So I'm definitely a boomer and could have retired several years ago and collected SSI had I chosen to do so. I continue to work, and do all the other stuff any functioning member of society does like paying my bills and grocery shopping.
On the subject of shopping: today I went to my local Walmart to buy groceries, which today included a 12 pack of beer and a bottle of wine. I went through the self checkout and when the alcohol went through, a youngish (millenial or possibly a little younger) female employee came to the register and asked to see my driver's license. This is standard practice and is in fact required by state law.
That was fine. THIS is what pissed me off sufficiently to cause me to walk away without paying, after telling the aforementioned employee I changed my mind and she could put the groceries back where they belonged. After inspecting my license, she looked me in the eye and said "now, don't forget you need to renew your license this year".
Bitch, I know. I need to renew it in my birth month, which is November. I did not say exactly that to her. What I did do is ask her if she worked for the DMV and why she thought she needed to say what she said. I told her I have a full time job, pay my bills, and am well aware of when things are due including my license renewal. Then I said "I changed my mind and I don't want any of this. Now you can put it away". Overreaction? I don't think so. I also talked to a manager about the incident. Why is it that so many young people seem to think that it's ok to treat people age 60+ as if we are all simple minded and/or suffering from dementia? I don't automatically assume every millenial or younger person I meet is clueless. Why do so many of them treat us as if we are imbeciles? I'm sick of it.

I live near this motel that has been changed to DSS housing for families. I had like 3 pickups there that were all grocery store or back and each time I make the stop they take more than 5 minutes. So I usually leave them but the pay and time sucks. I’m not gonna ask if anyone would keep taking rides from there because I know the answer. I just want some similar stores form addresses people won’t pick up from and the reason…. Besides medical rides 😂

