This Keurig coffee machine is similar to the one I have. K-Cups can be expensive, so I’ve come up with a few tricks to get more use out of them. To save money, I often use the smallest cup setting and use the same K-Cup twice. All you have to
Continue readingMy Driveway Seal Project
One of the problems with asphalt is that you have to reseal it every few years. I had my 650 sq. ft. driveway professionally done about 5 or 6 years ago. But this time I decided to try and save myself a little money and do it myself. I watched
Continue readingAnd I got patches on the patches
There’s an old AC/DC blues song called “Ain’t No Fun” with lyrics that go like this… “And I got patches on the patches on my old blue jeans, well they used to be blue, when they used to be new, when they used to be clean.” Since being laid off,
Continue readingPaying for Healthcare 2019
When I got laid off in June, I was offered COBRA as a healthcare option. The cost would have been $716 per month. One of the problems with COBRA is that it you can only be on it for 18 months. It is considered a temporary bridge until you find
Continue readingTariff Delay on Electronics
This week Trump decided to give us an early Christmas present by delaying tariffs on consumer electronics made in China for 90 days. It’s hard not to get concerned about these day to day politically motivated policy changes that have immediate impact on our retirement savings. I personally lost over
Continue readingAre Used Cell Phones a Good Deal?
Now that cell service providers are charging full price for new phones and adding the cost to your monthly bill, I needed to find a good source for used cell phones. After a lot of research, I found the best prices on refurbished cell phones at a company called Mywit.
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