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"The only times when canceling old cards affects you is if the line you're canceling is your only line with more than a couple years on it, or if it's your largest line and makes up more than about 25% of your total available credit.
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13 days ago
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"A secret ninja trick(Quietgal must be a ninja) is to write out a menu for the week, then write a list of things you need to make the menu. Include on your list exactly what and how much you need of each thing, then buy exactly that.
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"The most important factors are your overall debt to credit ratio and the age of your accounts. Carrying a balance or actively using your credit won't improve your score. See this excellent Fatwallet thread...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by thetenthstory, thewalledcity
3 months ago
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"I live in New Orleans. This will be my 5th or 6th jazzfest.
BULLET POINT W/O COMMENTARY AT THE END for you lazy bastards.
When you do hit the gospel tent, "Shades of Praise" is a good group to see.
If you do nothing else, you must..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hazel, sarahnade
5 months ago
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"Most of this kind of thing is just well-crafted leading questions.
To construct them, just take one step back from the realization you want to express, and ask the question that, when answered, leads you to that realization. This allows the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pearl228
5 months ago
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"That's the problem with calling a relationship "serious".
For the record, just because you sleep with someone, it doesn't mean you're automatically monogamous and "serious". It's a fucked up situation, because you usually..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ladysin
7 months ago
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"I feel your pain. You have to understand that pretty much everyone has a voice inside them that tells them to stay in bed, not get up, and not go out. Everybody also has another voice telling them to do all the things they "should" be..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lucyleaf, walla
10 months ago
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"Go forth boldly and with no regrets. If either of you decides to see someone later, well, that's later. Handle things with foresight and compassion and you'll do well.
failing that, does your complex have a back stairwell?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wzcx
10 months ago
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"I'm subscribed to the following RSS feeds, and I just set up a search in my reader across them and wait for my item to pop up. Other than that, fatwallet/slickdeals/techbargains are good.
http://pricenoia.com/
http://consumerist...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fidelity
10 months ago
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"killdevil: " I'm quite sure he does this simply to freak out the squares. I salute his audacity, and wish that other minor celebrities would act in a similar fashion."
That's cool, it reverted if I used the mefiquote userstyle, but copy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by humannaire
11 months ago
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"Pat yourself on the back? I mean, it's great you've got a new toy, but if you don't know what it's good for, why did you even get it?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jdroth
11 months ago
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"kableh: "I thought the dairy/cancer link was due to rBGH?"
Let's just cut the bullshit right now. Juskevich et al. Science Volume 249:875-84.
Follow up study, 9 years later, trying to figure out why people still think it's bad. The..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
11 months ago
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"You can't make yourself do something for very long that you don't want to do, so solve the root cause of your problem first:
Figure out how to know what you really want to do.
Figure out how to know when to stop preparing to do something and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by salvia, yohko
Last year
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I need recipe software that doesn't suck!
favorited 21 times, recently by ambilevous, davar, longdaysjourney, somanyamys, donovan, weston, xsquared-1, shiu mai baby, twiki, kidsleepy, rossination, |n$eCur3, GaelFC, b33j, slightlybewildered, JujuB, trip and a half, schroedinger, schnee, artifarce, jerseygirl
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"just switch to a guest account, that's what it's made for." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippy
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"If you're technically-minded, want a choice of several different programs for any given task, and like to be able to make things work the way YOU want them to work, get a PC.
If you're the kind of person whose needs would be fulfilled by the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Chuckles
Last year
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"Look, when you're drunk is the only time you're allowed to be silly and blurt out random nonsense, so you might as well take full advantage of it.
and don't listen to dhartung, who I found out recently considers drinking a criminal behavior that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by frosty_hut
Last year
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"You need to ask this at Fatwallet.
I'm not as smart as they all are, but my recollection is that the major influence on your score that you can mess with is % utilization(the big determinants such as average age of accounts and past payment..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zzztimbo
Last year
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"Be careful, because there's a lot of stuff out there that purports to do this, but will either do nothing, or actually raise DHT levels, which can contribute to baldness and other nasty things.
