Interesting to see Brian here from a life-hacking perspective.

I’d be interested in the true “Why?” though. They wanted to formally close up shop in the Canadian market, yeah of course. But what costs was Chase incurring by continuing to service the debt in Canada? Did they layoff 50 people, get rid of business registration fees, etc.?

I haven’t seen socks in economy international flights in years. Blankets in economy have grown scarce (sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes you have to ask for it). Just be prepared. If it’s been a few years, you’ll be surprised. Most airlines have reconfigured their cabins to squeeze an extra seat or row. Yeah,…

This article is way too simplistic. Many people might benefit from a Roth, but it’s not as cut and dry as it seems. See my other comments re: contributions @ your top tax rate vs withdrawals @ your effective rate.

Question: if I set this up at my router like it suggests for Android, does that eliminate the need to do it on all my other devices that go through that router, e.g., my desktop, laptop, and other iOS devices?

So what is the catch? Hosting DNS servers, specifically fast ones with enough bandwidth to handle the sort of queries it would be getting if many people started using them, costs a lot of money. Then they are supposedly paying money to a third party to independently audit them for their privacy policy. How to they…

Until your kid can use knife and fork and sit quietly through a meal, they stay at home.

But isn’t the same thing as Americans calling Paris “Pa-rhis” and not “Pah-rhee” the way the French do? Americans don’t even say certain state names the same way depending on what region they live in (“Oregon” vs. “Oregun”). Not saying this isn’t an an informative post, just wondering if the idea is that we all should…

exact opposite. NBC pushed the “Torino” name to the point where you wouldn’t’ve thought it had a different name in English. Your Guidos are misremembering. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/0206_060206_torino.html

Overrated: most of the Old Port. All the same shopping that’s everywhere else/the stuff that looks chic but is actually cheaply made garbage. Must do: top of Mount Royal to the lookout, La Banquise for poutine. Free outdoor skating at Parc LaFontaine (cheap skate rentals too). Schwartz’s for smoked meat. Both…

If you have the Chase Freedom Unlimited, you earn at least 1.5 points per dollar spent. If you also have the Chase Sapphire Reserve, these points are worth 1.5 cents each.

So we’re just gonna leave fried rice out of the discussion?

It certainly becomes less valuable if you’re not traveling much. It’s still relatively easy to rack up several thousand dollars of bonuses over a six month period, but then you’re looking at e.g. $2,000 cashback vs. $3,000 or (much) more worth of travel. My wife and I aren’t in a position where we can travel much, but…

Unless one is a very frequent traveler, do all of these signup offers really pay off? I would think the “chasing” phenomenon is real, that addiction to bonuses is like addiction to kinja stars. It feels good while you’re doing it, but you might regret it if you looked at what it really cost you.

The baristas are supposed to be charging you for every add-on, regardless of drive-thru or walk-up. Corporate gets really strict about that at times, even though often the baristas will be nice and waive some of the prices.

Yes to the first, no to the second. You can only get a signup bonus with a new card signup.

Yes to the first, no to the second. You can only get a signup bonus with a new card signup.

I don’t think complaining here gets you a free Lifehacker but I admire your moxie!

Have been happy with my Reserve card so far, and my Freedom Unlimited. Earned a ton of UR points which I have redeemed for travel. Lounge access. Lots of nice features. Haven’t been hit with any unexpected fees and have gotten prompt service when contacting Chase.

Have been happy with my Reserve card so far, and my Freedom Unlimited. Earned a ton of UR points which I have…

Well.. this is where it gets a little complicated because honestly, as someone who was once in your situation and use to listen and empathize with parents, but am now a parent... yep, sorry, you really don’t understand. Its really like describing color to a person born blind or music to a person born deaf.

yeah, i have a strict unfollow rule for baby pictures. you get 1 a month, after that you’re unfollowed. it was awkward when my son was born, but eventually my wife has accepted why she’s unfollowed. i mean, what are we without our principles?