Siri is the big new feature in macOS Sierra and while you can ask it just about anything you can ask it on iOS, it does have a few tricks of its own. OS X Daily put together a list of some of those.

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This year, most of our money challenges have focused on saving, from your cellphone bill to your restaurant spending to your debt interest. This month, we’re throwing out a different challenge: come up with a holiday spending plan.

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Hopefully, you never need to test the fire and water-proofing abilities of your lock box, but come hell or high water, it’s a good idea to keep one around to keep your social security card, birth certificate, and other sensitive documents away from prying eyes. But which one should you trust with your valuables? Check out the rules, and nominate your favorite in the comments below; we’ll lock down a champion as the week goes on.

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Chase recently debuted a new rewards card that travel rewards hackers have been drooling over. It offers awesome rewards, but unfortunately, it may not be available to consumers with even excellent credit, thanks to something called the “5/24 Rule.”

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By their nature, the vast majority of travel books are dry affairs packed with boring (but useful) information. Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders, the new book from the minds behind the web site of the same name eschews this approach by being a travel book meant more as inspiration to travel than it is a guide for how to behave once you get there.

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