Author: Kyle Burbank
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Spiral Review — Charity Giving and Digital Banking Meet
One of my favorite things about covering the state of FinTech is that there are so many fresh takes on what a digital banking account can be. That was definitely the case with Bella Loves Me, which focuses on random acts of kindness between users. The same can also be said of the app Spiral,…
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Money at 30: Aspiration Zero Credit Card Overview
Last year, the environmentally-minded neobank Aspiration announced that it would be launching a credit card (which is issued by Beneficial State Bank). However, at the time, there weren’t a ton of details about what the card would offer. Luckily, more recently, the Aspiration Zero card has become more widely available, giving us a better look…
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A Look at Turo and How You Can Make Money With Your Car
As someone who works at home and has a spouse who does the same, there are plenty of times when our car sits lonely outside of our apartment. Sure we’ve been known to take the occasional road trip and, of course, have errands to run, but there have been times when I’ve wondered if we…
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Credit Strong Review
When I walked into FinCon 2018, I had never heard of the concept of a credit builder loan. Thus my mind was slightly blown after I discovered Self Lender (now known as Self). Funny enough, 2019’s FinCon introduced me to another credit building loan company: Credit Strong. Like with Self, Credit Strong features a number…
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Instacart Review — Is it Worth it?
Saturday mornings used to be simple. With my wife working late on Friday nights, we’d usually get up at a leisurely hour, make some coffee, and maybe go stroll the mall or see a movie. But, on one particular Saturday, I woke up thinking, “I need groceries… but I also don’t want to go get…
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Money at 30: One Year Later – Was Our Apartment Upgrade Worth it?
A few years back, I penned a post about one of the downsides of rent, which is that upgrading is likely not a one-time expense and will impact you on a monthly basis in perpetuity. Despite these hesitations, one year ago, we signed a lease for a new apartment that cost about 50% more than…
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Sesame Cash Review (Credit Sesame Debit Card)
As someone who likes to keep up to date with what different FinTech companies and apps are doing, it’s always interesting to see when a service I’ve previously reviewed has a new product. Incidentally, this is something that’s been happening a lot lately — especially when it comes to platforms launching their own debit cards.…
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Money at 30: Considering a Dog — And Adding Up the Potential Costs
A couple of weeks ago, I turned to my wife around 1 a.m. and asked a harmless, random question: “Do you like Boston Terriers or French Bulldogs better?” I have to imagine that the question drew inspiration from the flannel, Martha Stewart Living puppy sheets we had on our bed, but I didn’t realize that…
