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Bask Bank Negatively Adjusts Mileage Savings Account Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bask Bank is updating the earnings rate for its Mileage Savings account. About Bask's Updated Rate: Effective today, Bask will be lowering the rate that its Mileage Savings account customers earn. Now, members will earn 1.75 miles per $1 saved annually versus the previous rate of 2 miles per $1. This means that an accountholder with $10,000 in their account will now earn 17,500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles over the...
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Amazon Announces Return Date for Prime Big Deal Days

by Kyle Burbank
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, Dyson, and many more. Additionally, the retailer promises deals on its Amazon Essentials line, including...
Sept 16-18 * 2026 FinCon Palm Springs
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FinCon Reveals 2026 Expo Location and Details

by Kyle Burbank
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 comes as FinCon 2025 wrapped up in Portland, Oregon. In celebration of the big announcement,...
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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...
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Walmart Adding Peacock Streaming Option for Walmart+ Members

by Kyle Burbank
Walmart+ is celebrating its fifth anniversary by adding a new perk to the paid membership. About the Updated Streaming Benefit: Soon, Walmart+ members will be able to elect which of two streaming services they'd like to access as a perk of their subscription. Starting September 15th, members can choose between a complimentary Peacock subscription or a Paramount+ one. Note that both options are the ad-supported tiers of the streaming services....
Hood Month Aug 19 - Sept 15, 2025 You move money. We bring rewards.
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Robinhood Offering 2% Transfer Bonus for HOOD Month

by Kyle Burbank
Ahead of Robinhood's next HOOD Summit, the investment platform is bringing back transfer bonus options for customers. About Robinhood's Transfer Bonus: The popular brokerage app Robinhood is celebrating HOOD Month with some special offers. Last week, it announced that Robinhood Gold customers will have a chance to win one of 5,000 gold bars for each dollar they deposit into their account. As for this week's deal drop, the app is...
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Survey: 84% of Couples Share at Least One Financial Account

by Kyle Burbank
A recent survey looked at how finances can impact romantic relationships (and vice versa). About the Survey Results: Who says that talk of love is strictly a February thing? Earlier this month, the personal finance site WalletHub published its Money & Relationships survey, looking at some of the challenges that exist when finances enter the romantic picture. Starting with the less-than-good news, 30% of respondents stated that their relationship was...
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Self Financial Introduces Self Cash Advance Feature

by Kyle Burbank
Self Financial (formerly Self Lender) is debuting a new feature for customers. About Self Cash: This week, Self announced the launch of a new option called Self Cash. With this feature, customers can access cash advances with no interest or late fees. Additionally, there's no credit check required. According to Self, Self Cash advances start at $25, but customers may qualify for up to $100. Over time, they can also...
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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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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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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...
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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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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,...