Not carrying debt is good, but not being able to carry debt is bad. If you take a look at some if Lifehacker's other articles on credit cards and debt, you'll see why having the ability to borrow can be a good thing, and why using credit cards can be superior in many situations provided you have the discipline to pay…
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If you're really in dire straits, your last resort before a repossession is to voluntarily surrender your car back to the lender. This will have a deep impact on your credit score and will leave you without a car. However, it is a better option than actually having your car repossessed because you will avoid being…
It probably took me a good ten seconds to realize that the app was called "Better Open With" while trying to parse what I thought was bad grammar or a typo in the title at first, lol.
I tend to think of Louisiana as Cajun, so onion, bell pepper, and celery seems more apt to me.
Reminds me of this excellent Freakonomics podcast on Prize Linked Savings.
I sometimes worry about people clustering like this in general. It's bad, or at least I view it as such, when someone hunkers down and only surrounds themselves with others who share their viewpoints. That being said, I do like how more and more data is available and being used in interesting ways.
I think all of the developers I know would riot if they couldn't use their headphones.
This. My dad taught me this lesson a long time ago, and it has been invaluable in my life. The only caveat is to watch out for people taking advantage of you this way.
Separate accounts. One bill pay, one savings, and one discretionary. It has basically put my finances on autopilot. When I started, I set up my direct deposit to automatically transfer a certain percentage to each account. In order it build up a buffer in my bill pay account, for a while I upped the percentage that…
Bump, hoping the author will update the post.
Yeah, once you select your frames you get this page to put in your prescription info.
Yup. They are the best. $35 shipped, and that's with a screwy prescription. They would have been something like $20 otherwise.
Just used Pocket to save this article for later. Boom, meta!
Yeah, if we were hiring for our core team, it would be the same kind of criteria. As it stands, we have myself and several other core engineers responsible for the design of this system, so with a ton of components to actually write, we just need code monkeys.
I just turned 25 and was worried I was too old to make such a drastic career change...
This. Not that what the OP said isn't true, it's just that for many people garnering an employable skill set is the most important first step. The more generalized thinking like a software engineer and algorithmic problem solving stuff can come later.
Yes! Hands down my current favorite mobile calendar.
Human psychology or the psychology of bad habits?