Travel Product ReviewsIn 2023, I shared how I had contributed to a Kickstarter campaign for a new travel product. Well, soon after that, the item arrived at my door: the Sleeper Hold travel pillow. As luck would have it, soon after the pillow's arrival, I ended up taking a trip to Hong Kong that also happened to...
Quick TipsAfter a solid eight-year run (since launching a public beta), Dosh has announced that it's shutting down its app next month. As I write this, the last day to make qualifying transactions to earn cashback has passed and the app will officially close on February 28th. That said, the last day to claim any funds...
Saving MoneyIt’s no secret that many Americans have a complicated relationship with banks. In many ways, they may just seem like a necessary evil people put up with for convenience's sake. As a result, consumers tend to grin and bear it with the various fees they’re charged on a monthly basis. However, when we talk about...
Quick TipsThis week, a couple of things happened. First, the Los Angeles area suffered a number of devasting wildfires — many of which are still ablaze as of this writing. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was underway. What do these two things have to do with each other? Well, at the...
Personal Product ReviewsEven as someone who doesn't drink, I've long been interested in the craft beer scene. Specifically, I was fascinated by how many different styles of beer there were and how each could be tweaked or redefined by various brewers. Meanwhile, as far as I knew, non-alcoholic beers were akin to decaf coffee — a pale...
Quick TipsIt's long been a cliche that New Year's resolutions are bound to fail — to the point where you might be better off not even making them. Of course, a good part of the problem with resolutions is that common picks such as "save more and spend less" are so generic that there's no real plan...
Hotel ReviewsIt was sometime in October when I realized that I had yet to redeem the annual $200 Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts credit that comes on my American Express Platinum Card. Since this credit is based on a calendar year, I would need to act relatively fast if I wanted to make use of it....
Quick TipsIt was only a couple of weeks ago that I wrote about Solis having a sale on its travel WiFi devices and data. Well, while that 25% deal was still pretty good, it turns out that they're upping their game for the end of the year. Now, you can get a new device for 38%...
Quick TipsFor years, I've been a pretty big fan of Capital One. This includes regularly recommending their Savor (formerly SavorOne) card and opening a 360 Checking Account. Heck, I even kind of like their commercials — including the one where the spokesman apparently lives at the branch or Jen Garner parodying A League of Their Own...
Travel TipsFor those tired of waiting in line to print off bag tags at the airport, Alaska Airlines has introduced a new solution. Recently, the airline started selling its electronic permanent bag tags to the general public. So what are these things all about — and will I be picking one up for myself? I first...
Quick TipsBlack Friday and Cyber Monday may have passed — but, even if you missed those sales, there's still time for you to save money on a new Solis portable WiFi device. With less than two weeks until the holidays, the company is offering 25% (or more) off on its devices as well as on data...
Quick TipsIn what feels like a lifetime ago at this point (2017), one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax, experienced a massive data breach that impacted millions of consumers. A couple of years later, a class action lawsuit resulted in compensation payouts for thsoe that claimed them. Of course, with so...