Huntington Home – Holiday Light Reels Eliminate Tangled Lights! It’s the same problem every year. You are painstakingly cautious in wrapping up and putting away your holiday lights. Then, the following year they’re one big tangled mess anyway! One night while at our local Aldi, Matt came across these Huntington Home Holiday Light Reels. Problem…
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Unlocked Galaxy S20 WiFi Calling Issues
I purchased my unlocked Galaxy S20+ for use on the T-Mobile network in late July. While I do love the phone for the most part, as of late there has been an issue where the unlocked Galaxy S20 WiFi Calling Preferences are randomly changed by the system. I have used Android phones for almost a…
CashBack Monitor – Finding the Best Rebates
Cashback Monitor Does the Research For You All year I’ve been showing you various websites and apps which can either save or earn you cash back on purchases you’re already making. I’ve decided to close out the year with this website: Cashback Monitor. They do the research for you to help you decide your best…
Shopkick – Earn in Store or at Home!
Shopkick, Where you can earn just by walking into stores! This month we will review Shopkick. Shopkick is another free app that rewards you for shopping trips you were already planning on anyway. However, they also reward you for items you might not be purchasing! We will go over what the app is, how to…
Channels DVR: Remapping Channel Numbers
We’ve been using Channels DVR to allow us to record and pause/rewind/fast forward live TV associated with our Locast, AT&T TV Now and Philo streaming accounts for the past two years. The one thing we weren’t really happy with was the numbering scheme that Channels uses. I had hoped to be able to re-map the…
Google Opinion Rewards
Google Opinion Rewards – Answer Questions and Get Paid To show you yet another way to earn more money, we will discuss Google Opinion Rewards. This lesser known app rewards you for your opinion or answers to questions based on recent behavior or travels. What is it? Google Opinion Rewards is a survey/question based app….
Home Assistant: Updating with Custom Components
A few months ago, I wrote a tutorial on modifying Home Assistant to allow for customizing Ecobee hold modes. Today, I’ll explain how to upgrade HASS once you have this (or any other customization) in place. It’s a little more complicated than just a straight upgrade as described in their documentation. For the original tutorial…
Receipt Hog: Scan and Earn!
Receipt Hog: Scan Your Receipts and Earn Rewards Receipt Hog is another cash back app that rewards you for scanning receipts for every day purchases. What is It? How Can You Earn Coins? Scanning Receipts Leveling Up Hog Slots Bonuses Sweepstakes Connect Programs Redeeming Rewards How Can I Join? Similar Apps Final Thoughts What is…
Restaurant.com – Save on Dining Out!
Dine out with Restaurant.com and Save! More and more people are starting to venture back out to their favorite restaurants again, or are trying new ones. People want to support small businesses, but may be struggling themselves. Restaurant.com can help with that. How Restaurant.com Works Searching for a Restaurant Gift Certificate Options and Fine Print…
Adding CYA to a Pool
Adding CYA (Chlorine Stabilizer) Up until a few weeks ago, on the rare occasion when I’d need to add CYA (CYanuric Acid / chlorine stabilizer / conditioner) to our pool water, I would go to Leslie’s and get their liquid conditioner. It is pretty much instant mixing. No need to wait a few days for…