Author: Kyle Burbank
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Self (formerly Self Lender) Review
Let’s face it: in today’s society, credit is important. Whether you want to buy a car, get a new mobile phone plan, own a home, or even rent an apartment, your lack of credit could prove problematic. Making matters worse, establishing credit can be a bit of a Catch 22 and some popular options for…
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Money at 30: “Know Yourself, Know Your Money” Book Review
Ever since I decided to start consuming and review more personal finance books, I’ve realized that I tend to stay in one main arena — namely early retirement and financial independence. However, when looking for recently-released titles, I came across something a bit different: a book called Know Yourself, Know Your Money: Discover Why You…
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Mint Review: Much More Than Just a Budgeting App
Mint is a perhaps the most popular budgeting app around but, as it turns out, there’s actually much more to it than that. With plenty of customization, helpful data, and easy-to-use features, Mint proves to be an essential personal finance tool for just about anyone.
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Robinhood Restricts Trading on GameStop, AMC, and Other “Short Squeeze” Stocks
Over the past few days, Wall Street observers have been gripped by a battle of sorts playing out between short-seller hedge funds and retail investors. This tug of war has been most prominently displayed in stocks for video game retailer GameStop and movie theatre chain AMC, with both stocks seeing three and even four-figure percentage…
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Credit Card Issuer Spotlight: American Express
Over the past few months, I’ve shared a number of credit card guides, breaking down options in certain categories. Well, this time around, I wanted to do something a bit different. Instead of looking at cards that fit a specific set of criteria, I thought we’d look at what some of the major issuers each…
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Comparing the Growing List of 2021 FinTech Debit Cards
It’s hard to believe there was once a time when your payment options were mostly limited to cash, credit card, or the dreaded check. Finally the debit card was introduced, giving customers access to their checking funds via a piece of plastic that looked and functioned much like a credit card. While the majority of…
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Money at 30: Credit Sesame Cash vs. Credit Karma Money Spend
A few months back, I decided to compare two digital banking accounts from two free credit score sites: Credit Karma Money Save (then known simply as Credit Karma Savings) and Credit Sesame Cash. While it made sense to pit these options against each other given their origin, the truth is that comparing a savings account…
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Credit Karma Money Save (Credit Karma Savings) Review
As someone who’s written about FinTech for a couple of years now, I’ve definitely spotted a few trends along the way. One of the biggest I’ve seen is the expansions many startups have made by adding basic banking services to their other offerings. Case in point: Credit Karma Savings — which was brought into the…
