How bad are Taco Bell’s margins that cardboard becomes an ingredient??
>In short:
>ABARES is forecasting Australia will produce a record 2.2 million tonnes of lentils this season.
>Lentil prices are sliding though, with a lot of last year's crop still not sold.
>In South Australia, lentils have become the third largest crop behind wheat and barley.
Just took a walk around the lake and at every waterfront spot, there were dozens of dead crappies. There are a few bluegills and pumpkinseeds but it’s got to be 95% crappies. Anyone know what might have caused this?
Yes that’s a lasagna and yes it’s spilled onto the back of it.
So I left my bike out over the winter. Today I decided to go out and get it cleaned up & back into riding shape. When I opened the one of the saddle bags I saw a hundreds of ants inside, scurrying around with ant eggs.
Here’s where I fucked up: In a moment of shock I ripped the saddle bag off the bike and DUMPED THEM OUT ONTO THE PAVEMENT.
I still can’t believe it. This wasnt just free protein, this could’ve been my new life
Imagine what could’ve been - the open road, the wind blowing through my hair as I lived biking from campsite to campsite sustained by infinite free protein. At night, I could crack the saddlebag so that the ants could come out and collect food to replenish their numbers, then in the morning I could move on to the next campsite.
A chance like this comes along once in a lifetime and I blew it
Thanks for reading. I will now return to lying under a tree perfectly motionless with my mouth open in the hope that a bird poops in it
Edit: about an hour after I made this post, I was walking out to my bike (same place where the ants colonized it) and a bird shit on me. I am not joking, this is not a bit for /r/frugal_jerk, this actually happened
delivery is where shed pricing gets sneaky. you see a $2,800 shed, then find out delivery is $600 because the dealer is 200 miles away and no one told you that upfront.
how i've learned to shop:
Sheds Store — what i actually used. local dealer marketplace, so delivery pricing is more realistic because you're buying from someone nearby. i could see delivery info for each dealer before i even reached out, which meant no wasted time chasing dealers who were too far. ended up with a 10x16 shed delivered and placed for a total price that was lower than what the other sites showed once you stacked in their assembly and delivery quotes. the transparency upfront is the whole difference — you know what you're actually paying before you get on the phone with anyone.
Wayfair — free shipping sounds great until it's a 12x16 shed and 'free shipping' means curbside drop of 47 boxes. assembly is extra, obviously, and that quote can sting.
ShedPlanet — aggregator site, okay inventory. but the delivery estimates shown were not what i was quoted when i actually contacted the dealer. felt bait-and-switchy.
OutbuildingHub — decent national coverage but i hit the same issue as ShedPlanet — quotes didn't match listings. might just be the nature of these aggregator setups.
direct from local dealers — if you already know who's in your area, calling them directly is fine. but if you don't, you're doing a lot of research to get to the same place a marketplace gets you faster.
delivery cost is the hidden variable in shed shopping. knowing it upfront changes the whole equation.
Just sharing what’s worked for me. Using a few survey apps, I’ve built a nice side income over time, though results can vary a lot depending on demographics, activity, and how you use the apps.
The main app I use is AttaPoll. They’re legit, they pay, and new users can get a joining bonus. You can do surveys, play games, and use it casually without much hassle. Some offers and surveys can pay surprisingly well, including occasional $10+ opportunities.
It won’t be the same for everyone, but if you’re in a good demographic and stay active, there’s definitely money to be made.
So I’m moving to Kansas City on October of 2026 with my wife and I currently work as a hvac technician for $28.50hr but Im also gonna travel to Korea at the end of September for 2 weeks for my sister for when she gives birth to my niece , I’m trying to save $6k plus the $2k plane tickets to korea for me and my wife and also have atleast $7k saved for my move to Kansas City . What are some ways I could be frugal with my money while saving ?
How many cleaning tools do normal people actually own?
I moved into my first small apartment around 5 months ago and I genuinely thought one sponge and maybe one old towel was enough for basically everything. Kitchen, bathroom, floor spills, mirrors, whatever. I now understand why my apartment always smelled a little suspicious.
Last week my cousin visited and looked horrified watching me clean the sink with the same thing I wiped the window tracks with earlier. He started explaining there are separate brushes for grout, separate cloths for glass, separate mop heads, tiny dusters for vents, and I honestly felt like I accidentally entered the upper class.
Now I keep noticing entire aisles of “Other Household Cleaning Tools & Accessories” and wondering if people actually buy all this stuff or if stores are just inventing new objects to make us feel dirty emotionally and the funniest part is I started looking online for cheap versions and somehow ended up reading wholesale discussions and random supplier listings on Alibaba at like 2am trying to compare scrub brush handles. I do not even know who I am anymore.
But serious question.
What cleaning tools are actually worth owning if you are trying to stay frugal and not live like a sewer goblin?
Right now I have: 1 bathroom brush
2 microfiber cloths
1 mop that screams every time I use it
and approximately 400 reused grocery bags under the sink for unknown reasons.
Would appreciate honest answers from experienced dirt survivors.