Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
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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Grasshopper Bank Raises $46.6 Million, Adds Members to Board
by Kyle Burbank
A digital full-service bank built for small businesses has raised a new round of funds while adding to its Board. About the Raise: Recently, Grasshopper Bank has announced $46.6 million in new funding. The round was led by Patriot Financial Partners LP while Glendon Capital Management also participated. To date, Grasshopper has now raised $218.8 million, including a $10.6 million equity round last year. Also included in that total is...
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USA Today Names Allegiant Best Frequent Flyer Program
by Kyle Burbank
USA Today has released the results of its annual Readers' Choice Awards for both Best Airline Credit Card and Best Frequent Flyer Program. About the Readers' Choice Results: According to USA Today readers, Allegiant Airlines has the Best Airline Credit Card and Best Frequent Flyer Program in 2025. This marks the second consecutive year that the budget carrier has topped both lists. In the Frequent Flyer Program category, second place went...
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Payment Dispute Company Casap Raises $25 Million
by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech specializing in payment dispute automation has raised a new round of funding. About the Round: This week, Casap announced that it had raised $25 million. The Series A was led by Emergence Capital, while Lightspeed Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, and SoFi also participated. To date, Casap has now raised a total of $33.5 million, including a $7 million Seed Round (led by Lightspeed) last year. As Casap notes,...
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Why a Pole Pruner is Our New Favorite Outdoor Tool
by Kyle Burbank
A few months ago, we called a tree guy out to come take a look in our yard and let us know what work he'd recommend we do. As I recalled in a previous post, this interaction left me with some intriguing insight and didn't cost me anything, as he didn't see a need for us to hire him at the moment. But, among the free knowledge he provided me,...
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Cash App Introduces Pools Feature for Group Payments, Savings
by Kyle Burbank
Cash App has launched a new feature that makes it even easier for friends and family to contribute to a shared payment or savings goal. About Cash App Pools: Whether they're going in on a shared gift or saving up for a group vacation, Cash App users can now use a Pool function on the platform. With this feature, an organizer can create a shared Pool and solicit contributions from...
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Credit One Highlights Common Credit Missteps in New Campaign
by Kyle Burbank
Credit One Bank is launching a new promotion pointing out some all-too-common credit mistakes — while also releasing a survey that shows why this knowledge is needed. About the Campaign and Survey: This week, Credit One Bank introduced "The Credit Wreckers." The new campaign features cleverly-named characters meant to represent common credit mistakes. For example, there's Max Out (who highlights that consumers should strive to use less than 30% of...