New England B.S. Thread

Mine was maybe $100 for everything..small tent, light, timer.

 

If interested I can probably find the place I got the setup at..

 

I just have a basic skid plate on mine.

i would feel more confident in using pressure canning versus water bath method absolutely. What kind would you recommend for the quart size jars. My wife has one that only fits like 5 pints

edit: I think it’s called a jiffy pot. Not sure.

 

probably instant pot? Unless there’s a knock off (or the instant pot is the knock off). I have one, I use it for making yogurt and shredded chicken and potatoes and ribs. I will not be using it to make ribs twice.

 

Yes instant pot. Sound right.

 

But I don’t think it’s an ideal method

 

My apologies, I thought you had a 3G, didn’t read your flair close enough. Painting the 2G plate is cakewalk.

 

Before you find the cracky connection, go to whatever AUTO you like and BUY some Diletricet paste.
It keeps connection between your wire and your crimp from oxidizing.
A tube will cost about $4-$40.
The smaller one will last you a lifetime.

Make a good connection and use it now and you may never be there again.

 

Alright, which one of you jokers ripped my discover card and went on a fans only spree last night



If it isn't one thing, it's the other Sick of this year.

 

Already done. I slather the trailer connector with it every Spring.

 

What did I buy on my drunk spending spree, I mean what did they...

 

hey at least it’s credit and easy to right click and challenge. Gamblers will do a lot to get their fix.

 

Looks like you were looking for some action and subscribed to someones "fans only" page and then checked your credit or something? You were fucking drunk man.

Yes, they alerted me actually. All canceled and challenged. Only two charges and total under 50. Still a PIA, but not too bad.

 

this is why I have multiple credit cards. It exposes me to more risks of data breaches but those happen far less often at credit card companies than at Best Buy it target or gas stations etc. pop one, fraud shenanigans, use another one in the meantime.

 

I think people who use debit cards are crazy. I learned my lesson as a teenager there--I had to fill out forms and jump through hoops for a fraudulent charge and was out the money in the meantime. Credit cards are no questions asked.

I play the cash back game, primarily using 5 credit cards. Most of what I spend gets me 3% or better back. Last year I saved it up and the cash covered half of a new washer and dryer.

AmEx Blue Cash Preferred - 6% Groceries/Streaming/Tolls, 3% Gas (This has an annual fee, but I spend enough to make the fee worth it over the ordinary Blue Cash card)
Chase Freedom Flex - 3% Dining, 5% Rotating Categories (sometimes they're good like gas or home improvement stores, but this year I haven't used them much)
US Bank Cash+ - 5% Cable and Cell Providers
Amazon Prime - 5% Amazon
Citi Double Cash - 2% anything not covered above

 

I tried that for a while. Then I did out the maths on it all. I was making an extra like $20 a year by shuffling through and trying to remember which card to use for what and when. So I did more maths and chose the card that would give me the most rewards if I just used one card all the time.

 

Plus if the cards have a yearly fee that could negate the cash back savings.

 

A lot of it is auto-pay stuff that I only have to think about once. For anything else, I just deal with my AmEx, Chase, and Citi so it's easier to manage.

I do love spreadsheets, though. I have a financial one where I keep track of everything from account balances to mortgage amortization to oil deliveries over time.

 

Everything is no annual fee for me. I get less rewards but less fees.

That was a joke mostly but yeah I have a ton of stuff in sheets when it comes to finances. Most of it is I go by the goal in work and personal life: automate where possible. My spreadsheets automate everything. I know my stock positions etc. I know what my monthly budget is and from that, what my emergency fund should be, and with that what I would get per month on APR based on 3-6 month E funds, etc. My investment tracking is pretty simple, but it pulls the current stock price. I need to set up the dividend tracking though too, working on that next

 

My only annual fee card is my AmEx. They have a similar card with no annual fee and lower cash back amounts, but I ran the numbers and the extra rewards add up to more than the fee for me so I just pay the fee with the rewards.

Sounds similar to mine. Mine's a Google sheet and pulls stock prices with the =GOOGLEFINANCE formula, compares to what I bought at, estimates taxes if I were to sell, etc. I have a high yield savings expanded out with my direct deposits and the interest factored in so I can see where I should be in a year or two if I don't use any of it.