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Quick Tips
Starbucks' Summer Game is Back and You Could Score Free Stars
by Kyle Burbank
I feel as though I'm kind of going back to my roots with this week's Quick Tip: discussing a new Starbucks promotion. If you're newer to my site, pre-pandemic, my wife and I would go to Starbucks every weekend as a means of hanging out with our favorite baristas, enjoying... 
Quick Tips
Cutting Your Loses: My Brokerage Battle and How I Finally Fixed It
by Kyle Burbank
Late last year, word came down that the app Bumped — which allowed customers to earn stock in the companies they made purchases from — was shutting down. As bummed as I was at the time, it turns out that this announcement would only be the start of my troubles.... 
Travel Tips
Travel Tuesday: Understanding Chase's New Sapphire Lounge
by Kyle Burbank
When Chase announced that it was opening a number of airport lounges in partnership with The Club, there were several questions I and others had. At the top of the list, with The Club being a staple of Priority Pass membership, it seemed fair to assume that those with Priority... 
Quick Tips
TD Bank Has a Pretty Dumb New Idea for a Credit Card Product
by Kyle Burbank
Doing what I do, I've seen several new credit card products come down the pike in recent years. Some of these are fairly boring (like 2% flat rate cards — they have a use but they're not exciting), others as more interesting but not for me (see: Ness Card), and... 
Saving Money
Buying a MacBook Pro in 2023: The Challenges and Tips for Saving
by Kyle Burbank
In 2004, I began my freshman year of college. During my first week, I realized that I needed a laptop that I could use to take notes in class, do homework on, and make dorm life more bearable in between. When I went to the school bookstore, I learned that... 
Quick Tips
Bask Bank Has Once Again Raised Its Mileage Earning Rate
by Kyle Burbank
In hindsight, Bask Bank either launched at the best or worst time ever: January 2020. On the one hand, debuting an account emphasizing travel just before the world shuts down can't be good for branding. But, on the other hand, one could argue that the account allowed people to build...