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I plan on selling insurance

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I am taking steps to get licensed to sell liability insurance. I'll probably be starting my course by the end of the year (2023). Although my course hasn't started yet, I am studying and preparing. I was able to grab the domain robertsinsurance.net . I plan on doing almost all of my business online from home. Now I know you are reading this and saying "Wow" how impressive. I know! And you are also thinking How can I help Robert . How can I do something for Robert to make his life a little easier? Well, because you are or were my (pick one) friend, co-worker, co-patient, fellow MENSA member, former cell-mate or maybe just a random over forty stunning divorcee who stumbled upon one of my popular social media accounts and said "Hmmm that looks like the type of guy who could really wind my clock" - I'll tell you how. Get a quote. what does robert say? Robert says relax.

Is Home Brewing Beer Cheap?

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from cheapguy.tk NO. I have researched this heavily. Home brewing beer may be fun and interesting but it is an expensive hobby. It's also a lot of work. I understand the pride in having people over and sharing a cold bottle of your very own unique creation of that sudsy amber joy. But it aint cheap.

Great Moments in Cheap History - Turkey TV Dinner

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In the mid sixties we were not rich. My mom prepared dinners from scratch like liver and onions, tuna caserole and something called hungarian goulash. The tuna caserole was okay but the other stuff was not for me. I was skinny as it was but. Someone invented the TV dinner. And then someone else (I presume) invented or discovered fish sticks. Life was good after that and liver and tongue free. My Oscar acceptance speach will include thanking TV Dinners. Did TV dinner invent tatertots? I don't remember them before that. Did TV dinner invent TV trays? I don't remember them before that (and I was there). Having said that: TV trays origins can be traced back hundreds of years which is pretty remarkable considering TV wasn't invented until 1927. Getting back to our purpose. TV dinners, now called frozen dinners can be a cheap guys' staple. If you can get a meal: meatloaf and mashed potatoes, Salibury steak and mac and cheese or spaghetti and meatballs for $3.0...

5 Dollar Dinner Video

https://youtu.be/pbVdjmKUAok

Cheap Beer

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Would This Work For You? (Not Me)

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Namecheap

namecheap.com I have plenty (25 yrs) of experience and GODADDY has broken my heart one too many times and Google domains has the flimsiness of a big operation trying to do too may things. I feel like namecheap kind of knows who I am and they have helped me.

Don't be shy - Collect the Condiment packs

According to the highly respected Belleville News-Democrat here are the best estimates for how long to keep packets of various condiments: One year for mayo, relish, BBQ sauce, tartar sauce, horseradish sauce, maple syrup, salad dressings and ketchup. One to two years for olive oil, Parmesan cheese, taco sauce, mustard and soy sauce. Two to three years for jelly in plastic tubs. Three to four years for Tabasco sauce, pepper and vinegar. Honey along with salt and sugar can be kept indefinitely. Fast food restaurants are a trap for a cheap one, but there are some tricks. Some value menues are good. Two tacos for 99 cents at JITB, $2 6 peice McNuggets etc. Some items especially breakfast items don't really require sauce, but they still offer it, and if they don't you can still ask for it. The mayonaise and the ranch are the best to ask for - especially if you don't need anything for that order. File under: CHEAP!

The 99 cent HotDog Trifecta

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  THE 8 FOR 99 CENTS HOTDOG BUNS , THE 8 FOR 99 CENTS HOT DOGS AND THE 16 FOR 99 CENTS CHEESE SLICES. THIS IS EIGHT COMPLETE HOT DOGS FOR 3$. (with cheese left over!) REMEMBER: This is a snack, the nutritional value is questionable. Sometimes we just need a tasty treat without throwing down for fast food or the arduous task of more advanced cooking. CHEAPGUY TIP Get some Barbeque sauce packets from fast-food purchases (especially KFC ) and have a BBQ Dog!

Lazy Is Okay But Only Sometimes

Being lazy is costly. There is an entire industry called "convenience stores" that profit from your inherent laziness. I LOVE Pizza Hut, I can order one of the best delivered pizzas in America and literally not get out of my chair but after tipping the driver and all that - it can easily cost $25.00. I can get was has become a pretty good large pizza-pizza for less than $10.00 but I have to be un-lazy and go pick it up.

How Much does it cost to make a George Foreman Cheeseburger

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How Much does it cost to make a George Foreman Cheeseburger? I bought all of the ingredients today at Stater Brothers which is not the cheapest market in town but it is the closest. So sometimes even I - The Cheap Guy pay for convenience when I am lazy - which is a very expensive trait - which is addressed - HERE . The hamburger patties were $10.99 for 12 frozen patties. The buns were $1.29 for an eight pack. The cheese was 2.99 for ten slices. As always there are costs associated with preparing the item so I add a "surcharge" to the formula to be fair. To be unfair would be to say a protein smoothie cost $3.50 to make when the juicer cost $5,000 (and yes there are $5,000.00 juicers). So I got the George Foreman grill from a friend who got the bigger one, but let's say I got it second hand for $10.00 which is generous and let's say I get 50 burgers before it falls apart. Include the mustard I bought a couple of weeks ago at the Dollar store and the ketchup packages ...

Dollar Tree

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Dollar Tree is moving it's way up the cheapguy food-chain as it still keeps all items, that's right - All items at $1.00. The 99 cents ONLY store doesn't have anything for 99 cents. Nothing. interesting finding I live in a highly populated area and there are three Dollar Tree locations located in my "travel circle" and they are all different in their shopping experience. For example product selection - one location doesn't even bother with a refrigeration section, another location sometimes has the cinnamon rolls I like and the other two never do. All three are very different in square feet. And all are different in prioritizion of merchandising, customer service, full shelf-stocking and cleanliness. It's kind of a bad thing, but it keeps me going to all three spots every week or two.

Cheaptickets.com

https://www.cheaptickets.com/ I don't know if these guys are any good but they have "cheap" in their domain so let's take a look.

How To Eat On $3 a Day

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10 Cheapest Countries in the World

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Bar S Franks

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Bar S Franks are actually pretty tasty and about a dollar for ten. We'll talk about the ten hot dogs in a pack and the eight hot dog buns in a pack conspiracy in another post. The drawback with this product is that the package is not resealable. We'll have to look for a .99 cent box of resealable baggies to solve this. But with eight hot dogs at a dollar and ten buns at a dollar and a pack of cheap cheese slices at a dollar you get at least eight hot dogs for three dollars. External Links https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/588500/why-are-there-10-hot-dogs-per-pack-but-8-buns

Cheap Quote of the Month for 01/2020

“You'd be surprised how expensive it costs to look this cheap.” ― Steven Tyler

2 Litre Bottle of Coke

You can still - as of 12/30/19 - at the 99c store.

Apples

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Peanut Butter

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