RAW BUSINESS IDEAS 1.Rental houses 2.Transport vehicles 3.Motorbikes business 4.Bars and pubs business 5.Dairy farming 6.Cattle runch business 7.Poultry farming business 8.Videos and cinemas 9.PS halls 10.Salons and kinyozis business 11.Music industry 12.Entertainment industry 13.Private schools 14.M-Pesa shops 15.Airtel money shops 16.Gym and sauna business 17.Purchase of land for investment and resale business 18.Tree planting business 19.Fishpond and fisheries business 20.Butchery business 21.Poshomills business 22.Security service industry 23.Petrol station business 24.Car wash 25.Cyber business 26.Gas cylinders business 27.Hardware 28.Driving school 29.Computer packages school 30.Broadcasting industries/Media groups 31.Making of posters business 32.Pool 33.Phone shops business 34.Rental rooms for business 35.Pharmacy/Chemistry 36.Private hospitals 37.Welding sites business 38.Supermarket business 39.Writing books for sale/publishing 40.Small shops business 41.Tatoo buildings business 42.Movie shops 43.You Tube channels 44.Online jobs 45.Kungfu,martial arts,boxing,tai kuondo halls 46.Shoe repair Business 47.Digital marketing 48.Drug dealing 49.Tents and plastic chairs supply 50.Solar panels business 51.Betting companies business 52.Beautiful scenaries eg parks business 53.Photography 54.Videography 55.Electronics shop 56.Ice creams business 57.Smokies and eggs vending/Kahawa and mandazis/mtura/soup/nyama china business 58.Necklesses business 59.Sales person 60.Dealing in clothes (Ready made/Second hand-mtumba) 61.Green houses 62.Dancing crue and hall business 63.Putting money in fixed deposit accounts 64.Saccos and chamas 65.Buying of shares in unlisted companies 66.Treasury bills and Treasury bonds 67.Develop an app 68.Shares in listed companies 69.DJ 70.Chauffer 71.Body(ear,nose etc) piercing business 72.Insurance and reinsurance company 73.Boutique 74.Cosmetics 75.Fighting equipments(guns,bullets,bombs etc)shop 76.Ships and boats 77.Furnitures shop 78.Agrovet business 79.Livestock farming (goats,ships,rabbits,pigs etc) business 80.Acting on trends 81.Agricultural factories 82.Warehouses business 83.Barkery 84.Restaurants business 85.School requirements shop 86.Garage 87.Private toilets/bathrooms 88.Giving out credits at an interest rate 89.Guide(business, education etc)books/PDFs business 90.Supplying industry/supplier 91.Flowers for export business 92.Daycare business 93.Airtime(Safaricom, Airtel, Telcom etc) Business 94.Bookshop 95.Gift services overview 96.Laundry business 97.Nails making business 98.Forex trading 99.Bitcoin 100.Fruit and juice parlour 101.Podcasting 102.Yoga studio 103.Catering services 104.Computer repair business/shop 105.Modeling 106.Purchasing existing website 107.Organic vending business 108.Virtual assistant business 109.Translation service 110.Online tutoring business 111.Content writer business 112.Web design 113.Career coach business 114.Start a blog 115.Amazon reselling 116.Coffee shop 117.Home food delivery 118.Currency trading 119.Event planning business 120.Interior design business 121.Selling of phone case and other accessories business 122.Property management business eg Chakra company 123.Drive for Uber or Lyft 124.Water supply services 125.Personal fitness traineInstructor 126.Tour guide business 127.Accounting and bookkeeping business 128.Caregiving business 129.Transcription 130.Data analysis 131.Fast food restaurant 132.Yoghurt business 133.Nail and eye brows parlour 134.Screen printing 135.Real estate 136.Human billboard 137.Affiliate marketing 138.Pool cleaning business 139.Designing and selling print-on-demand t-shirts 140.Junk removal service 141.Printing services 142.Custodian 143.Dropshipping business 144.Craft business 145.Landscaping business 146.Bicycle rentals/Bicycle repairs 147.Painting business 148.Flower shop 149.House cleaning 150.Grocery delivery 151.Resale store 152.Subscription box business 153.Import/export business 154.Laundromat business 155.Party bus 156.Staffing services 157.Antique dealer 158.Construction business 159.Used car rentals 160.Cafe/Sandwich shop 161.Logo design business 162.Shoe business 163.Marine electronics/waterproof electronics 164.Publicity business 165.Drone business 166.Gutter cleaning business 167.Garden center 168.Kitchen store business 169.Cookie business 170.Framing business 171.Mushroom farming 172.Vending machine for fruits 173.Laundry services 174.Agribusiness 175.Business in waste management 176.Urban transportation business 177.Fin-tech business 178.Urban logistics 179.Automobiles 180.Bee keeping (Honey,wax etc) 181.Study platforms for Students 182.Financial consultancy firm 183.Stationery shop 184.Appliance repair shop 185.Party decoration services 186.Sewing business 187.Handcraft business 188.Online travel agency 189.Samosa business 190.Pancake and Chapati business 191.Wrap up 192.Milk bashop 193.Mobile money agent 194.Farming 195.Cake baking business 196.Selling snacks 197.Selling computers and accessories 198.Internet connection to the customers living nearby 199.Selling fruits and vegetables 200.Brick making 201.Selling handbags 202.Cereal shop 203.Paxful's affiliate program and peer program 204.Invest in mutual funds or ETFs 205.Data entry 206.Popcorn business 207.Bead making and wire wax 208.Sell perfumes 209.Designing book covers 210.Dog walking 211.Tailoring 212.Sale of hair extension 213.Dry cleaning services 214.Stadiums 215.Candle making 216.Mobile repair shop 217.Tuition 218.Hauling service 219.Home staging business 220.Window treatment business 221.Dreadlock business 222.Fashion house 223.Oil business 224.Music sounds for hire 225.Start a football club 226.Blended education programs 227.Wholesale business 228.Ironing services 229.Swimming pool 230.Mandazis and donuts business 231.Seedlings for sale 232.Soap making 233.Selling soft drinks,fresh juice and snacks 234.Stationery supply to rural areas 235.Tuk tuk business 236.Selling baby diapers 237.Start a video game lounge 238.Manicure, pedicure and facial scrubbing business 239.Landscaping and gardening services 240.Land brokerage 241.Eggs wholesale 242.Spare parts(motorcycle, bicycle, vehicles etc)shop 243.Pork meet business 244.Charcoal and coal business 245.Gambling business 246.Agricultural value addition business 247.Camels 248.Facebook 249.Instagram 250.Chicken spare parts business 251.Shopify 252.Hawking business 253.Amazon FBA 254.Flipping collectibles 255.Tik Tok 256.Carpets 257.Curtains 258.Mutual funds investment 259.Precious metals business (eg gold, silver and bronze) 260.Sport shoes/jazies/balls etc business 261.Grow profitable vegetables and fruits 262.Invest in the capital market via Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 263.Dealing in second hand goods eg furnitures, electronics etc 264.Candle production 265.Plantain chips and bhajia business 266.Errands 267.Lawn care 268.Miti shamba/Dawa za kienyeji/Herbals 269.Beddings eg Mattresses 270.Homemade gourmet foods 271.Flea market vending 272.Music Instructor 273.Making custom furniture 274.Banking services 275.Own a tap/boreholes 276.Flight services eg Air hostess 277.Clothing lines 278.Book publishing/ebooks 279.Start charitable business 280.Pet training and grooming services 281.Data entry provider 282.Start a pop-up shop 283.Rent your car on Turo 284.College admissions essay tutor and editor 285.Travel consultant 286.Tax preparation 287.Commision-only sales 288.Ebay sales 289.Fiverr Gigs 290.Airbnb 291.Patreon 292.Alteration Services 293.Professional organizing services 294.Aquarium maintenance 295.Home inspector 296.Review website 297.Home Appraisal 298.Sell Jericans from certain suppliers 299.Referral services 300.Recycled goods seller

Not sure what to do at this point. I'm an only child and my Mother(75)has diabetes she also lives on Social Security in a HUD low income senior apartment. She's always running out of money weeks before her next SS payment and then she cries and I feel guilty, but I can't give her anymore money without it affecting my family now and we have children to care for. I'm at a loss. The government took away food stamps and shes signed up for everything else I can think of, she cancelled meals on wheels because she hates the food 🙄 Rent went up $100 due to inflation. Dr bills, prescription bills are nuts even with insurance in the US..I dk what else I can do. I've tried helping her budget and setting her up for grocery delivery. I'm really stressed and have a lot going on in my personal life also. I'm learning what not to do as I age because this really is ridiculous. It seems unless you're rich and planned well or have a spouse or family that's rich you're fked.

