8/6/2024 Update: I don’t know if any of the readers are still using their cards but if you are, beware: CoinZoom is suspended in Ohio following regulatory examination (bitcoin.com). 6/29/2022 Update: Few weeks ago CoinZoom added further exclusions on what generates cashback. Limits on grocery and service stations went from…
6/5/2023 Update: This is still ongoing. 4/1/2023 Update: The offer was extended again but it is expiring soon (4/3/2023). 2/3/2023 Update: Offer extended till 2/28/2023. Gopuff, a delivery service, is offering a $100 bonus to both referred and the referrer. Many chase cards come with monthly $10 credit on Gopuff…
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Withdraw From Fintechs Apps (“Banks”)
May 26, 2024Over a year ago I wrote, “Maybe Don’t Keep Your Money in Fintech Companies (Neobank)?” and one of the main reason I gave was “fintech partners with FDIC-insured banks but fintech themselves aren’t FDIC insured”. We saw how ugly it got with Beam and now we are seeing it all…
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Frontier is a budget airline and as with other budget airlines, you have to pay extra to select a seat. The “best” seats in Frontier are the UpFront Plus seats, which can be free with a Diamond Status. The “preferred/exit row seats” are the next best thing which can be…
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One (Finance) Debit Card IS Good
May 26, 2024One (formerly known as One Finance), a fintech company, has been a matter of discussion in this for a while. For example, shutdown due to Crypto, 5% APY, $50 direct deposit offer for existing users, and 3% on Walmart have been discussed in this blog. Today, we will specifically look…
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Workaround to Frontier Glitch on GoWild Booking
May 17, 2024Today, May 16, 2024, Frontier introduced some updates to the booking system. This has made the “basic fare” of GoWild tickets unbookable online. See the screenshot of what the new booking interface looks like. You can, however, book GoWild tickets at any other price but the “basic fare”. In other…
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Frontier Brings Back Call Service for Customers
May 16, 2024Frontier, a budget airline, removed telephone call service in November of 2022 (CNBC) as it fully transitioned to a (lackluster) chat service. Now, over a year and a half later (to be precise, call centers have been operational since 1st of May 2024), Frontier has brought back its call service…
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Up to $200 Travel Credit on a DEBIT Card?
May 13, 2024Venti, a fintech company that gives APY on your cash holding in the form of travel credit, appears to be launching a debit card. I have written about Venti here but in short, I think their take is super interesting but I haven’t been a fan of how they have…
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Is this the Death of Yotta?
May 10, 20245/10/2024 Update: Roughly 10 days after this article was written, we Yotta has an email stating that effective immediately, Yotta has discontinued paying rewards on saving balances, paychecks, and card spend. This is most likely the final death blow to Yotta. If you still have balance on Yotta, maybe it…
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Is Venti Worth It? 9% APY on up to $25,000
April 23, 20244/23/2024 Update: Venti is now allowing users to redeem points for AirTags at a rate of 30 points for 1 AirTag and 85 points for 4 AirTags. Since 1 point is worth a dollar towards travel, you could view this as 4 AirTags in exchange for $85 worth of travel…
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Recently Frontier introduced UpFront Plus seats in the first two rows. It got a lot of mixed to negative comments from the travel space community (OMAAT, TPG). What is UpFront Plus? Until recently frontier had 4 premium (extra legroom) rows (first three and then one exit row seat). Recently frontier…
