We have a black lab/ pitbull mixed puppy named Sebastian. He will be eight years old this year. He is my daughter’s Emotional Support Animal. I couldn’t imagine our lives without him.
When we rescued Bashy, he was only about five weeks old, and already had maybe three or four homes. I’m pretty sure he was on Craigslist at some point too. When I met with the last owner, they just gave him up like it was no big deal. I felt horrible for him. He was really tiny, full of worms and fleas. We got him to the vet and he was better in no time.
Bastian was originally supposed to be my puppy. My youngest daughter Scarlet really connected with him. She would carry him around and tell him what to do. He followed her everywhere and let her lay on him as he got bigger. While he is the most gentle, loving dog, he’s very protective of us both. Even when Scarlet and I are goofing around, he is on guard to make sure we don’t hurt each other. He gets so worked up that he dumps out his bin of toys and starts to rip them around.
Here’s just a few of my favorite pics of our Bashy.
I recently made a post that I was changing around my eBay inventory. I haven’t done that in a long time. I usually just set each one to automatically relist at the end of the auction. It’s easiest for me since I lose track of time and don’t keep up with them as much as I should. I get notifications whenever I get an offer or a bid.
With the new list of coins, also came some other changes. I have a few lots of coins that I placed in the Buy It Now, rather than doing regular auctions. I also trimmed down my pics and now have collages on instead. My fiance tends to get over zealous with the detailed pics.
Basically, these changes all took effect because he really doesn’t want to put a lot into it anymore, but I want to continue to sell coins. We have a fairly large collection and he spent a lot of time on them with researching and whatnot. I know that they aren’t graded, but for the price we are selling them, I would think that someone else can have it done and resell them for a profit. But I also know that it’s so hard to trust anyone and there’s a lot of scams out there. I wish there were more coin shops around that deals with errors especially. It can be tricky and frustrating.
If you know me, you know that I save every single receipt for every single thing. I record them for budgeting purposes. I also use several apps to scan them to get money back. It doesn’t take very long at all to scan them. The points add up and you can cash them out for a gift card or deposit.
A few key points in general: Scan your receipts right away so they don’t expire. Don’t crumble them up or they may become illegible. For up to date information, see the app or site itself.
I have listed below all of the apps that I have successfully received money from. This information can also be found on the Financial Tips page.
Current Cash Out To Date: $22.79 This app allows you to scan pretty much any receipt. It gives you a random amount of money for each one. One receipt may get $0.01, while another gets $0.13. You can also email them your receipts for same day purchases. They have cash back for purchases and “badges” that you can click on for additional offers. * Referral Code: TAYT94E * Referral Link: https://coinout.com/referrals/new?r=TAYT94E
Current Cash Out To Date: $31 This app only lets you scan certain receipts via app. Offhand, I can tell you that it doesn’t accept take out like McDonald’s. When you used my referral code or link, we will each receive 2k points when you scan your first receipt. * Referral Code: E4HFT * Referral Link:https://fetchrewards.onelink.me/vvv3/referralsocial?code=E4HFT
Current Cash Out To Date: $25 Receipt Hog seems to take every receipt. You get points, slots chances, and sweepstakes entries. It also scans your email for e-receipts. * Referral Info: Per RH, they discontinued referrals due to approaching max capacity.
Current Cash Out To Date: $25 This app also seems to take most receipts. Each card that is filled up equals 100 points. You also receive sweepstakes entries. * Referral Code: PPTWMPZJ. * Referral Link: https://app.adjust.com/oqlq9t9?label=PPTWMPZJ
Try them out and let me know what you think. I’m always looking for feedback, as well as information on any apps you have used.
The loud, annoying, embarrassing sounds coming from the Coinstar. Even more amplified by my ridiculous anxiety.
When I start the Coinstar machine, it is very loud. I feel like everyone is looking at me. Then I begin dumping the clanky coins, which always seems to be never ending. I feel like I’m in my own world just watching the coins, pushing them around as they get stuck, refilling the tray, and so on. It’s almost like a trance. In the meantime, I’m having panic attacks. I get really warm and my face gets red. I feel like everyone knows I’m a mess.
