Author: Kyle Burbank
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Do You Know Your Neighbors?
A funny thing happened to me as I set off on my way to FinCon last week. As I got into my Uber, the driver said, “We don’t know each other, but I actually live right over here.” By “right over here,” he literally meant two doors down. After making this realization, we chatted a…
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Amazon Announces Return Date for Prime Big Deal Days
Amazon’s latest sales event is set for next month. About Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Ahead of the holiday season, Amazon is readying another Prime shopping event. This year’s Prime Big Deal Days will take place on October 7th and 8th. Among the brands featured in this year’s sale are Samsonite, LEGO, Beats, Fisher-Price, Samsung,…
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Robinhood to Bring Private Company Exposure to Retail Investors
Robinhood is continuing its mission to democratize finance with the impending launch of Robinhood Ventures. About Robinhood Ventures Fund: This week, Robinhood announced its intent to launch Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI). The brokerage has taken the first step toward launch by filing an initial registration statement on Form N-2 with the Securities and Exchange…
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Chase Freedom Announces 5% Bonus Categories for Q4 2025
Chase is closing out the year with three main bonus categories — plus one additional category coming later this year. About the Chase 5% Bonus Categories for Q4 2025: Starting October 1st, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex customers can earn up to 5% in two categories: Department Stores and Old Navy. On top of that,…
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FinCon Reveals 2026 Expo Location and Details
As FinCon 2025 comes to a close, the financial content creator conference has shared details about next year’s gathering of money nerds. About FinCon 2026: Next year, FinCon will be headed to Palm Springs, California. The annual event will be held from September 16th to 18th, 2026 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. This news…
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Chime Launches Secured Credit Card with Cashback Rewards
The neobanking app Chime has introduced a new secured credit card. About the New Chime Card: Chime is updating its secured credit product, introducing the new Chime Card. With the Chime Card, the neobanking platform is building upon the Chime+ service it launched in March. Customers can unlock Chime+ perks by setting up a qualifying…
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Point.Me Ranks World’s Best Airline Rewards Programs for 2025
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: With those guidelines, for the second year in…
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“Rich Girl Nation” by Katie Gatti Tassin Book Review
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…
