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3d ago
inTIL that paying myself first means nothing if I do it after the bills
Guilty as charged over here, because my savings account has been the human equivalent of the kid picked last in gym class for years now. Turns out the trick is just flipping the order around so savings goes out on payday morning and the bills get whatever's left. Wild how that one change makes the money actually stick instead of being a nice idea I forget about by Thursday. My budget spreadsheet is still ugly, but at least the savings line isn't crying anymore.
5d ago
inGot a $40 junkyard alternator for my 2003 Corolla and it died in 3 days, then a guy at O'Reilly in Reno told me one thing to check
That fix-it-yourself lesson at the parts store is the same one I keep seeing everywhere, the cheap used part gets you in the door but the real save comes from someone showing you what to look at. Your mileage may vary, but I always spin the pulley by hand and listen for grinding before I hand over my cash.
10d ago
inRant: I called Seafoam snake oil for 10 years, then my $700 Buick started knocking on I-70
Ran a can through the oil on a 4.3 Vortec that had lifter tick so loud you could hear it over the radio. Took about 60 miles but it shut up. Could be the fresh oil doing the work though, since you gotta change it after anyway. That part always gets left out when guys swear by it. Pour it in, drive a bit, then dump the oil. Kind of feels like the oil change is the real fix and the can just gets the credit. Still, 12 bucks is 12 bucks.