A lack of structure

Hello readers! I've been lazy busy these past few days and haven't made the time to get back to my blog. I wanted to do a quick little notice on Opinion Outpost which I recommended the other day. I'm unable to get into my account now, for whatever reason to verify this, but I was told that they've enforced some new policies that have to do with them sharing your information. I'm not super keen on this myself, though it's becoming a more common and unavoidable issue in our modern day society. If I'm ever able to jump back into my account, I'll check into this more firsthand, but I wanted to provide a heads up for now.

I have a post-in-the-making about dumpster diving coming up soon. I just want to get some pictures after a good dive to share first. Most people outside of my general group of friends seem to make ick faces when I mention dumpster diving. I understand. I avoided it myself for years while my friends chowed on tossed cakes and fruits and other things and never gave a sign of dying from germ overload. I've come to the conclusion that it is safe. Sort of. Common sense is required, really. I'll share all my thoughts on this later. Reserve your judgments until then.

I also wanted to steer you readers in the direction of The Penny Hoarder. This was one of the first money-related "blogs" I became a big fan of and frequented. They offer tips on where to invest your money, prize-draws and sweepstakes, oddball means of earning money (like cricket farms!) and ideas on selling things you probably had not thought of selling before! I learned about mystery shopping through them, and though I'm on "payroll" with one company, I haven't actually conducted any shops yet. It's a good sight. MacFuzzy stamp of approval!

Lastly, I leave you with a tip.

9. Cheap hobbies - this one has been a battle for me throughout my life. I grew up with video games. And basically that's all you need to know. Video games are an expensive hobby. Same goes for collecting just about anything, unless its lost pennies or belly button lint. I'm not saying forsake video games (I would be a chief hypocrite here), but learn to tone it down--rent, or borrow games when you can, for example. Or just say no to buying when something is first released. That's actually just good practice for almost anything. If you can bring free or cheaper hobbies to the forefront in your life, then more expensive hobbies are fine to entertain on occasion. And considering hobbies are a very optional experience, putting oodles of money into them (especially when it's not in your budget) is kind of crazy.