Quotes of the Day

Travel Hacking: Apply for credit cards with big sign-up bonuses, match the required spending, then cancel the cards. Wait for 3-6 months and do it again. [2019] - Kristy Shen

Almost every day, I run three miles on my treadmill or I bike ten miles. I also take advantage of the new technology and track my steps with a Fitbit and an iPhone. Even though we don’t know that ten thousand steps a day is the minimum requirement, I’d rather do more than the minimum. Strength Training: Once a week. Balance and Flexibility: Once a week with a trainer. [2020] - Nir Barzilai

Furnishing your suite tastefully without spending a fortune on $10,000 couches and $5,000 beds. Yes, not every tenant will want your furnishings; some will pay the higher rent but want to use their own furnishings. In that case, just put it in storage. There are cheap storage places for about $50-$100/mo. You'll need to furnish your rental property based on who you plan to rent out to. The style of furniture business executives care about is different from the furniture students would want, and the same goes for families. [2015] - Gary Wong

Placing a cap over the toothbrush head appeared to encourage virulent opportunistic pathogens, like one called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a species of bacteria that is adapted to low-oxygen environments. This is important information for anyone who travels or keeps their toothbrush in a gym bag, drawer, or confined space. [2018] - Ellie Phillips

Molochian centenarians tend to live with their sons’ or daughters’ families. Because the younger generation has adopted a more modern diet, we speculated that transitioning to a higher-protein diet with more animal-based ingredients—which many of the centenarians did in their eighties and nineties—may contribute to their extreme longevity. In other words, maintaining a high-vegetable, low-protein diet for the first 70 or 80 years of life, and later switching to a diet richer in proteins but also animal-based foods like eggs, chicken, milk, and certain cheeses, may have slowed down aging and optimized the health of the Molochio centenarians. This explanation fits with our discovery that low-protein intake is associated with extended longevity and a major reduction in cancer in people age 65 and younger, but not in those above 66. In fact, we know that IGF-1 and other hormones that contribute to aging can reach very low levels after age 80. [2018] - Valter Longo