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    Flying? How To Not Be THAT Guy/Gal/Airline/Airport

    by SharonKurheg May 27, 2021
    by SharonKurheg May 27, 2021

    As so many people have said in recent years, flying is generally not a pleasant experience for John Q. Public nowadays. Airlines have figured out how to get every penny …

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    How To Avoid Getting Counterfeit Money When Traveling

    by SharonKurheg February 28, 2021
    by SharonKurheg February 28, 2021

    Counterfeit money has been around for a long as money has been around. It’s big business, especially when you’re talking about money from Europe, the U.K. (even the coins! Which …

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    8 Photos You Should Always Take Every Time You Fly

    by SharonKurheg February 20, 2021
    by SharonKurheg February 20, 2021

    “Pictures, or it didn’t happen.” In this day and age, it’s easy to take pictures of almost anything, at almost any time. Those quick and easy photos you can take …

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    How To Avoid Severe Ear Pain On An Airplane

    by SharonKurheg February 5, 2021
    by SharonKurheg February 5, 2021

    We’ve all been there. You have a cold, really bad allergies or a sinus or ear infection, you’re on a plane at nearly 35,000 feet and your ears are just …

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    Free Six Months Of Apple+ Streaming Service

    by joeheg February 1, 2021
    by joeheg February 1, 2021

    In November, Sharon and I were deep into the Christmas season. That meant we were spending evenings watching our favorite Christmas movies and TV specials. After getting through the yearly …

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    Nine Things You Should Do Before You Go Out Of Town

    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2020
    by SharonKurheg November 21, 2020

    When you’re traveling for any amount of time, you have many things to remember before you go away. What to bring and what not to. All your prescription and over …

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    I Can’t Believe This One Easy Thing Was Holding Up My IRS Stimulus Payment

    by joeheg April 29, 2020
    by joeheg April 29, 2020

    As part of the CARES Act passed by Congress to help the US economy, Economic Impact Payments were getting sent to eligible individuals. If you received a refund from the …

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    How To Use iPhone’s Face ID While Wearing A Mask

    by SharonKurheg April 9, 2020
    by SharonKurheg April 9, 2020

    iPhone owners are noticing a problem they didn’t have before COVID-19: they can’t use the Face ID option on their iPhone to turn their phones on. The mask obscures a …

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    Is Cash Going Extinct?

    by joeheg April 8, 2020
    by joeheg April 8, 2020

    Hopefully, some of the things we’ve started to do in a post-COVID19 world will be here to stay. Washing our hands was always a good idea, we just needed a …

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    We Know Better & Still Got Caught By One Of The Most Common Tourist Scams Out There

    by joeheg April 4, 2020
    by joeheg April 4, 2020

    Here’s a flashback to when we fell for one of the most common scams pulled on tourists. Remember this tip when we’re all able to visit other countries again.  When …

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