Author: Kyle Burbank
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Rewarding Credit Cards: 3 Cards We Use (and 2 We Have Our Eyes On)
Dave Ramsey hates credit cards. I say this as someone who’s never actually listened to a full episode of his show, but I’ve heard his position on plastic again and again from various articles either agreeing or disagreeing with him. Personally, while I understand why someone like him who speaks to millions of Americans at…
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Binji’s Card Consolidation Sounds Awesome, But Take a Closer Look
Ever since I determined that I was ready to jump back into the credit card game after swearing off them in my 20s, my wife and I have been all about maximizing our rewards. With the relatively modest sum of three main cards to our names, for the most part, we’ve become pretty good at…
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Considering Roboadvisors: The Pros and Cons
Last week, I mentioned that I had finally taken the next step in my investing journey by opening my first real brokerage account. Incidentally, before arriving at that decision, I explored a few other options — namely roboadvisors. See, I had definitely heard of this technology for some time, although it wasn’t until a recent…
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Teachable Creator Challenge: Why It’s the Perfect Time to Build Your Course
The Internet truly is an amazing place. While we may take it for granted sometimes, the access and connection it brings us is kind of mind-boggling when you stop to think about it. Perhaps one of the most incredible aspects of today’s online world is that you can learn just about anything right from your…
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Opening My First “Real” Brokerage Account (And the Mistake I Already Made)
Over the past few months, I’ve mentioned multiple times that my big goal this year was to start investing and contributing to a brokerage account on a monthly basis. Well, at long last, I took a major step toward reaching that goal this week as my wife and I opened up a joint brokerage account…
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Roasting Marshmallows: Following My FIRE Flirtation
Ever since I attended FinCon last September, I’ve been learning a lot about the personal finance blogging community. In doing so, I’ve also continued to seek my rightful place among its many subsections. While I haven’t quite found it yet, lately I’ve been finding myself most attracted to the FIRE side of things — even…
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When Packing Light Goes Wrong
Surely everyone knows that, given the fees airlines like to charge for checked or in some cases even carry-on luggage, the ability to pack light can mean saving a few bucks. That’s why my wife and I have been adamant about keeping the number of bags we bring with us on our travels to a…
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T-Mobile’s New Bank Account Offers Customers Up to 4% APY
Well this came out of left field. Last week, T-Mobile — a wireless service provider you may recall I recently switched to — announced that it was launching a new bank account. While the main features of this account are available to most Americans, the biggest selling point for current customers is the potential to…
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#FinHealthMatters: The Biggest Financial Lessons I’ve Learned
Today, April 25th, is #FinHealthMatters Day. I was first introduced to this “holiday” last year when the Center For Financial Services Innovation brought it to my attention via a FinCon contest. Five-hundred, twenty-five thousand, six-hundred minutes later, I can honestly say I’ve learned a lot more about personal finance in just one year’s time. Moreover,…
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TouchNote App Makes For Frugal and Fun Travel Souvenirs
For many of us, taking a trip near or far doesn’t just mean coming home with memories and photographs, it also means bringing souvenirs home for yourself and your friends. Unfortunately, in addition to taking up room in your suitcase, these tchotchke and other gifts can get expensive. That’s why we’ve started opting for more…
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Disney+ May Just Get You to Quit Cable (or Netflix)
Let’s get this out of the way up front: I am a huge Disney fan. Because of this, I’ve been actively looking forward to learning more about their upcoming streaming service, Disney+. Well, yesterday was my lucky day as the company finally spilled the beans — and, man, were they some delicious beans. On top…
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How Apple Pay Saved My Butt in Hong Kong
Visiting another country is always an interesting money experience. Even when traveling to places I’ve been to before, it seems I never know what to expect. That’s why, in the past, I’ve made sure to touchdown in each nation with at least a few dollars of local currency already in hand and armed with a…
