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September, 2016

  • 1 September

    Do Frequent Flyers Age Faster?

    an airplane taking off from a runway

    Nothing makes me feel younger than the ability to jetset to a beach somewhere (or Las Vegas!) to chill out. That’s why I was surprised when I saw this article about how frequent travel ages us. From Fast Company: In Cohen’s review of the literature, he found that this mobile …

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  • 1 September

    Get $10 Gift Card Free When You Load $10 in Starbucks App Using Visa Checkout

    a hand holding a coffee cup

    Starbucks has a deal right now where you can get a $10 eGift when you load $10 or more in the Starbucks app using Visa Checkout. While I usually purchase my Starbucks gift cards in stores where I can get a points bonus on my credit card, you can’t beat the …

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  • 1 September

    Get Dog Food & Treat Sample Box for $10 plus Get $10 Amazon Credit

    a box with different types of food

    There’s another sample box up on Amazon–this time for dog treats. Amazon has been doing this thing where they offer a sample box for $10-$15.  Each sample box comes with credit towards buying things from that specific box (or towards the types of items in that box). Some boxes have …

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August, 2016

  • 31 August

    Free: Buy a Programmable Slow Cooker at Walmart and Get 100% Cashback to Your Paypal Account

    a silver and black slow cooker

    Edit:  Gah, sorry, this turned out to be an offer for new accounts only.  But check out the comments for discussion on what to do about that. Right now, you can get a programmable slow cooker at Walmart and get 100% cashback to your Paypal account from TopCashBack.com. Walmart charges ~$6 …

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  • 31 August

    Get KIND Sample Box for $10 plus Get $10 Amazon Credit

    a box of snacks in it

    Edit:  This item is now unavailable.  Sometimes Amazon has brought them back after a few days, but no idea if that will happen here.  Thanks, Richard! Amazon has another sample box for sale.  Amazon has been doing this thing where they offer a sample box for $10-$15.  Each sample box …

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  • 31 August

    68 Million Emails and Passwords for Dropbox Users Made Public

    a person using a laptop

    In 2012, there was a data breach into Dropbox’s files.  The data breach occurred because one employee didn’t vary his passwords and also used his corporate password for his LinkedIn profile–which experienced a data breach. After four years (for some reason), those 68,000,000 emails and passwords were released onto the …

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  • 31 August

    A Bunch of Sierra/Roberta Williams Games for $1 (Total)

    a video game screen with a man and a bird

    After that sale on Civ III, I’ve been in a throw-back video game mood.  (In fact, I was playing Duck Tales last night). Today, I was surprised to see Humble Bundle offering a selection of Sierra/Roberta Williams games for $1. This set includes the first game to ever terrify me, …

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  • 31 August

    Major Turbulence Causes Emergency Landing; Injuries

    a moon in the sky

    A United Houston to Heathrow flight experienced so much turbulence going over the Atlantic, it had to make an emergency landing in Ireland.  About a dozen passengers and crew members were injured. From ABC13: The aircraft was about 300 miles from London when it diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland …

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  • 30 August

    The Time I Freaked Out NYC by Handing Out Flowers

    a bouquet of pink and purple flowers

    There’s a video of a man handing out flowers in NYC going around right now.  The different clips show how touched people were, and how happy they were that he chose them. Here’s the video itself: I suspect this video took a lot of footage to get these results or New York …

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  • 30 August

    Belkin 3-Outlet SurgePlus Mini Travel Swivel Charger Surge Protector on Sale

    a close up of a power strip

    The Belkin 3-Outlet SurgePlus Mini Travel Swivel Charger Surge Protector (with two USB ports) is on sale for $13.99. I’ve had this for the last three years and it’s been great, especially when outlets are limited. When nightstands only have one outlet (usually in the lamp), I’ve been able to …

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