TL;DR: Is the AmEx Platinum + Gold combo ($945 AF) or CSP + CFU + Platinum + Everyday Preferred ($885 AF) a better combo? If I swapped the Marriot Bonvoy Bold ($0 AF, but 2x on everything else) with the CFU, is it just simply a question of whether wanting to limit yourself to one hotel vs using the cashback for UR? Is there anything I'm not considering or even just overthinking this whole thing? I usually save up points to use on NYC hotels or international travel with my fiancé...we live in NYC! Am looking for a "grocery" and "everything else" card/s and think either adding the Gold or adding the CFU / Everyday Preferred is the better choices.
Current Cards:

• FICO = 760
  
• AmEx Platinum (1 week old, got the 125k SUB and use the hotel, uber, walmart, disney bundle benefits organically)
  
• CSP (2~ years old, is my "everyday" card and the DoorDash pass is used every week)
  

Monthly Spend Categories:

• Dining / Takeout: $700~
• Groceries: $1100~
• Other: $800~
• Streaming: $70~

If I am doing the math right...the Platinum + Gold combo would get me 8000~ points a month, but limits me to just using the AmEx ecosystem. The 4 card combo would give me 5535~ points (2235 Chase / 3300 AmEx), $12~ back, and cost $5 less a month in AF's, while also giving me the Chase + AmEx ecosystems (9 of the airlines overlap and the Marriot Hotel overlap).
Question 1: Is $60 savings in AF's + $144 cashback a year worth a 29,580~ points a year difference, even if limited to one ecosystem?
If I swapped the CFU with the Marriot Bonvoy Bold ($0 AF...and the Chase / AmEx ecosystems overlap with Marriot) this would give me 2x points on the "everything else" category, effectively giving me 1600 points a month to use on Marriot hotels.
Question 2: Is 19200~ Marriot points + 66420 UR / MR points worth a difference of 29580 MR points?
I can get a 90k SUB with the AmEx Gold and a 50k sub with the Marriot Bonvoy Bold, if that may change anything as well. Am I overthinking this whole thing or actually on to something? Anything I haven't considered or need to ask myself before going one way or another?

This is a budget guide to getting started with Gaslands Refueled. I wanted to compile a comprehensive list of how to get started playing Gasland for as little money as possible. This guide assumes you have no experience with miniature gaming and model / terrain building.
Step 1: Buy the Book. Get some dice. Get some templates.
This is arguably the most expensive part, but, buying the book is non-negotiable. You need it. Buy it physical or digital - but buy it. I would also highly suggest buying Gasland dice and acrylic templates. It makes things go a lot smoother.
Step 2: Take a walk.
Grab a plastic container and a grocery bag and go outside and take a walk. On your walk you are going to look for a few things that will aid you in building Gasland's terrain and cars.

• Sand / Dirt - Glue to terrain or cars
• Sticks - Look for one that look like they could be to scale logs / fallen trees for toy cars.
• Rocks of varying sizes - You will paint these and use them as standalone terrain or detail to other terrain.
• Bark - Random terrain bits
• Trash - You are helping the environment and you might find something cool for board terrain.

We will get in to how to build terrain later, for now, just collect some stuff.
Step 3: Take a trip to the Dollar Tree (Or Poundland, or Dollarama, or whatever)
The dollar store is the best way to get most everything you need to play. Gaslands is one of the most accessible miniature games out there since it is so approachable from a monetary standpoint. The items below are pretty much everything you need to build a board and cars.

• Matchbox cars (Toy aisle)
• Hot Wheels (Toy aisle)
• Turbo Wheels Monter Trucks (Toy aisle)
• Final Faction weapon blister packs for weapons. (Toy aisle)
• Turbo Wheels Buildings (Garage, Carwash, Car lift) (Toy aisle)
• Wooden cubes (Craft aisle)
• Toy blister packs with buildings and road signs (Toy aisle)
• Super glue (Tool aisle)
• White glue (Craft aisle)
• Modge Podge / Matte Medium (Craft aisle)
• Popsicle sticks (Craft aisle)
• Toothpicks (Kitchen aisle)
• Splatter Screen (Kitchen aisle)
• Cheap scissors (Craft aisle)
• Cheap brushes (Craft aisle)
• Craft wire (Craft aisle)
• Poster board (Craft aisle)
• Foam core (Craft aisle)
• Beads (Craft aisle)
• Small Zip Ties (Tool aisle)
• Poofy Make Up Brush (Make up aisle)
• And just generally check the craft section and toy section for whatever you see that catches your eye. You'll figure it out.

Keep in mind, your store may not carry some of this stuff, or some of this stuff may just be out of production by the time you find and read this. But no worries, you'll find something similar to stand in its place. Get as much or as little as you can afford - If its your first time doing something like this, don't overwhelm yourself, just get a few cars and a weapon pack and some super glue. I would also pick up the cubes and buildings if they have it, just for some ready-made terrain. I would avoid paint from the dollar store unless you know it's a good brand.
4: Go to Walmart / Lowes / Home Depot / Micheals / Amazon / FLGS Walmart is probably the best bet to have all this in one shot, plus you can get some of the things here that you can get at the dollar store. These things are going to be a bit more expensive than a dollar, but they are going to make your gaming experience that much better.

