I bought a similar product a few months ago, it's way more convenient then the stupid non-usb cord the system comes with. Cords like this only solve half the problem though. What really bothered me was that the port on the system isn't micro-USB. There's no reason for it. With tons of third-party chargers that work…

The bank I use is Ally Bank. The only reason I didn't mention it in my initial comment is I didn't want it to sound like I was advertising them or something lol.

I have heard similar things from most people I know who use Credit Unions, which again is why I don't understand why people would use a bank that has all those fees... credit unions are pretty common these days, and if they almost always have zero fees, then people should just use credit unions instead of banks.

Ally Bank. I haven't looked at CDs so I can't speak for how their CDs compare to others, and Ally does not offer credit cards, so Discover may be better in those areas.

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I have no fees at all on anything. The only fees are hypothetical overdraft fees, which are avoided by having a savings account linked to my checking account, and fees for going over the required cap of 6 savings account withdrawals in one month. Plus, I can use any ATM in the country for free.

For some reason, many of us are much more comfortable grinding away at tedious tasks if we get to level up. HabitRPG takes this concept and applies to real life instead of World of Warcraft. Create habits or repetitive tasks you want to perform and it will give you experience points for completing them. If you fail to…

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True! But that has nothing to do with the numbers quoted in article above that are used to supposedly justify a smart power strip.

You might not be able to do much about your fridge, but overall, this info comes in handy when you're trying to figure out how to cut back on energy. For example, if you were going to install a smart power strip, you probably want to use it on that LCD TV. Miller's info also helps you figure out where you might not…

Yeah I thought they probably meant literally on nonstop for a year, which most of us don't even come close to. Your number of $25 is much more reasonable.

You mention a smart power strip for the TV, but that only helps reduce the power consumption while the TV is off, and that cost is for while the TV is on. We need to know it's energy consumption while off to know how much a smart power strip would help.

also, I could be wrong cause I haven't used towel root, but I think I read somewhere that unlike most root methods, it doesn't install anything to manage the root access, just giving free full root access to all apps, which is a horrible security thing. An average user wouldn't know they need to get something like…

I was getting the same error, here's what finally worked for me, if you are using Minimal ADB and Fastboot hopefully this will work for you too (I used a Nexus 7, and a Windows 7 PC). I'll try to be annoyingly specific because I do not know what level of experience you have with this stuff. Unzip the .tgz file you…

Ever since the announcement yesterday about L, I knew this exact article would exist within a few days and I've been waiting. This is my project for tonight. I am excited :)

Haha true. Most financial advice still suggests an emergency fund of some kind in a savings account since that way the money is very easily accessible, so if you already have a savings account I think this idea makes more sense than putting buffer in your checking account. If you don't have a savings account at all…

Instead, just turn on overdraft protection so it automatically pulls money out of your savings account instead of over drafting. A lot of banks offer this (as long as your checking and savings accounts are both with the same bank) and it costs nothing. If you don't want these sorts of variances to touch your real…

That's a good point. I haven't done it in as much detail as you but it's something I thought about when I graduated college and was on my own. The biggest change for a emergency budget for me could be rent. If my emergency was "job loss" then I could just move back in with my parents, nearly rent free, until I had a…