A popular blood pressure monitor, a smartphone car mount, and slot cars from the future lead off Friday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale. Click here to learn more, and don’t forget to sign up for our email newsletter.
Skip the time-consuming lectures and the expensive tuition: You can earn college credit or even a full, accredited degree using the experience and knowledge you already have. Compared to the usual route, competency-based education (CBE) is an often faster and cheaper path to a diploma, designed by colleges and universities with busy working adults in mind.
Surprisingly, a lot of people don’t do their taxes every year, and this might be especially true for college students or low-earners, according to the IRS. They say about a million taxpayers didn’t file in 2012, and if you’re one of them, you might want to get on it, because they have about $1 billion in unclaimed refunds.
If you’re a freelancer, or just self-employed, you may be tempted to only use client-requested projects in your portfolio. After all, that’s work you were paid to do. However, personal projects reflect your own passions and work sensibilities, and may showcase your skills better to potential clients.
Airlines make a killing by charging fees for everything from checked bags to seat changes. A new bill—The Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act—aims to keep these fees in check.
If you’re trying to keep an eye on your blood pressure, Amazon will sell you this Omron 7 Series electronic monitor today for $40, an all-time low. This monitor has a 4.3 star review average on over 8,000 reviews, making it one of the most thoroughly vetted Amazon products I’ve ever come across.
It’s safe to say most people probably don’t get into leather working that much. While you usually don’t need to, making a customized embossed leather luggage tag is super easy and educational.
Even basic networking gear gets messy real quick, if the pile of unorganized cables under my desk right now is any indication. Mounting your hardware to a portable board can keep everything much cleaner.
Sig Nordal 