Post Your Wins

[disneysteve]

I just got $13.91 from Rakuten. They have a great program. Our biggest problem is forgetting to use it. We could be earning so much more.

[kork13]

That’s great! You probably saved even more than $1k. We had a new backsplash put in last summer (also due to demo damage from something else). It was nothing fancy and cost $4k.

You're almost certainly correct. I was kinda in denial about the likely need to redo the backsplash, so I was almost certainly way low-balling what it would cost. For the size of our project,. $1k would probably only cover the materials let alone installation labor.

We got a local handyman to address the gap between the new counters & existing backsplash -- should only cost about $450 all-in to get it done & end up looking great -- he's gonna install schluter around it all, basically a metal trim to frame the backsplash. Should look really nice.

[james.hendrickson]

All,

I got a coupon in the mail for a free bag of coffee. I totally walked a couple of miles to the store and got the free coffee - and I didn't buy anything else.


Two wins - free coffee and exercise.

[Fishindude77]

I only lost $100 at trip to the casino last weekend

[QuarterMillionMan]

I went to Las Vegas last week and got this.

[disneysteve]

I went to Las Vegas last week and got this.

I'm leaving today for 5 days in Atlantic City for a conference. I don't expect to do much gambling but I'm sure I'll do some. I'll report back if I get any good wins. Of course, the net result is almost always a loss, but nobody likes to talk about that. It's more fun to focus on the wins.

I keep forgetting about this thread. Yesterday, I sold a LEGO set to a guy on Marketplace. I had it posted to ebay also. It went for $160 which is less than I was asking on ebay but I don't have to pay the 15% fee and I don't have to pack and ship it. When he got here, he saw that I have a bunch of other sets and said that he would be interested in all of them. When I get back from my trip, I will make a list of everything I've got and come up with a price to ask for everything. It's going to be upwards of a $600 transaction probably.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Good luck in AC and with the Lego sets. My net win last week in Las Vegas was $1000 which is rare to have a net win. Usually it's a net loss. Later I'll post more pics of some of my better wins. I have tons of pics but it takes time to upload.

[QuarterMillionMan]

[QuarterMillionMan]

4 nights comp'd at 4 Queens. Meals comp'd at Boyd restaurants such as 10 oz filet mignon at Redwood Steakhouse ($50) and truffle fries ($11), Main Street Station buffet & Triple 7 Brewery, Fremont's new food court, Market Street cafe, etc.

[QuarterMillionMan]

All meals were comp'd and didn't have to pay for any meals. Ribeye & baked potato & asparagus, prime rib & fries, noodle soup, etc. Not pictured here were pastas, sushi, pizza, Ruben sandwich, teriyaki chicken, omelets, burgers, etc.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Heirloom Tomatoes, Burrata, Basil, Arugula, Olive Oil and Balsamic Reduction; Served with Parmesan Crusted Crostini.

[QuarterMillionMan]

[james.hendrickson]

Guys - I found some seriously discounted flavored coffee at my local Kroger this afternoon.

Check this out - I paid like $30 bucks for 14 8 ounce bags of coffee.

I love flavored coffee. And normally each of these bags would have cost $8 or $9, so it was a seriously good deal.

[kork13]

A few years back, I signed a contract to stay in the military for a set period, and in return I get a $20k retention bonus each May ($15,600 after tax withholding) through the end of the contract. But I always forget about it, so it's a happy surprise when it shows up, which happened this week. I'm using it to fund my second batch of I-Bonds, topping up my savings account (I set a cap on what I'm willing to keep in cash), and the rest will get sent into investments.

[james.hendrickson]

A few years back, I signed a contract to stay in the military for a set period, and in return I get a $20k retention bonus each May ($15,600 after tax withholding) through the end of the contract. But I always forget about it, so it's a happy surprise when it shows up, which happened this week. I'm using it to fund my second batch of I-Bonds, topping up my savings account (I set a cap on what I'm willing to keep in cash), and the rest will get sent into investments.

Big win Kork, good work sir