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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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Miles Instead of Cash Interest? That's What Bask Bank's Savings Account is Proposing

by Kyle BurbankJan 31, 2020

It seems that I often blog about how I have too many savings accounts these days. That's thanks to my dedication as a reviewer that insists that I get first-hand experience with all of those apps and accounts that grab my attention. Therefore, when I read about how Texas Capital...

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Global Entry's Backlog Problem May Be Worse Than I Realized

by Kyle BurbankJan 24, 2020

In the summer of 2018, my wife and I decided it was time for us to get Global Entry. At the time when I wrote about the service, I noted that my application took a few weeks to get conditionally approved and wondered if that was a long time or...

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MezuCard Offering 20% Cash Back at Select Retailers "While Supplies Last"

by Kyle BurbankJan 17, 2020 3

A few months ago, I was introduced to the app Mezu by their announcement of the MezuCard. This digital-only debit card allows users to spend their Mezu funds wherever mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted. Now the company is further promoting that offering by giving...

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An Ode to the Las Vegas Monorail

by Kyle BurbankJan 10, 2020

All this week, I've been living it up in Sin City — and by "living it up" I mean attending CES and trying my damndest to avoid those $5 drip coffees. While I'm certainly enjoying my second CES outing, my feet are clearly not fans. Some people might not realize...

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The Simple Way I Just Saved $100 on My Health Insurance Premium

by Kyle BurbankJan 3, 2020 2

For all of the excitement that often comes with the new year, there are admittedly some pain in the butt things you need to put up with as well. Case in point: re-upping your health insurance. While I was lucky enough to escape a major price hike on my premiums...

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Experiencing Delta's Reinvented International Main Cabin Service

by Kyle BurbankDec 20, 2019

For the past several years, Delta has been my carrier of choice for the majority of my travels. Sure, I've occasionally flown Allegiant thanks to some of the better direct routes from Springfield — but other than that, it's been Delta. Thus, I was excited to hear that the airline...