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I have a bad with money story: in the past year, I estimate that we have spent over $2000 on single serving kefir pouches for my two year old. She loving loves kefir.
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Feb 28, 2017 21:58
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Nail Rat posted:Did she get the job? Sounds like she made a hell of an impression. A little googling reveals a mixed result: BWM: She didn't get the job she applied for GWM: She received at least two other job offers as a result of the publicity BWM: She failed to monetize her 15 minutes of viral fame
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Feb 28, 2017 22:02
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Droo posted:My sister said that to me once, I was like.... yes, it's called social security and you can (hopefully) expect about $1000-$2500 per month depending on how much money you made. Then I heard an audible click as her brain discarded the information and went back into specifics-are-too-hard mode. This reminds me that I had another right-wing coworker tell me that SS payments were so small that why even bother collecting? Then I made him go to the website and type in his salary to see that he would, in fact, get around $2200/mo if he started drawing that day. These people do zero research on their own and just parrot talk radio and it's very sad.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:04
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gvibes posted:I have a bad with money story: in the past year, I estimate that we have spent over $2000 on single serving kefir pouches for my two year old. Spend $10 on some kefir grains or get them from free from a hippie and make your own. It's pretty easy. My BWM story. Getting into homebrewing beer "cause it'll be cheaper". Homebrew starter kits are just the gateway drug to devoting to much time, space, and money to an awesome hobby.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:04
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BaseballPCHiker posted:
Tried it about 10 years ago. Bought everything, made 3 batches, and 2 were terrible and the last one exploded in the bottles due to excessive carbonation. Immediately got rid of my equipment. BWM
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Feb 28, 2017 22:11
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If you want ultra cheap alcohol, just get some sugar, yeast, and water and put them all together. 10 pounds of sugar in a 5 gallon container will give you about 5 gallons of 9% ABV for less than  as long as the yeast hold out (if they die early it will be less but it will also be sweet). Boil the water first, adding some hops if desired for flavor and a mild preservation effect. Turbo juice is basically the same thing, just add yeast to juice and wait.Now, if you want something that tastes good, that's almost certainly not going to work, but it would get you drunk. GWM, BWL for drinking what has to taste pretty terrible.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:19
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Good with money: Make your own prison wine
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Feb 28, 2017 22:21
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baquerd posted:If you want ultra cheap alcohol, just get some sugar, yeast, and water and put them all together. 10 pounds of sugar in a 5 gallon container will give you about 5 gallons of 9% ABV for less than Anyone who does this has several different problems
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Feb 28, 2017 22:22
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Nail Rat posted:Anyone who does this has several different problems Hey, they may just be 14. Actually, adding yeast to juice is pretty much the foundation of all ciders (or mead if you use honey instead of juice). There are some particulars, but yeast + juice + many months (with temperature/light control and specific yeasts) is most of what there is to it.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:25
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canyoneer posted:Good with money: Make your own prison wine It's not prison wine if it's not made in a toilet
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Feb 28, 2017 22:28
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I'd say I can brew nice beers, usually, without issues, and make 5 gallons for about $30 or so. I'd say overall it's about 1/2 price for craft brews, but to pay for all of the equipment I'll have to brew like 50+ batches with my current setup.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:29
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GWM is just drinking mouthwash.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:33
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Ever since I read about them on MMM, I've wanted to try Simple Brew Kits. Just put yeast in any bottle of juice, put on the fancy stopper, and in two weeks you got something to get drunk off? Yes, please. Also, ever since I read Possum Living, I wanted to try distilling. Though I do get a bit worried about putting anything remotely flammable in or near a pressure cooker. And, uhh, about following relevant state and federal law. e: I heartily recommend Possum Living, especially to people who Have Thoughts about frugality Doc Hawkins fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Feb 28, 2017 |
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Feb 28, 2017 22:37
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I just buy bottles of stuff whenever BevMo has their 5-cent sale and skip the whole home-brew thing.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:44
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Twerk from Home posted:GWM is just drinking mouthwash. BWVision, though. High enough methane content to make you blind if you keep it up.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:50
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baquerd posted:If you want ultra cheap alcohol, just get some sugar, yeast, and water and put them all together. 10 pounds of sugar in a 5 gallon container will give you about 5 gallons of 9% ABV for less than Or just pour some ethanol into a jug of Tampico if you want to be a piece of poo poo.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:52
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NancyPants posted:BWVision, though. High enough methane content to make you blind if you keep it up. Saves you money on contacts and you get to bring your dog with you more places, increasing its ROI.
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Feb 28, 2017 22:52
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BFC being a high earning subforum certainly leads to the logical conclusion of fermenting wine in your toilet to save money and space. D&D may think we're evil but they're not getting the full potential out of their toilets.
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Feb 28, 2017 23:09
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Devian666 posted:BFC being a high earning subforum certainly leads to the logical conclusion of fermenting wine in your toilet to save money and space. D&D may think we're evil but they're not getting the full potential out of their toilets. Modern toilets are pretty bad at this because of their low GPF ratings. Really, you want a kiddie pool in the basement to ferment your stuff in.
