Category: Quick Tips
Every Friday I post a new Quick Tip covering a wide range of topics, including ways to save money, travel tips, personal products/services I find interesting, and more.
Quick TipsYou saw the headline — so let me just assure you that it's true. I realized this week that it must have been at least a decade since I walked into a barber (or so much as a Great Clips) and paid for a professional haircut. There are a couple of reasons for this. First,...
Quick TipsEver since I switched to T-Mobile a few years ago, I've become a fan and have chronicled many of their interesting offerings. This includes things like their weekly giveaway feature T-Mobile Tuesdays as well their banking account T-Mobile Money and, most recently, the cashback T-Mobile Dining platform. That's why it brings me a bit of...
Quick TipsOver the years, I've managed to score a surprising amount of free money. Mostly, what I'm thinking of are some very generous bonuses I've earned from FinTech apps while they've been in their "throw VC money at people to acquire customers" phase. Yet, my most recent bonus win was not only among the most lucrative...
Quick TipsThe YouTube Partner Program (YPP) is changing once again. Specifically, the video site is lowering the requirement, allowing more creators to join sooner — but there's a bit of a catch. Let's start with the basics. Now, those with at least 500 subscribers and who have made at least 3 valid public uploads within the...
Quick TipsNext week, summer 2023 will officially begin. In turn, millions of Americans will be soaking up the sun and setting off on fun-filled vacations. So, to capitalize on this travel moment, Delta and American Express have rolled out new welcome bonuses for a number of their co-branded cards. Now, new Delta SkyMiles cardmember can earn...
Quick TipsIn 2021, the American Express Platinum Card was revamped — a change that came with a number of new perks but also a hike in annual fee. Among the numerous additions was an annual credit for CLEAR. This wasn't completely unexpected as, by that time, the Green Card had also been relaunched and featured a...
Quick TipsThe world of streaming entertainment has been incredibly frustrating as of late. For all of the mockery the move from HBO Max to just Max got, the story that sticks out to me is the fact that Disney+ just purged a bunch of their original content — meaning that great shows like Prop Culture and...
Quick TipsI feel as though I'm kind of going back to my roots with this week's Quick Tip: discussing a new Starbucks promotion. If you're newer to my site, pre-pandemic, my wife and I would go to Starbucks every weekend as a means of hanging out with our favorite baristas, enjoying some breakfast, and catching up...
Quick TipsLate last year, word came down that the app Bumped — which allowed customers to earn stock in the companies they made purchases from — was shutting down. As bummed as I was at the time, it turns out that this announcement would only be the start of my troubles. Let me explain. After learning...
Quick TipsDoing what I do, I've seen several new credit card products come down the pike in recent years. Some of these are fairly boring (like 2% flat rate cards — they have a use but they're not exciting), others as more interesting but not for me (see: Ness Card), and yet others just sound downright...
Quick TipsIn hindsight, Bask Bank either launched at the best or worst time ever: January 2020. On the one hand, debuting an account emphasizing travel just before the world shuts down can't be good for branding. But, on the other hand, one could argue that the account allowed people to build up their frequent flier accounts...
Quick TipsAs the headline says, Facebook probably owes you money. Or, to put it in television commercial terms, "If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24th, 2007 and December 22nd, 2022, you may be entitled to compensation." That's because Meta (Facebook's parent company) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle...