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Chainsaw Man Review

Chainsaw Man Review

My Manga Shelf Presents Volume 1: The Bonkers Delightful Chainsaw Man

Chainsaw Man is a manga series that embraces the uniqueness and bombastic beauty of manga. The anime had just been announced. This was something I knew about, but I didn’t know much. Folks were THRILLED to see this series getting an anime adaptation, especially since MAPPA was gonna be the studio behind it.

After having read the entire first volume (actually the first chapter), I was immediately captivated by the series. Time to get a piece of bread and some jam. Then curl up with a big chainsaw puppy.

Chainsaw Review 2015

Chainsaw Review 2015

What Is The Most Reliable Chainsaw Brand?

Husqvarna and Stihl are widely regarded as the two best manufacturers of chainsaws in the world. Either brand is likely to provide superior performance to nearly any other consumer brand on the market.Oct 14, 2021

Echo Chainsaw Review

Echo Chainsaw Review

What Are The Best Echo Chainsaws for You?

A chainsaw is essential for arborists. A power tool that works well and is reliable would typically be a heavy-duty choice. These are the traits that have always been associated with particular chainsaw manufacturers than others.

When you ask chainsaw enthusiasts about their favorite brand, there’s a good chance that they won’t recommend the Echo Chainsaw. It is true that we were skeptical about these chainsaws before doing extensive research.

Dewalt Chainsaw Review

Dewalt Chainsaw Review

Dewalt 60V Flexvolt Max Chainsaw Review

Amazon offers the DEWALT FLXVOLT 60V MAX SAWKIT, which is the upgraded version of the earlier model.

This saw is equipped with a 16-inch blade and the 60v battery. It costs a little more than the MAX XR, but you are getting a larger, more powerful chainsaw.

Dewalt 20V Chainsaw Review

Dewalt 20V Chainsaw Review

Intro | Dewalt Dccs620P1

DeWalt launched their FlexVolt line of tools. Older 20V Max tools often go on sale at very low prices. These are great bargains for those who seek the highest quality engineering, and a reasonable price for DeWalt’s products.

Milwaukee Chainsaw Review

Milwaukee Chainsaw Review

What are My Thoughts on Features and Build Quality?

As I was saying in the opening sentence, Milwaukee needs additional outdoor power tools in their cordless 18V line up as before this chainsaw, they only had a blower (2 models), string trimmer and hedge trimmer. Although it was an excellent start, there were very few choices. This left customers with limited options to choose from or continue waiting. Milwaukee users now have the option of a M18 chainsaw. It’s still not a complete solution but they are one more tool better than they were before.

Ego Chainsaw Review

Ego Chainsaw Review

Ego Chainsaw Quality and Features

The EGO CS1400 chainsaw is unlike any other chainsaw. Because we have reviewed many cordless saws, we know this. The engineers have decided to throw out all of their traditional design principles. EGO chose to weigh the tool, placing the battery beneath the handle and in a side loading position. This offsets the weight of the brushless motor. You will also feel more balanced when moving the saw back and forward to make a cut.

The Get Rich Slowly file vault

A new Get Rich Slowly subscriber emailed me yesterday to alert me of two problems.

  • First, all of the free resources I share on Google Drive have magically switched from publicly-available to private.
  • Second, the automated email sequence for new readers is broken (which means that folks aren't receiving The Money Boss Manifesto).

Fixing the email sequence will take some work. It wouldn't take much effort to make it functional again, but while I'm in there mucking around, I might as well make a pass to revise it. The info and examples are five years old. (Meanwhile, the current version of The Money Boss Manifesto can be downloaded here.)

Fixing the shared documents on Google Drive was easy, though. They should once again be publicly viewable. Please let me know if they're not.

5 Ways for College Students to Build Their Credit Responsibly

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Building positive credit responsibly while you’re still in school is easier than you think.

Your First Rental Property

It's official: Kim and I have moved from Portland to Corvallis, Oregon. We closed on our home — a 1964 daylight ranch with fully converted basement — at the end of August, and we've spent the past six weeks moving and unpacking. I thought I'd have time to post the gory details of our purchase, but obviously that hasn't happened. We've been too busy!

The short version is this: After offering $128,000 over asking on our dream home (and still losing out to a cash offer), we came close to joining in another bidding war on a similar house. But we didn't. While other folks were bidding up a place down the street from $589,000 to $707,000, we snuck into a home we liked better for $680,000 — just $5000 over asking. We got lucky.

Replace an expensive habit with one that can pay you

Photo credit Emiliano Vittoriosi via Unsplash

Sometimes you get a message that nearly brings you to tears.

State governments make a mint on lotteries. For all but a very lucky few, playing the lottery is a money-loser. And the more you play, the more likely you are to lose.

There is some entertainment value in them like just about anything. It gives a dopamine burst to play that can get addictive. (But then again, so do notifications on your phone.)

Back to Basics: Little money-saving things add up!

(This was originally posted on November 2, 2008, and has been updated.)

Don't wait until times get tough to practice frugal living! Check out these little money-saving things that you can do, right now …

I'll admit that when I get a little bit of breathing room in our budget, I get lazy.  I'll go out with friends to lunch, or head to the vending machine for a snack.  I don't plan finances as much as I should.  And it costs me more than if I did plan and went the cheaper route.

Referral income: A milestone to work towards

One of my miniature income streams hit a milestone. Aim for this for passive referral income …

One advantage of having a lot of little income streams is that it reduces dependence on a single income stream, like a job. Have many little bosses instead of just one big one.

Any income outside of “normal working hours” brings you closer toward financial independence, and immediately improves your financial posture.

Direct income — money you earn for doing something — pays you once but building up indirect, automated income streams pay you over and over again. (Work towards these as you can, because we all are given only 24 hours each day.)

Making money online can be both direct and indirect

A lot of get-paid-to (GPT) sites will pay you for your direct effort. Things like watching videos, doing surveys, doing other tasks, signing up for trials, searching the web, and so forth.

Bringing Simplicity to Cash Rewards

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How Bank of America created a new card to help consumers optimize spending with ease.

How we chose our travel rewards credit card

We recently got a travel rewards credit card. Here's the thought process we went through …

If you pay off your credit card balance every month in full, it makes perfect sense to get some kind of rewards credit card. Using a rewards credit card, for the most part, results in an interest-free loan for a few weeks, plus a little bit back for the privilege.

The kind of rewards credit card that makes the most sense depends on a number of things, particularly what activities you enjoy, and where you shop.

We recently signed up for a Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa card, which we'll use for most of our purchases for a bit instead of our beloved Chase Sapphire (also a rewards card).

I'll explain our thought process.

5 Ways to Save Big on Your Next Vacation

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With a little preparation, you can enjoy some serious savings on travel.

Smart and Financially Rewarding Back-to-School Shopping

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To help save on back-to-school costs, here are 4 simple tips to maximize financial rewards when...

We offered to buy a home for $128,000 over list — but it wasn’t enough!

Sunday evening, Kim and I made an offer on a house. The Greenwood Place (as we'll call it) was listed at $649,000. We offered $677,777 escalating to $777,777; no repairs required; and a $50,000 appraisal gap waiver.

Our offer was not accepted.

That's right: Two months after selling our home — and three months after beginning to search for the next place — Kim and I have waded back into this crazy housing market. We're not sure how long this process will last (or what the outcome will be) but we're prepared to be searching for many weeks, if not months.

Both our mortgage broker (Michael S.) and our real-estate agent (Michael K.) tell us we're doing things exactly right for this market.