RichC | December 11, 2018
Who doesn’t fall for the “treasures” found in the hardware store discount bins? I’m always looking for a “good buy” when I’m walking through the hardware store … and such was the case in seeing this outdoor LED floodlight. The twin incandescent floodlights that were on the back of the pool house garage for security […]
Category: Energy, Misc, Photos, Raspberry Pi, Shopping, Tidbits |
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Tags: budget, cheap, dawn, discount, dusk, floodlight, led, lighting, photo-sensor, pool house, security, spotlight
RichC | August 29, 2018
Those of you who regularly read my blog know that I love wearing boat shoes (and flip-flops) and have gone thru great lengths to make them last and keep them "semi" odor free. From insoles to epoxy mixes for "wear control" … and have been accused of going a bridge too far. Short answer, it […]
Category: Financial, Ideas, Innovation, Misc, Personal, Shopping, Tidbits |
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Tags: boatshoe, boatshoes, cheap, epoxy, flip-flops, frugalist, obsession, repair, sperry, topsider, topsiders
RichC | March 15, 2018
In preparation for an upcoming project that I would usually rent a wet saw for tile cutting (Home Depot’s price is $26/day), but this time I decided to buy a cheap one on sale for $49 at Harbor Freight. I’ve never been impressed with the well used ones I’ve rented in the past, nor am […]
Category: Misc, TBT, Tools |
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Tags: cheap, harbor freight, project, saw, table, TBT, tile, tools, wet
RichC | July 11, 2015
It was a quick and inexpensive flight to Florida this past week to do a little tropical weather prep aboard Encore. Summer is the time of year that “commuter cruisers” double their line, remove sails and store an extra windage in case hurricane winds target the area … besides I really was looking forward to […]
Category: Advice, Aviation, Sailing, Travel |
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Tags: airlines, cheap, cnbc, encore, flying, frontier, hurricane