Authors - Kyle Burbank

Kyle Burbank

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Kyle Burbank

Kyle is a freelance writer and author whose first book, "The E-Ticket Life" is now available on Amazon. In addition to his weekly "Money at 30" column on Dyer News, he is also the editorial director and a writer for the Disney fan site LaughingPlace.com and has recently starting publsihing his own personal finance blog at https://moneyat30.com/

Financial

Long Game Review: How the App Makes Saving Money Fun 5

May 17, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

Long Game is a personal finance app that rewards users for setting aside money in a savings account by allowing them to unlock games of chance that could potentially add to their stash. It's a novel concept to be sure — but does it actually work?

Financial

Money at 30: SoFi Money Review 3

May 14, 2019 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. Despite that, lately it seems as though that theme has been sent into overdrive as the company has rolled out everything from a robo-advisory platform...

Personal Finance

Money at 30: 2019 Ibotta App Review 3

May 7, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

I remember the first time I was introduced to the concept of digital coupons. For some reason I was looking at the website for my local grocery store when I found a section dedicated to coupons. At the time I was confused how you redeemed these coupons since they weren't...

Personal Finance

Money at 30: Spring Weather is a Great Reminder About Renters Insurance 1

Apr 30, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

Since moving to Springfield, Missouri, I've become mildly obsessed with following the weather. I regularly keep tabs on my local National Weather Service's Twitter, watch Facebook's live streams they hold before certain events, and of course have a favorite network affiliate meteorologist. This interest isn't so much driven by passion...

Financial

Money at 30: Aspiration Online-Only Bank Review 3

Apr 23, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

There was once a time when I thought perhaps I had too many bank accounts. Yet, since then, I've only found more attractive accounts to open. One of the latest additions to my roster is Aspiration, where I opened up an account at the end of last year. As luck...

Money Management

Cutting the Cord? A Guide To Streaming Services and Saving Money 4

Apr 18, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

OOver the past few years, the term “cutting the cord” has become a well-worn figure of speech referring to those who cancel their cable or satellite subscriptions and opt to replace them with one or more of the various streaming services. Furthering this “cord cutting trend,” many of the streaming...

Investing

Money at 30: "Broke Millennial Takes on Investing" Book Review 4

Apr 16, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

There's a common belief that, having come of age during the Great Recession, most Millennials have been turned off to investing. Well, until relatively recently, you could count me among those of my generation that were either too afraid, too uninformed, or just too broke to invest. Perhaps that's why...

Financial

Money at 30: "Broke Millennial" Book Review 3

Apr 9, 2019 by Kyle Burbank

A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Twitter when I saw a tweet from @BrokeMillennial (AKA Erin Lowry) about her upcoming book Broke Millennial Takes On Investing. Considering the recent interest I've taken in learning more about investing and building a portfolio, I immediately pre-ordered the book — which is...