• Craft paint - You don't need fancy model paint, but if you want it, get and use it, I use craft and model paint.
• Spray Can or Gray Primer - I like the 2x coverage Rustoleum, but you need to let cure for 24 hours, but get what you can afford.
• Spray Can of flat/matte Clearcoat - This protects your finalized builds.
• Xacto Knife and Blades - You'll need this for modifying things
• Canvas Drop Cloth - This is your game board, get something at least 4x4ft.
• Dark Alliance Miniatures (Optional) - these are 1/64 scale minis and they have plenty of post apocalyptic styles to choose from and there are FOURTY EIGHT miniatures in a single box for less than $25. I recommend Stalkers / not zombies / rednecks sets. Adding lil people to your models makes them look awesome.

This the stuff you will absolutely need to modify all the other stuff you purchased at the dollar tree.
5: Watch Youtube
There are so, so, so, many people out there making things for cheap. I don't really know how to write a tutorial on how to build and make everything you need for miniature games, but YouTube is you best play to find guide for quick and easy miniature stuff. Here are some channels I would recommend:

• Bill Making Stuff
• The Craftsman
• Black Magic Craft
• Gaslands TV
• And just in general look up videos for "cheap / easy miniature terrain" or "gaslands"

So, there is a good start point for things to buy and watch, here are some quick start tricks and tips for you to consider.

• Find a video on beginner model painting techniques - watch that first. Learn about priming, drybrushing, washing, etc.
• Clear coat a car. This will give you a textures surface to wash and dirty up. Paint will stick clear coat better than the gloss model. You can glue a weapon to it and call it good. Paint the weapon before you glue it on (prime it first)
• Your battle mat is the canvas drop cloth... Take that thing and go outside and kick it around in the dirt. Dry brush some brown on it, glue some sand do it. Then throw this on the table - this will look way better than a kitchen table when you are playing.
• Glue you wheels on your cars so they don't move when you play.
• Paint rocks, they look more realistic when they are painted? For some reason?
• Don't skimp on terrain, having cool cars is one thing, but have a cool board just amps everything up to the next level.
• Have fun!

Okay! That is all I have - but I would ask for the community to weigh in on this as well - let me know what suggestions, tips, things you can buy cheap, YouTube channels, whatever you think is helpful - I will add them to the post and credit you. I wanted to make this before Reddit implodes so new players have an easy way to get started when they search on the Google.

You can download the WesternUnion app and send the payment from your phone and I will pay the fees.

Desktop Users: Comment on this post and Click here to start a trade App Users, please include the following in your PM (Remember to comment on this post as well):

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BTC, Paypal^1, Apple Pay, Chime, Cashapp, Venmo, and Western Union
I only have Steam as a substitute for cash payments in gift card trades.

Want ↓	Cash or a Gift Card ↓	BTC ↓
Apple	60%4	NA
Amazon.ca	50%	50%
Amazon.co.uk	50%	50%
Amazon.com	70%	55%
Amazon.de	50%	50%
Amazon.es	50%	50%
Amazon.fr	50%	50%
Amazon.it	50%	50%
Amazon.jp	30%	30%
Arrow Films	65%	60%
Barnes & Noble	50%	50%
Baskin Robbins	60%	60%
Best Buy	60%	60%
BJ's (not BJ's restaurant)4	60%	NA
Bloomingdales	50%	50%
Burger King4	60%	NA
Clothing Shops (Small Boutique)	contact me	contact me
Dell4	60%	NA
Delta gift cards4	65%	NA
Delta Sky Miles4	PM me	NA
Delta Vouchers4	65%	NA
Dicks Sporting Goods 4	PM me	NA
Disney Plus	PM me	PM me
DoorDash	70%6	NA
Dunkin Donuts4	60%	NA
eBay	70%	70%
Fandango4	10%	NA
Five Guys4	60%	NA
Gamestop	60%	60%
Gas Station Cards4	PM me	NA
Grub Hub	70%6	NA
Gyft	70%	70%
Half Price Books	50%	50%
HBO4	70%	NA
iTunes4	60%	NA
J crew	40%	40%
JCPenney	25%	25%
Jersey Mike Subs4	60%	NA
KFC4	60%	NA
Khols	30%	30%
Macys	35%	35%
Magazines.com	40%	40%
McDonald's 4	60%	NA
Microsoft6	60%	NA
Moe’s Southwestern Grill4	60%	NA
Nintendo Eshop6	70%	NA
Nordstrom	50%	50%
Panera bread4	60%	NA
PSN6	60	NA
PSN Plus 12 month4	NA	NA
Saks Fifth Avenue	50%	50%
Sears	50%	50%
Sephora	50%	50%
Speedway4	80%	NA
Starbucks	55%	55%
Steam6	60%	NA
Subway 4	PM me	NA
Taco Bell	60%	NA
Target	50%	50%
Uber6	70%	NA
Urban Outfitters	50%	50%
Vudu4	50%	NA
Walmart	60%	60%
Wendys4	60%	NA
Xbox (gift cards)6	60%	NA
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (12 month/6 month/3 month/1 month)6	PM me	NA
Other Clothing Stores, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Restaurant, & Fast Food gift cards	PM me

¹ When paying via PayPal, I can only send payments via Goods and Services, thus you will be charged a fee. If you'd rather not face this fee there are plenty of alternatives. ² Larger denominated gift cards preferred. ³ PayPal is the only payment option. ⁴ I can't send less than $10 in crypto per Coinbase's rules.

