Author: Kyle Burbank
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Virtual Cards: Popular Platforms That Offer Digital Debit and Credit Cards
Over the past couple of years, digital payments have definitely taken a step forward. Although this development occurred under subpar circumstances, it’s also been a long time coming. Alongside the growing embrace of mobile wallets, peer-to-peer payments, and more, many have also been utilizing virtual cards. In turn, a number of banking platforms and other…
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Money at 30: Couples’ Finance Lessons After Eight Years of Marriage
This week, my wife Rebekah and I celebrated our eight-year anniversary. In that time, we’ve made a number of financial decisions together. From big ones like our frugal wedding, moving across the country, and “splurging” on a new (used) car to smaller ones we make on a near-daily basis, I feel like we’ve learned a…
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Money at 30: “The Passion Economy” Book Review
Have you ever stopped to think about how many people today are doing jobs that didn’t exist a decade ago? Or have you talked to someone at a cocktail party, asked about their job, and thought, “How do you make money with that?” If so, then you may have found yourself taking an interest in…
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Money at 30: Savely App Review
For the past 18 months or so, planning travel has been a bit treacherous and frustrating to say the least. Meanwhile, many haven’t even bothered trying to plan a trip for fear that it will likely get canceled (see: my latest booking cancelation). However, with at least some hope on the horizon, it’s understandable that…
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Money at 30: Yotta vs. PrizePool
In my time as a FinTech app reviewer, I’ve encountered a lot of interesting and mold-breaking banking offerings. One such platform that fits this description is Yotta Savings, which allows savers to win cash prizes through weekly drawings. Funny enough, nearly a year after I initially reviewed Yotta, the app PrizePool came on my radar.…
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Money at 30: The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Spending
When brainstorming ideas for my column today, I told my wife that perhaps I could share a tip about saving money on Halloween candy by attending one of the Walt Disney World parties we went to this week instead of buying sweets from the store. Apparently not realizing that I was joking just yet, she…
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Money at 30: “Get the Hell Out of Debt” Audiobook Review
After turning to the printed word for my last book review, this month, I headed back to Audible to see what money-related audiobooks I could discover. What I found was Get the Hell Out of Debt: The Proven 3-Phase Method That Will Radically Shift Your Relationship by author Erin Skye Kelly. So, I decided to…
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Talking About Money With Your Partner: Tips and Why It’s Important
As we’re all aware, it’s rude to talk about matters of money… right? Whether or not you believe that rule stands in the case of dinner parties and family gatherings, there is definitely one person you absolutely should discuss finances with: your partner — or spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, significant other, fiance, beau, betrothed, beloved, etc. In…
