Author: Kyle Burbank
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An Ode to T-Mobile Tuesdays
It’s now been two and a half years since my wife and I decided to move to T-Mobile. In that time, I’m talked a lot about some of their auxiliary perks such as T-Mobile Money and, um, data breaches? Setting that latter one aside, one benefit I haven’t really talked about much is T-Mobile Tuesdays.…
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YouTuber Brand Deals: My First Sponsored Video Experience
A couple of months ago, I reached what I think is a YouTuber milestone: I completed my first brand deal. Okay, “brand deal” sounds very influencer-y, but I did make my first sponsored video. Previously, I’d made a handful of videos about products or services I’d received for free (but with no promise of a…
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Your Amex Platinum Now Comes with Walmart+. Yes, Really.
Back in July, the Platinum Card from American Express underwent a revamp that saw the card increase its annual fee from $550 to $695 per year while adding a number of credits to offset that cost. If you’ll recall, that trade-off ended up being a win for me as the incoming credits more than made…
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Air Canada is Currently Status Matching U.S. Frequent Flyers
Do you have elite status on American Airlines, Delta, Alaskan, JetBlue, Southwest, or Hawaiian? Would you like to use said status to achieve similar elite-ness with Air Canada? Well, thanks to a new Destination Canada -sponsored promotion, you can! For a limited time, U.S. Aeroplan members can match their status for free and enjoy the…
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#FinCon21 Recap: My Virtual Experience
And just like that, another FinCon is in the books. As I mentioned in my preview, although this year marked the return to an in-person event (taking place in Austin, Texas), I made the last-minute decision to go virtual. Of course, with approximately 20% of conference attendees choosing this option, there were plenty of tools…
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Robinhood is Finally Adding Crypto Wallets (Soon)
Ever since the stock trading app Robinhood added crypto trading in 2018, they’ve stated that the ability to transfer funds to an external wallet was coming “soon.” Well, it looks like “soon” is now actually, um, soon. Earlier this week, the company announced that wallets were indeed coming while also opening a waitlist of interested…
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Travel Tuesday: Fly or Drive? The Pros and Cons of Each
Living in the middle of the country makes things pretty interesting when it comes to planning trips. Thanks to our local airport, we can get to a number of hubs easily and, from there, travel to just about anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, if we’re staying domestic, we also have the option of driving to…
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U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve: The Next Credit Card I Have My Eye On
If you’ve followed this site for any length of time, you’ve seen my interest in credit cards grow significantly. Over the past five years, the amount of plastic (and metal) in my wallet has slowly swelled — and yet, with each new card I get, I pronounce that it’s likely the last. With that, right…
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Refunding My First Points Redemption
A few short weeks ago, I shared how Hilton was having a sale on points (while also taking a look at whether or not it was a good deal) and followed that up by documenting my first ever Amex Membership Rewards redemption, which combined those transferred points with the ones I had purchased from Hilton.…
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#FinCon21: My 11 Most Anticipated Presentations
For weeks, today has been on my calendar as the day I was going to dive into the FinCon 21 schedule in order to prepare my annual look at the panels and presentations I was most looking forward to. Ironically, today also ended up being the day I canceled my trip to FinCon 21. Well,…
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Travel Tuesday: Amex’s Current Limited-Time Transfer Bonuses
When it comes to collecting points and miles via credit cards, one of the most confusing factors is that the value of the points you earn can vary greatly depending on how you choose to redeem them. For example, while American Express’s Membership Rewards points will typically only net you 0.6¢ per point when used…
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I’ve Been Sleeping on This T-Mobile Apple Card Perk for How Long?!
Last month, I shared the somewhat sad but wholly expected news that Barclays was officially discontinuing the formerly great Uber Visa card and rolling existing customers over to the Barclays View Mastercard. In my mini write-up of that development, I noted that I’d probably just use the card to pay my monthly cell phone bill…
