Justin Reinhart

How to Use Raw Eggs in a Shake

Aug

21

2013

Put some raw eggs into your post-workout shake. A few words about shakes First, a cautionary note. Shakes aren’t always ideal for achieving your body composition goals. Blending up food–any food–into liquid calories is a recipe for a sharp insulin spike. For those who have issues with nutrient partitioning going to the wrong place, ...

Ultimate Money: American Express Blue Preferred Card 2

Aug

20

2013

This technique goes hand-in-hand with my article on the Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card. Unless I’m purchasing something at Amazon.com, I reach for my American Express Blue Cash Preferred Card wherever it is accepted. This is because the Blue Preferred Card yields cash back upwards of 6%, depending on what the purchase is. This means that ...

Ultimate Money: Amazon Rewards Visa Card 1

Aug

19

2013

This technique goes hand-in-hand with my article on Amazon Subscribe & Save. When you purchase something at Amazon.com, Amazon will often give you an offer to get an Amazon Rewards Visa Credit Card when you pass through the electronic checkout. To someone who shops at Amazon frequently, this card offers some great benefits. Signing up for ...

Tonx Coffee Review

Aug

18

2013

I ordered a free sample of Tonx coffee and I am here to share the experience electronically, because the amalgam of 0’s and 1’s flying at your face makes this the future and I am writing to you from it. And that’s exactly what a person who has had enough coffee would write–some might say too much. ...

Tuna Adventures

Aug

14

2013

I recently began pulsing albacore tuna in a food processor rather than mashing it with a fork and the results are more consistent and satisfying. The nutrients in Wild Planet Albacore Tuna are off the chart, but albacore in a can is still tough because of pasteurization. The food processor helps this problem by making the texture ...

Fixing Trine 1 for Windows

Jul

28

2013

It took me a few hours to get Trine 1 working via Steam on Windows 7 64-bit. Here is a summary for those who find this post seeking help with the issue. Symptoms: Running Trine 1 via Steam client shows you the Trine launcher, but upon clicking the Launch button Trine 1 silently closes without ...

My Blood Donor Card Is Here

Jul

5

2013

It is cool to be a card-carrying member of something. I am now a card-carrying blood donor with the American Red Cross. (I’m also a card-carrying member of the Larry Miller Drinking Society.)

Friday Pastafarian Horoscope

Jul

5

2013

A raw piece of garlic falls in the shadow of the meatball today. Avoid unnecessary risks.

Ultimate Money: Amazon Subscribe & Save

Jul

2

2013

For the longest time I avoided Amazon.com’s Subscribe & Save feature because I thought there would be a catch. There isn’t. It is a no-obligations cancel-anytime way to shop for groceries and supplies at a further discounted rate beyond that already offered by Amazon. Here is some info and some tips, using this bag of ...

Ultimate Money: Coinstar Gift Card Conversion

Jul

1

2013

Did you know Coinstar® coin-counting kiosks will do a 100% conversation–no hefty fee–if you convert your metallic monies into gift cards instead of cash? Make sure to read on the on-screen instructions, but you can expect to convert 100% of your loose change, for example, to an Amazon.com gift card. If you were already going ...