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Get paid to be healthy

1. Humana Vitality 2.  AchieveMint  - Register and forget about it. Earn passively. Max 80 points per day, $10 for 10,000 points. 250 points for referrals. 3. Pact app 4. Higi.com 5. Leap4Life Please refer to the corresponding website for accurate information about rewards.

Save Money with Cash Back and Discount Coupons

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There are different ways to save. Deposit money in a savings account, CDs, or invest wisely. You could save money while shop for your favorite brands, eat out, buy gifts, etc (on your day to day spending). Here are a few ways you could save. Happy Savings... Cash Back Fluz ( more info ) 🌟🌟🌟 eBates  / Rakuten  ( more info )🌟🌟 MrRebates  ( more info ) 🌟 Coupon Cabin Honey TopCashBack JoinPiggy  (browser extension) LivingSocial Restaurants Plus Rewards  - Link you credit cards to get additional cash back on restaurant purchases. WikiBuy  (Get $5 by registering using this link) Ibotta  - Earn cash back for in-store purchases from stores like Walmart, Target, Safeway, Costco, Walgreens, CVS, RiteAid, Whole Foods Market, etc. Cash back is available for online purchase also for select stores. For in-store purchase, after the purchase, scan the items' barcode and the barcode on the receipt using the mobile app to get the cash back. UPromise 🌟 ShopKick [Mobile App]  

Earn Bitcoin without investing money

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If you don't have a BitCoin address, you may use CoinBase to create one. You will need BitCoin address in order to earn BitCoin. You can find your BitCoin address under tools. You may see more than one address. New addresses are created as you start using them. All of the addresses are valid and you can use any of them at any time. New addresses are generated for security purposes. You may use any of the addresses in the following sites to earn free BTC. Another option is blockchain.info Where do I store my cryptocurrency? You may store them in online wallets like Coinbase or on a hardware wallet like Ledger Nano S . Get 40% off on Ledger HERE . Hardware wallets are the most secure way to store you coins. There are multiple sites that give BitCoins for various tasks. Some of them are listed below. The earnings, frequency and payout minimum could change over time. The values mentioned here may not be current. After signing up, you may bookmark the sites in a separate folder

Easy Carpool with Scoop - $20 PROMOCODE available

I recently started using scoop in order to commute to work. Scoop is an app that helps you to find carpool buddies, manages the rides, cost sharing. Here is promo code which will give you a free $20 credit on the Scoop. Use the promo code GIRIDHAR3MD   and get $20 when you take your first trip (ride/drive)! It may take up to 48 hours after your first ride for the promo credit to be applied to your account. Download mobile app right here:   http://m.onelink.me/220071c1 Advantages: Find carpool buddies matching your work/home location and time Choose your convenient timing every day Free cancellation until the deadline (Previous day 9pm for morning commute & 3:30pm for evening commute). For cancellation policy after the deadline, refer here (may be out of date) You may carpool with one person in the morning and you could carpool with another person in the evening Meet new people and make new friends in your community You may choose to drive or ride on any given day Thin

ATT Mobile Share Advantage Plan

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ATT came up with new Shared Data Plan and was available from August 21, 2016. You can continue to use current plan. But once you change to new plan, there is no going back. The new plan claims simple pricing and no overage costs. Then, what is the catch. Here is the extract from ATT article: " Instead of overage charges, after customers use all of their high-speed data amounts, all data usage will be reduced to a maximum of 128 kbps for the rest of their bill cycle ". This is good for those who are not diligent in monitoring their data usage and want a hassle free plan or are using a plan other than 15 GB. For those who are diligent in monitoring the data usage and are in 15GB plan, the new plan is not good. ATT Mobile Share Advantage Plan is a disadvantage for those who are/were on 15GB plan. You can find the charts comparing the cost per line for different data plans in Old and New Plans. The Blue line represents the Old Plan (Mobile Shared Value Plan). The Orange li

