December 9, 2016

So what will or won’t improve your credit score? Experts say carrying a credit card balance won’t help but having more available credit will. Closing an unused credit account may hurt if it’s one that’s been part of your credit history for years. And paying your phone bill on-time won’t help your credit score because those accounts aren’t reported to credit agencies. Source Link
 
The scourge of heroin addiction sweeping America might be avoided with a pain reliever we already use. A study found that prescription opioid painkillers didn’t work any better than ibuprofen for injuries suffered in a car crash. Use of opioid painkillers can lead to heroin abuse when users get hooked and then prescriptions run out. Source Link
 
The  future of grocery shopping may already be here. Amazon Go is a new food market at the company's Seattle headquarters that allows you to log-in with your smartphone and pay for purchases without checkouts or cashiers. The “just walk out” shopping uses microchips embedded in packaging to keep track of what you’re taking with you. Source Link