Author: Kyle Burbank

  • 2024 Small Business Saturday Spending Totals $22 Billion

    2024 Small Business Saturday Spending Totals $22 Billion

    The results from the 15th annual Small Business Saturday are in. About Small Business Saturday 2024 spending: With Small Business Saturday taking place on November 30th, the impact of this year’s event is now being seen. According to figures from American Express — the credit card issuer that founded Small Business Saturday in 2010 — consumers…

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  • Why I Downgraded From the Amex Gold Card to Amex Green Card

    Why I Downgraded From the Amex Gold Card to Amex Green Card

    This week, I did something I’d never actually done before: I canceled a credit card. Well, technically, I did a product change — but that’s close enough. That’s right, I made good on my threat to ditch the Amex Gold Card after the recent update and, instead, will now be an Amex Green Card customer for…

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  • Frontier Airlines Announces Plans to Add First Class and More

    Frontier Airlines Announces Plans to Add First Class and More

    Just in time for Travel Tuesday today, a budget airline has announced some big updates are on the way. About “The New Frontier”: Today, Frontier Airlines unveiled what it’s calling “The New Frontier.” This initiative not only includes some new offerings on board its aircraft but also some incoming perks for loyal flyers. One of…

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  • Robinhood Introduces Tax Lots Feature for Selling Assets

    Robinhood Introduces Tax Lots Feature for Selling Assets

    Robinhood is adding a new feature that will give customers greater control when it comes time to sell their shares. About Tax Lots: Today, Robinhood announced the launch of Tax Lots. With this feature, traders will be able to better manage their tax liabilities by gaining control over how their shares are sold. Using Tax Lots,…

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  • 2024 Black Friday-Cyber Monday Spending Expected to Increase

    2024 Black Friday-Cyber Monday Spending Expected to Increase

    According to figures from Deloitte, consumers are expected to spend a record amount during the Black Friday-Cyber Monday period this year. By the numbers: Between November 28th and December 2nd, Americans on averagewill spend an estimated $650. Not only is this a new record but marks a 15% increase over last year’s $567 average spending…

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  • Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: How the Pros We Worked With Are Still Helping Us

    Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: How the Pros We Worked With Are Still Helping Us

    A few months ago, I wrote about how the professionals we choose to work with when buying our home made a huge difference and made our experience a positive one. Now, one year later, I’m somewhat surprised to say that they continue to help us out on a regular basis despite the transaction that first…

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  • FinTech Co-Branded Card Company Cardless Raises $30 Million

    FinTech Co-Branded Card Company Cardless Raises $30 Million

    A co-branded credit card solution company has raised a new round of funding. About the round: This week, Cardless announced that it’s raised $30 million. The round was led by Activant Capital with new and returning investors such as Mischief, Industry Ventures, Thayer Ventures, Assurant, and Amex Ventures also participating. With this latest funding, Cardless…

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  • Capital One Savor Rewards [SavorOne Rewards] Credit Card Review

    Capital One Savor Rewards [SavorOne Rewards] Credit Card Review

    When I looked through my wallet and the credit cards I use most often, I realized a couple of years ago that I had neglected to formally review one of my favorites: the Capital One Savor Rewards card. Sure, I’ve mentioned it in plenty of previous posts (including my annual “personal credit card strategy” articles),…

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