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[meme] Part of my ongoing efforts to rebrand bicycles as the ultimate freedom vehicle (which they unironically are)

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This is a repurposing of a famous flag of defiance flown by Texans as part of the Texas revolution against Mexico.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComeMexico.https

The poster has redesigned the sign to say that their local government can come and take their bicycles and bicycle infrastructure. This this is a meme for bicycle infrastructure using a language that is easily recognized by people who would be anti-bicycle. This is part of a series of memeworks this poster has shared twisting generally reactionary talking points to "trick" or persuade would be reactionaries to being pro anti-car.

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My credit union no longer allows me to payoff pending purchases made on my credit card

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https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/best-high-yield-interests-savings-accounts/

This was the first result that I searched. You can get a HYS with a little to no minimal balance. A lot of them are online banks, but they're still FDIC insured. There are plenty HYS accounts out there that are usable for everyday people given you have the ability to save.

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Yeah, you're not going to be able to get a guaranteed rate on a HYS account. The upside is that the interest rate is high. The downside is that the interest rate will change, usually down, as the market changes, but something is better than nothing. You have to find the balance between maximizing returns and maximizing effort. If you want more that a 3-4% return, you're likely going to have to start looking into an investment account, but a 3-4% return is still better than the 0.2% return a traditional savings account provides.

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All cards calculate interest per day. That's the standard formula. They only charge you the sum interest at the end of the month when your billing cycle ends.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/credit-cards/how-is-credit-card-interest-calculated

This becomes apparent if you've ever paid a card off really early, and then still been charged interest even though you've had a zero balance one or two weeks before the billing cycle ended.

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