{"id":100,"date":"2015-11-07T04:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekyo.me\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2015-11-07T04:11:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T12:11:00","slug":"stuff-i-like-and-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thekyo.me\/test\/stuff-i-like-and-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff I like and use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is basically my recommendations page for things I use often in my day to day life. \u00a0Feel free to ask me more detailed questions about anything below. \u00a0I plan on\u00a0updating the page with\u00a0new\u00a0things\/changes over time.<\/p>\n<h2>Financials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mint.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mint <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0Mint is how I\u00a0keep basic track of all my accounts and finances. \u00a0They also offer a credit score check every quarter. \u00a0This is the actual score, not the free credit pulls you get from the gov&#8217;t every year. \u00a0Where Mint tends to fail is in the Investment area. \u00a0It seems to track my stocks incorrectly.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wlth.fr\/1p78a8N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wealthfront <\/a>&#8211; Sign up here to <a href=\"http:\/\/wlth.fr\/1p78a8N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get $15000 managed for free.<\/a> \u00a0Wealthfront is great because they offer low cost index funds and\u00a0advanced tax loss harvesting with a deposit of only $500. \u00a0At higher tiers they offer tax optimization portfolios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lifestyle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/invite\/oaujf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uber <\/a>&#8211; Sign up here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/invite\/oaujf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$15 off your first ride<\/a>. \u00a0Within cities and on holiday I&#8217;m a big fan of Uber. \u00a0There are competitors like Lyft and Sidecar, but I&#8217;ve found Uber to be the most prolific and pricing tends to be competitive.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotify.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0There are lots of music pay as you play things out there nowadays. \u00a0I particularly like Spotify because their mobile app has a Running feature that plays songs based on bpm when I want to keep a certain cadence.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam <\/a>&#8211; Keeping things on the cloud Steam is where I prefer to keep my games. \u00a0There are a few other ones, but the only other game service I use is battle.net<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.battle.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Battle.net<\/a> &#8211; The other game service I use<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\">Netflix<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;m a binge watcher&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/prime?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ref=mrp_10002_shr_cpbd_rf_d&amp;refcust=UZFEG5GB2AMK3GGAALRVFFUXRQ\">Amazon Prime<\/a> &#8211; It&#8217;s Prime. \u00a0Things come fast. \u00a0You&#8217;ll also find it in the baby page because babies use stuff haha.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2k0cwgW\">Amazon Paperwhite<\/a> &#8211; My E-reader of choice. \u00a0I tried an iPad before, but e-ink is just so much nicer on the eyes. \u00a0The page transitions can annoy some folks, but the reading experience is superior. \u00a0Also the battery life and backlighting are great.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Health and Fitness<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1kAJRPW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back Buddy<\/a> &#8211; Slightly more knobs than the old school Thera Cane, but so great to nudge points<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SySdmS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trigger Point GRID Foam Roller<\/a> &#8211; I have the mini as well as the longer version. \u00a0I like them more than traditional foam rollers because they&#8217;re harder&#8230;no pain no gain?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WEDQTR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Body fat monitor<\/a> &#8211; I got the Omron due to its price point and ease of use. \u00a0Just remember that it&#8217;s probably not super accurate. \u00a0The important thing using this is to note trend.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.23andme.com\">23 and me<\/a> &#8211; Long time user of this. \u00a0It&#8217;s mostly for fun, but could be useful for those that are interested in knowing if they stand to have a higher chance of certain issues. \u00a0The choice is ultimately up to you to decide if you want to know, you can always stick to just knowing the fun stuff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2llMBRV\">NeilMed Sinus Rinse<\/a> -It&#8217;s basically a Neti Pot in squeeze bottle form for easier use. \u00a0Seems really weird and feels gimmicky, but I use it when I&#8217;m stuffed up or have allergies. \u00a0It feels really weird at first. \u00a0Like when you&#8217;re at the\u00a0pool and get water up somewhere, but I swear I feel clearer afterwards.