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A Guide to Common Alcoholic Drinks in the U.S.
Today, let’s look back at some of the drinks I used to enjoy and still wanted more of. As an ordinary working stiff, the alcohol I buy is generally affordable and easy to find. If...
How to Treat an Officer Like Any Other Road User
How to stay calm when you encounter police while driving...
My Orlando Disney Guide — Money-Saving Tips "11/3 Update: Buy Disney Tickets at 10% Off"
Use an AMEX Offer strategically to stack savings when buying Disney tickets. See: How to Buy Tickets at 10% Off...
How to Tip in the U.S.
The U.S. and China have huge cultural differences, and one of the biggest is tipping culture. It affects all kinds of everyday situations and can determine whether your spending ha...
Home Chef First-Try Review [10/26 Update: Reader Experience]
Some of our readers shared a few great-looking Home Chef photos in the chat group. Take a look: Jason’s sister’s food photos....
Blue Apron First Impressions [Photo Heavy]
Blue Apron is a company that delivers pre-portioned ingredients and matching recipes, similar to Home Chef, HelloFresh, and Plated—basically a weekly meal-kit service. Each week it...
If you have eBay gift cards, note: eBay will temporarily allow gift cards to be used to buy other gift cards
According to Reddit, after many users complained that eBay suddenly banned using eBay gift cards to buy gift cards from other merchants, eBay has started contacting users and says...
How to Write and Use Checks in the U.S.
In the U.S., you may need to use a check to pay rent, tuition, or pay back a friend. So how do you fill out a check, and how do you use it? Today we’ll go over some basic informati...
Tax Filing Guide (7): Form 8843 for F1 Students
Introduction If you are an F1 student, someone working on OPT, or a J1 teacher or trainee, after completing Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ, you will likely also need to fill out Form 884...
Take Surveys, Earn Free Google Play Credit, and Make Free WeChat Out Calls
Chinese New Year is here! On behalf of all the writers at UsCreditCards101, chanye would like to wish all our readers a happy New Year, and thank you for your support. During the h...
Tax Filing Guide (5): 1040NR-EZ for Nonresident Aliens, Commonly Used by F1 Students
Introduction Alright, let’s start filling out the tax return. Form 1040NR-EZ is the tax form most commonly used by F1 students. If you landed directly on this article, we recommend...