Author: Kyle Burbank
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Money at 30: Making My First American Express Points Redemption
Shockingly, it’s now been nearly two years since I opened my American Express Platinum card. Getting this card was a big deal for me as it was not only my first time getting a card with an annual fee (and a hefty one at that) but also marked my first foray into dealing with point…
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Money Challenges: Pros, Cons, Examples, and Tools
If you’ve ever made an effort to start saving money, there’s a good chance that you encountered a few stumbling blocks. For one, the ever-popular “spend less, save more” goal lacks the specifics necessary to make it stick. Meanwhile, while setting aside money might feel good at first, maintaining motivation can be difficult — especially…
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Money at 30: Robinhood’s IPO — and Trying Their IPO Access Platform
Of all the companies, apps, and tools I’ve written about between here and Money@30 the site, I feel like Robinhood is the one I’ve ended up covering the most. That’s partially because the stock trading app has not only continually rolled out new offerings since they’ve been on my radar but have also been a…
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Money at 30: Mode Phone (and Current Rewards for Android) Review
A few short weeks ago, I shared my review of an app called Current Rewards that allows you to earn gift cards and cash just for listening to music (although you’ll need to do a bit more if you want to really earn points). As I noted in that review, I was first made aware…
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Financial Lessons in “Adulting” I Learned from Television
When I was a young kid still living in New Jersey my elementary school offered an additional schooling year between Kindergarten and first grade they called Transitional Primary or “TP.” To help determine who the school would recommend for TP all of the Kindergarten students were given an oral assessment. Even though I was only…
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Money at 30: How We’re Saving Money This Summer
The way I see it, there are a few different starts to the summer season. For the former movie theatre manager in me, the first is Memorial Day weekend (although the blockbuster season really kicks off even before that now thanks to Marvel). Then, there’s the technical kick-off on June 21st — the actual first…
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Money at 30: “Broke Millennial Talks Money” Book Review
As much as I’ve enjoyed listening to audiobooks over the past few months thanks to my Audible subscription, this weekend, it was time to return to the world of physical media by reading a book I’ve had on my list for a while. Late last year, author Erin Lowry released the third book in her…
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What’s Going On With the Uber Credit Card?
A few years back, I got my first new credit card in probably a decade. Since that momentous occasion, I’ve received numerous credit card offers in the mail and have proceeded to throw them in the trash each and every time. I didn’t get any such mailing regarding the Uber Visa card when it launched…
