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Banking Account

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

General Tips

  1. Deposit checks as soon as possible. Never sit checks in your pocket as they are not yours until you deposit them into your bank account.

  2. Due to Fed regulations …

Tips on Renting a House or Apartment

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Fees

Utilities

  1. Which utilities are included in the rent? Water, electric, trash, etc.

  2. administration fee, application fee? I hate these fees.

  3. Facing which direction?

  4. South is probably the best, especially the …

Tips on Wezterm

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Installation

Follow https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/install/linux.html#__tabbed_1_3 to install Wezterm on Debian/Ubuntu series of Linux distributions.

Show Image in Wezterm

wezterm imgcat /path/to/image

Shortcuts

Shortcut …

Recommendation of Credit Card Usage

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Tips and Traps

  1. Costco is a wholesale. It is not considered as a grocery or supermarket for cashback bonus purposes.

  2. Overall, AMEX is great for traveling purchases and restaurants spending.

Glossory …