What Credit Cards Are the Best for Travel Points and Here’s Our List of Cards
Over the years, we had bunch of Credit Cards. Here’s the list of cards old credit cards. MBNA Student Card (Now Bank of America) American Express Citi Credit Cards (Couple of them) Discover Cash Back Credit Card. Then, I came to know about Travel Credit Cards, and using point for Travel Rewards. That’s when we…
Read MoreUse This Script To Lower Your Internet and Cable Bill
Want to lower your Cable or Internet Bill? You are just one Phone call away to save a bunch of money. I have been using the TWC Internet for over 10 years here in RTP area. I should have paid maybe the full price just for a few months. As soon as the promotional offer…
Read MoreGoogle Fiber Installation Timeline with Photos – Triangle, NC
Google Fiber is Here! I searched around to find a good timeline of the Google Fiber announcement to Installation to Connection. I couldn’t find one. So, here’s the timeline of Google fiber installation. Our city was the first to get sign-up within the Triangle. I sent messages to my friend via WhatsApp who is a die-hard…
Read MorePersonal Capital, Hedgeable, Wealthfront, Betterment – Performance Comparison
Update (2018): I have consolidated all the accounts into Personal Capitol. I had accounts with Heaegable, but in the same period, Personal Capital out performed for Aggressive Strategy by a good margin. Investing in PC requires minimum of $25,000. Even if you are not investing, their financial tracking is free and I think it’s better than Mint.com Robo-Advisors…
Read MoreIndian Passport Renewal Experience, Processing Time and Timeline at Indian Embassy in Washington D.C.
I’m about to start the Indian Passport Renewal at U.S. Embassy in Washington, D.C. via CKGS. This blog post as a placeholder to share the experience, timeline and processing time (and lessons learned). Please read all the instructions before starting your application process at CKGS. There are a couple of places where things could go…
Read MoreLS001 – New 2016 Honda Odyssey Buying Experience, Price Paid and Rules Followed
We purchased a new vehicle last month (August 2016). I posted our buying experience and price paid in the Edmunds Forum. One member sends me a private message requesting the name of the dealer and name of the sales person. I gave him the details. Then a few hours later, I got the following email…
Read MoreWhy You Should Switch An Utility Account In Your Spouse Name?
Do you have atleast one utility account in your spouse name? If not you should switch one account to spouses name. We used to get our water bill with my name and my wife’s name listed on the billing statement. After they switched the billing system they removed my wife’s name from the bill. While…
Read MoreMy Dear Friend JP, RIP (and Help His Family if You Can)
JP – Jayaprabhu. RIP. It’s hard to believe that you are not with us anymore. I’m writing this for three reasons: I (we) just miss him Help raise fund for his family Why we need a Will It’s been years since I meet him in person, but the time we spent as classmates in B.E. is something…
Read MoreOCI Card Experience – Application and Processing Time
We finally got the OCI Card for our son. This OCI card application process took a while to apply. 4 Months to be specific after completing the first application ( and generating the web reference number). OCI Card processing takes place in two stages Stage 1: Submit required supporting documents, application for processing Stage 2: Send…
Read MoreMetLife Grand Protect – Home (HE7) and Auto Insurance – Review
We had our Home Insurance with IDS Property Casualty Company (Ameriprise) and Auto with GEICO for two cars. It was time to renew our Home Insurance. In recent years, home insurance premium was going increasing. So, I decided to shop around for Home Insurance. My plan was to find an Agent, who can do the work.…
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