Author: Kyle Burbank
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Global Entry: What is it and is it Worth it for Travelers?
If you’ve traveled internationally in recent years, you may have noticed signs for Global Entry as you made your way to the long line for customs and immigration when arriving back in the States. Furthermore, if you’re anything like me, you may have assumed that this Global Entry offering was something exclusive to those with…
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Travel Tuesday: Using Abbott BinaxNOW Ag Card Home Test with eMed Telehealth Services for Travel
I’m not sure if I have awful timing or amazing timing. Exhibit A: I started this Travel Tuesday column in February of 2020, just before travel halted — but it could be argued that this actually worked well since I could reflect on past travels while people were daydreaming about an eventual return to the world.…
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PointCard is Introducing a Premium Charge Card Called Titan
A few months back, after seeing social media ads for a premium debit card called PointCard, I caved and decided to give it a shot. Since then, the offering has evolved some, recently moving its partner bank and issuing a new card design. On top of that, it seems as though Point has a new…
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My 2022 Goals — Personal, Professional, and Money
And just like that, another year has nearly come to an end. For all of the challenges that 2021 brought, it sure did fly by. Now, with the new year just ahead, it’s time once again to share some of the goals I have going forward. Just like with last year’s post, I do feel…
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Fold Now Offers an AR Game Where You Can Win Free Sats
Late last year, I discovered an app called Fold that allows you to buy gift cards for top brands and earn Bitcoin back for your purchases. Then, this summer, I tried out their Bitcoin rewards debit card, which — while I was fairly lukewarm on it overall — does have some pretty interesting features and…
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Travel Tuesday: Bose Sleepbuds 2 Review — A Travel Essential?
Is there anything better than a good night’s sleep? Alas, so few of us are regularly able to achieve such luxury for one reason or another. Whether you’re traveling or are at home, errant noises in the night may be among the things keeping you awake or interrupting your slumber. That’s something that the Bose…
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When Trying to Save Money Backfires: My Parking Fail
I like to consider myself a fairly frugal person. While I’ve been known to spend on a few splurgy items and like to have nice things, most of the time, I try to save money when possible or cut out expenses that aren’t a priority for me. Alas, this week, my money-saving ways came back…
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Another Open Box Win And Other Ways I Saved on My New Laptop
Last week, unexpected tragedy struck. Okay, before you worry, it’s not real tragedy — it’s just that my laptop decided to stop working. Out of nowhere, in the middle of a mundane task, it just froze up. Then, upon starting it back up, I got an error indicating something was wrong with my startup disk.…
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My Thoughts on the Capital One Venture X Card
I know I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I feel like I need to discuss the recently-released Capital One Venture X card — lest I lose what little credit card enthusiast cred I have. Following months of rumors that Capital One would be getting into the premium travel card game,…
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Travel Tuesday: I Am Now a Buc-ee’s Believer
Last year, my wife and I took a business trip to Dallas. Along the way, we passed a couple of gas stations that bore a distinctive and adorable beaver mascot and bright yellow background on their signage. For a moment, I thought perhaps the beaver was named “Katy,” although that just happened to be the…
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My Cash App 99% Off Win — And Why I Still Love My Cash Card
As someone who used to love but has since learned to (mostly) loathe Twitter, there are very few accounts that I have push notifications activated for. In fact, I can only think of two: @NWSSpringfield and @CashApp. Why the latter account? Exclusively for weeks such as this one. One of the star features of Cash…
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Discover’s 2022 Cashback Bonus Calendar Includes Exciting Changes
You’re surely just as shocked as I am that it is somehow already November. Not that I’m complaining, but this year has really flown by. And, as the new year approaches, Discover has released its 5% Cashback Bonus Calendar for 2022, featuring a few changes from this year’s category line-up. For those unfamiliar, select Discover credit cards…
