Author: Kyle Burbank
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Travel Tuesday: Tru by Hilton Hotel Review (Wichita, Kansas)
Over the past several months now, I’ve reviewed a number of hotel properties for my Travel Tuesday series. And while these locations have technically spanned the country, they’ve definitely over-indexed for Las Vegas, Nevada. Well, today, I’m changing things up a bit by looking at a hotel located in middle America — like, near literally…
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The Non-Food Items I’ve Been Buying at Sam’s Club
A few months back, I decided to share a short list of some of my favorite items to purchase at Sam’s Club. Well, as of late, I’ve found myself spending more time in the non-edible sections of the warehouse store. In turn, I’ve been able to save money on items I hadn’t really considered previously.…
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Wyndham’s App Has a Helpful Road Trip Planning & Booking Tool
This weekend, my wife and I are attending the 2022 D23 Expo in Anaheim, California — representing Laughing Place, the Disney fan site we write for. Seeing as we live in Springfield, Missouri (which is very much not near California), we’d likely fly to the event if we were normal people. Alas, we are not…
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Travel Tuesday: How Much is Airline Lounge Access Really Worth?
Since applying for the American Express Platinum card in late 2019, I’ve mentioned airport lounge life on this site with some frequency. Furthermore, if I’m being honest, the lounge access said Platinum card provided was a big factor in why my wife and I were interested in getting the card. Unfortunately, quantifying what this type…
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Sam’s Club is Raising Its Membership Prices This October
It’s now been nearly three years since I first became a Sam’s Club member. In that time, I’ve gone from wondering if warehouse club shopping made sense for a couple to relying on the store (as well as EveryPlate) for the majority of our meals. Plus, the store was a lifesaver during the early days…
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Blogging Tools: AI Writing Generator Test
Previously when I kicked off my Blogging Tools series, I shared a look at some services you can use to improve your writing by fixing grammatical and spelling errors. Well, today, we’re taking things to a new level and looking at tools that will actually do the writing for you! That’s right, we’re going to…
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Bilt Rewards is Adding More Airline Transfer Partners and Offering a Bonus
About a month ago, I added another new credit card to my wallet: the Bilt Mastercard. What makes this option unique — and what attracted me to it — is that customers can not only earn 1x points when paying rent but can also use their card on rent portals without paying any fees thanks…
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Travel Tuesday: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (Chicago) Hotel Review
For the past three years, my wife and I have been traveling to Chicago to cover C2E2. Before you ask, that stands for “Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo” and, while we have attended in 2020, 2021, and now 2022, the times of year have been very different, with the initial taking place in February, the…
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Paramount+ is Coming to Walmart+ — Which is Great News for Amex Platinum Members
This week, American Express Platinum cardmembers gained a new benefit — well, sort of. While there is now another perk to the card, it’s not one being directly offered by Amex. Instead, the Walmart+ benefit that the card added in 2021 has suddenly become more valuable as it will soon come bundled with the Paramount+…
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Blogging Tools: Writing and Grammar Tools
It’s been a while since I’ve written about writing. While this section of my site has sat up next to more frequently covered topics such as Travel, I haven’t explored the meta opportunities of blogging about the practice of blogging for far too long. So, today, I’m working to correct that by kicking off a…
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How I Save 5.25%+ on All of My Amazon Orders
[UPDATE: Days after I posted this, Fold changed up its offering, removing the Amazon benefit from the free Spin card. It does still offer 5% back (up to $500 in purchases per month) on Amazon gift cards for those with the Spin+ card — which now has an annual fee of $100. In other words,…
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Travel Tuesday: Wally’s — Is the Mega Gas Station Better than Buc-ee’s?
A few months back, I shared my experience visiting a Buc-ee’s for the first time when on a road trip to Florida. Well, this past weekend, my wife and I headed up to Chicago for C2E2. Along the way, we noticed a large gas station called Wally’s, which seemed to share some traits with the…
