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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    For better or worse, technical degrees require constant updating. Back in the early 2000's, I was a certified A+ Computer Technician. I knew all the specs of the computers and most of the software back then. I could fix/repair just about any home/small business computer on the market. I don't...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :lau Yeah, what I expected! Very nice.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I don't know what years he had has his 1st apprenticeship, but I think the last time I ever had any electronics repaired was in the mid 1970's. I had a nice little portable album player, cassette player, and AM\FM radio. It broke, so we took it into the shop for repair. Spent months in the...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    My smoke alarms in the hallways are hardwired into 110v AC, with a battery backup. The smoke alarms in the bedrooms are battery only. My house was built around the year 2000. I just don't see the need for any dual electric/battery if the sealed battery smoke alarms now last 10 years and need to...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I have started checking the sales ads for replacement smoke alarms. Turns out 2 (so far) of my old electric/battery units don't even sound off anymore, just a fainting buzzing sound that you would never hear. Do I have to replace them with new electric/battery smoke alarms or will the 10-year...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I did not know that. I guess I should have purchased new smoke alarms rather than new batteries. My smoke alarms are 26 years old now. I never saw anything on them like a warning label to replace in 2026. You would think that if the smoke alarms have a limited lifetime, they should be labeled...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Some of the batteries I looked at had a 10-year shelf life advertised. Well, I don't really believe that either. I try to get only what I need and use them as soon as possible. In any case, I do have a couple of battery storage containers and they have also have a battery checker. So, if a...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :barnie 9 Volt Smoke Alarm Batteries I have a couple of smoke alarms chirping like birds around the house. Time to replace the batteries. IIRC, a couple of years ago I got them 2 for $1.00 at the Dollar Tree. So, when I was in town yesterday, I was going to pick up a couple 2 packs of 9v...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Thanks for the shout out. I'm looking over what is on sale to see if there are any gaps in my tools. But yeah, I lost out on a couple of our local store clearance deals this winter. Somebody needs to be shouting at me! Thanks again.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :thumbsup Big Savings on Broken Bags of Feed My local Fleet store will discount bags of feed that get damaged in the store from moving them around. That's one way I can save some money. The discount is always more than the feed that was lost out of the bag. I put all my feed into 5-gallon...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I just want to be clear, I am already in an Amazon chat session, so I don't say anything - I type, "I want to chat with a live rep." But maybe asking for an agent or operator in a chat box would work as well. I don't know. FYI, I use the chat feature because my Tracfone cell phone charges by...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Yep. I read somewhere that the chat bots are programmed to take any problem and put it into either the send it back for a replacement box or send it back for a refund bin. Chat bots are not good problem solvers. But they are cheaper than hiring humans and probably solve 90%+ of the problems. I...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    "I want to chat with a live representative." The chat bot will continue to try to help maybe a few more times but if you insist on chatting with a live rep and you will get transferred. Some reps are better than others, of course, and if I get the feeling that the rep I am chatting with does...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🤔 When I chatted with the live rep, she said she would just refund my money on a gift card and I would not have to return the order, which I had received. A day or so later I got a notice from Amazon stating that they regretted my order had been lost in delivery. Maybe that's the only option...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Yes, you have to repeatedly request to chat with a live rep. Amazon does not make it easy to get right to a live rep on chat, but if you continue to ask, it will transfer you.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :thumbsup My everyday chargers go through a surge protector. If I have a charger connected to a regular outlet, I unplug it after charging a battery. FWIW, I have my main computer and accessories running through a battery backup UPS 24/7. I don't take a chance on my sensitive electronics. It...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I have had very few returns to Amazon. But I was a bit upset that the brand-new ream of paper I ordered came and has been opened on both ends. More often than not, I will check to see if Amazon has a used or returned item at discount, and depending on the product and price, I'll get that...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    In my case, living in northern Minnesota, I don't bother to remove any snow. I just toss leaves on top of the snow and it's good enough to get the chickens outside. But good to see you using those leaves to get the chickens back outside. Nice pictures.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I play the rebate game at Menards and get a lot of stuff from them. But I like to spread my money around to other stores as well. Fortunately for me, all those stores are close together. Menards also has an email sales promo that goes out daily. Sometimes they have really great sales that are...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :love Some things are beyond value. Those are in a different category for different reasons. I understand. Thanks for sharing.
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