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Something You Should Know

How to Find Hidden Collectibles in Your Home & Powerful Career Advice You Haven’t Heard Before

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Education

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Whenever you get a new credit card in the mail, you are encouraged to sign the back of it. In fact many say, “Not valid until signed.” But should you sign the back of your credit cards? For security reasons, maybe not. But there is something you might want to write in that little box instead. We start the episode by discussing that. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1444/should-you-sign-the-back-of-your-credit-cards Supposedly the average American home has about $2600 worth of stuff collecting dust that could be turned into cash on eBay or a garage sale. But how do you know what stuff? Brian Kathenes is a managing partner at National Appraisal Consultants in New York and author of the book, Betcha Didn’t Know That! https://amzn.to/2NzLb4G. Brian joins me to offer some advice on what to look for in your attic or your parents’ attic that could be worth a lot of money – as well as things that aren’t worth wasting time on.  So what’s the difference between green tea and plain old black tea? Green tea has certainly gotten a lot of great publicity for all its health benefits but could regular tea be just as good for you? You just might be surprised to hear this. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/antioxidants-in-green-and-black-tea How do you get ahead in your career? If you care, you have probably already checked out various experts who talk about the importance of networking, a good resume and a firm handshake. But there are some lesser known strategies that are equally – if not more – powerful. Employment expert Vicky Oliver author of the book, 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions https://amzn.to/2Pv8Bsv joins me to offer some lesser known but powerful suggestions to move up the career ladder. This Week's Sponsors Glip. Get a free Glip account at www.glip.com/something care/of Vitamins. For 25% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins go to www.TakeCareOf.com and use the promo code SOMETHING  Hoka One One. Get free expedited shipping on your first pair of shoes by going to www.hokaoneone.com/SYSK and use the promo code SYSK Hotel Tonight. Download the app Hotel Tonight to your phone and get $25 off your first eligible booking. Realtor.com. Start your next home search at www.Realtor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today on something you should know, do you sign the back of your credit cards when you

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get them?

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Should you?

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I'll discuss that.

0:09.5

Plus, are there valuable collectibles hiding in your home?

0:13.4

You might be surprised.

0:14.9

For example, any coin before 1965, a quarter of a dime, a half dollar, a dollar is almost

0:21.0

all silver.

0:22.0

And sometimes people don't realize that those coins in today's market are worth at least

0:26.9

four times their fake value.

0:28.8

Plus, green tea, it gets a lot of press for how healthy it is, but what about regular

0:33.8

black tea?

0:35.2

Could it be that it's just as good?

0:37.4

And some powerful ways to get ahead in your career, you might not have heard before.

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For example,

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Look up on the company's website how other employees are dressed and then dressed 25% more

0:49.5

polished than you'd need to be if you were already working at the company.

0:53.8

And I think that that is a pretty good rule of thumb.

0:56.4

All this today on something you should know.

1:01.2

I just learned, Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome.

1:06.0

At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you've earned.

1:11.5

That's right, everything you've earned doubled.

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