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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Walmart+ is Interesting… But is it $98 Interesting?
Just in case you didn’t already have enough subscriptions to your name, Walmart is rolling out another one. Earlier this week, the retail giant announced the launch of a new service its calling Walmart+. Apparently they wanted to join Disney, ESPN, Apple, and others by tacking on the mathematical symbol — but I digress. The…
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T-Mobile Money is Now Allowing Sprint Customers to Earn 4% APY Too
I’d have to imagine that most people reading this (at the least the ones based in the United States) are familiar with T-Mobile. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that a significant percentage of my readers are on T-Mobile or have been at some point in their lives. And yet, I’d also go out…
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Two Current Amex Offers That Essentially Amount to Free Stuff
It’s now been nearly a year since I decided to apply for the American Express Platinum card. Of course, the landscape is quite a bit different now than it was at the time when I was looking forward to all those airport lounges I’d get to visit. Despite this, as my annual fee gets ready…
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Square’s Cash App is Testing Short-Term Loans — Is That a Good Thing?
It’s now been a few years since I first came across Square’s Cash app. At the time, I had already been familiar with Square’s card readers and POS machines that are a staple at many small businesses, so I figured I’d check out their peer to peer payment tool and even snap up one of…
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My Latest Quarantine Hobby? Yoga
During this increasingly-extensive time of quarantine, it seems that many among us have taken on new hobbies. In some cases, these have been somewhat productive, such as learning a new skill, language, etc. Meanwhile, it would appear from stock shortages that others have discovered the awesomeness of the Nintendo Switch. Over here in the Burbank…
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Now Seems Like a Pretty Good Time to Try UBI, Doesn’t It?
In recent months, I’ve found myself growing increasingly interested in the concept of universal basic income (UBI). Even before Andrew Yang’s presidential run helped bring the idea further into the mainstream, I had come across articles and books devoted to the topic. More recently, I just read and reviewed Rutger Bregman’s 2017 book Utopia for…
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HMBradley’s New Rewards Credit Card Seems Cool, But There Are Some Major Catches
Every now and then, I’ll come across a press release for a FinTech product that sounds pretty intriguing to me. When this happens, I’m usually pretty quick to do some research and see whether it’s worth reviewing for my weekly column on Dyer News or for my YouTube channel. However, in some cases, this extra…
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Capital One Adds Limited-Time Uber Eats Benefit to Venture, Savor Cardholders
Even as the credit card industry seemingly grows a little more cautious amid the coronavirus pandemic, many issuers are finding clever ways to add value for their customers. This is something we’ve recently seen with Amex as they’ve not only unveiled temporary credits for certain cards but also rolled out a special Shop Small offer.…
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There’s Still (Some) Time to Contribute to Your IRA for 2019
Tax time in July? Thanks to the insanity that is 2020, that’s exactly what’s happening. As a reminder, if you haven’t yet filed your 2019 tax return, you have until Wednesday, July 15th to do so. Incidentally, this also means that you have a few more days to contribute to your IRA for last year.…
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American Express is Currently Rewarding Cardholders Who Shop Small
Every November the past few years retailers and restaurants across the country have celebrated Small Business Saturday. Starting in the vein of Black Friday and other post-Thanksgiving Day shopping holidays, Small Business Saturday has grown into its own event and helped local entrepreneurs get some extra attention. Funny enough, while not everyone might realize as…
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Apple Card Extends Interest-Free Financing to Other Apple Devices
Late last year, Apple introduced a new feature for its Apple Card: the ability to finance new iPhones interest-free for 24 months. While the company had previously offered a similar program, this arrangement allowed those with Apple Cards to skip a step by not needing to apply for financing approval. Now, in a widely-expected move,…
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Disney+ Kills Off Its Free Trial — Is it a Sign of Things to Come?
Remember when Netflix introduced something called “Netflix Instant” where users could stream films right to their computer instead of waiting to get their DVDs in the mail? What a quaint time it was, as now every media brand on the face of the earth has decided to stop letting Netflix eat their lunch and, instead,…
