Post Your Wins

[bjl584]

Are you personally able to use everything you're growing? Are you giving away or selling any of it? Canning? Making pickles and/or sauces? I know a bunch of people who garden and grow way more than they can possibly use.

I'm one of those people
We eat and can as much as possible, but we still give a fair amount away
The trouble with gardens, is that everything tends to be ready all at once, and you have a small window to make use of everything.
I actually built a second kitchen in our basement last year for canning.

[disneysteve]

Produce for the win !
Our little garden is spitting out; cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, big boy tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans like crazy lately.
Hard to beat good summertime fresh veggies.

Are you personally able to use everything you're growing? Are you giving away or selling any of it? Canning? Making pickles and/or sauces? I know a bunch of people who garden and grow way more than they can possibly use.

[Fishindude77]

Produce for the win !
Our little garden is spitting out; cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, big boy tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans like crazy lately.
Hard to beat good summertime fresh veggies.

[james.hendrickson]

Guys,

Here are a couple of wins.

First, the income investing strategy I've been working over the past couple of years is starting to pay off. This week I got paid from my bond fund (BND), from the JP Morgan option fund I've got (JEPQ), as well as from Antero Midstream (AM). Its nice to have the cash coming in on a regular and semi-regular basis. The payments are small - like $15 and $20 each, but its starting to add up.

Second, I've managed to get in the habit of doing push ups and sit up everyday. Which is having a good impact on my self confidence and my energy.

Sharing for everyone who feels stuck or doesn't feel like they're moving forward - even small steps move the needle eventually.

[QuarterMillionMan]

2 nights ago at Jamul casino in San Diego, I got this 2000 quarters win.

[disneysteve]

We get notified of class action lawsuits all the time. My wife just got one today. Most of the time they don't amount to anything, but every now and then they do. Also in today's mail I got a check from one for $178.81. It was a case involving a medical supply company that I deal with. I have no idea what the issue was and don't really care. It was nice getting an unexpected check though.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I've had a lot of wins recently.

I got 35 items picked up at consignment today. Big deal because whatever doesn't sell gets donated. Whatever was passed over I donated. So in all i disposed of like 6 boxes of stuff so around 100 pieces of stuff easily. I also did a goodwill run already on Sunday of 3 bags and 2 boxes of stuff. My DH said "LAL you are boiling the ocean, please try to do something". He admitted I boiled the ocean and got through something.

So over the past 3 months we had a bit of a tiff over the amount of stuff in the pantry and freezer. I stopped cold turkey buying stuff. Nothing for the freezer, nothing for the pantry unless absolutely we ran out. And now one of our freezers is empty and the other one is so empty the kids said woah the freezer is empty. I also pulled out items from the pantry last week and ate it. I ate a bunch of stuff these past two weeks from the freezer. I have a plan for four more items from the pantry by Sunday. Win is not spending money and eating what we have.

Seriously I know what I just said sounds stupid but it's really stressful sometimes in our space to use it efficiently and I get overwhelmed with the amount of stuff we have jammed into a smaller space for four people. I also gave away 2 dressers and 2 file cabinets today. Our house is finally appearing again.

Financial wins? Checked my airline tickets and saved another $300 by rebuying them. I checked the hotels and saved another $500 for our trip to Japan in August. I managed to use the first class upgrade coupons we had on two different flights. Means I got free value from them. Sometimes they go to waste and we can't use it.

I do CC arbitage and charge and leave the money sitting in the money market for an extra 60 days. Like paying for our new paint job on the house. It's not due until September and I paid it in July. I know it's like an extra $80 but it's something. I do it with all big ticket items along with earning points for CC charges.

Also sometimes like last month I earned an extra $3 from charging shake shack on my CC. All these little freebies are nice adding up.

[disneysteve]

don't need the hat

Another item you can sell on ebay

[disneysteve]

Good on you !
Would have never guessed microwaves were such a needed item?
As inexpensive as the basic ones are, I may just buy a couple and donate them to our local mission.

I'm actually not surprised. A lot of people live in "temporary" housing provided through state agencies, which basically means they get put up in cheap hotel rooms. They generally have a tiny fridge but that's it. I had a number of patients over the years who were living that way. They got food stamps but were pretty limited as to what they could use them on since they had minimal fridge space, no freezer, and no ability to prepare any hot food. A microwave is life-changing when that's your situation.

I may actually start checking for them when I shop estate sales and thrift shops as well as the freebie stuff people give away online. We paid $55 for ours at Walmart but I'm sure I can find them for half that or less somewhat routinely given what I do with my reselling business. I'd be happy to gather them as I find inexpensive working ones, or free ones, and bring them over to these folks.

[Fishindude77]

Today's wins were non-monetary. In fact, they both cost us money but in a good way.
1. We bought a new microwave in May to use while our kitchen was being renovated. Today we donated it to a local charity that supports people in need. The woman was practically in tears when I brought in in. She said microwaves and beds are their two most needed items. She has 30 people on the waiting list for a microwave. We're glad we were able to provide one and help in that way.

Good on you !
Would have never guessed microwaves were such a needed item?
As inexpensive as the basic ones are, I may just buy a couple and donate them to our local mission.

[ua_guy]

I'm not sure what happened...? Month or two ago I submitted receipts for a Mobil-1 oil rebate. I thought I had $5, maybe $10 coming on a virtual gift card. It arrived, and it was loaded with $25 and supposedly I'm getting a hat in the mail? Sure, whatever, don't need the hat, but the extra few bucks isn't a problem Small win.

[disneysteve]

Totally with QMM on this, great work and a solid win.

I actually wasn't familiar with this particular organization until today. I was just reading up on them on their website and it turns out a friend from our synagogue is their treasurer and administrative assistant (which is probably how the connection was made). They primarily work in the town where I used to practice which is one of the poorest cities in America so I know the struggles people face there quite well having practiced in that community for 17 years. I may actually look into getting involved with them as a volunteer.

[james.hendrickson]

Today's wins were non-monetary. In fact, they both cost us money but in a good way.

1. We bought a new microwave in May to use while our kitchen was being renovated. Today we donated it to a local charity that supports people in need. The woman was practically in tears when I brought in in. She said microwaves and beds are their two most needed items. She has 30 people on the waiting list for a microwave. We're glad we were able to provide one and help in that way.

2. Twice a year we attend an event that supports the Food Bank. There is a huge raffle and you get tickets by donating food items. We went to Aldi this morning and bought a cart full of groceries to donate on Thursday.

We are very fortunate and sharing that good fortune with others who are not so fortunate is definitely a win.

Totally with QMM on this, great work and a solid win.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Good karma win disneysteve. In the bible it says by giving you'll reap 10 fold. The promise give and you shall receive tenfold captures the heart of God’s generosity. In Luke 6:38 KJV, Jesus assures us that when we give, God pours out blessings in abundance.

[disneysteve]

Today's wins were non-monetary. In fact, they both cost us money but in a good way.

1. We bought a new microwave in May to use while our kitchen was being renovated. Today we donated it to a local charity that supports people in need. The woman was practically in tears when I brought in in. She said microwaves and beds are their two most needed items. She has 30 people on the waiting list for a microwave. We're glad we were able to provide one and help in that way.

2. Twice a year we attend an event that supports the Food Bank. There is a huge raffle and you get tickets by donating food items. We went to Aldi this morning and bought a cart full of groceries to donate on Thursday.

We are very fortunate and sharing that good fortune with others who are not so fortunate is definitely a win.