Author: Kyle Burbank
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Obsessed With Metal Credit and Debit Cards? You Are Not Alone
Here’s a fun experiment you can try the next time you’re on Instagram: look for an ad featuring a credit card and see if there’s a comment reading something to the effect of, “Is it metal?” Yes, these days one of the star features of a credit card product has little to do with finance…
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Money at 30: My Next Credit Card — 4 Options I’m Considering
Am I the only one who spends a good part of my day thinking about credit cards? Thankfully, this isn’t because I have a load of debt that haunts me or because my due dates keep sneaking up on me. Instead, I am regularly finding new cards, assessing my current line-up, and consistently considering possible…
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Debt Consolidation: Is it a Good Deal?
Is your credit card debt continuing to haunt you? Ready to pay it off once and for all? Consolidating your debt could be the first big step toward achieving that goal. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. consumer credit card debt totaled $800 billion in 2021 — and that was before…
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Money at 30: “My Money My Way” Audiobook Review
This past week, I had the chance to do a bit of international traveling. So, with a pair of 8-ish hour flights occupying my week, what better way to pass the time than listening to another recently-released personal finance audiobook? My choice this time around comes from Kumiko Love — AKA “The Budget Mom” —…
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Peer to Peer Real Estate Investing for Accredited and Non-Accredited Investors
At some point in your life you’ve probably heard that real estate is a good investment. The problem is that the average individual is unlikely to have the capital required to purchase multiple properties on their own. But what if you could partner with dozens or hundreds of other investors to buy a portfolio of…
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Money at 30: Thrifting Our Way Into Disney’s New Star Wars Experience
Today, Walt Disney World debuted its latest and perhaps one of its most ambitious projects: the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. While it’s colloquially referred to as the “Star Wars hotel” by many, the two-day affair actually promises to be an immersive experience that takes on the theme of an interplanetary cruise. What also differentiates the…
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Robinhood Cash Management Account Review
It’s hard to believe that it’s now been several years since the stock trading app Robinhood announced it was launching a cash management account. That offering — then dubbed Robinhood Checking & Savings — was quickly scrapped and the entire episode was a bit of an embarrassment for the company. Nevertheless, the core of the…
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Point Neon Debit Card Review — Worth the Fee?
UPDATE: As of September 2022, Point has discontinued the Neon debit card. Below is my review of the product just weeks before the announcement of “sunsetting” was made” A few months back, I remember seeing an ad for a debit card called Point. With the sleek site, brightly colored cards, and attractive benefits, I was…