It happens every time without fail. No matter how I approach it or what I tell myself. I’m not entirely sure which part of my mental issues causes it, but it’s not a fun experience. I hate it. I hate the anxiety that comes over me. I don’t care that every few grocery trips, I have to lug a heavy coffee canister full of change to the store. I’m not embarrassed to use the machine. I’m embarrassed that it affects me this way.
I appreciate that we have the change to begin with. Whenever my fiance is sorting and researching his boxes of coins, the less interesting ones go into the canister. It’s recycled money, but it makes me feel better to turn it into Amazon cash to be used on family and household items. Knowing that helps me to get through my silly bout of anxiety. I just wish I could control it better to begin with.
A few years ago, I was searching through Spotify and thought I’d look for some old friends of mine from back in the day. I found them, so I looked for more. I actually found a bunch and created a playlist for them. This was pretty exciting for me since I have their old demos and whatnot stored away in a box. I started to transfer the CD’s to my laptop a while back, but got sidetracked. Either way, it’s nice to have a decent amount of their music quickly available on shuffle.
While I may not be a fan of every song on this playlist, they are there because they are a part of my history of what helped make LadySkullshine. There’s some that I connect more with the fact that I was there. I was photographing every moment while also moshing in the pit. I knew these people personally. It means a bit more to me in so many ways. I will continue to share their music with anyone who would appreciate it.
Check them out when you have a moment. The majority of the bands are metal and I believe all but one band is local to the PA, NJ, NY Area. I added Suffocation since I worked with them as well. A few no longer play, but their music is still worth sharing. I will continue to add music as I jog my memory some more.
So far I have been able to find the following: Behind The Grey Beneath The Calm Decaysia Fatal By Design I Am The Trireme Infernal Opera March To Victory Mindmaze No Remorse For The Fallen Ominous Our Ashes Remain Ovlo Sandraudiga Small Town Titans Sorrowseed Suffocation The Curse Of Sorrow
I’ve been working on getting more companies added to the Financial Tips page whenever I have a moment. YouGov Pulse VPN seemed to be a great one to add next. It’s an app that just runs in the background of your phone. Once in a while, I get a notification to reconnect it. Somehow my phone drops off. I think it’s because I have another similar app running so they are conflicting, but it hasn’t affected my earnings.
That’s literally all you need to do to accumulate points. I also receive emails on occasion to take a survey. They aren’t too lengthy and they pay out a decent amount of points. Since I’ve downloaded this, I’ve made $15. That’s pretty good since the most I do is a random survey.
I had a pretty good day yesterday. My 13 year old Scarlet had already bought me pink and purple petunias with her own money the day before. I took her out with me to ride in the car and we happened to see a flower tent. She used her allowance and found a buy one get one deal. Saving money, just like her mom lol. Then on Mother’s Day, my 20 year old Haley texted me first thing in the morning to brighten my day. Later on, Scarlet played the song “Mom” by Meghan Trainor as she sang along.
I’m so very grateful for my babygirls. They are my everything. Without them, I wouldn’t be Mama Bear.
You might have a mom, she might be the bomb But ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Her love’s ’til the end, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine
She my world, she’s my heart and there’s no denying I’m her girl no matter what even when I’m lying She loving me, loving me, loving me, loving me, love She love me like nobody else I’m telling you, telling you, telling you, telling you all She taught me how to love myself
You might have a mom, she might be the bomb But ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Her love’s ’til the end, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine
See we go way back, oh, I remember All the times that I cried, she made me feel better She loving me, loving me, loving me, loving me, love She love me like nobody else I’m telling you, telling you, telling you, telling you all She taught me how to love myself
You might have a mom, she might be the bomb But ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Her love’s ’til the end, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Oh, how she loves me to the moon and back That’s what she told me Her love never ends, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine
I was just wanted to call you to tell you I love you Aww, I love you, too I miss you already Aww, that’s so sweet, what’s going on? Just writing songs, my mom song Aww, I love you to the moon and back My heart hurts, I love you so much I love you more
You might have a mom, she might be the bomb But ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Her love’s ’til the end, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine You might have a mom, she might be the bomb But ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Her love’s ’til the end, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Oh, how she loves me to the moon and back That’s what she told me
Her love never ends, she’s my best friend Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine Baby, baby, ain’t nobody, no Ain’t nobody got a mom like mine
This app has quickly become one of my favorites. You can make a few extra bucks doing quick tasks with little effort. The “coins” accumulate fairly quickly.
