Hold on, that coal bed advice is solid but the 45 minute rake thing isn't quite the whole story. In my experience it depends a lot on your cooker and what wood you're burning. On my old offset with oak splits I was raking closer to every hour, but my buddy's reverse flow needs it more often because ash piles up different in there. Raking on a clock no matter what can actually mess you up if your fire is running clean and you knock apart good coals for no reason. The real lesson Ray was teaching is paying attention, not the exact number. Your mileage may vary but I'd say learn what your pit wants instead of copying somebody else's timer.

Honestly that math almost works out in your favor. If you send a $60 invoice to collections and they take 30%, that's $18 gone, and then your bank hits you with $35 more if the deposit bounces, which leaves you with like $7. Chasing that is basically working for free and you still have to deal with the paperwork. Sometimes cutting your losses and moving on is way smarter than spending weeks stressing over pocket change.