What I don’t buy:

• Amazon.au
• Bass Pro Shop
• buffalo wild wing
• Canadian tire
• Cold Stone
• Dairy Queen
• Fanatics
• Google Play
• Hilton Honors
• Hot Topic
• iTunes from anywhere but the US
• Krispy Kreme
• old navy/gap/banana republic
• Patxi's pizza
• PSN Canada or UK
• publix
• Raceway
• Scheels
• Shell Gas Stations
• Spotify
• Tractor supply
• Xbox Canada or UK
• Xbox live gold

Any fees are built into the price.

Selling

I have:
$500 in Amazon (can be broken up) and am selling at

• 85%: WesternUnion
• 85%: btc
• 90%: Apple Pay or Chime

Here are my GCX Rep profiles with 932 trades worth more than $60,000:

• #1
• #2
• #3
• #4
• #5
• #6
• #7
• #8
• #9
• #10

Important: before you send your codes please make sure your account is secure (if your password is twelve characters or less it's best to assume your account has already been compromised; your password should be eight randomly selected words, see 1 and 2). Scams where compromised accounts are used to leverage reputation to scam an unsuspecting user, used to steal codes during the middle of the trade, and steal unused gift cards the victim was saving for later are increasingly commonplace. If you have any concerns as to your account's security, please reset your password now and force logout of all sessions. Thanks

You can download the WesternUnion app and send the payment from your phone and I will pay the fees.

Desktop Users: Comment on this post and Click here to start a trade App Users, please include the following in your PM (Remember to comment on this post as well):

• Type of card(s) and amount of each.
• What payment method you accept.
• How you acquired the GC and why you're getting rid of it.

BTC, Paypal^1, Apple Pay, Chime, Cashapp, Venmo, and Western Union
I only have Steam as a substitute for cash payments in gift card trades.

Want ↓	Cash or a Gift Card ↓	BTC ↓
Apple	60%4	NA
Amazon.ca	50%	50%
Amazon.co.uk	50%	50%
Amazon.com	70%	55%
Amazon.de	50%	50%
Amazon.es	50%	50%
Amazon.fr	50%	50%
Amazon.it	50%	50%
Amazon.jp	30%	30%
Arrow Films	65%	60%
Barnes & Noble	50%	50%
Baskin Robbins	60%	60%
Best Buy	60%	60%
BJ's (not BJ's restaurant)4	60%	NA
Bloomingdales	50%	50%
Burger King4	60%	NA
Clothing Shops (Small Boutique)	contact me	contact me
Dell4	60%	NA
Delta gift cards4	65%	NA
Delta Sky Miles4	PM me	NA
Delta Vouchers4	65%	NA
Dicks Sporting Goods 4	PM me	NA
Disney Plus	PM me	PM me
DoorDash	70%6	NA
Dunkin Donuts4	60%	NA
eBay	70%	70%
Fandango4	10%	NA
Five Guys4	60%	NA
Gamestop	60%	60%
Gas Station Cards4	PM me	NA
Grub Hub	70%6	NA
Gyft	70%	70%
Half Price Books	50%	50%
HBO4	70%	NA
iTunes4	60%	NA
J crew	40%	40%
JCPenney	25%	25%
Jersey Mike Subs4	60%	NA
KFC4	60%	NA
Khols	30%	30%
Macys	35%	35%
Magazines.com	40%	40%
McDonald's 4	60%	NA
Microsoft6	60%	NA
Moe’s Southwestern Grill4	60%	NA
Nintendo Eshop6	70%	NA
Nordstrom	50%	50%
Panera bread4	60%	NA
PSN6	60	NA
PSN Plus 12 month4	NA	NA
Saks Fifth Avenue	50%	50%
Sears	50%	50%
Sephora	50%	50%
Speedway4	80%	NA
Starbucks	55%	55%
Steam6	60%	NA
Subway 4	PM me	NA
Taco Bell	60%	NA
Target	50%	50%
Uber6	70%	NA
Urban Outfitters	50%	50%
Vudu4	50%	NA
Walmart	60%	60%
Wendys4	60%	NA
Xbox (gift cards)6	60%	NA
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (12 month/6 month/3 month/1 month)6	PM me	NA
Other Clothing Stores, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Restaurant, & Fast Food gift cards	PM me

¹ When paying via PayPal, I can only send payments via Goods and Services, thus you will be charged a fee. If you'd rather not face this fee there are plenty of alternatives. ² Larger denominated gift cards preferred. ³ PayPal is the only payment option. ⁴ I can't send less than $10 in crypto per Coinbase's rules.

What I don’t buy:

• Amazon.au
• Bass Pro Shop
• buffalo wild wing
• Canadian tire
• Cold Stone
• Dairy Queen
• Fanatics
• Google Play
• Hilton Honors
• Hot Topic
• iTunes from anywhere but the US
• Krispy Kreme
• old navy/gap/banana republic
• Patxi's pizza
• PSN Canada or UK
• publix
• Raceway
• Scheels
• Shell Gas Stations
• Spotify
• Tractor supply
• Xbox Canada or UK
• Xbox live gold

Any fees are built into the price.

