Warning: a homeowner in Denver called my finish 'sandy' and I finally listened

He said my mud looked like I mixed it with beach sand, so I switched from a paddle on a drill to a proper mixing drill and it's smooth now. Anyone else have a client give you a tip that actually stuck?

Found out the average person changes jobs 12 times in their career, and it made me feel better

I was reading a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics the other day, just feeling a bit down about my own job hopping. I saw a stat that said the average person holds about 12 different jobs in their lifetime. I always thought I was being flaky with my four moves in ten years, but that number really surprised me. It turns out switching around is way more normal than I believed. It made me stop worrying so much about my own path. Has anyone else found a career fact that made them relax a bit?

I spent $40 on a single museum ticket in Paris before I figured out the trick

A local friend finally asked me why I never just go on the first Sunday of the month when most places are free. What other city-specific free days do people know about?

Just wasted $200 on a 'must-have' finance course for freelancers

Saw an ad for this online course promising to 'revolutionize' how I handle my books. Bought it on impulse thinking it would save me time. The videos were just basic stuff I already knew from free blogs, and the 'exclusive' spreadsheet template was broken. I feel so dumb for not checking reviews first. What's a real resource that's actually helped you guys get better with money stuff?

My friend in IT told me my 'strong' password was basically public info after a data leak last Tuesday.

He showed me a site called Have I Been Pwned where my old password from a 2017 breach was listed, which totally convinced me to finally use a password manager and make unique ones for everything.

Dropped $400 on a new digital multimeter and it just died on a job today

Shoutout to the coding bootcamp that opened in my town last month

It's cool to see so many people from different jobs giving coding a try!