#981: How do you save money?
I set aside a simple budget:
1. Save 50% for retirement (20%), repairs (20%) and non-essentials (10%), such as sports and entertainment, which includes attending/throwing parties.
2. Spend 50% only on essentials, such as food and bills; cloth and shelter; and non-essentials (as mentioned above.
Oh, John Jr! That's longer than I would ever imagine, especially for your conditions! So I shouldn't rant like this…
That is unfortunate, Flynn. I also hate how they try to cram as many patients as they can. The waiting…
True, I forget but that's probably allowed if you upgrade your plan from free. My bad!😥 😂
While I am now getting notifications of your replies, I am not getting the emails, but I do get emails…
Cool, thanks Flynn, I will have to read up on that. I kind of doubt it will let me copy…
Uh, huh! Is that so? I don't think so! That could be a reportable bug! I could that that theory…
What you could do is sample the designs from other themes and plug those into your favorite theme. For example,…
I guess that worked, I got a notification that you liked my post, and your reply is showing in the…
After cooking dessert, eating dinner, I spend the rest of the night going through free themes that seem to have…
I just liked this comment and I'm testing this reply. Thanks for subscribing, John Jr! I saw the Jetpack app…
I just unsubscribed and resubscribed to get posts and comments by email & notifications, from the WordPress.com Reader, hopefully that…
Okay, I queried LEO AI/Brave, which said "By default, only the site administrator and the article author receive notifications for…
The search continues. 🔎 Now I know that I am not imagining things. I did not get a notification or…
You are funny indeed, John Jr! We will never know. You know, if something "clicks", you just know that's the…
I briefly tried Dyad 2, but the faded font and messed up color schemes in the footer and maybe a…
Agh, this is mysterious! I don't know what's going on. I'll probably have to investigate. I guess I should try…
We are stuck in a cycle. 😁 Once again, I did not seem to have gotten a notification or email…
Ah, there you go again: I'll try theme Twenty Twenty-Five (again later on)! Yeah, theme Nook feels like an old-timey…
Nice, out of the new themes, Nook is one of my favorite, with its somewhat old style design, but still…
Oh that's great John Jr! I will peep at your blog now to see if there's anything new. I can't…
Hello Flynn, I read that WordPress.com News Blog post about the new design as well that night. It also got…
Oh, Hi John Jr. Yes, I wondered the same thing yesterday. The emailed of your comment arrived much later, which…
Hello Flynn. Oddly, I could be imagining things, but I do not think that I got an email or WordPress.com…
Oh, hi John Jr! Yes, I felt like my inspiration was running out until I thought about your blog layout…
Hello Flynn, thanks, I am glad that my archives brought you a bit of inspiration. The day before last, you…
Oh, you are probably right. Also, I got no notification that I know of that you had replied to this…
Welcome back, John Jr. I'm assuming this was done after I Deactivated the Jetpack Newsletter feature back to Default. That's…
Hello Flynn, I noticed that you had not posted in a while. Then I realized that magically I was unsubscribed.…
I kinda sorta just don't wanna. But I have no choice! Thanks again John Jr! I actually haven't even tried…
Hello Flynn, If you ever want to see how your blog looks / reacts to your viewers, just click on…
You are welcome, Flynn, I am glad that I was able to help. Good luck figuring out what setting is…
Oh, gosh darn-it, John Jr! Thank you for your honesty because I had NO idea whatsoever that was happening! The…
That is why I have not been able to read or respond the last few days or whatever, I tried…
Oh, yeah! I thought that I was the only one that saw that message! Interesting! That's good to know, John…
When trying to view your posts it says: "This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing…
Thank you and good luck, Flynn. :)
Yes, I got the links and wasn't sure/cannot recall if I didn't/did setup the dashboard Discussion settings to allow comment…
Thank you Flynn, I might remove the Pages widget to bring it down to 2. :D I am also replying…
Yes, John Jr, I believe you have your primary menu/pages widget in the header above, in the footer below and…
Hello Flynn, Yep, mobile devices do seem to be the main focus. Yeah, most default WordPress themes could use more…
Hi John Jr, I assume/believe the general trend would lean/is probably geared towards those who use mobile devices, especially for…
Hello Flynn, I also had reset my templates in Twenty Twenty Five, which is why I had to spend so…
Hi, John Jr. Yes, the various Theme 2025 templates are okay as Default, in my opinion. I've edited these Default…
Hello Flynn, congratulations on finding the Blog Home template, last night or the night before, you inspired me to try…
That is something to like about Twenty Twenty Five, my favorite thing about Twenty Twenty Five is that it is…
What I like about Twenty Twenty-Five are the eight style variations (besides the default) to change the look of the…
Hello Flynn, the defaults and limitations of themes annoys me too. Dark themes are too gloomy and somewhat more difficult…
You are welcome, Flynn.
