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What: Miss Myra’s Pit Bar-B-Q Where: Vestavia Hills, AL What makes it special Every food lover has a fantasy about stumbling across an out-of-the-way restaurant that hasn’t been buzzed about relentlessly on food blogs and in magazine profiles. Miss Myra’s is exactly that type of place. Right next to Birmingham is the (surprisingly) progressive enclave of Vestavia…
The Beauty of Turning Four Do you remember turning four? I don’t. I do, however, know that I had a birthday party at Pizza Hut and the photos my mom has are proof that I was *so excited*. I’m equally excited that Your Oyster has now turned four. Not four years old, mind you, but four…
We’re off and running! It’s official: we’re not a one-hit wonder! We’re thrilled to be sending you Your Oyster, Volume 2. We had a tremendous response to our first newsletter and we’re so grateful to everyone for reading and sending in their own pearls. We can’t wait to share the incredible recommendations from others readers just…
Welcome. We’re trying something. It’s called Your Oyster (as in “The world is…”) and we want it to be your source for pearls of travel wisdom, as recommended by people just like you. This is a newsletter with the things you’ll never find through a travel agent. Amazing places to visit, unbelievable food and drink experiences, places…
this is a sponsored post For the past year, I’ve been telling you about DOSH. It’s the cash-back app that gives you free money every time you use a linked credit card. Pretty much the “set it and forget it” version of the money-saving apps on the market. Anyway, I wanted to share my most…
[This is a sponsored post.] If you’re a big fan of Chili’s (I am) and Papa John’s (I am not), this is pretty great news. My favorite cash-back app DOSH just added both Chili’s and Papa John’s to their roster and that means you can save money every single time you eat at either place…
Have you ever wondered what would happen if hackers got into your bank account? What if YOUR BANK ITSELF let someone into your account? While hackers may be scary, the scarier prospect is your bank’s online system allowing access to random people. As of this afternoon, that’s actually what happened to my fiancee. According to…
Holiday gift-giving got the dollars in your bank account looking lonely? DOSH has you covered. They’re giving you $15 for EVERY PERSON YOU REFER (who then links a credit card). For the uninitiated, Dosh is an app that gives you cash back for doing nothing more than using your credit card at restaurants, hotels, and…
A holiday poem in honor of the best DOSH offer yet (skip to the end if you just want the translation): As the turkeys get brined and recipes refined, let us all give thanks (while we wear holiday-themed Spanx). While Dosh’s new offer may dare to seem more than fair, the fine folks in Texas aren’t conspiring…
Tired of hearing about DOSH yet? I’m not. I love this app. If you’re a business traveler, I legitimately think you could supplement your income significantly by using Dosh. Check out my previous post on the subject here, but the bottom line is that you can register a company card on Dosh, then use the…
One of the joys of Dosh is the immediacy of getting your cash back. In fact, this month the fine people at Dosh are encouraging us to spread the love of #DoshNow, a hashtag that identifies the exact moment you get your free cash back. In previous Dosh posts, I’ve talked about how amazing it…
This is a sponsored post. What if I told you that I discovered a way to get your boss to give you a raise without doing anything? You don’t have to ask for it. You don’t have to talk to anyone. You just get more money for doing your job. Sound good? You bet it…
You like free money, right? We all do. While pennies from heaven sounds nice in theory, the reality is that we’d all wind up with a lot of welts and bruises if coins started raining down on us. Pennies have a lot of velocity, right? Instead of hoping for a meteorological fortune to fall your…
Trader Joe’s is a cult that happens to focus on groceries instead of, say, celestial utopias. Unlike the cults that promise eternal life on Saturn, TJoe’s offers great prices, free samples, and a kitschy explorer theme. If you live near one, I can almost guarantee that you’ve joined the cult (Welcome! We’re so happy to…
