What are some good tips to avoid getting pickpocketed in Europe? I’ve read some articles on how to avoid getting pick pocketed in London and Paris. There’s also lots of tik toks on the subject however I would like to know what are some tried and true tips that seem to work. What are some scams that you have experienced and how do you avoid them? submitted by /u/TroopRobato

Made an insurance claim.. and now having hard time getting insurance renewal This is more of a vent than a question. So last year I was hit by a car while riding my bike, this caused a number of injuries and property damage, but the biggest injury was a broken collarbone that had to be surgically repaired. The driver hit a number of cyclists but only had $50,000 of liability coverage. luckily I had uninsured motors cover…

Professionals: How did you start getting real-world experience? I’m in my first semester in an interior design masters program, and it’s been amazing. It’s the perfect combination of challenging and fun, and I’m learning so much every week. It feels like the first time I’ve ever found something that I can really do professionally and get excited about long-term, which is a huge change from my 6+ years in mar…

Google Maps Getting Major Update With Lots Inside submitted by /u/HesThePianoMan

Tennessee Towing Company Has Terrorized So Many Truckers The State’s Highway Patrol Is Getting Involved A Tennessee towing company that had been illegally towing big rigs from the lot of a truck stop after the owner hired them has been on a rampage. The company has continued to tow and boot semi trucks, surprisingly without any legal pushback. That is until recently, when the tows caught the attention of state… Read more…

What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Four Halloween Myths (and One Real Danger) Halloween is our darkest holiday, so it naturally spawns dark misinformation, whether it’s the famous razor-blade-in-the-apple myth, the persistent rumors about black-cat butchery, or the specter of “mischief night” arsonists. At the risk of dampening the mystique of Halloween, here are four things people are getting… Read more…

Getting into retail I got an email from the owner of two liquor stores who likes our product and would like to sell it in his stores! I’ve only sold online so far so it’s an exciting venture. How does selling to stores work? Should I offer a discounted (but profitable) price if he buys a certain amount so they can sell it at the retail price to their customers and…

Inside Google’s Plan to Stop Apple From Getting Serious About Search Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening.

Money getting tighter, not sure how to get out of the hole.. I’m going to start by admitting I made huge mistakes over the last year with my credit cards. When I moved to a new state, our new built house needed a whole bunch of things and I instead of budgeting just threw everything on the cards. Now I’m something like 26k in consumer debt and it’s hurting bad. Not to mention I have another baby on the wa…

Gmail’s new emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGmail’s emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade that lets you pick skin tones and gender preferences for certain emoji, Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Previously, when composing emails in Gmail on the web, if you used the emoji picker, there was no way to select a skin tone …

Apple TV Plus is getting a price hike — and other Apple subscriptions are, too submitted by /u/chrisdh79

Joint account after getting married Friend of mine just got married and we got to talking about joining their finances together since I generally have my shit together on the financial side of things. We talked about point credit cards and 401k/retirement plans (obviously I told him to see a professional too) But I really didn’t have an answer when the talk turned to checking ac…

Want to hike Machu Pichu but my wife keeps hearing/reading stories of people getting really sick The title pretty much says it all. We were asked by friends if we want to hike the Inca Trail next April. Absolutely! we responded. Then my wife started reading about hikers who fell ill, some of them severely, to the point of having to be airlifted out. We’re familiar with altitude sickness and the possibility of catching a bug or parasite thro…

Getting out of Co-Signing My dad is trying to get me to co-sign for his car. I don’t want to do it, and I can’t tell him that without him freaking out on me. So I was wondering if I freeze or lock my credit, will the car dealership be able to see that? I just want to get “rejected” so that my dad stops asking me. Or if anyone knows a good believable lie that I can tell h…

Site Review / Inbound Strat – Not Getting Purchases Hello to friends who see this and know me o/ I’ve been up for ~4 months trying: Instagram posts Pinterest Joining fb groups and dropping links to products that are relevant to the poster Blogging for low competition, high volume keywords on google SEO for listings on Etsy I have not yet run a TikTok account but I’m ramping up to do that soon. …

I leased a car and now I want to buy it without getting screwed. I leased a 2020 civic and I want to buy it out now. My lease payment was $298/month. The dealer is trying to tell me to buy it out with a 5 yr loan my payment would be $369/month which results in a total of $22,140 total paid PLUS the $11,594.85 I already paid over the past 3 yrs. Grand total $33,734.85 which is bs. I just reviewed the contract…

LPT getting into a healthy lifestyle it took so long to attach myself to a healthy eating lifestyle… such a hard time always with this thought of “why i can’t stick with a simple diet?” many people go over it and i have few tips to share (i’m not a doctor, just passionate about life) instead of making drastic changes all at once, i tried to make small, gradual adjustments to my …

my mom pushed me into getting indexed universal life insurance when I didn’t want to. I’m 18 (F) and I didn’t have a say in getting iul lif insurance. My mom has a friend from the national life insurance group and they told her to put me into an iul insurance. Both my mom and I are pretty financially illerate too. i dont know how much i can trust them since i know they get commission whenever they get someone. they’re saying how…

LPT: If you’re getting a remote job, pick one that’s very far from your home. If you live in Boston and your company is in Boston, they might pressure you to come in “one day a week” which becomes more and more, and make it awkward to refuse. If you live in Chicago, they can’t: so they’ll either lay you off or let you keep working from home. submitted by /u/Opening_Cellist_1093

LPT – If you’re having trouble getting into, and sticking with, a regular workout routine, try keeping a workout diary. I saw this tip a few years ago, and it worked so well for me I thought I’d pass it along now. Create a journal/diary of your workouts, recording sets/reps, weight, time, anything you felt good or bad during the workout, anything you want. Just get into the habit of committing to a certain number of workouts per week, and to writing them down. I …