Near the end of each year, I post a list of the things I hope to purchase in the new year. Here was my list for 2024 and why I did or didn’t purchase the items listed: New refrigerator: Budget: $1500 Purchase on 2/04/24, cost $1481 after rebates. Remove dead
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2024 Blog Earnings
This year I made 32 posts to this blog. There have been 264 page views in the last 12 months. This produced a total of zero ad clicks and $0.67 in earnings. Page views from all websites was 960 which produced $2.41 in total earnings. Yup, the numbers are pretty
Continue readingK-Cup Coffee Revisited
A few years ago, I posted my experience using paper filters in my K-Cup coffee maker. The conclusion was that you can save about 75% by using paper filters and your own coffee. Since then, I have been trying to perfect the taste of the coffee using paper filters. There
Continue readingFree Yard Waste Drop-Off Discontinued
Every fall I look forward to getting rid of the pile of yard waste that has accumulated over the spring and summer. This September (2024) I checked the website that hosts the program in Shakopee, MN and found that they have discontinued the program! What the hell, now the only
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Although I play a lot of online slots, I have never used real money to buy slot tokens. Some of my favorites Apps are “Hit It Rich”, “High 5 Casino”, and “Jackpot Party”. In the past year, High 5 has added “Sweeps Play” to their app. In this section you
Continue readingDebit Card Fraud
I was working on my computer the other day and I received a fraud alert from my bank. My newly activated debit card had been used for a purchase on Ebay. My first thought was that it was a fake alert. So, I logged into my bank account and sure
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