Author: Kyle Burbank
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What I’ve Been Learning About Tidying and Minimalism
For the past few months, I’ve made it a point to review at least one book a month as part of my Money at 30 column on Dyer News. While I’ve enjoyed most of the books I’ve read for this effort, more often than not, I write my review and then move on with my…
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MGM’s Mlife is Status Matching for a Limited Time
If you happened to miss my Travel Tuesday entry this week, I’m currently in Las Vegas on a what I’ll call a “change of scenery but stay safe” trip. As you might expect, it’s been an interesting experience as the city attempts to bring guests back and revitalize the Strip after months of closures. It…
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Travel Tuesday: Visiting Las Vegas in a Pandemic
Over the past few months, I’ve been pondering when I would be able to travel again. Then, just a couple of weeks ago, my wife and I started discussing some possibilities for trips we could take while still feeling comfortable and safe. That’s when we decided upon a destination: Las Vegas, Nevada. Cut to this…
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Walmart+ is Interesting… But is it $98 Interesting?
Just in case you didn’t already have enough subscriptions to your name, Walmart is rolling out another one. Earlier this week, the retail giant announced the launch of a new service its calling Walmart+. Apparently they wanted to join Disney, ESPN, Apple, and others by tacking on the mathematical symbol — but I digress. The…
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The Author Journey: Combating Headwinds
A few months ago, I resolved to finally get cracking on a book idea that had been floating around in my head for some time now. To correspond with this goal, I also decided to launch a monthly blog series taking you through the ups and downs of preparing a manuscript. Well, this particular entry…
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T-Mobile Money is Now Allowing Sprint Customers to Earn 4% APY Too
I’d have to imagine that most people reading this (at the least the ones based in the United States) are familiar with T-Mobile. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that a significant percentage of my readers are on T-Mobile or have been at some point in their lives. And yet, I’d also go out…
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Travel Tuesday: 3 Silly Little Things I Love About Tokyo
As the current crisis continues, I keep reflecting and relying on my old travel memories to get me by. Lately, this has led me to reflect on my time spent in Tokyo, Japan — a favorite of mine for a long time. Not only was it the destination for my first-ever solo international trip but…
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Two Current Amex Offers That Essentially Amount to Free Stuff
It’s now been nearly a year since I decided to apply for the American Express Platinum card. Of course, the landscape is quite a bit different now than it was at the time when I was looking forward to all those airport lounges I’d get to visit. Despite this, as my annual fee gets ready…
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Square’s Cash App is Testing Short-Term Loans — Is That a Good Thing?
It’s now been a few years since I first came across Square’s Cash app. At the time, I had already been familiar with Square’s card readers and POS machines that are a staple at many small businesses, so I figured I’d check out their peer to peer payment tool and even snap up one of…
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Basic Money Milestones to Achieve by 40
In today’s society, when do you make the jump into actual adulthood? While some might stick with the traditional “18” answers, others would argue somewhere in the 20s or even 30s. So, when it comes to hitting 40, I guess that means you should really have your s*** together! Although I’m still a few months…
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Travel Tuesday: Don’t Let a Good Deal Pressure You Into Traveling Again
As we enter month five of quarantine, the number of canceled trips continues to grow. What’s more, while some of us may have been optimistic about the possibility of autumn trips back in March (like when I moved my plane tickets to Paris from April to September), those hopes have since been dashed. Nevertheless, even…
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My Latest Quarantine Hobby? Yoga
During this increasingly-extensive time of quarantine, it seems that many among us have taken on new hobbies. In some cases, these have been somewhat productive, such as learning a new skill, language, etc. Meanwhile, it would appear from stock shortages that others have discovered the awesomeness of the Nintendo Switch. Over here in the Burbank…
