My Story

Hi. My name is Kyle Burbank and I’m a Millennial. Yes, I say this like it’s some sort of healing admission given the bad rap my generation has endured in recent years. You know — the talk about how anyone under 35 is lazy, entitled, and doesn’t even know how...

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Checking My ChexSystems Report for the First Time (and How You Can Too)

by Kyle BurbankApr 30, 2021

As I've shared numerous times before, part of my personal finance origin story involves me checking my credit for the first time. Since then, I've written plenty of times about ways to obtain your credit reports from the three major bureaus as well as reviewed various platforms that provide an...

Side Hustles

Storyblocks Video (Videoblocks) Review: An Affordable Stock Footage Option?

by Kyle BurbankApr 29, 2021 3

When I started creating videos for YouTube, I quickly fell into a format that finds me on camera to introduce a section while filling out the rest with images and clips. While this has worked well for my app reviews and other finance topics overall, there are some limitations —...

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Google Pay Has Extended Its Spring Challenge That Could Score You $30

by Kyle BurbankApr 23, 2021

For the past couple of weeks, Google Pay has hosted its Spring Challenge, inviting users to complete tasks, earn stamps, and hopefully even score $30 cashback. Originally, this promotion was set to run from April 12th through April 22 (Earth Day) — however, at nearly the last minute, the Spring...

Side Hustles

YouTube Studio in 2021: The Latest Upload Process Updates for Creators

by Kyle BurbankApr 22, 2021 2

Just over one year ago, I wrote a post detailing some of the changes YouTube had been making to its YouTube Studio platform and how these adjustments impacted creators. Since then, the site has continued to make updates — including some that have arrived in just the past couple of...

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Travel Tuesday: You Can Now Earn Marriott Bonvoy Points Via Uber

by Kyle BurbankApr 20, 2021

As any travel hacker, points enthusiast, or coupon clipper knows, there's no feeling quite as great as pulling off a "double-dip." Sure, earning one form of reward for a purchase or saving a few dollars on said purchase is nice — but it's even better when you employ multiple tools...

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Don't Kick Yourself Over Money You "Coulda Had"

by Kyle BurbankApr 16, 2021

Back in 2018, the popular (yet somehow always in trouble) app Robinhood began offering crypto trading. In the months that followed, it also added support for additional tokens — including something called Dogecoin. Being curious about crypto, I threw a literal few dollars at each option. As a result, I...