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My beard is extremely dense and full, with thick/coarse strands and a curly to wavy texture. It tends to get very dry, frizzy, and poofy, particularly in the lower half. The ends become wispy and uneven.

I haven’t trimmed anything in about 6 months but my beard seems to plateau around this length. Current routine is basically just shampoo once a week and daily picking/combing, no conditioner, leave in, oil, or balm.

I dislike a greasy/oily feel, but I’m willing to use whatever actually works best. I want a healthier beard, less breakage, better length retention, much less frizz/poof and ideally a darker/slightly wet looking controlled finish.

What beard routine and product would you recommend?

Total Qatar Airways newbie here and trying to learn before I book.

Family of 4 traveling on the following itinerary:
IAH → DOH (Nov 13)
DOH → JED (Nov 18)
MED → DOH (Nov 28)
DOH → IAH (Nov 28)

I’ve already linked all 4 travelers to my Qatar account.

A few questions:

Am I better off booking this entire itinerary as one reservation, or booking each leg separately?

I have ~500k Chase points and ~500k Capital One miles, but I’m struggling to understand the best way to use them for Qatar. Is there a good strategy for maximizing value, or should I just pay cash and save the points?

If I book Economy with cash now, can Qatar later offer paid or Avios upgrades for only specific segments (for example, DOH→IAH only), or do upgrades typically have to be done for the entire itinerary?

For those who fly Qatar regularly, would you recommend booking directly with Qatar and watching for upgrade offers later, or trying to use points from the start?

I’ve been reading guides and still feel like I’m missing something obvious, so any advice would be appreciated.

Also, I looked and I cannot use the Qatar stopover program as those dates are blocked off due to F1.

I’m in my early 30s and honestly feel like I’ve gotten more lucky than skilled. I don’t have a formal investing strategy. I’ve mostly bought companies I hear from investing friends and held them.

Now I’m trying to figure out:
- When do you sell a winner?
- Do you ever take gains for things like a vacation, home project, or car?
- Do I need to rebalance?
- What do you do with losers?
- Are any of these positions no longer worth holding?

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If it was you what would you leave alone, what would you trim, and why?

Can anyone recommend a place and way to get my kids involved in karting? Are there any training classes or sessions similar to those offered for other kids after school sports? If you’re located in Houston, that would be great.

I have a ceramic coated vehicle that I get hand washed every 2 weeks or so. They do a proper pre-soak, pressure wash, hand wash, etc.

I don’t have access to a pressure washer at home, but I want to safely maintain the car between washes without using automatic car washes and risking scratches.

What are the easiest/quickest products and methods you’d recommend for light dust, fingerprints, bird droppings, and minor dirt between washes?

Also looking for specific recommendations on microfiber towels: which ones to buy, what to use them for, and how many of each I should keep on hand.

I’ve been using a regular Gmail account for my business for a long time, and it’s already tied to a lot of important things like vendor accounts, applications, bills, invoices, and general communication. A lot of people already have this Gmail address, so I don’t want to stop using it or lose access to anything connected to it.

The issue is that I now need access to some services that require a company-domain email address instead of a regular Gmail address. For example, they want something like:

admin@companydomain.com

instead of:

mybusiness@gmail.com

I already have a company website/domain, and I’m trying to figure out the simplest way to handle this.

Is there a way to use Google Workspace so that emails can be routed through my company domain and appear like they are coming from/going to admin@companydomain.com, while in reality I’m still mainly using my existing Gmail inbox?

Ideally, I’d like to:

• Keep my existing Gmail account active
• Create a company-domain email address
• Receive emails sent to the company-domain email
• Send or reply from the company-domain email
• Avoid disrupting all the accounts already connected to my Gmail
• Avoid having to fully migrate everything immediately

Is this possible with Google Workspace? Would I need to create a new Workspace mailbox and then forward it to my Gmail? Or can I somehow set up the company-domain email as an alias/send-as address inside my existing Gmail?

Trying to understand the cleanest/simple setup without breaking anything already tied to my Gmail account. Any advice from people who have done this would be appreciated.

I’ve been using a regular Gmail account for my business for a long time, and it’s already tied to a lot of important things like vendor accounts, applications, bills, invoices, and general communication. A lot of people already have this Gmail address, so I don’t want to stop using it or lose access to anything connected to it.

The issue is that I now need access to some services that require a company-domain email address instead of a regular Gmail address. For example, they want something like:

admin@companydomain.com

instead of:

mybusiness@gmail.com

I already have a company website/domain, and I’m trying to figure out the simplest way to handle this.

Is there a way to use Google Workspace so that emails can be routed through my company domain and appear like they are coming from/going to admin@companydomain.com, while in reality I’m still mainly using my existing Gmail inbox?

Ideally, I’d like to:

• Keep my existing Gmail account active
• Create a company-domain email address
• Receive emails sent to the company-domain email
• Send or reply from the company-domain email
• Avoid disrupting all the accounts already connected to my Gmail
• Avoid having to fully migrate everything immediately

Is this possible with Google Workspace? Would I need to create a new Workspace mailbox and then forward it to my Gmail? Or can I somehow set up the company-domain email as an alias/send-as address inside my existing Gmail?

Trying to understand the cleanest/simple setup without breaking anything already tied to my Gmail account. Any advice from people who have done this would be appreciated.