Having so much to do and December being so slow I went back to old schooling it....

Signed up at three focas group companies and University medical research.
Already got a call back on two focus groups.

I have found that focas groups will call a LOT but you never qualify after the 10min interview.
I'm pretty sure he interview WAS the focas group.  They only need the survey.....

Also ordered shirt & tie combos and just ties in bulk.  Go hustle them to all the salesmen at the car lots as I make my rounds looking for wholesale cars.   

And packed up golf balls into egg cartons. (Got two 5gal buckets free at estate sales). Sell those for $3/doz.

Pretty much to the point of selling my blood these days.....   

Here's a long one.....



Have to do math on what you have and line up other things to do.
Like if I'm already going to he cabin I can wait till I he'd east.
Going to swap meet down south anyway?  Stop at dump first.....

My area.
Garbage
Minimum Fee
$22.00 per entry (includes basic fee, surcharge and tax)

Per Ton
$129.40 per ton (includes basic fee, surcharge and tax)
Note: The minimum fee covers up to 320 lbs. Passenger cars are charged a per entry fee of $22.00. All other vehicles including station wagons, lift-backs, vans and mini-vans, recreational vehicles and SUVs will be weighed in and out and charged for the actual weight disposed based on the per ton fee.

Recyclables
Refrigerant type appliances – limit 3 per load
$30 per appliance – includes appliances that contain or contained refrigerants such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and heat pumps. Appliances must be empty.

Other large appliances – limit 3 per load
$10 per appliance – includes stoves, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, dishwashers, and furnaces. Appliances must be empty.

CD, DVD, and VCR player recycling fees (limit 10 per load)
$5.00 per item

wood
Minimum Fee
$12.00 per entry (covers up to 320 lbs.)

Per ton fee
$75.00 per ton

Fluorescent light bulbs & tubes recycling fees (limit 12 per load)
$0.80 per bulb/tube

..........
 Fees at Transfer Stations if I drive 20 miles to next county.....
Garbage fee:
360 lbs. or less = $20, includes tax (minimum fee)
Over 360 lbs. = $105 per ton, plus tax
Yard/wood debris fee:
500 lbs. or less = $11, no tax (minimum fee)
Over 500 lbs. = $45 per ton, no tax
..........
Going east...
Tipping fee   $ 86.84       per ton plus refuse tax
   - minimum   5.00   
Appliances with CFC Refrigerants   10.36       per appliance + weight
           
Tires           
    Passenger with garbage   1.81       per tire
    Passenger without garbage   181.30       per ton
............
    County to the south.....
400 pounds or less: $24.09 minimum
More than 400 pounds: $130.35 per ton
 

I come across this sort of thing ll he time and I walk, no run, away.

Everyone has that one market they just can't break into.  Mine is medical.
Just can't move it.

Only good thing I've gotten is a cast cut off tool with vacuum for $25.
 It had a Foredom rotory which is like a Dremel on Steroids.
I ripped it all apart just for the rotory tool......


Good tax write off tho.   Donated to shelters with clinics.  They'll give you a Receipt at retail level.
Most need crutches, braces and slings.

There are CL adds (and a website) For buying gift cards. Depending on card they give you 40%-60% face value.   
cardpool.com/sell-gift-cards.  (This one lim to give UP To 92%)


Also, a lot of companies buy bulk cards at discount.   Sure some of those make there way there to eBay.
Ex: my friends parents have heating/cooling business.  They buy 100's of $50 resturant cards at $35/ea to use as referral promo's. 

So guess someone could buy bulk and sell at slight markup. 

 But think your right.  Mostly people desperate for money.   Like the guy that gets a $250 card as a company Xmas gift or bonus but needs money to fix his car......eBay it for $200......

Your last point might be the main reason.
They jut busted a "gift card ring" here.  Guy stole purses in mall.  Hurried to by $1000's in gift cards before credit cards could be reported.   

Another one was steeling identities and buying gift cards.

Guess the card companies would rather take he loss than spend money on tracking the cards.

Since I haven't read his book, I wouldn't know if any of the content was taken from my book. I guess all I would have to do is look for paragraphs that had correct punctuation, spelling and grammar.

I did a little home work on this and you're absolutely right. The content is what really counts in plagiarism cases.

Since I haven't read his book, I wouldn't know if any of the content was taken from my book. I guess all I would have to do is look for paragraphs that had correct punctuation, spelling and grammar.

 


It must be pretty easy to get away with.  There was this guy in my life (not in that way, people!) that I forced to deal with.   He was a get rich quick type.  Always a new plan, most failed.

He wrote some books.   I think to boost his own ego or to make himself look important in his other dealings...

Anyway,  to read these are like reading cliff notes of industry leaders books.   He basically took a 200 page book and paraphrased it into 100 page book.    And where he couldn't paraphrase he says "from so-n-so....."   And copies&pastes a whole section.   

I laughed when he said he got published.   Yeah, man.  Paying lulu.com to set up a publishing company for you and paying for the publishing fees and print cost yourself doesn't really count as "getting published"

Kinda like saying you "got hired" to sell Amway. 

Woke early and decided to check out auctions.
Called the facility downtown off of StorageTreasures.  Yeah, auction was scheduled.
 

Had to use Toll bridge to make it.   Had to pay for parking.  R/T a Gallon of gas.
Just to find that Yes, there was a Scheduled auction......but it was moved to 2/5.
That last bit woulda been a nice thing to let me know on the phone! 

Other one on my way home, called on my way.  Cancelled.


You know, I think StorageTreasures only has listings from one auctioneer in my area.   They just go off his website.....rather his schedual.. He hits the same places in rotatation.   So facility 'x' has it every 1st Tuesday.....they just mark the entire years first Tuesday as an auction. Auction scheduled or not.

The auctioneer however actually updates his site right up to the morning of auction.....much better.

Youse need Uncle JoJo and Little Vinny?   


Have you read his?   Can you get him on copyright?     




................Does he read this site?   Now covering his tracks.