Great! Thanks! 👍🏼
Okay, Okay! I'll take into consideration your suggestions put those items on my lists of things to do for/on my…
Okay, Okay! I'll do that next as soon as I'm finished tweaking my favorite theme Blank Canvas again due to…
Oh, now, I may/will need you "help" to setup my desktop using only Linux and such. Could you show me…
Yeah, things have been dead for several years now, it feels like blogging is dying, I miss the community. Speaking…
Nice, no problem, and thank you, Flynn. I was partly holding off on testing the Twenty Twenty Five theme again…
By the way, Flynn, do not forget to add your blog and any other links to your Gravatar profile. It…
Well, I was there much longer but deleted those OLD accounts and had to come back after the change-over to…
Yeah, I miss the old days of having more followers and commenters like you and free stuff for everyone, too!
Hello Flynn, So that is where you were all this time. Thanks, that along with my other social media are…
Yep, I miss the old days, I am still a cheapskate that has stuck to the free themes & free…
Hello Flynn, Well, at least she is still alive, hopefully she will make contact with you again. If they could…
Good. Good. I hardly ever use the default web browser, Safari, because those pesky pop-up notifications for cookies is quite…
Hi, John Jr. I don't know if she's okay because she hasn't emailed/replied thrice as expected. But she is still…
Nice, welcome to the club, free, open source, built-in ad & tracker blocking, vertical tabs, privacy respecting optional advertising &…
Hello Flynn, I hope that she is okay. As a visually impaired person myself, I like font that are dark…
Hey, John Jr! I've been using that same Brave web browser over all the rest! And yes, recently, I have…
Yes, I agree, too. I was thinking about MM one of my favorite followers long ago told me that darker…
Brave Browser is my current favorite web browser. Their Leo AI is my most used AI, since I use Brave…
I agree, being more ADA compliant / making things more accessible for more people is something that I think that…
Hi John Jr, That's one of the very reasons for keeping stuff simple. It's easier for the viewing audiences, too.…
Hey, John Jr! Wait! I was borrowing/stealing your ideas to put the Latests Latest Comments AND the Top Posts &…
Hello Flynn, I came up with my simple tagline because I wanted it to all fit on one line when…
Nice, your blog's appearance / setup up is improving, Flynn. It is getting easier to read, find things, et cetera.…
Hello Flynn, you are welcome, and thank you for responding & returning to blogging. Cool, I see that you are…
Oh! Hi, again John Jr! This is a reply test, which is to show you that your comment goes through;…
Oh! Hi, John Jr! Yes, thanks for commenting and I was trying to get my blog to look like yours.…
Hello Flynn, This is a comment test, to see if this goes through. ;)
Hello Flynn, it is me again. I am commenting from the WordPress.com Reader again like last time. Because my comments…
I used to be able to the edit the CSS style sheets. I tried a plugin but it's just NOT…
The full site editor themes got confusing, more limited in their base form, more difficult to adjust, more difficult to…
I first heard about this on Reddit last night on a post with 4 minutes from this video: https://www.youtube.com/live/SQu5IsRcXZg?si=pedINJKxJwx2Mfzw&t=87
Yes, this is true and we should try to use discernment, question everything, and trust none of the stuff online.…
Hi, John Jr! Yes, I've returned to WordPress after "blogging" over at Twitter/X. Now I just query Grok AI for…
Disinformation, misinformation, rumors, et cetera are on the rise & can spread fast now thanks to the internet, social media,…
Has the most prolific WordPress blogger of all time returned?! Hello Flynn, it has been a long time. It is…
That’s an interesting perspective! The innocence of youth is definitely something to be cherished!
Parents should learn how to instill critical thinking into their children, instead of teaching them blind compliance to what they…
Please, when you say reality is fake, do you mean that everything we know is not existing but are all…
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Howdy! I’m FLYNN, a blogger based in San Jose, California. I graduated long ago and have been studying humanity and its failures. It is my hope that one day everyone will repent. Amen.
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