Why Do Stores Ask For Your Phone Number?
Stores ask for your phone number because they know customers are overwhelmed with emails (and probably aren't opening their promotional blasts), but texting is still...
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Calling Family Over The Holidays? How To Handle Difficult Conversations
When you're calling family over the holidays, sensitive subjects, political differences, age gaps, technology snafus, and stilted relationships can result in difficult conversations. Polite conversation...
This Surprise Party Hack Helps You Keep a Secret
I recently celebrated a birthday, and while I didn't have a surprise party (I flat-out refused), I did have a bunch of family members and friends working...
Use a Temp Phone Number for Your Sublease
If you need to sublease your apartment, condo, or house, using a temp phone number is the easiest way to streamline the inquiries, prevent your...
Shopping? Give ‘Em Your Online Phone Number Instead
When I started giving retail employees my online phone number instead of my *real* phone number, I started noticing the sheer volume of places asking...
How to Make an Anonymous Phone Call
Our cell phone numbers can hold the key to some of the most secure, private details of our lives — like two-factor authentication codes and...