Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of December! bonfire

Only 3 days until Xmas! I hope everybody is couchmaxxing and getting into the festive mood. kropotkin-big

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Take care sleepi

  • Ath3ro [none/use name]
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    1 day ago

    I’ve decided to help try and save more money next year. i’m going to try and start/finish all the different projects/interests/hobbies i’ve accumulated over the years

      • Ath3ro [none/use name]
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        22 hours ago

        Ooh i should probably do that too, that way i don’t just have them floating in my head and end up forgetting stuff.

    • moonlake [he/him]
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      1 day ago

      I think meal prep is a great way to save money. I eat a bunch of oats, rice, lentils, beans and chickpeas which is not only super healthy but also super cheap vegan-edge

      What are some of your projects that you want to do?

      • Ath3ro [none/use name]
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        22 hours ago

        Yeah the bulk of my meals are cheap stuff but then i go to the grocery store and trying out the new vegan products they have which is where i feel like i spend a lot of my money at.

        I’m gonna try to do what the other person said so this list might be long or short but just something for me to use a reference as well.

        Tap for list
        • Wax some jacket, tarps and bags
        • Go through my book and movie backlog
        • Get back into fermenting
        • Start making my pantry staples like mayo and milk without having to spend money on the vegan versions
        • digitize my current book, music, and movie collections so i can distribute it to the masses
        • obtain the books, music, and movies i want so i can put them all on my server
        • Dive deeper into home servers so i can fully set mine up to do what i want
        • Get my other car back into good running condition so i can sell it
        • learn how to use my sewing machine for more than just patching stuff up
        • learn how to sashiko stitch
        • Get back into running and/or boxing
        • go camping more often
        • guerilla garden using some of my garden seeds

        :::

        • MoonElf [she/her, comrade/them]
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          38 minutes ago

          your list made me laugh because I also have bags to wax, my nibling requested more fermented hot sauce, i have a server waiting for me to put arr services on it, need to make garlic oil, have a backlog of books, a bunch of dress patterns and a sewing machine i have been meaning to do for 10 years, need to organize my camping stuff, need to go on more walks.. we have the same unfinished chores!! thanks for making the list i just copied it and made a few small edits lol

          i have to learn what sashiko stitching is now i'm assuming i'll be into it.

          btw goodwill has cheap rice cookers that are perfect for melting wax!

        • moonlake [he/him]
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          7 hours ago

          Those are some cool ass projects! I would love to get into fermentation and guerilla gardening one day