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kay lar @jaylar (3927) • Kingston, Jamaica 10 Jul

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Monetising the Presidency

kay lar @jaylar (3927) • Kingston, Jamaica 1 Jul

Most Presidents are there to 'serve'. They enter office to represent America, and make decisions to benefit the people. Not Trump. Trump became President to fill his pockets. And he has been really successful. Last year he...

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benefit cuts for Social Security

Gayle Harrelson @2ndchances24 (12381) • Cloverdale, Indiana 30 Jun

This is INSANE ! ! ! what are people suppose to do to survive when their in their late 60's & by the time they get in their 70's with medication cost & living expenses going up every year ? I'm 68 & 6 years from now I'll be 74 &...

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Horror at a California Animal Rescue**Tigger Warning**

celticeagle @celticeagle (191311) • Boise, Idaho 28 Jun

Yesterday I read an unbelievable story about a place called Miranda's Rescue in Humboldt County in California. On June 23rd still a second warrant was written on the property. Even the FBI is involved. A neighbor had reported a...

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animals

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That's Not What it's For

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 27 Jun

Sometimes my wife rolls her eyes at me. Okay. She actually does this often. I think it's somewhere in the vows. "I promise to roll my eyes any time my husband thinks he is stating something profound, sensical, or brilliant." We...

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Musk's Not a Trillionaire Anymore...But Really, Technically...He Never Was

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 26 Jun

So, of course the SpaceX IPO fell like a rock. I've been in the stock market for decades, and this is just how IPOs go, which is why often, I don't play. They are always overhyped and, I think, overvalued, and the first few days...

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Always check your subscriptions

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (322) • United Kingdom 20 Jun

So I went onto Amazon the other day to order something, and also see if my gift card balance needed topping up, and I noted two unexpected payments in the recent past. One for £10.99 in April and the other for £11.99 in May....

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What can I do with foreign coins?

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (322) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

Like a lot of people, I'll pick up a coin if I see it in the street. And lately, I've been consciously looking for dropped coins, just for a bit of fun. I even started a spreadsheet to see how much I can collect in lost change...

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A bottle of water sells for $5.25 at world cup stadia

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1785) 15 Jun

There are many outrageous things happening at world cup stadia for the ongoing 2026 world cup. A bottle of water sells for as high as $4.25 while a bag of crisp goes for $5.75 , not to mention the outrageous match tickets and...

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money

world cup people

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Tuesday Challenge Update 06/09/26

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 9 Jun

So, it's been forever and a day since I've talked about the Tuesday Challenge. I guess part of that is, you can only say so much about it, and updates on balances can become boring... And to some, maybe even obnoxious. Yet, at...

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Opening Day Part Two

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 6 Jun

Well, we got the cover off the pool, and that's even put away already. The pool pillows are out and deflated and boxed up to store until we close later in the fall. Right now, we have both the submersible pump and the siphon tube...

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It's Opening Day—And I'm Grumpy About It

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 6 Jun

It's that time of the year, which this year came a bit later than normal. That is, pool opening day. Let me just state, for the record, I'm not really looking forward to it. Not sure what things look like under the cover, but...

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Dagnabbit, We Broke the Seal

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 5 Jun

So, it's official. The air is on. It got to be 83 in here and the humidity was a bit high and it's supposed to get into the 90s next week. So, we finally did it. We closed all the windows and turned the air on. I have to admit;...

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The Tuesday Challenge

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 3 Jun

Man, I haven't written about the Tuesday Challenge in ages. Does anyone even remember what it is? Did anyone ever actually do it? I know there were some who said they wanted to, but I wonder if anyone ever actually committed to...

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No Air

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 1 Jun

I have been adamant and I am sticking to my guns. No ands, ifs or buts about it. So far, despite warmer temperatures and higher humidity... I have absolutely REFUSED to turn the air on. In addition, we haven't run heat...

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Some Propaganda We Have Normalized

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3455) • United States 28 May

Our culture often thinks more expensive= higher quality. However, that's mostly propaganda we've been conditioned to accept. It's been great for marketing departments, for big business bottom lines, but I promise if you buy from...

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I found a new bank branch ......

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (12094) • United Kingdom 21 May

You remember that last week when i went into the bank the girl on the desk asked me if I knew that they were closing for 3 months for a refurbishment. No I didn't know. I was grateful for the news. The other branches she mentioned...

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I got paid to take food out of the supermarket (sort of).

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (322) • United Kingdom 21 May

Following a pretty unsatisfactory meeting at the Jobcentre this morning, I wasn't expecting much out of the rest of the day. But I did need to do my weekly big shop, so I toddled off down to Morrisons, which is my main...

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Have I found the most efficient way to get rid of spare change?

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (322) • United Kingdom 17 May

These days I use cashback credit cards for the overwhelming majority of my spending. But years ago I made a real mess of my finances and got so far into debt that nobody with any sense would lend me the price of a stamp. In...

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frugal living

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A Short PSA? What Say You?

Jim Bauer @porwest (113505) • United States 17 May

Back in the day, and this was many years ago, there'd be two items on the shelf side by side. One made in Taiwan and the other made in the USA. The one made in Taiwan was 10 cents cheaper, and of course, this was a bit of a...

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