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.

Introducing Bilt Dining
Bilt Continues to Expand Its Platform with Bilt Dining, Bilt Wallet
Remember when I joked that I basically write about Bilt on a monthly basis? Well, in actuality, it seems to be about every three weeks now. But it's not my fault! The company continues to do interesting things — including launching a new program that not only allows customers to earn bonus points but also...
Greenlight + T-Mobile
T-Mobile Money is Offering an Extended Free Trial of Greenlight
For years, T-Mobile has offered a number of "on Us" promotions. To my memory, this started with Netflix on Us (which would eventually be followed by additional streaming services) but has continued to pop up in other ways, such as new cell phone model upgrade deals. Well, now, it looks as though T-Mobile Money is...
Spirit airplane
Spirit is Offering a Status Match Opportunity to Other Brands' Elites
Here's a fun fact about me: I've never flown Spirit Airlines. This isn't to say that I wouldn't ever fly Spirit — but I've never had an opportunity to and don't exactly feel a need to find one. Despite this, I found myself taking a sudden interest in the airline this week as I came...
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Bilt is Offering a Hyatt Status Trial/Challenge for Rent Day
It's almost the first of the month and you know what that means: time for me to write about Bilt again. If you're new, since October of last year, Bilt Rewards and the Bilt Mastercard have featured special promotions and perks on Rent Day each month. In addition to standing offers such as double points...
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I Just Returned My DirecTV Equipment and It Wasn't Horrible!
Last month, a most unpleasant email reached my inbox. It was from our apartment complex informing us that they'd no longer be supplying us with complimentary DirecTV and that our service would be canceled on March 1st. Not to worry though - the message noted that they were making this move to give us more...
Starbucks bag of coffee
I Confirmed What May Be Starbucks Rewards' Best Deal
At the very end of last year, news broke that Starbucks was devaluing its Rewards program. For example, redeeming Stars for a latte would now cost you 200 Stars instead of 150 while redeeming for a bakery item would double from 50 Stars to 100. Naturally, like most, I was immediately disappointed with this change...
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Bilt Mastercard Customers Can Now Earn Up to 5x on Lyft Rides
It feels as though, every few weeks, I find myself writing about Bilt again. In my defense, that's simply because the company continues to do interesting things. That brings us to this week when it was announced that Bilt and Lyft had entered into a partnership that will now see Bilt Rewards Mastercard customers earn...
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Robinhood's Wallet App is Now Available — And Offering a Bonus
Last fall, Robinhood debuted its non-custodial crypto wallet to a select number of users. Now, the standalone app is available to all iOS users, with an Android version coming "later this year." In the meantime, those who download and try this new application may be able to earn themselves a bonus in the process. Currently,...
Enhance Speech
Adobe's Audio Enhance Tool Could be a Gamechanger for Creators
When it comes to YouTube videos, I've heard it said that audio quality is actually more important than video quality. I happen to agree as, if I can't hear the person speaking clearly, I'll turn of a video whereas I'm more forgiving if the picture isn't great. And while this doesn't mean that the audio...
illustration of Upright GO 2 in use
Reviewing the Upright GO 2 - $100 for Better Posture Reminders?
I'm not the kind to regularly make New Year's resolutions but, this year, I made a few. Among them, I set a goal to improve my posture, as I'm an undoubted sloucher. Unfortunately, unlike other habits I've built or eliminated over the years, this one has proven difficult for me in the past as it's...
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Get Set for Summer Travel with These Credit Card Intro Bonuses
It may only be February, but you can bet that a number of Americans are already looking forward to the summer. In particular, many are likely planning their summer travel plans as I speak. For them, several co-branded credit cards from airline and hotel brands are currently offering enhanced welcome bonuses. First up, as I...
Delta Skymiles American Express Platinum Card
Delta's Credit Cards Just Added a New Award Travel Benefit
Isn't it nice when credit cards add new perks without taking anything away? Well, that happened again this past week as Delta introduced the new "TakeOff 15" feature to its line-up of American Express co-branded cards (save the no-annual-fee SkyMiles Blue card). Even better, this benefit comes without any increase to the annual fees of...
Featured Articles
Travel Tuesday: The Club ATL Grab & Go Pantry Lounge Review
Last week, I set off for San Francisco from my home in Springfield, Missouri. But, since I was flying Delta, I of course needed to make a stop in Atlanta before my flight back in the correct direction. Over the years, I've spent plenty of time at ATL, so when something new pops up, I...
4 Daily Games I Play That Somehow Make Me Feel Smart
Remember a few years ago when Wordle took the world by storm? Well, after that, it seemed that several other daily games popped up as well. Over time, the lineup of games I actually bother to play daily has evolved — but there are a few that I keep returning to. That's probably because, even...
Hotel Vandivort Review: Springfield, Missouri's Four Diamond Boutique Hotel
When it comes to my Travel Tuesday hotel review series, I often wonder what travels might be featured in my latest installment. That's when it hit me that: instead of looking to other cities for adventure, I could feature a property found right here in Springfield, Missouri.  Hotel Vandivort is a unique boutique hotel we’d...
I'm 40 and Finally Figured Out How to Properly Shave My Face
For a good portion of my mid to late 20s, I made my living pretending to be in high school for television. As it turns out, part of the reason why I could pass for younger is that I can't grow a beard to save my life. Unfortunately, this lack of growth also means that,...