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You can donate unused paperbackswap credits to schools

Published in December 16th, 2009
Posted by in How to, Timely
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If you downsized your unread book collection via paperbackswap, and find yourself with a lot of credits but nothing to order, you can donate unused credits to schools. (If you have not joined, the idea is that you list your books on the site. Other people can then request them from you. When they receive […]

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Fun fact: When the furnace runs out of propane

Published in December 9th, 2009
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… the burner simply stops heating, but since the thermostat is still in the on position, the fan that drives the (no-longer) heated air stays on. As a result, the furnace will pipe cold outside air directly into the house. One should think the furnace would be smarter than that. Thus when I woke up […]

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eHow as a way to retire extremely early?

Published in December 5th, 2009
Posted by in How to, Timely, Work
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Update: In 2011 eHow decided to buy out their writers. At the time, I had been consistently making $10/month from my articles. The buy out offer was $22 (yes you read that right, two months worth of income) for the articles I had written. Feeling somewhat insulted about the P/E=0.16 offer, I refused and kept […]

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