Selling

I have:
$500 in Amazon (can be broken up) and am selling at

• 85%: WesternUnion
• 85%: btc
• 90%: Apple Pay or Chime

Here are my GCX Rep profiles with 932 trades worth more than $60,000:

• #1
• #2
• #3
• #4
• #5
• #6
• #7
• #8
• #9
• #10

Important: before you send your codes please make sure your account is secure (if your password is twelve characters or less it's best to assume your account has already been compromised; your password should be eight randomly selected words, see 1 and 2). Scams where compromised accounts are used to leverage reputation to scam an unsuspecting user, used to steal codes during the middle of the trade, and steal unused gift cards the victim was saving for later are increasingly commonplace. If you have any concerns as to your account's security, please reset your password now and force logout of all sessions. Thanks

Looking at getting a new credit card for more cash back.
Currently have the MBNA rewards card.
Monthly $500 in gas $800 groceries/ Walmart type stuff $700 recurring bills Total spend of $3k-5k monthly
Was looking at the BMO Cashback World Elite Mastercard and it seems decent. Any others that would trump this card?

I have been paying $490 per week for a standard but really nice SUV with enterprise for the last 6 weeks and will have to do so for another 6 weeks. I noticed enterprise is usually all booked so it got me wondering, why not fill the gap? DMV area, mostly (near or around DC area though so Baltimore County to Northern VA near Dulles).
So here’s the plan
Start off with 1 EV, Tesla model 3 Long Range with no full self driving ($50,380, $7500 tax incentive + $3000 state incentive). Then slowly scale up to Rivan R1S SUV ($80-90k) and the Cybertruk.
$80 daily rate (Monday - Thursday)
$150 daily rate (Friday - Sunday)
Loyalty program
-$100 p/m or rent for 10 weeks or longer per year to qualify
-$60 p/d rate
Optional add-ons

• $15 p/d for insurance
  
• $100 for pickup/drop off at xyz location
  
• $1.99 p/d or $10 p/m for Tesla connectivity
  

Customer acquisition

• online ads - $3.5 CPC, $15 CPM,
  
• 12.5% referral payout per rental
  
• online platforms such as turo, hyrecar, Ubers new platform
  
• partnership agreements with local businesses
  

$630 weekly rate ($90 p/day) if booked 24 hours in advance, $700 for instant booking
Rideshare option - renter can use for Uber or Lyft
Food delivery option - renter can use for Dominos or Doordash or Uber Eats, etc
US business mileage tax deduction- $0.65.
Assuming mostly rideshare drivers use me and the car is driven at least 100 miles per day, 36,500 miles * $0.65 = $23,725 back in taxes
Assuming I rent daily at my lowest price of $80, that’s $29,200 gross per vehicle.
$29,200 * 0.60 (40% tax) = $17,520 gross
$50,380 - $10,000 down payment = $40,380
$40,380 @ 10% interest, 48 months = $1,024.14 monthly
I want to pay the car off in 24 months
After 12 months, my balance will be $31,739.40
$31,739.40 - $7500 federal EV credit - $3,000 state EV credit = $21,739.40
I’m not sure how to calculate the mileage deduction so I’ll leave that out as extra income. I used to do Uber and Lyft and $200-300 after Uber fees working a day are realistic. I have also done Dominos which pays out $13 p/hr and has unlimited overtime if you are willing to close, you can seriously do 70 hours OT (10am to 2am) but your only driving half or 1/3 of the time, plus $350 tips, so your looking at $1000+ per week working 10-12 hrs daily, $1700 if your willing to slave away. The difference in electric vs gas is pretty significant. That cost savings could result in 50% savings. For example I was spending $50 daily to fill up with Uber (250-400 miles) and about $25 with dominos (120 miles).
I’m also calling up local repair shops and dealerships and businesses to offer my cars as loaners. Repair shops and dealers seem resistant though, they hate EVs. Dealerships in my area charge $50 per day for rentals while cars are being serviced. Not sure about how to contact insurance companies though.
So what do you guys think? Target market are gig workers who are all in for the most part, with some sprinkling of one off customers whether from partnering businesses or google ads, etc.

The grocery store gives me so much anxiety. I hate the crowds, decisions, the possibility that my usual brand/product is out of stock, the parking lot, etc. It's like all of my least favorite things in one place, and I have to keep going regularly or I don't get to eat.
I often take a long time to decide on an item if it's new or if they're out of my usual. I consider the ingredients and the price of everything. It feels like people come up and stand behind me impatiently every time, even though I try to be overly conscious of leaving room to pass and pulling my cart out of the way. Half the time I just panic and walk away without choosing anything.
I know many grocery stores now have delivery and/or pickup options, but I hate using those bc they're horrible at picking out produce, and they will substitute for items that are out of stock which usually just doesn't work for someone as particular as me, so I end up having to go in anyway.
DAE feel this strongly about the grocery store, or is it just me?

