Sallie Mae Accelerate Credit Card Review: Earn $200; 1.5% Cash Back on All Purchases, No Annual Fee
If you have student loans, this no-annual-fee card is actually pretty solid. Redeeming cash back toward student loan payments effectively boosts your everyday rewards to 2% back. T...
Credit Cards for Spending Outside the U.S.
Some readers may travel outside the U.S. frequently, or may have returned to China but still keep U.S. credit cards. This article discusses which cards are suitable for spending ou...
RedPocket Mobile Carrier Overview ($60 Annual Plan, Free International Calling)
Reader Cpuer shared RedPocket, a US mobile carrier that looks quite solid. It includes 200 minutes of free international calling each month, making it one option for keeping a US n...
Sallie Mae Ignite Credit Card Review: $50 Welcome Bonus, 1.25% Cash Back, No Annual Fee
This card is positioned by the issuer as a student card, but you still need an SSN to apply. The 25% bonus for six consecutive months of on-time payments is also meant to encourage...
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Kashly | Commission-earning short links: earn cashback when others shop through your links [2022.8 update: now supports shortening all links]
After using it for a while, we found that Kashly surprisingly supports all link-shortening use cases—yes, all of them, including short links that are not merchant or purchase links...
How to Close a US Bank Account (Checking or Savings)
Bank accounts—especially checking accounts—usually don’t earn much if you’re not actively using them, and some even charge monthly fees. There’s also the risk of debit card fraud,...
Hong Kong: Inbound quarantine changed to 3 days hotel + 4 days home medical surveillance, with red and amber health codes
Today (August 8), at a 10:30 am press conference, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced that for travelers arriving in Hong Kong from overseas and Taiwan, the quarantine rul...
Good News: China’s CAAC Eases Flight Suspension Rules Starting August 7
Recently, China relaxed its PCR testing requirements for returning to China, but that was followed by a large number of flight suspensions, which actually made it harder to get bac...
Small Balance Waiver on US Credit Cards: When Small Balances Get Written Off
Small Balance Credit is basically a relic from an earlier era, where the bank effectively gives you a tiny amount of free money....
2022 Incomplete Guide to Exploring Xinjiang
I’m planning to write a series of short posts about Xinjiang, and this one can serve as an overview. If you’re thinking about visiting Xinjiang soon, or have never been there befor...
Sable: A U.S. Bank Account You Can Open Without an SSN (Debit Card, Credit Card) [2022.8 Update: Now Supports ITIN]
It now supports ITIN. If you apply with an SSN or ITIN, you probably won’t need passport or visa verification. Good luck. HT: Kang...
