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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Quick Tips

Rakuten Now Lets You Earn American Express Membership Rewards Points

by Kyle BurbankNov 8, 2019 3

Have you ever been in a situation where your loyalty to a person, product, or brand seemed like it was actually a hindrance? Take, for example, how cable companies like to offer special deals to new customers while raising rates for their existing ones. Or social media giveaways where the...

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Barclays Just Ruined My Favorite Credit Card

by Kyle BurbankNov 1, 2019

Welp. Part of me knew this day would come, but it's tremendously disappointing nonetheless. Earlier this week, Barclays and Uber announced some major changes to my beloved Uber Visa card. This included a multiplier decrease in my most-used category, the removal of another useful spending category, and the discontinuation of...

Travel Tips

Minute Suites Review (and Using Your Priority Pass)

by Kyle BurbankOct 30, 2019 3

As much as my wife and I love to travel, there are times when the logistics and realities of hopping around the globe can be a bit daunting. Take, for example, the multiple times when our only viable itinerary options require us to spend the night in one of this...

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Is Delta's New SkyMiles Select Worth It?

by Kyle BurbankOct 25, 2019

After years of hopping on any airline that would have me, the last few years have found my travels mostly consolidating to one carrier: Delta. Aside from the few times I've taken advantage of Allegiant's convenient direct routes, my wife and I have happily turned to Delta for our increasingly...

Money Milestones

Emergency Funds: Why You Need One and How You Can Build One

by Kyle BurbankOct 21, 2019 4

When we think about money milestones, they’re often exciting events such as buying a car or a home. However, one of the biggest money milestones that everyone should strive for might not be very exciting but it could be vital: having an emergency fund. In fact, one could argue that...

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The Latest Brokerage Price War is Good News for Newbie Investors

by Kyle BurbankOct 18, 2019 3

How quickly things can change. In just the past two weeks or so, there's been a sea change in the brokerage business. It started when Charles Schwab announced that it would be dropping its trade commission fee to $0. Almost immediately, TD Ameritrade and E*Trade followed suit, with Fidelity also...