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Feb 28, 2017 23:13
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Devian666 posted:BFC being a high earning subforum certainly leads to the logical conclusion of fermenting wine in your toilet to save money and space. D&D may think we're evil but they're not getting the full potential out of their toilets. If you have a Squatty Potty you'll have a nice shelf to put your supplies on while you're mixing your pruno.
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Feb 28, 2017 23:20
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My god have some loving dignity and go pick up a hitchhiker like every other teenager did when they needed booze.
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Feb 28, 2017 23:22
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BWL: reading about making your own booze is the only ray of light I've had today because of the thought of being able to drink until I forget how depressed I am is just two weeks away 
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Feb 28, 2017 23:26
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Toilet-wine isn't for everyone, for example those of us with waterless toilets. The upside is all the free manure. Trade-offs!
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Feb 28, 2017 23:45
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A waterless toilet is just a bucket right?
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Feb 28, 2017 23:50
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Pryor on Fire posted:My god have some loving dignity and go pick up a hitchhiker like every other teenager did when they needed booze. This is BFC there is no dignity when it comes to frugality. *spends credit card points to buy 2 bottles of spirits worth $330*
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Feb 28, 2017 23:57
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BloodBag posted:BWL: reading about making your own booze is the only ray of light I've had today because of the thought of being able to drink until I forget how depressed I am is just two weeks away Whoa pal, what's going on here? You usually seem pretty upbeat and into cool and good things like cats and Subarus. Also how do prison people use the toilet if they're making wine in it?
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Mar 1, 2017 00:00
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Solice Kirsk posted:A waterless toilet is just a bucket right? Only if you're reeeeeally GWM. Satisfying normie concerns about "appearances" and "poo poo-odor" will run you about a grand.
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Mar 1, 2017 00:18
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Twerk from Home posted:GWM is just drinking mouthwash. Walking through my old hometown, I was lost in thought about drinking mouthwash (as a strictly hypothetical scenario, I hasten to add), and then I found a pile of empty bottles on the main street. Apparently, the derros had beaten me to it. NancyPants posted:BWVision, though. High enough methane content to make you blind if you keep it up. It's methanol, not methane.
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Sic Semper Goon posted:It's methanol, not methane. I don't know where you come from, but our mouthwash comes directly from the self-composting toilet friend. e: lol at the thread title
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BaseballPCHiker posted:My BWM story. Getting into homebrewing beer "cause it'll be cheaper". Homebrew starter kits are just the gateway drug to devoting to much time, space, and money to an awesome hobby.  emoticon is someone throwing away money for a reason. It sure is a fun way to spend an afternoon watching brown water boil 
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CannonFodder posted:The Ha, I never realized that that's where the name came from
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Hyrax Attack! posted:I used to read D&D regularly but it imploded badly during the election. It makes me glad the forums are moderated and well compartmentalized so when one forum is melting down it doesn't impact other subs too badly. Diversification!
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I sell homebrewing supplies and I actively discourage people from getting into it because they think they'll save money. I recommend they get into it because it owns though.
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Mar 1, 2017 05:14
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Sic Semper Goon posted:Walking through my old hometown, I was lost in thought about drinking mouthwash (as a strictly hypothetical scenario, I hasten to add), and then I found a pile of empty bottles on the main street. Apparently, the derros had beaten me to it. loving pain pills got me again, you're right.
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Mar 1, 2017 05:55
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Speaking of pain pills, those & meth & booze got my old hometown good. Most of my high school buddies were dead before they got to 40.
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Mar 1, 2017 15:02
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SCA Enthusiast posted:I sell homebrewing supplies and I actively discourage people from getting into it because they think they'll save money. I recommend they get into it because it owns though. What can you tell me about converting a bread starter to use with homebrew?
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Mar 1, 2017 15:34
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Rent-to-own dogsquote:The Sabins had bought their new dog, Tucker, with financing offered at the pet store through a company called Wags Lending, which assigned the contract to an Oceanside, California-based firm that collects on consumer debt. But when Dawn tracked down a customer service rep at that firm, Monterey Financial Services Inc., she learned she didn’t own the dog after all.
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Mar 1, 2017 16:13
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You can't like, own a dog man.
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Mar 1, 2017 16:18
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Nothing in this surprised me: quote:Wunderlich rents his apartment. He leases his car. He owns his horse. He’s drawn to the rugged individualism expressed in the novels of Ayn Rand and the blog Cowboy Ethics, but he hastens to argue that while he profits off high-cost lending, he’s also improving the lives of subprime borrowers. He is, he writes in a mission statement on his personal website, “living in a Postmodern culture while maintaining my old American West roots and Christian values.”
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Good god people are dumb with their dogs. My dad is looking into filing for bankruptcy and in the same breath his live-in girlfriend is looking at $500 sickly looking puffball dogs because they're "a good deal". Puppy milling is good with money, bad with morals. edit: I also like that a golden retriever puppy was not expected to be rambunctious. Damn Bananas fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Mar 1, 2017 |
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