Found out my small business pays 40% more for fiber than the big office park next door

Was going over our ISP contract renewal last week and noticed our rate per meg is way higher than what a buddy pays three blocks away. He leases in a big office complex and I'm in a standalone building. Called around and the sales guy flat out said smaller buildings don't get the same deals because they lack competition on the fiber run. Anyone else in a small office get hit with this pricing gap?

Learned that compound interest on my coffee habit costs me $1,200 a year

I ran the numbers on a calculator app after seeing a post about small daily expenses. My 4 dollar latte every workday plus interest over a year adds up to way more than I thought. Has anyone else calculated something small that surprised you?

Showerthought: That $3 bread machine from Goodwill bakes better loaves than my $200 KitchenAid ever did

Used to spend 20 minutes kneading dough by hand every Sunday, but after I grabbed that dusty, rusted bread machine for three bucks at the Goodwill on Elm Street last fall, I just toss everything in and let it do the work, anyone else score a random appliance that totally changed their kitchen routine?

Really frustrated with how my favorite show's later seasons wrecked all the character growth

Watched seasons 1-3 of The Good Place and felt like every character had learned and grown so much, but by season 4 it felt like they just reset everyone back to their selfish ways and I just binged the whole thing in 2 weeks and now I'm mad about the wasted potential.

That stretch of fence in rocky soil near Bakersfield nearly broke me

Last Tuesday I had a job in Bakersfield where the ground was nothing but clay and broken rock. I spent 6 hours trying to set just four posts with a manual auger, and the damn thing kept hitting hardpan at 18 inches. I ended up renting a powered auger for the rest of the week, but that one day set the whole project back. Has anyone else run into soil that bad and found a trick to speed things up?

Swapped my weekly takeout habit for meal prep Sundays about a year ago

I used to drop around $60 a week on fast food and delivery in Phoenix, telling myself it was convenience. Started spending 3 hours every Sunday cooking big batches of rice, chicken, and veggies. That's $3,120 saved in 12 months, plus I actually lost 8 pounds without trying. Has anyone else found that the upfront time investment pays off way more than they expected?

So I bought a fancy 'smart' trash can that opens with a wave of your hand

It cost $120 and broke after maybe three months, just stopped sensing anything. Anyone know a good, normal trash can that actually lasts?

I hit 500 completed tasks in my bullet journal and it made me realize something

I thought I was just keeping track of my day, but seeing that number showed me how much I actually get done. Anyone else find their bujo proves they're more productive than they feel?

I used to think a 2-block reeve was just for show until a 200-foot boom lift in Dallas showed me why it matters.

Talking to a client in Phoenix made me see my rates differently

I was on a call with a client from Phoenix last week, and she mentioned she budgets $5,000 per project for freelance help, no matter the scope. I've been charging by the hour and always come in under that, leaving money on the table. It made me realize I need to start quoting project prices based on the value I provide, not just the time it takes. How do you figure out what a project is really worth to a client?