Crafty consumer tips and tricks from our sister site Lifehacker.

• Maximize your frequent-flyer miles with MileMaven
“The site catalogs all the latest and greatest promotions. You can search based on a specific flight (just enter the departure and arrival cities), airline or frequent-flyer program.”

• Common myths of personal finance
“They also shoot down the myth of “the more you spend, the more you save”, zero-percent credit cards, and property as the best investment.”

• Which financial documents to keep, which to toss
“Anyone with pack rat tendencies knows that tax time is even more daunting when you’ve kept everything even tangentially related to your finances, so it’s nice to see a rundown of those documents you absolutely should keep separated from those you can feel free to toss (or, more likely, shred).”

• How to shorten coaxial cable
“You’ll need a cable cutter and a crimper as well to get it to just the length you need, but as someone who cut and crimped Ethernet cables on a regular in a former life, I can say that it’s kind of fun – especially when it reduces an extra long cable-y mess.”

• Minimize your home network’s energy consumption
“Tips include turning off your monitor (if not the whole machine) when you’re away from your desk, dimming your screen (your eyes will thank you for this one too), and enabling sleep mode on your printers and computers.”

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