My anecdotal observations differ depending on where I am geographically to work. If I am in the mountain west or west coast, everything is more casual, jeans + collared shirt for the men and many of the women dress similarly, subbing in leggings and other outerwear depending on weather. Management dresses in oxfords &…

Believe it or not, taxis aren’t nearly as prolific outside of cities like NYC. The difference here is that Uber and Lyft and their affiliated clones can be picked up without all of the typical taxi infrastructure. When a company spreads out of just low velocity, big city movement, it can have far greater impacts,…

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.

Do these work when all your monthly non-rent spending is done on credit cards for points? I pay the statement balance each month, but it seems these solutions only work for checking account debit-style transactions.

Extremely fascinating, thank you for the post! Do international drivers licenses function in Japan, or are there special hoops one must jump through to drive there? Also, do Japanese GPS systems suffer the same kinds of local distance frustrations we encounter with the European and American counterparts? I can imagine…

You should be far more daring and go across the most rural sections of the US that you can. I would recommend the following:
Kansas down I-70 west of Topeka
Texas down I-10 between El Paso and San Antonio
The Dakotas & Nebraska (any)
Eastern Wyoming and Montana

It could be your epic most-boring drive of 2016!

Very cool, thanks for the summary!

The problem really is for people who are just starting out, or people with low incomes. Prior to getting approved for my new-main card, I would get above 50% utilization every month; now that my main card has a much higher limit, I never come close to that.

This is also helpful advice for people who aren’t really…