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End of the road: Amazon Allowance will stop on July 30, so you can no longer auto-reload every month
Amazon Allowance used to be a great tool for automatically meeting credit card transaction requirements. You could set your own schedule and amount, and it would automatically load...
Campus Shutdowns: Can You Legally Get a Refund on Tuition, Housing, and Meal Plan Costs?
For reasons everyone already knows, most colleges and universities in the U.S. ended in-person instruction for the spring semester early this year and moved classes online. On top...
Trump Issues Executive Order Barring Chinese Students From Military-Civil Fusion Universities From Entering the U.S.
Rumors had been circulating for days that Trump was preparing to bar some Chinese students from entering the United States. After Trump’s drawn-out live press conference, the execu...
Breaking: U.S.-China tensions escalate, potentially affecting F and J visas
According to CNBC reports, Trump is expected to make an announcement on Friday about China. Of course, this could also be unrelated to international students and instead involve so...
An Introduction to Real Estate Investing in the United States
I know that for many people, buying a rental property still feels far off. But real estate itself requires a lot of preparation, and it often takes a year or two of learning before...
Your $1,200 stimulus payment may arrive as a Prepaid Debit Card
We previously took a detailed look at how to claim the $1,200 stimulus payment. Now, the U.S. Treasury has announced that some payments will be issued in the form of a Prepaid Debi...
What Should You Do If a Tire Blows Out on a Remote Highway?
Make sure your auto insurance is complete; if a tire goes flat, do not keep driving. Call roadside assistance right away and have the car towed for air or inspection. If you break...
Home Chef Data Breach: What Should You Do?
Home Chef has posted a notice that some user information on its website was exposed. Home Chef will contact affected users and provide solutions. At this time, the exposed informat...
Moving Toward a Near-Monopoly? Uber Reportedly Plans to Acquire Grubhub
According to Bloomberg, Uber has made an offer to acquire Grubhub in an effort to further expand its Uber Eats food delivery business. As we all know, during the pandemic, more and...
Major News: OPT Could Be Trump’s Next Target!
In the previous round, Trump suspended immigration, which caused quite a bit of panic. This time, according to Forbes, the next focus is increasing restrictions on post-graduation...
Is It Over? Buffett Sells All Airline Stocks, Including UA, AA, Southwest, and Delta
According to CNBC, Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway sold off all of its positions in the U.S. airline industry, worth more than $4 billion. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and bill...