Giftloop has a continuous loop of screens that you swipe through. As you swipe, you come across several cat memes that you click on for 5 coins. In between the cats, there are also short videos to watch for 50 coins. You can complete offers, trials, install apps, take surveys, and more. They have a daily login bonus, along with other daily bonuses. For example, there’s a daily bonus for taking a survey. So, you get the coins for the survey itself, then collect an additional 750 bonus coins.
I have made $35 in Amazon gift cards since I’ve started using this app, near the end of last year. That’s not bad since I primarily just watch the videos, do an occasional survey, and collect my 5 coins whenever the cats pop up. Oh and I always have my phone set to collect coins whenever it’s charging. I would have cashed out more but I rarely complete the offers, apps, and trials. Since I’m really not testing out as many apps anymore, I think I will be using this one a little more often.
This is just an eBay update for anyone interested in coins.
I will be changing my eBay listings around within the next day or so. The miscellaneous items will remain, but most of the coins will be replaced.
We have a large collection that we are looking to sell the bulk of, in pieces or in full. The majority of the coins are pennies, mainly errors, lots of wheats. None of the coins are graded. Our general inventory list is on the Numismatic/ Auction page.
The items available on eBay at the moment are:
1921 Lincoln Wheat Penny – Lamination Errors – Doubling – Die Clash 1948 Lincoln Wheat Penny – Partial Double Collar – VF Condition 1958 D Lincoln Wheat Penny – Lot of 3 – Doubled Dies – RPM 1959 Lincoln Memorial Penny – Doubled Die – Rainbow – Key Date 1961 D Lincoln Memorial Penny – RPM – Doubled Die 1961 Jefferson Nickel – Doubled Dies – 2 Full Steps – Partial Double 1961 D Lincoln Memorial Penny – D/D – RPM – Nice Toning – VF Condition 1963 Lincoln Memorial Penny – Alloy Error – Thin Planchet – High Ri 1969 D Lincoln Memorial Penny – Rainbow Toned – Doubled Die 1979 D Lincoln Memorial Penny – Filled Mint Mark Error 1982 Lincoln Penny -Small Date Zinc – Nicely Toned – Mint Bubbles 1993 Lincoln Memorial Penny – Doubled Die – Thick Planchet – 1996 Lincoln Memorial Penny – Doubled Dies – Includes F6 & Columns 1997 D Lincoln Memorial Penny – Planchet Error – Die Clashes 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Penny – Planchet / Lamination Errors 2014 Lincoln Shield Penny Pair – Doubled Dies – Planchet Error 2018 Lincoln Shield Penny – Nice Die Trails – Awesome Tone 2019 Lincoln Shield Penny – Doubled Dies – Double Eye – Bank Fresh Roll
Laura Ingalls Wilder Lot Of 4 Books 1998-2006 Popeye Trading Cards – 65th Anniversary The Doors Jim Morrison Lot of 5 Books 1st Edition
Per their site, “MobileXpression is a market research panel designed to understand the trends and behaviors of people using the mobile Internet.”
I love this app. I always brag about how easy it is to use and to make a few extra bucks. It takes very little time. You just install the app and let it run in the background of your phone. If I recall correctly, there is a security setting that you need to adjust for it to track properly. Once a week, I click on the app. It verifies that it is connected, then I collect my five points. That’s it. I’ve actually made $35 in Amazon gift cards, since the end of 2019. The amount would be higher, but when I first signed up I would always forget to click on it each week. Now I set a reminder for myself.
As much as I would love to provide a referral link or code, there isn’t any available. If you are interested in trying the app, I can send you an email. Although, I don’t know if there are any benefits for referrals. There is an affiliate program, but I haven’t signed up for it. You can also go to your app store, or their site to sign up at https://www.mobilexpression.com/About.aspx.
Try it out and let me know what you think, or if you have similar apps that you have used successfully. I am always looking for feedback.
For more apps similar to this, see the Financial Tipspage.
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