It is tempting to spend money during the holiday season. Stores discount merchandise this time of the year as an incentive to get you in the door (or onto their website). My girlfriend has a big family and she feels obligated to send gifts to her brothers, sisters, sons, daughters,
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Verizon Wireless Discount
For several years I had been getting a discount on my Verizon cell phone bill through my employer. The discount was 19% off of the monthly access fee, which amounted to $6.65 off of the $35 fee. Over a year that saves about 80 bucks. Recently, I received a notice
Continue readingMy Used Hoover SteamVac
I was at Goodwill recently and saw several carpet cleaners that had just arrived. I had my choice between a Dirt Devil and a Hoover. Both were the same price and both looked like they had been used and put away without any sort of cleanup. I decided to get
Continue readingMaking Marble Boards
Making a marble game board isn’t difficult, but it does take some skill and accuracy. The hardest part is laying out the pattern and routing the holes. There are 88 holes in a typical 4 player marble board. I’ve seen 6 player variations, but those are harder to make unless
Continue readingTrailer Restoration
This is the 4 x 8 trailer that has been sitting in my backyard for the last 9 years. Since I had some time on my hands this summer, I decided to restore it to its original glory. First I removed all of the wood panels and sanded the rust
Continue readingGo with the Flow(bee)
When I was young I used to go to those discount hair saloons that cut men’s hair. I hated making appointments every 5 or 6 weeks and having some girl I didn’t know shampoo and cut my hair. They would always cut it too short and everyone would notice that
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