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Comment #45493354
Your balance is the unpaid amount on any given day. Your utiization is a snapshot of your balance on your statement date. You could have a 0 balance for 28 days and unknowingly mak…
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Comment #45493258
It was trying to download the PWA then the domain started giving me issues. Its now at https://whichcard.info Yes, theres more to that than the 30% rule. The goal is to optimize yo…
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Comment #45493092
It was trying to force download the PWA then the domain started giving me issues. Its now at http://whichcard.info
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Show HN: Phone formatter I built for my mom to call home
My mom in California has her London cousin's number saved twice in her phone. She doesn't know which has the right codes. When her uncle in Ethiopia asked for it, the number didn't…
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Show HN: Use the right credit card every time
I have 4 credit cards and kept guessing wrong about which one was “safe” to use. The issue: I was only tracking current balance/utilization, not statement closing dates. Your balan…
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Show HN: Crowdsourced viral Costco inventory tracker
I built KirkList after repeatedly seeing viral products on TikTok/Instagram, rushing to Costco, and leaving empty-handed. Costco's inventory varies wildly by location but their app…
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Show HN: The $10 coffee that tanked my credit score
A $10 latte cost me 50 credit points last year. Not because I couldn't afford it - because it pushed my Chase card from 29% to 31% utilization. That's when I learned: Your balance …
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Comment #45230599
Ha! Or the police.
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Comment #45230586
Your comment actually made me laugh. I replied saying, "My feelings have been hurt! laughing emoji", but didnt realize the emoji didnt send.
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Comment #45228055
My feelings have been hurt!
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Comment #45228052
Haha! Every knocker will be assigned a personal knocker. ;)
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Comment #45212641
The Airbnb integration idea is brilliant! Travelers definitely have disrupted sleep schedules and unfamiliar settings. Hotels offer wake-up calls but Airbnbs don't. That solves bot…
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Comment #45212592
Exactly! Same concept, just updated for 2025. Amazing how some solutions are timeless.
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Comment #45212582
Interesting! Makes sense for shift workers who couldn't rely on family to wake them. Same core need.
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Comment #45212528
Fair question on price! But if loud alarm clocks across the room worked for heavy sleepers, this wouldn't exist. I've tried every alarm hack - the human element and social pressure…
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Comment #45212480
Japan would be amazing! Maybe we'll be there on your next trip
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Comment #45212438
Exactly! Nothing like real accountability to make you take responsibility. Your boss was onto something. Where and when was this?
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Comment #45212403
Thanks for the suggestions! Just added service areas back to the site. For proof of service, I like the photo idea - definitely considering that for when we scale beyond just me do…
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Comment #45212362
Sounds great until they show up 30 minutes late and barely tap on your door. Breakfast delivery also assumes you're awake to receive it and that restaurants are open before your wa…
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Comment #45212296
As someone with IBS whose considered building this many times. Well done!
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Comment #45212221
Fair question! For me, phone alarms blend into dreams or I unconsciously turn them off. But a real person knocking? That's an external force I can't dismiss subconsciously. Plus so…
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Comment #45212122
You're absolutely right - just added service areas back to the top of the site. Currently serving Silicon Valley and expanding based on demand.
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Comment #45211742
Definitely easier to scale since you can automate the whole process, but there are at least 4 apps in the phonecall space.
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Comment #45204753
Contact link was broken because I moved it to its own page but it should work now. FAQ isnt ready yet. Thanks for calling it out.