Author: Kyle Burbank
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I Confirmed What May Be Starbucks Rewards’ Best Deal
At the very end of last year, news broke that Starbucks was devaluing its Rewards program. For example, redeeming Stars for a latte would now cost you 200 Stars instead of 150 while redeeming for a bakery item would double from 50 Stars to 100. Naturally, like most, I was immediately disappointed with this change…
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Bilt Mastercard Customers Can Now Earn Up to 5x on Lyft Rides
It feels as though, every few weeks, I find myself writing about Bilt again. In my defense, that’s simply because the company continues to do interesting things. That brings us to this week when it was announced that Bilt and Lyft had entered into a partnership that will now see Bilt Rewards Mastercard customers earn…
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Robinhood’s Wallet App is Now Available — And Offering a Bonus
Last fall, Robinhood debuted its non-custodial crypto wallet to a select number of users. Now, the standalone app is available to all iOS users, with an Android version coming “later this year.” In the meantime, those who download and try this new application may be able to earn themselves a bonus in the process. Currently,…
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Adobe’s Audio Enhance Tool Could be a Gamechanger for Creators
When it comes to YouTube videos, I’ve heard it said that audio quality is actually more important than video quality. I happen to agree as, if I can’t hear the person speaking clearly, I’ll turn of a video whereas I’m more forgiving if the picture isn’t great. And while this doesn’t mean that the audio…
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Travel Tuesday: 5 Items Perfect for Traveling with a Dog
Over the past six months, our travel lives have changed a lot. That’s thanks to the fact that we now have a dog, Rigby, who joined our family back in August. Since then, while we haven’t traveled as much as we typically due (in a bid to make sure she got adjusted to her new…
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Reviewing the Upright GO 2 – $100 for Better Posture Reminders?
I’m not the kind to regularly make New Year’s resolutions but, this year, I made a few. Among them, I set a goal to improve my posture, as I’m an undoubted sloucher. Unfortunately, unlike other habits I’ve built or eliminated over the years, this one has proven difficult for me in the past as it’s…
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A Look at the YouTube Creator Music Platform for Song Licensing
Have you ever posted a YouTube video and then looked at your dashboard to discover that your content had been claimed due to a song you used? In some cases, these situations could mean that the copyright holder of a song you used would suddenly get part (or all) of your ad revenue — or…
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Get Set for Summer Travel with These Credit Card Intro Bonuses
It may only be February, but you can bet that a number of Americans are already looking forward to the summer. In particular, many are likely planning their summer travel plans as I speak. For them, several co-branded credit cards from airline and hotel brands are currently offering enhanced welcome bonuses. First up, as I…
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Travel Tuesday: Finding Award Flights with Bilt’s Point.Me Feature
Earlier this year, I noted that Bilt was one of the top FinTech tools I was keeping an eye on in 2023. That declaration followed a 2022 that saw the company add a number of exciting features and promotions — not to mention that I became a Bilt cardholder last year as well. Now, keeping…
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Delta’s Credit Cards Just Added a New Award Travel Benefit
Isn’t it nice when credit cards add new perks without taking anything away? Well, that happened again this past week as Delta introduced the new “TakeOff 15” feature to its line-up of American Express co-branded cards (save the no-annual-fee SkyMiles Blue card). Even better, this benefit comes without any increase to the annual fees of…
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Envato Elements Review: How Does the Stock Asset Option Stack Up?
A few years ago, I discovered that incorporating stock footage into my YouTube videos made my job as video editor much easier while also adding more energy to my finished product. When I first started with stock video, I had a subscription to what was then known as Videoblocks and then Storyblocks Video. Unfortunately, when…
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CLEAR Review: How the Biometric Program Saves You Time in Line
Over the past few years, you may have noticed the service CLEAR growing in prominence. Between its recent partnerships with American Express, its Health Pass being employed by several entities during the pandemic, CLEAR kiosks arriving at more locations, and the company going public, CLEAR is kind of having a moment. So, what exactly is…
