By carefully using the right credit cards for your daily expenses, you can accrue air miles and other travel rewards with little effort. In fact, Brad Barrett of RichmondSavers.com says you can practically travel for free if you play your cards right.
Not a fan of using an office program just to read a DOCX file? Blogger Jacob Salmela shares an Automator script that’ll convert DOCX into a PDF with a right-click.
A good chef’s knife is the most important piece of cutlery in any kitchen, but paring knives are a close second. So we want to hear from you: Which paring knife do you trust with for your precision kitchen cutting needs.
Some credit cards are awesome for earning rewards like extra cash or free travel. If your money habits aren’t great, though, those cards can lead to consumer debt. Credit.com recommends mastering these three money habits before jumping into the credit card rewards game.
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I have a coworker who swears by Shakeology’s meal replacement shakes. I was shocked to see that a thirty-serving container was $130! Is there any reason to believe these shakes are actually helping her? Better yet, are there other options I could convince her to use instead? I’m worried she’s drinking the Kool-Aid of a very expensive fad.
A higher salary will do more for your finances than pinching pennies ever will. However, if you don’t learn to be frugal with a little bit of money, you’ll probably end up with the same financial issues when you start earning more. Or, as financial author Patrice C. Washington puts it, “how you manage $100 is likely how you’ll manage $100,000.”
Comic-Con is planning their own streaming media service, to launch on May 7th (aka Free Comic Book Day,) called Comic-Con HQ. The new service will feature trailers, interviews, late-night talk, and more original programming, featuring names like Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira. [The Verge]
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