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roguefitness.com\/rogue-kettlebells\">Kettlebells<\/a> &#8211; My home gym is basically just a few kettlebells at this time. \u00a0I got mine from Rogue, but I assume you can find them elsewhere too. \u00a0I prefer the matte finish vs a smooth one. \u00a0Wait for a sale and you can get a little above $1 a pound. \u00a0Start off with the 16 kg\/35 lb one if you&#8217;re only getting one, a 24 kg\/53 lb one as a second.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Garmin-Forerunner-Receiver-Discontinued-Manufacturer\/dp\/B000CSWCQA\">Garmin Forerunner 305<\/a> &#8211; For my runs\/bike rides\u00a0I&#8217;m still using the Forerunner 305 w\/ the heart rate monitor strap. \u00a0Apparently they don&#8217;t make them anymore so here&#8217;s Amazon&#8217;s top choice: the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lexVr7\">Forerunner 230.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0It also seems to review well on a few other sites (Wirecutter\u00a0included).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Learning<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/\">Duolingo<\/a> &#8211; Started and stopped this a long time ago. \u00a0Using it to regain some of my rusty Spanish and hopefully push into other languages. \u00a0Gamifies the experience and the mobile app is very well done.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memrise.com\/\">Memrise<\/a> &#8211; Another language app that&#8217;s fun to use and has more languages than Duolingo. \u00a0I&#8217;d use them together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Misc Stuff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kQNjd9\">Lasko Ceramic Heater<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; It&#8217;s cheap and small and heats a single room pretty well. \u00a0It&#8217;s also quiet. \u00a0Downsides is there can be a smell at first and there&#8217;s no auto off timer. \u00a0It&#8217;s so good I bought 2.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lm1O5n\">Wool Dryer Balls<\/a> &#8211; We initially got them for the kid, but they&#8217;re also great for general use. \u00a0They&#8217;re more natural than dryer sheets and fluff your stuff up like when you toss in tennis balls in with your comforter. \u00a0Supposedly they help things dry faster and they do remove static cling.<\/li>\n<li>Home\u00a0Cams &#8211; We currently use a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2klWNh6\">Nest<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2klOBxL\">Foscam<\/a>, but I&#8217;ll likely switch to different cams based on their relative weaknesses. \u00a0Update: Added a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lK2dyK\">Logitech Circle<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nest is super easy to set up and is good quality, but it does cost more and isn&#8217;t able to rotate. \u00a0The wide view might be ok if you have a good location to place it. \u00a0The other downside is and I has a subscription service. \u00a0We use it mainly for kiddo monitoring and it would be severely hamstrung without the subscription service&#8230;womp womp. \u00a0The app is pretty nice to scroll through, but offer at least 1 day of free video&#8230;if you&#8217;re part of the Nest eco-system might be worth getting.<\/li>\n<li>Foscam\u00a0is still pretty easy to set up, but it&#8217;s less intuitive. \u00a0It also doesn&#8217;t quite have the build quality of the Nest. \u00a0I&#8217;ve had one after a few years of use. \u00a0It does rotate and can be set up to do stuff like email a photo when it detects motion. \u00a0It&#8217;s pretty rough motion detection though, but if you just want to peek in once in a while this works. \u00a0I&#8217;d probably spend more and use one of the two cams below when this one goes.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve recently added the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lK2dyK\">Logitech Circle<\/a>\u00a0to the list of cameras we&#8217;re using. \u00a0So far I think it&#8217;s a really good midpoint between something like a Foscam and a Nest. \u00a0It does have a subscription service, but I&#8217;ve found the normal 1 day history just fine. \u00a0The app isn&#8217;t quite as nice as Nest and history scrolling is a bit clunkier&#8230;but it&#8217;s also free. \u00a0I&#8217;ve found 1 day to be just fine too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is basically my recommendations page for things I use often in my day to day life. \u00a0Feel free to ask me more detailed questions about anything below. \u00a0I plan on\u00a0updating the page with\u00a0new\u00a0things\/changes over time. 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