Cash back deals with EBATES

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ebates CashBack Do you want to get extra cash back for your online shopping. Yes, in addition to your credit card points/rewards/cash back? Yes, you can. Simple login to  ebates.com  and go to your online shopping site from there. You then do your regular shopping. Your purchase will earn cash back on ebates which will be reflected after few days. It will be in pending status for 90 days. You will be able to cash it as a check mailed to your address once it reaches above a threshold.  Sign up  now and get $10 bonus for just signing up and making a qualifying purchase. Don't miss this great opportunity for getting more money back for the items you usually shop for online just for going to your favorite online shopping sites through ebates. Sign up now Join EBATES for free and get a $10 Bonus Find other ways to save!!! Some stores with cash back (subject to change) BestBuy - 1% cashback Coach - 4% cashback Dell Computer - 2% cashback Forever 21 - 2% cash b

Cash back deals with MrRebates

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MrRebates CashBack Do you want to get extra cash back for your online shopping. Yes, in addition to your credit card points/rewards/cash back? Yes, you can. Simple login to  MrRebates.com  and go to your online shopping site from there. You then do your regular shopping. Your purchase will earn cash back on MrRebates which will be reflected after few days. It will be in pending status for 90 days. You will be able to cash it as a check mailed to your address once it reaches above $10. Sign up now and get $5 bonus for just signing up. The cash back ranges from 1% to 30%. Some times even more. You can select from more than 2000 stores to shop. Don't miss this great opportunity for getting more money back for the items you usually shop for. Sign up now Join Mr.Rebates for free and get a $5 Bonus Find other ways to save!!! Some stores with cash back (subject to change) BestBuy - 1% cashback Coach - 5% cashback Dell Computer - 6% cashback Forever 21 - 3% cash b

Worry free Investment at WealthFront

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I am not good at investing in stocks. I was trying to see what is the best option for me to invest without the need for detailed research. I recently came across WealthFront. It is like a broker that manages your finances for you for a minimal free, much less than the normal fee charged by most people and services. For those who joined and funded before April 1, 2018, the first $10,000 is managed for free and very nominal fee above that. Also you don't have to pay for commissions and transactions on the trade placed on your behalf. The money gets invested automatically in stocks, bonds, mutual funds. It is diversified in many respects including geographic diversification. The type of investments depends on the risk level you choose. You can either answer a few questions to define the risk factor or set the value in the risk meter thats in the range of 1 to 10, 10 being highly risk tolerant. With 10, you are asking WealthFront to invest aggressively and 1 being very safe. The profi

US to India calling

GV + OBi is the best option if you do not talk for hours and hours in a month. See if the monthly plan cost is less than the pay per use cost based on your usage. Option Type Rate More Info GV + OBi IP Phone / App 1c/min Pay per use More Details GV (Google Voice) App 1c/min Pay per use IndiaLD Calling Card 0.7 to 1c/min Pay per use Dial91 Calling Card 1.1c/min Pay per use Raza App 1c/min OR $10,$15,$20/month Pay per use / Limited calling ATT GSM $15/month per line Unlimited calling Good if you talk more than 1500 min/month or 25hrs/month T-mobile GSM $15/month per line Unlimited calling Good if you talk more than 1500 min/month or 25hrs/month LycaMobile GSM $29/month Unlimited calling Good if none of the other options work for you Vonage IP Phone / App $28/month Unlimited calling Good if none of the other options work for you RebTel App $10/month Unlimited calling Good if you talk more than 1000 min/month and will not exceed your monthly talk time minutes

EB1 EB2 EB3 India China Pending applications

Last updated on 5/31/2016 Total number of pending I485 applications for India and China based on Priority Date India and China EB2 Filing and Final action dates Note: Year columns indicate the priority date. For example if you are on EB2 India category and priority date falls on year 2010, then look at the latest "As of date" row and add all the numbers from 1997 up to 2010. That is the number of I-485 applications pending before you. If your priority year and any years before that do not have a value specified, that means no applications have been yet accepted for those years. Add up un till what is available (say 2008) and that plus what you think might be potential applications  (say, 5000 for 2009 & another 5000 for 2010) would be the pending applications before you. Per country annual limit for EB1/EB2/EB3 is 2802 (28.6% of 7% of 140,000) Per country annual limit for EB4/EB5 is 696 (7.1% of 7% of 140,000) From the below chart, if your priority date is in 2

