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Kyle Burbank

Head Writer ~ Fioney
Kyle is the head writer for Fioney. He is a personal finance nerd, constantly looking for new apps and services to test and incorporate into his own financial game plan. In addition to his role at Fioney, he's written for other publications including Born2Invest, Lifehack, and Laughing Place, as well as his own site Money@30. He also creates personal finance and travel-related videos for Fioney's YouTube channel, which has garnered more than 2 million views. Currently, Kyle resides in Springfield, Missouri with his wife of 10 years. Together, they enjoy traveling (including visiting Disney Parks around the world), dining, and playing with their dog Rigby.
Point.Me Best Airline Rewards Programs 2025
Personal Finance News

Point.Me Ranks World's Best Airline Rewards Programs for 2025

by Kyle Burbank
The award travel booking tool Point.Me has released the results of its second annual Airline Loyalty Program Rankings. About the Rankings: Point.Me has published its list of the best airline loyalty programs in the world. For these rankings, the site assessed 59 programs in eight key areas: Ease of Earning Miles Redemption Rates Partner Opportunities Redemption Experience Award Availability Award Holds Customer Service Quality Change Fees/Policies With those guidelines, for...
Rich Girl Nation by Katie Gatti Tassin book
Book Reviews

"Rich Girl Nation" by Katie Gatti Tassin Book Review

by Kyle Burbank
A funny trend has been afoot as of late. It seems that many of the personal finance writers I've seen featured on the monthly Fioney Top 10 lists have recently been publishing books. I've already reviewed a couple of these — and there are even more on the way — but I had a chance to check out yet another: Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures by...
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Credit Card News

KeyBank Secured Card Reveals Latest "Graduating Class" Details

by Kyle Burbank
Thousands of Key Secured Credit Card customers are ready to "graduate." About the Key Secured Credit Card and Its Recent Graduating Class: As KeyBank reports, during the first half of 2025, 4,400 secured credit card customers have been able to "graduate" to an unsecured product. Of these recent graduates, 59% were able to achieve this milestone within a year, while 88% were able to do so within two years. In...
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FinTech News

FinTech Brokerage App Robinhood to Join S&P 500

by Kyle Burbank
The popular (and occasionally controversial) stock trading app Robinhood is set to join the iconic Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) index. About Robinhood's Addition to the S&P 500: Effective at the opening of trading on Monday, September 22nd, Robinhood will officially be included on the S&P 500. This coincides with the index's quarterly rebalance. Robinhood's arrival on the index comes as Caesars Entertainment — known for its Las Vegas destinations...
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FinTech News

SoFi Introduces New Agentic AI ETF

by Kyle Burbank
The FinTech bank SoFi is launching another new exchange-traded fund (ETF). About the SoFi Agentic AI ETF: This week, SoFi announced the debut of an Agentic AI ETF. The ETF will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol $AGIQ. As with other ETFs, this means that investors can purchase shares of AGIQ regardless of whether or not they're using the SoFi Invest platform. The SoFi Agentic...
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Credit Card News

Discover Announces 5% Bonus Categories for Fourth Quarter 2025

by Kyle Burbank
Discover is rounding out 2025, locking in its bonus category picks for the fourth quarter. About Discover's Q4 2025 Bonus Category Selections: From October 1st through December 31st, Discover It cardholders can earn up to 5% back in two categories: Amazon and Drug Stores. First, the Amazon category covers Amazon.com purchases, including Amazon Fresh orders, digital downloads, Amazon Local Deals, and items sold by third-party merchants in the Amazon.com marketplace....
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Homes

Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Adding Security Cameras to Our House

by Kyle Burbank
When we moved into our house, one of our first annoyances were multiple visits from ADP representatives trying to sell us a security system. At the time, and with each of their three or four visits, I told them that we weren't very concerned and that such a system wasn't really a priority for us. That remains true for the most part... however, following a small incident over the summer,...
Mesa Homeowners Credit Card and CostCo membership card
Credit Card News

Mesa Switches "Big Box Membership" Credit to Costco Only Perk

by Kyle Burbank
Mesa has made another update to its Homeowners Credit Card, highlighting Costco with one of the card's credits. About the Costco Update: Those looking to buy in bulk and stock up on Kirkland Signature will be pleased with an updated Mesa Homeowners Card perk. Now, cardholders can get a credit of up to $65 toward a Costco membership. That's enough to cover a basic Gold Star membership, although the credit...
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Checking Account Review

2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Credit Card News

Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Credit Card News

Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
Bilt and All Reward logos
Credit Card News

Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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Checking Account Review

PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...