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Skip the TSA bag search: this $0 trick breezes you through security every time
You did everything right. Shoes off. Laptop out. You watch your bag slide into the scanner feeling pretty good about your life. Then the belt stops. An officer waves you over, pulls your bag off the rollers, and points to that little metal table on the side. You know the one. Blue gloves, swab kit. […]
Paper tags won’t protect your bag from theft: do this instead
You hand your bag to the agent at the counter. It rolls behind the curtain. A few hours later, you’re standing at baggage claim watching the same three suitcases loop past for the tenth time, and yours isn’t one of them. You file the report. The agent says the airline is “looking into it,” hands […]
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Skip the TSA bag search: this $0 trick breezes you through security every time
You did everything right. Shoes off. Laptop out. You watch your bag slide into the scanner feeling pretty good about your life. Then the belt stops. An officer waves you over, pulls your bag off the rollers, and points to that little metal table on the side. You know the one. Blue gloves, swab kit. […]
Skip sneaky hotel fees at checkout: say this exact phrase to get an instant refund
You did everything right. You compared rates on three sites, picked the cheapest hotel, and told yourself you’d finally cracked the code on booking cheap in the city. Then the printed bill slid across the front desk at checkout, and the total was $150 (about €140) higher than you remembered. You squinted at the paper. […]
Don’t overpay on your next hotel stay: this simple trick instantly wipes out $200 in fees
You book a hotel that says “$149 a night” (about €138). Three days later, your card gets hit for closer to $700 (about €650). The room really was $149. Everything else is extras nobody warned you about. If that’s happened to you more than once, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re doing the normal thing, […]
People who get cash back after a flight delay never call the airline, they just do this
Your flight to Dallas just slid from a 6 p.m. departure to 9:30 p.m. The airline app pings you with a friendly notification: “Your flight has been delayed. Tap here to accept your new departure time.” You tap. Of course you tap. It’s the only button that looks like it moves you forward. That tap […]
