Getaround Free Car Update
Soo — so far as I know, this is still an entirely legitimate offering (we’ll see if they honor it early next year), but my takeaways so far from having it in San Francisco: I’ve probably made somewhere near half […]
How I got my Global Entry revoked, or why you should actually declare your goods or avoid bringing food through customs
Title basically says it all. Never thought this would happen, but had the strangest experience coming back from New Zealand the other day. Tried to use the Global Entry kiosk, got a giant X and a notification on the receipt […]
What’s the difference between saving $10,000 and spending $10,000 a year?
Answer: 48.7 years of your life. I hate those posts that keep you waiting for the ‘secret’ answer until the very end. So, there you go, there’s the answer. You can stop reading now. But if you want to learn just […]
Living in an RV, aka the best life decision ever
Wow – I can’t believe I haven’t done a post on this yet. I write this as I sit in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco, on my bed, in my RV. I’ve been living in this RV […]
Case Study Updates: Amazing Unlimited Internet, Getaround earning more than expected
A few updates this week. First: Unlimitedville (http://unlimitedville.com/) is totally for real. Huge thanks to Travis for finding it. So far, it’s infinitely better than Karma Neverstop ever was even at the original offer of unlimited capped 5mbps internet for […]
Warning: Beware of Air France/KLM’s Flying Blue Program
This is a cautionary tale – sometimes, things actually do go horribly wrong. More specifically, this is a cautionary-tale-in-progress, because the resolution still isn’t clear. But I’ll walk you through all the steps I’ve taken to get this resolved so far, […]
Getaround Update: No way this is profitable for them
So it’s been about a month on Getaround, and my total earnings so far? Exactly $63.45. In a year, that comes out to an extrapolation of $1522.8. Getaround claims that once people start getting used to my car and renting it […]
Update 1: Lessons Learned from Getting a Free Car with Getaround
Ok, so my car was officially all setup and approved for Getaround today, which is exciting. Go out and rent it, guys! https://www.getaround.com/QuantumConvertible A couple things I’ve learned so far. Never, ever, ever, leave anything inside your car whatsoever, for any […]
Cautionary Tale: Why not to arbitrage credit card 0% APR offers
This is a cautionary tale I learned well this past year. Ultimately, there was just about zero lasting negative effect, so this definitely may not be a don’t-do for everyone, in every situation, but for me it was basically a […]