, figure out what actually matters, and give you the short version — fact separated from opinion, news from noise. No referral fee riding on what you decide next.
What PNM Now is
- A daily news briefing — what moved, what it means, what (if anything) to do about it
- Reader-supported and ad-supported — subscriptions plus direct deals with brands we trust
- No affiliate deals — with card issuers, airlines, hotels, or anyone else
- Curated — a few things worth knowing, not everything that happened
What it isn't
- A beginner's guide to points from scratch
- A card comparison or sign-up bonus aggregator
- Everything that happened today, unfiltered
- An award booking service or forum
Two minute reads, one daily email.
I'm not trying to add to your reading pile. Each post takes one thing that actually moved that day: what changed, what it means, and whether it's worth doing anything about. No padding, no 3,000-word detours.
Even better? It all lands in one email at 5 pm ET, so you catch up once and get on with your evening.
Under two minutes.
Long enough to understand what happened, short enough to read on the train.
In your inbox by 5 pm ET.
Everything that moved today, in a single send. Timed for the end of the day, once the news is actually in.
Only what you need to know.
The day's firehose, filtered down to the handful of things worth your attention. Not a transcript of the whole day.
Fact is fact. Opinion is mine.
Every post has two layers. The news is sourced and straight — what happened, what changed, what a program announced. When I have a view on what it means, I say so explicitly and label it as mine. You get both, and you always know which is which. It looks like this:
This devaluation is worse than United is letting on. The headline number looks manageable, but the sweet spots that actually made these miles worth holding are gone. If you've been sitting on a balance waiting for the right moment, that moment was six months ago.
When you see this, it's my read — not a news item. The story above it is the news. The two don't bleed into each other.
Here's exactly how PNM Now makes money.
Display ads are honest about what they are. A commission tied to the card I'm writing about isn't — it doesn't announce itself, it just quietly shapes what gets said and what doesn't. The two aren't in the same category.
- No affiliate links — ever.
- No referral commissions from card issuers.
- Ads are always clearly labeled.
Who is Andrew Kunesh?
I've been covering points and miles for over a decade, with bylines at CNN Underscored, The Points Guy, Upgraded Points, and more. That time taught me the programs inside and out — and gave me a clear picture of what a different kind of publication could look like. So I built one.
I live in New York, I travel constantly, and I've held just about every premium travel card worth holding. I know this space well enough to know when something is worth your time and when it isn't.
PNM Now is what I built when I ran out of excuses not to. Just the daily read I always wanted and couldn't find.
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Every post goes out free — no paywall, no limits. If it's useful, you'll know pretty quickly.
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