Twice a year our city has a residential waste recycling event. I was thinking I could get rid of some of the junk that I have squirreled away in my home. The event starts at 7:30AM and ends at 11:30PM. During the 4-hour window, there is typically a long line
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My Downstream Data Cap
The Xfinity Internet plan I have limits downstream data to 150mbps and caps the monthly data at 1.2TB. Upload speed is 35mbps. They apply additional charges if you exceed the monthly data limit, so I utilize a setting on my Linksys EA6350 router to limit my bandwidth. The setting is
Continue readingMachineshoplist.com
Back in 2012 I created a website for listing machine shops based in the US. One goal was to help machine shop owners by providing a free searchable database for their listings. The other goal was to see if I could create the code for a custom online database. Back
Continue readingGoodwill Combined Shipping
I’m always looking for a way to save a few bucks, so I do a lot of bargain hunting on shopgoodwill.com. I recently came across a way to save on the cost of shipping. I won an auction on two items from the same Goodwill seller. On the payments page,
Continue readingAmazon Price vs. Mfg Price
I came across another example of how Amazon’s price isn’t the best anymore. I was looking for a staple gun to tack down some low voltage wires. Went to Amazon.com and found a model that looked good. It was from a company called Surebonder. They have been providing affordable and
Continue readingShop Amazon Buy on Ebay
In 2025 it is getting more difficult to find ways to save money. I just came back from the grocery store and spent $144 for 36 items. That is an average of $4 for every item I put in the cart. I knew it would be close to $140 because
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