AMC Stubs Benefits and Calculator - Find which option is right for you

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Question that comes to every ones mind: How much does Stubs membership cost? I heard they have come up with free option, is it true? Is it worth paying for the paid Stubs membership? Tell me the difference between the free and the paid membership in a way i can understand. AMC has introduced new stubs progra m in April 2016 in  Detroit, Dubuque, Houston, Miami, Omaha, and the Bay Area . The cost of members hip in bay area is $20. This article is based on the premiere membership fee ($20) in Bay area, California. AMC now has two types of stubs card - Access & Premiere Access is free and you get 2% back in rewards -  $5 rewards for every $250 spent. Online purchase fee waived only if you purchase 3 or more tickets. Rewards can be redeemed only at concessions (not for tickets). The points expire after 12 months of inactivity. Premiere costs $20/yr and you get 10% back in rewards -  $5 rewards for every $50 spent and no minimum purchase requirement to waive onl

ATT Data Plan Change Mid Cycle

This is about changing data plan mid cycle for ATT Mobile Share Value Plan . When you change data plan mid cycle, the data allowance is not Prorated. If you did not exceed the data limit on the day of the change of data plan, you will get prorated charges for the old and new plan and you will be able to use the full data in the new plan (data usage will be reset to zero on the day of change) for the rest of the billing cycle. Example: If you have 15GB plan ($100). On 21st day of the billing cycle, if you have used 14.75GB and you upgrade to 20GB plan ($140) EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY and change it back to 15GB effective start of next billing cycle. Your data usage will be reset to zero on 21st day and you will have 20 GB to use for the remaining 10 days. You have effectively got 34.75GB (14.75+20) for this billing cycle. Your bill will be as follows (in addition to your regular charges) Credit for the old data plan for the remaining 10 days = 1/3 x $100 = $33.33 Debit for the

Auctions

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eBay is the most popular site for auctions. I recently came across a site called listia.com. It also has auctions similar to eBay. It uses credits instead of actual money. You can buy credits or earn them. You may try it here . www.listia.com

Get rid of your phone bill

How to get rid of your landline telephone bill? Are you paying for your landline phone? Do you want to be bill free and still enjoy the landline at home? Think no further. Here is a great solution. All you need is a google account and a one time investment of about $40. I am not selling this product. I am just sharing how I am saving money by not paying for monthly phone bill. Using Google voice, you can make a call to US numbers from anywhere in the world (from US, or from outside US) for free as long as you have internet access. Google allows you to buy credits to call to other countries (from anywhere). The cost to call varies based on the destination country. Example: Cost to call India (could be from US, India, or from anywhere with internet access) is approximately $0.01/min. You can port your existing number as well (Some times you may not be able to port. See step 1 for more details). You don't have to lose your existing number. Continue to use the same number and save o

Play fun app and earn money

Earn money for playing this app. No payment required. Its absolutely free. Use the code 5F460E to get 25 @Qriket Spins. Get it free at  http://qriket.com/invite/ 5F460E This is not a spam. Read the reviews if you would like, before installing this app

Gift Card Balance Check

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How to install TurboTax on mac without drive

If you are using windows drive to install TurboTax software on you Mac, read on. The turbo tax for mac is on separate partition on the DVD which is not read by default from Windows drive. You need HFSBrowser installed on windows. You will need to install HFSBrowser, Create DMG file from the DVD and share the DMG file location. Copy it to Mac (smb://WINDOWS_MACHINE/LOCATION) and Drag it to applications. Steps: First on Windows computer, Install HFS Explorer Run HFS Explorer File -> Load File system from device Select your drive under "Detected devices" Click load Tools -> Create Disk Image Select the location and provide the image file name and click "Save" Share the location where you saved the image Second on Mac computer, Open Finder Go -> Connect to Server Enter the Windows computer name or the ip address When prompted for name & password, enter the credentials. If unable to connect, it might be because of firewall. Disabl