Welcome back, folks, to another fun-filled episode of: Reddit Comment or Short Scary Story?
You know the rules, everyone - we share a clip of text taken from reddit, and you, dear audience, vote on if you think it’s fact or fiction!
Let’s dive in, shall we?
Tonight, we have some words shared by u/alison_bee. *So sit back, enjoy the ride, forget the world is burning around you, and have some fun for once!
Oh and don’t forget to submit your vote for Fact or Fiction after reading!
From u/alison_bee -
Prices on everything are just going up, up, up, up, up, up, up.
Meanwhile, my income? Stagnant as fuck.
Prices going up while serving sizes go down.
New bullshit fees pop up, existing fees going up, frequency of coupons and “deals” go down.
Subscription costs go up, but ability to watch is whittled down.
We work 2-3 jobs, while companies have record-profit quarters… EVERY QUARTER.
CEOs give themselves bonuses annually. We haven’t had an increase in MINIMUM WAGE in… 14 years?????
We clock 60-80 hours a week. Boss owns 6-8 cars.
They fight to end student loan forgiveness, and have the audacity to add additional fees AND back pay?? They also took billions in PPP loans, and didn’t pay a fucking cent back.
Eventually we will all run out of everything we have left to give.
What will they take then?
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You come home at 7pm after a 12 hour shift. Too tired to cook, not that you had any decent groceries on hand, anyway. Your stomach growls. Fine, you’ll order out. Ugh. Can’t believe you are about to pay $12 for a burger combo that should be $7, max.
But you’re not done.
$5.99 delivery fee. $6.99 “associated fees”. $1.00 covid recovery surcharge.
”And don’t you fucking DARE try to tip less than 25% you penniless, destitute fuck. You shouldn’t have fucking ordered delivery IF YOU CANT AFFORD IT. Oh and you’ll be happy to hear that 100% of your tip goes to the driver - after all, SOMEONE has to pay them!”
Total after tax, fee, and tip: $45? $50? $55?
For what will inevitably be a cold burger that wasn’t made to how you ordered, cold stale fries, and the wrong soda.
AND they forgot your ranch. That you, of course, paid extra for.
You want to be mad, but you’re not. You can’t blame the order fuck up, because the restaurant is probably way understaffed, and being run by literal 13 year olds. You can’t blame the food temp on the driver, the delivery took 75 minutes because he had to make 8 deliveries before yours (after all, you decided against the $2.99 “Straight to me!” up charge). Besides, the driver was some tired looking dude in his… what, mid 60s? Poor dude.
How can you be mad at that? All of those people physically involved in making/getting you that food feel the same fucking way you do, and probably make less money, too.
Fuck.
Your stomach growls again. You ignore it and go to bed.
After all, you’ve got work in the morning!

Between poor decisions, hours cut due to the pandemic, and just being down on our luck, my family and I have found ourselves absolutely drowning in debt and bills. On paper, we make a lot of money, but we are spending way more than we are bringing in. After taxes, health insurance, FSA, etc. we bring home a little over $7,100 monthly. Last month, we spent over $9,100. Holy shit.
Here is a breakdown of our May finances:

Daycare	$2,235
Rent	$2,056
Debt	$1,800
Car	$1,500
Groceries	$560
Utilities	$341
Food	$290
Entertainment	$160

Daycare – We just put a deposit down at a daycare that is $1,450/mo and will switch in August. The current tuition is about $450/wk, and it's over 35 minutes away one way (near my husband's old job). When we were planning for our kid, MIL committed to two days a week, my husband was off one day during the week, so we initially only needed care 2 days a week. This was discussed many times throughout the pregnancy. Since I've given birth, she's only visited maybe once a month, never to really help out – just to see the baby. We started off with a part-time nanny that didn't work out. I tried working remotely while caring for our baby, but I felt I was neglecting both him and my job equally. Daycares in our area have a 2+ year waitlist and usually require a deposit of at least $3,000. Also, daycare was on my credit card which as of now has been maxed out and over the limit.
Car – We used to be a one-car family ($560/mo in car payments), but right before I gave birth my husband was absolutely panicking about me not having a car for emergencies with the baby while he was at work. He worked in sales and was consistently in the top 2 salesmen, so at the time it was feasible to get a second car, albeit not the one he chose. He ended up leasing one (trust me, this was a very sore subject in our relationship for a while) and now trading it in would land us in so much negative equity. I got in an accident a couple weeks ago (not at fault), so now the value on the other financed vehicle dropped. This bucket also includes replenishment for tolls which I've now removed from autopay.
Debt – Yep. It's a big one. We lived in a state with a slightly lower cost of living, and my husband's employment was severely affected by the pandemic. We accumulated a lot of debt. Some of this is furniture that has no interest, but a large chunk is credit card / personal loan debt meant to keep us afloat. The personal loan initially was to consolidate student loans and a much smaller credit card debt.
Groceries – This includes baby and pet supplies. We only shop at cheaper grocery stores like Aldi.
Food – We absolutely need to get better at just cooking. We just feel like we're hardly surviving with the sleepless nights and long workdays.
Entertainment – Normally this is only $24 for streaming services, but we did celebrate my first Mother's Day.
Like I said, I do acknowledge that a lot of this is consequences of poor decision making. In January, we had a pretty solid snowball debt payoff plan, we deleted our food delivery apps, and we really tried to cut down on spending. We don't go out and try our best to keep our spending to a minimum. Unfortunately, the economy hit car sales pretty hard and while my husband was consistently a top performer across multiple dealerships it was still not enough. He finally got a job with much better hours and consistent pay. But in the last two weeks alone, we've had to pay for bed bug treatments, emergency vet bills, and the insurance deductible from the accident (not at fault and the other party has insurance, but they went through mine first then are pursuing his? Idk it's all been a headache). And yeah, as you can guess, the credit card became the emergency fund.
So – what's the next step here? Another personal loan? Credit card balance transfer (no idea how that works)? We're trying to sell as much as we can but that's just a temporary fix.

