Author: Kyle Burbank
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One (Ridiculous) Way We Save Money on Road Trips
It seems like just last week my wife and I were driving across the country for a week in Delaware. Oh wait, that was last week. Following a brief few days home, this morning finds us in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee after a 10+ hour drive. While the back-to-back travels are a bit…
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Personal Finance Blog Income Report Roundup: June 2018
If you spend nearly as much time as I do exploring personal finance websites, chances are you’ve come across income reports that several bloggers share as a way to educate and motivate their audience. I’ve always found these reports to be fascinating but had put off writing my own for one simple reason: there wasn’t…
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Cheap Eats Alert: National Chicken Wing Day Deals
It seems like nearly every day of the year has suddenly become a “holiday” to celebrate a certain activity, object, or food. While the overall idea may be laughable to some, the silver lining to this silliness is that it 0ften results in some great deals. The latest example of this will arrive on Sunday,…
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Getting Paid to Walk? That’s What the App Sweatcoin Proposes
When my wife and I left Glendale, California, one of our biggest regrets was leaving behind what WalkScore.com rated a “walker’s paradise.” We’d regularly walk to tons of restaurants, a movie theatre, a grocery store, and not one but two malls. Although we don’t have quite as many notable destinations in reach of our new…
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How to Rebound From 3 Money Setback Scenarios
On this site, I talk a lot about money milestones and achieving various financial goals. From building up an emergency fund to saving for retirement, these are all worthwhile and important topics that can make a huge difference in one’s fiscal life. However, I recently realized that, while I’ve spoken a lot about setting a…
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Robinhood Crypto Now Lets You Trade Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash
Earlier this year, the fee-free stock trading app Robinhood announced it was getting into the world of cryptocurrency. Robinhood Crypto started rolling out to users in certain states with the ability to buy and sell both Bitcoin and Ethereum while also being able to monitor the price of other coins via your watchlist. In promoting…
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Penny Hoarder Introduces Work-From-Home Jobs Portal
Thanks to blessings like faster Internet speeds, cloud computing, a bevy of team communication platforms, and other technologies, the need to report to a physical office building is diminishing for a number of workers around the world. Moreover, whether they just want to skip the commute or have desires to become digital nomads, there’s also…
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5 Ways You’re Wasting Money When Traveling
Traveling the world can be enlightening, enriching, thrilling, and treasured. However, one thing it rarely is is cheap. Part of conundrum can be attributed to the high costs of airline tickets and accommodations, while some of the extra expenses can actually be traced back to mistakes we’re making as travelers. Like what, you ask? Here…
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Your “Fat” Checking Account: How Money Hang-Ups Could be Costing You
Who doesn’t love logging into their checking account and seeing that there’s actually a sizeable amount of money in it? Heck, I sure remember the first time all of my bills were paid and there was still a comma in my balance total. Having such an experience after working hard to budget and save money…
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Blogging Tips: 5 Helpful Hints for Generating and Executing Article Ideas
Take it from someone with a personal finance site of his own and another weekly column to boot, coming up with article idea for your blog isn’t always easy. There have certainly been times when I’ve paced the halls of my apartment, struggling to land on any sort of inspiration that can lead to a…
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Is This the Underrated Travel Card of the Summer?
With the longest day of the year now behind us, it is finally officially summer. For many, that also means it’s time for a vacation. As a result, lately I’ve encountered several articles sharing their lists of the top travel credit cards. Seeing as I like to think of myself both as a personal finance nerd…
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Starbucks Unveils Prepaid Alternative to Its Rewards Credit Card
So is this new Starbucks Rewards Visa Prepaid Card worth it? In short, maybe. If you’re somehow not already a Starbucks Gold Cardholder but shop there with any frequency, getting automatic status is a great thing.
