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Wow, that's the first time I've heard of Venmo! Personally, I prefer to keep my phone and my banking completely separate. Actually, the only "important" account I log into on my ph…

Do you guys think hoarding has something to do with the consumerist culture we live in today? What's with the downvote? It was merely a question to spark discussion about the topic…

Me too, kinda. I mean I eventually (through trial and error) noticed it brought up a menu, but god that's not in any way obvious at first. It is funny because until I read somethin…

Try asking an American what this picture means - http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/archive/2010/03/1_123... Most people would know that means "exit" but in true American fashi…

Maybe I am missing something but I still can't understand why Nelson Mandela won the peace prize when he founded Umkhonto we Sizwe.

Why? The strong taste? Well my sister used to be absolutely obsessed with olives when she was very very young. I never understood it myself, I didn't like them as a kid. I tried th…

The prevalence of Japanese restaurants in the US in recent times disagrees with you.* *I don't know how authentic these are.

My bed time was 8:00pm for the longest time (until I was in 6th grade - then it moved to 9:00). It isn't out of the question she is going to bed at the proper time. But yes, the Na…

I used to have this issue with mushrooms. I mostly got over it by introducing a small amount of mushrooms (buried in other veggies) with my meal. First uncooked (because the textur…

So follow a couple simple recipes at first. You'll learn from experience about what fits your tastes, what goes into a dish, how heat interacts with food in different ways, what yo…

Wonder how much he paid for it.

In Gmail - Click on "more" then "filter messages like these" as so - http://i.imgur.com/OdJpKoE.png and set messages from that sender to be automatically deleted.

And here I was wondering why a few months ago legit emails that I asked for were starting to show up in my spam folder, including all the facebook emails I asked facebook to send m…

Insurance companies are the absolute worse about that. I'm shopping around for insurance and get 10 quotes. Then I'll pick one company to go with and sign up. I'll either do it onl…

"Everyone" is a far stretch. More like "people who like to (or don't mind) managing their finances at a finer level and also don't spend above their means." Which is maybe 35% of t…

Short term rentals have been illegal in San Fran since (I believe) the 80s. Running a hotel without paying hotel taxes and following other regulations is generally illegal. It sure…

Here's some guests who caused some problems. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-airbnb-party-hou... http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/unexpected-sex-party-des... http://…

That's called civil disobedience. I consider it more legit if it is done by individuals for social change rather than for profit companies to make money.

I turn my phone off in unfamiliar cities to save battery for GPS. I turn my phone off at movie theaters and airplanes. I rarely keep bluetooth on to save battery (I don't really us…

Discover will give you a new CC every time you want to change the design on it, which you can choose from several. :)

The big problem with debit cards is if you get it stolen then your money is taken. Sure you'd get it back eventually, but until them you don't have access to your own money and can…

Well I have no fewer than 4 checking accounts. I have a debit card for all them. I don't use any of the debit cards except at the ATM once in a while so I could probably go without…

Zip code 12345 is only used by General Electric though. :(

Jesus. Nobody said nature wouldn't adapt. I'm saying that there WILL BE unintended consequences. That are unknown.

I just did the whole change of address thing and I don't remember having to ask for an "extension" for the second 6 months, just 12 months for everyone. Looks like I'm right. https…