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.
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Why the McDonald’s App is Actually Awesome
The other night, my wife excitedly turned to me and declared that the Shamrock Shake had returned to McDonald’s. Truth be told, I’d never actually had one of these famous March treats but it sounded fairly enticing. As we arranged plans to make our shake dreams reality, I decided to consult the McDonald’s app I…
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Bumped Brings Back Its Loyalty Rewards Structure, But With a Twist
Last week, I bemoaned the death of another FinTech app I enjoyed while noting that it was far from the first time I’d had to do so. Yet, in the past couple of weeks, I’ve now experienced quite the opposite: the unexpected returns of previously-great tools. This delightful trend began with the rebirth of Long…
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Reminder: Clarity Money is Closing Next Week
Friends, it’s time once again to mourn the passing of a beloved FinTech tool. Following in the footsteps of other apps I loved such as Mezu and Tally Save, last month, Clarity Money announced that it would be shutting down as of March 5th. Now, with that date nearly upon us, indulge me as I…
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T-Mobile Money is Changing How Customers Earn Their 4% APY
The downside of trying and keeping up with a lot of personal finance products is that I often find myself being disappointed when tools I love either die or make major changes. This has happened more than a few times now, with victims ranging from credit cards to apps to banking accounts. In fact, the…
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The Joe App Can Help You Discover and Earn Rewards From Local Coffee Shops
Can I just say that this past week has been miserable in terms of Springfield weather? First, freezing drizzle put sheets of ice on our roads multiple days in a row, and now we’re in for potentially inches of snow and below zero temperatures. All this makes me want a nice, hot cup of coffee.…
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Amex’s Rose Gold Card is Back — How You Can Swap Your Current Card
A few years ago, when American Express introduced its revamped Gold card, it also debuted a new color option for the card: Rose Gold. Since then, the alternate hue has been pined after by those who missed out on the offering (and the subsequent referral-only promotion). Well, at last, the day has come and the…
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The Confusion and Anger Around the Robinhood Situation
I know — at this point, you’re probably already sick of reading about Robinhood. However, please indulge me while I share my two cents (which could be turned into a grand if I buy GameStop, amiright?) on the matter. As an observer and user of Robinhood over the past few years, what we saw happen…
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Blinkist is Offering 40% Off Annual Subscriptions for a Limited Time
With many of us remaining in some level of lockdown, I for one have continued to consume a lot of entertainment. Mostly, this has consisted of streaming TV shows along with reruns of series I’ve already seen multiple times through. Thus, I’ve been looking for a way to inject some actual learning into my routine…
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Disneyland Just Dealt a Blow to Its Most Frequent Visitors
Back in 2006, when I was a mere 20 years old, I remember walking through my local mall when I saw that the Disney Store was selling Annual Passes for Disneyland. By this point, my family and I were visiting the parks once a year or so, but each time was as exciting as the…
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American Express Platinum Cardholders Can Now Earn $180 in PayPal Credits (and More!)
When 2020 started to go down the tubes, a number of credit card companies sprung into action to offer some assistance to customers and also provide them with added value in a bid to keep them around. Among those efforts, American Express introduced two temporary monthly credits for its travel-centric Platinum card to help make…
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As Bitcoin Booms, Square’s Cash Card Adds BTC-Back Boost
Almost three years to the day after Bitcoin approached $20,000 — only to crash back down to Earth — the cryptocurrency finally broke through that $20k mark and has managed to stay above it since. In celebration of the achievement and to capitalize on the renewed crypto interest from the general public, Square’s Cash App…
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Disney+ is Raising Its Price — But There’s Time to Lock-In a Year for Less
In April of last year, The Walt Disney Company held an Investor Day, with the headlining topic being their then-upcoming streaming service Disney+. While the content announcements excited fans, perhaps the biggest reveal was the price: $6.99 a month. Cut to the 2020 Investor Day held yesterday and now that impressively-low price is set to…