I recommend this product, because the company behind..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by AceRock
Last year
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"Your girlfriend has no more right to ask you to be more passionate than you do to ask her to be smarter.
Here's why:
People perceive, are motivated by, and respond to the world in a couple different ways, but the major dominant influence for..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by marble, redtriskelion, yohko, mutantdisco!, joquarky, Who_Am_I
Last year
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"Pick the one that complements(not compliments) you most. The one who's strong where you're weak. If either has shown any sign of dishonesty, that's points against her. Same for insecurity and jealousy. You want someone who is interesting to talk..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by yohko, UbuRoivas, aye, limeonaire
Last year
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"There's no reason to not get one. The more credit you have, the more you can get(assuming for the sake of no arguments that more credit is a universally good thing).
According to Fair & Isacc, FICO is weighted as follows:
35% payment..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DarkElf109
Last year
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"UbuRoivas:
"low reps + high weight = strength / bulk.
high reps + lower weight = muscular endurance"
T-Nation has several contributors who have largely debunked the above, however, for someone just starting out it doesn't matter..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by exhilaration
Last year
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"EB, in two recent threads about rather hot-button issues(this one and the abortion one), I've found you to have very strong opinions on the subject at hand. However, your strength of conviction doesn't seem to match up with an equally strong ability..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by biscotti
Last year
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"Another important thing to mention if you insist on propping up these bottom-feeders' business model is that pretty much every forum and blog will instantly and permanently ban you if you so much as think about posting a referral link...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by niles
Last year
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"Major one:Accusing me of "really" meaning something other than what I say. I have broken off a multiple year relationship over this, and I would do it again.
dealbreakers:
Being intolerant of guys being guys.
I've never had the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Trismegist
Last year
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"The general procedure is to send a "Debt Validation" letter, of which several can be googled, or I can send you one I've used, which asks for further contact to be exclusively through mail, and asks for specific proof of the amount or debt..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by missmerrymack
Last year
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I need recipe software that doesn't suck!
favorited 21 times, recently by ambilevous, davar, longdaysjourney, somanyamys, donovan, weston, xsquared-1, shiu mai baby, twiki, kidsleepy, rossination, |n$eCur3, GaelFC, b33j, slightlybewildered, JujuB, trip and a half, schroedinger, schnee, artifarce, jerseygirl
Last year
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"Public school is the place you go to learn that when your parents tell you that God made the world last week, or people don't have to pay taxes, or vaccinations cause brain damage, they're full of shit. Homeschooling appeals to a lot of good people,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TochterAusElysium
Last year
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"In my family, the old folks always say grace, and everyone else mostly sits silently. However, if it goes on longer than a minute or so, the prayer is considered to be grandstanding or "making like a pharisee" and it's then appropriate to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mittenedsex
Last year
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"Get a block of Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate or whatever fits your budget. Grate it using a fine grater, a microplane works best. Put the gratings in a container and shake vigorously, briefly.
Mix together and sift:
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favorited 1 time, recently by j3s
Two years ago
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"Throw out any copy of GQ or Men's Health you might have, forget everything anyone else has ever told you about "meeting women", and just act the same way you do around guys. Many women will turn up their nose at you being who you are. Let..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by poweredbybeard, nomad, Alterscape
Two years ago
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"People have sex; It's one of those things that happens. It's really not a big deal. For any adult you may meet, someone, somewhere has probably had sex with them. I understand feeling a little weird bumping into a previous partner with your new one,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by 999, scrump
Two years ago
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"Do whatever your company requires, but generally it goes like this:
You have a meeting with the employee. Make sure she knows exactly what her duties and responsibilities are, and that she has not been meeting those expectations. Most people com..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mynameismandab, thinkpiece
Two years ago
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"You have what's called the paralysis of analysis. You want him to be wanting you, and you're finding evidence for this, yet you're wondering if you're just finding it through wishful thinking, but maybe it's real.....
STOP.
One thing at a..." [
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Two years ago
