Author: Kyle Burbank
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Travel Tuesday: Pray for Hong Kong — My Favorite Things About the City
Quick note: in case you missed the previous entry, Travel Tuesday is a new feature here on Money@30 where I’ll be sharing travel-focused posts every other week — so stay tuned for more tips and tales from my various travel adventures! The past few months have not been easy for Hong Kong. Not long after my…
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The Spreadsheet and Comparison Figures I Used When Buying My Used Car
Last summer, my wife and I decided it was time to replace our aging sedan. But, instead of buying an actual new car, we decided to shop the used market for something that would be an upgrade for us but at a decent price. Basically, the goal was to find a reliable car that would…
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Credit Karma Can Show You What Passwords You Really Need to Stop Using
We all know that, in order to keep your online accounts and data protected, you shouldn’t reuse passwords. Of course, actually sticking to that sound advice can be a bit more challenging. Moreover, if you’ve since wised up and changed your ways, accounts you may have forgotten about could still leave to trail for hackers…
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Travel Tuesday: Why Mobile Wallets are a Must for World Travelers
Before we jump into the topic at hand, I first want to welcome you to a new feature here on Money@30: Travel Tuesday. Every other week, I’ll be sharing tips and tales from my various travel adventures. While some of these will have a personal finance tie-in, others may just focus on the destination being…
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Stock-Earning App Bumped Adds HelloFresh to Its Line-Up
Considering the number of apps I review, it’s rare that I can keep track of when I first heard about the tools in question. But, in the case of Bumped, I distinctly remember scrolling through my Instagram feed when I saw an ad for an app that said it would reward you with stock from…
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Tips For Maxing Out Your IRA (And Why You Should Before April 15)
Last year, for the first time, my wife and I managed to max out our IRA — something we saw as a major money milestone for us. While I’d love to say that this move was motivated purely by wanting to be prepared for retirement (which of course we do), the truth is that the…
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Purchasing a Vehicle: Buying New vs. Leasing. vs. Buying Used
Last year, for the first time since I was 20 years old, I purchased a new car. Well, more accurately, my wife and I bought a new to us car. Prior to landing on this decision, we considered different routes for replacing our aging sedan — including buying a truly new vehicle or even leasing one.…
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Miles Instead of Cash Interest? That’s What Bask Bank’s Savings Account is Proposing
It seems that I often blog about how I have too many savings accounts these days. That’s thanks to my dedication as a reviewer that insists that I get first-hand experience with all of those apps and accounts that grab my attention. Therefore, when I read about how Texas Capital Bank was launching Bask Bank…
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Global Entry’s Backlog Problem May Be Worse Than I Realized
In the summer of 2018, my wife and I decided it was time for us to get Global Entry. At the time when I wrote about the service, I noted that my application took a few weeks to get conditionally approved and wondered if that was a long time or not. Well, as it turns…
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MezuCard Offering 20% Cash Back at Select Retailers “While Supplies Last”
A few months ago, I was introduced to the app Mezu by their announcement of the MezuCard. This digital-only debit card allows users to spend their Mezu funds wherever mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted. Now the company is further promoting that offering by giving users 20% off at some…
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An Ode to the Las Vegas Monorail
All this week, I’ve been living it up in Sin City — and by “living it up” I mean attending CES and trying my damndest to avoid those $5 drip coffees. While I’m certainly enjoying my second CES outing, my feet are clearly not fans. Some people might not realize it but the Las Vegas…
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The Simple Way I Just Saved $100 on My Health Insurance Premium
For all of the excitement that often comes with the new year, there are admittedly some pain in the butt things you need to put up with as well. Case in point: re-upping your health insurance. While I was lucky enough to escape a major price hike on my premiums in 2020, there were some…