Hey folks, I made a new Reddit username after discovering this subreddit because I think I'll be posting here a lot. And I don't want to use my main account because if ANY of my coworkers or friends see this particular story, they will immediately know it's me. This is because I told everybody.
This is the story of The Milk Man.
I deliver food for a small Italian market. In addition to pizza, we generally get delivery requests for subs, wings, drinks, etc. However, it is an actual market in the front, so some people will order what you might consider "groceries". Produce, baked goods, and (important to our story) milk.
A few weeks ago, an order came in for a medium sausage and pepperoni pizza. Along with this, the customer wanted a half gallon of whole milk. (I later found out he told the person taking his order "PLEASE do not forget my milk.") Weird, right? Who drinks milk with pizza? But I have a 3 year old kid, and I reasoned that if I were ordering pizza I might throw in the milk just to save a trip if I were running low. Wrong.
I took the delivery, and the man answered the door. Late twenties or early thirties, looked like he might have just woken up. It was a hot day, so he was only wearing basketball shorts. Pretty normal so far, "Hey, how we doing? Just need you to sign right here for me if you could" blah blah blah. It is only while he is signing the receipt that I see it.
On his left pec.
Right above his heart.
In fancy script.
About 1.5" tall.
Is a tattoo of the word "Milk"
Again, this man is only wearing basketball shorts, and this is his only visible tattoo.
I was so bewildered that I took the signed receipt and my pen, thanked him, wished him a good day, and went back to my car. And then, as I backed out and pulled onto the road, I started to laugh so hard I stopped making noise.
When I got back to the store, tears were running down my face as I approached and told everybody who would listen.
I do not mean to pick on the man, and I hope it doesn't come across that I think poorly of him. He is my hero. He either just LOVES milk, or he thought of the funniest thing a person could possibly do: get one single prominently placed tattoo of the word "Milk" and use any opportunity to express your love of milk to strangers.
Wherever you are, Milk Man, I hope you are doing well.
Thanks for reading.

Hi all - The Astoria Food Pantry is looking for driver volunteers this Saturday to help to deliver groceries to our neighbors. Delivery shifts start at 1pm or 2pm, and the pantry is located at 25-82 Steinway Street (close to 28th ave).
If you're interested, please use the link below to claim a shift by tonight (scroll to the bottom of the page): https://www.astoriafoodpantry.com/volunteer.html
If you would like to volunteer and are having trouble with the link or don't see any slots available, please DM me and I can get you sorted.
Thank you!!

I feel so bad I just ordered groceries for the first time on the Walmart app. And because I use EBT it doesn’t let me add a tip. Anyway to bypass this? It’s ridiculous I work gig jobs as well I’m dying inside knowing there is no tip on my order… any suggestions?

Company Name	Title	City
Ace Handyman Services	Handyman	Charleston
LongHorn Steakhouse	Restaurant Manager	North Myrtle Beach
Walmart	Online Order Filler	Charleston
Walmart	Stocking & Unloading	Charleston
Walmart	Food & Grocery	Charleston
Teleperformance USA	CRC Specialist	Columbia
Teleperformance USA	Customer Service Representative	Columbia
Kelly Services, Inc.	Substitute Teacher	Edgefield
Kelly Services, Inc.	Float Teacher	Edgefield
Epic Travel Staffing	Travel OR Tech (Surgical Tech) CVOR (Cardiovascular Operating room)	Florence
Travel Nurse Across America	Progressive Care Unit - PCU RN - TravelNurse	Florence
Southern Health Partners	LPN or RN Weekend Nights	Fort Mill
Walmart	Storeman	Mount Pleasant
Whole Foods Market	Retail Team Member	Mount Pleasant
Walmart	Shopper	Mount Pleasant
Walmart	Retail Team Member	Mount Pleasant
OnSite Healthcare and Wellness, LLC	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner	North Charleston
The Retreat At Ladys Island	Server- Part Time	Beaufort
The Retreat At Ladys Island	Medical Technologist (MT)	Beaufort
The Retreat At Ladys Island	LIS Technician	Beaufort
Sun Recycling, Inc.	Quality Control Technician (8:00 AM 4:30 PM)	Catawba
Sun Recycling, Inc.	Equipment Maintenance (All shifts)	Catawba
US Navy	Electronics Engineer	Columbia
US Navy	Cryptologic Technician	Columbia
US Navy	Bomb Technicial (EOD)	Columbia

Hey guys, here are some recent job openings , feel free to comment here if you have any questions, I'm at the community's disposal! If you encounter any problems with any of these job openings please let me know that I will modify the table accordingly. Thanks!

What’s the general consensus on tipping for curbside pickup. For example, curbside grocery pickup. Is there an expectation to tip the person who loads the groceries into your car? I know some business don’t allow tipping. Tipping culture is getting way out of hand, but feels like somebody who took the time to safely load groceries and deal with the weather should be tipped? I used to tip $5, but always got a weird look or maybe surprise. Either way the reactions started to seem awkward so I stopped. Thoughts?