Author: Kyle Burbank

  • YouTube Just Made Its Premium Lite Product an Even Better Deal

    YouTube Just Made Its Premium Lite Product an Even Better Deal

    UPDATE (4/10/26): Welp. YouTube just revealed that it’s raising the price of Premium Lite to $8.99 (up $1). Still a good deal but really hurts my whole argument here, huh? Anyway, here’s my original post: Just over one year ago, YouTube brought a new tier of its Premium offering to the U.S.: Premium Lite. Priced…

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  • Allegiant Extra Review – Worth the Upgrade?

    Allegiant Extra Review – Worth the Upgrade?

    Updated on April 1, 2026 Right before the pandemic, I was booking an Allegiant flight to Las Vegas and saw an option for Allegiant Extra. This upgrade included extra legroom, priority boarding, and other perks. Naturally, as something of an Allegiant connoisseur, I had to try it. Of course, as you can imagine, that trip…

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  • PlayStation Prices Are Going Up — So What’s Next?

    PlayStation Prices Are Going Up — So What’s Next?

    Even as inflation pushes up prices on a number of household items, when you zoom out, we usually see electronics get more affordable. For example, can you believe that you can now get an HD, flat-screen 60″ television for a few hundred dollars? Similarly, when it comes to video gaming consoles, after a few years,…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Allegiant Wants You to “Travel with Confidence”

    Travel Tuesday: Allegiant Wants You to “Travel with Confidence”

    Over the past few weeks, travel has been a bit… treacherous. Overlooking international matters, here at home, several airports have been inundated with long lines and closed checkpoints due to the partial government shutdown that’s left TSA workers without pay. But, a silver lining has emerged as Allegiant has just launched a new flyer-friendly policy…

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  • Aeropress Go Travel Coffee Press Review – The Best Option?

    Aeropress Go Travel Coffee Press Review – The Best Option?

    Updated on March 23, 2026 When my wife and I are traveling and working, one of the biggest considerations is how we’re going to get our morning coffee. It’s not even like we’re big caffeine addicts or need our java to function, but coffee has become something we look forward to enjoying every morning as…

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  • Earning Bonus Uber Cash Just for Photographing Your Food Order

    Earning Bonus Uber Cash Just for Photographing Your Food Order

    Thanks to our Amex Platinum card’s Uber Cash credits, once a month, my wife and I enjoy getting ourselves some Uber Eats. These days, that often means picking up some delicious Cold Stone Creamery (Cake Batter Ice Cream, brownies, caramel, Golden Oreos, and cinnamon. Thank me later), but we do order real food from time…

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  • Buy Your Way to Starbucks Gold Status with Marriott Bonvoy Points

    Buy Your Way to Starbucks Gold Status with Marriott Bonvoy Points

    The day has some. This week, Starbucks rolled out the previously announced updates to its Rewards program. When I updated my app on Tuesday, I was disappointed to see that Starbucks had placed me in the Green status tier. While I wasn’t sure I’d qualify for Gold, I thought I’d at least be close. Instead,…

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  • Moderne Gentleman vs. Halfday – Comparing the Garment Duffles

    Moderne Gentleman vs. Halfday – Comparing the Garment Duffles

    Updated on February 12, 2026 Note: The Moderne Gentleman bag featured here has been discontinued. However, this article has been updated with details about Halfday throughout and continues to compare it to the Moderne Gentleman Travel Duffle as it was. A while back, I shared a look at the Moderne Gentleman Travel Duffle. As you…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Booking a Capital One Lifestyle Collection Hotel Stay – My Experience

    Travel Tuesday: Booking a Capital One Lifestyle Collection Hotel Stay – My Experience

    You may have heard of Amex’s Fine Hotels & Resorts program (as well as the similar-but-different Hotel Collection program). You might have also heard of The Edit by Chase. Heck, you might have even caught wind of Bilt’s Home Away From Home program. But did you know that Capital One also has a hotel program…

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  • Dry January Meets March Madness with a New Offer from Athletic

    Dry January Meets March Madness with a New Offer from Athletic

    It’s now been a few years since I got really into non-alcoholic beer. As someone who doesn’t drink, having the experience of trying different styles of beer, discovering various breweries, and getting to do both of these alongside my wife has been a lot of fun. And while I’ve now sampled several NA brews from…

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  • Allbirds Wool Runner-Up Mizzles Review – My Go-To Travel Shoes

    Allbirds Wool Runner-Up Mizzles Review – My Go-To Travel Shoes

    a pair of Wool Runner-Up Mizzles

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  • It’s Happening: Amex is Merging Tock into Resy This Summer

    It’s Happening: Amex is Merging Tock into Resy This Summer

    Back in 2024, American Express announced that it was purchasing the restaurant reservation service Tock from Squarespace. However, while that deal closed in October of that year, the Tock platform has remained on its own. Well, that’s about the change as Amex has revealed plans for Tock to merge into Resy (which Amex bought in…

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