You can learn a lot and save money doing your own home appliance repairs. I recently had a refrigerator that stopped working and a dryer that had a small gas leak. Although both are over 20 years old, I need to keep them running because replacements cost over $2000. A
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Holiday Spending 2023
I dread the approaching holiday season with each passing year. This year is no exception. The reason is that every year there seems to be less money in the budget to buy holiday gifts. I now only buy gifts for my immediate family. Buying a single gift for a family
Continue readingWebsite Maintenance 2023
If you are a tech person and were around when the internet was just getting started, you probably registered a few domain names and created a website or two. I currently have 3 domains and hosting accounts that require maintenance. In the early days, things were far less complicated. Now,
Continue readingAmazon Prime 17 Day Shipping
It’s the middle of summer and I had to wait 17 days for an Amazon Prime order to arrive. I was looking for the best price on a personal care product. I found a 2 pack on Amazon for $11, which was about a 40% discount. But I didn’t notice
Continue readingTrash Collection Fee Up 17.5%
This is where I normally post money saving tips, but sometimes it’s a losing battle. This month our city selected trash collection company notified us that fees would be increasing. I should be calling them our environmental services provider, as they like to be called these days. This is what
Continue readingDo Something Productive
I find that doing nothing gets you nowhere in life. Every time that I did something productive it made a positive change in my life. Now that I have reached the age of 60, the energy I have left to take on new projects has dwindled. There are still things
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