Sunday, June 30, 2019

Money changes

Most of the money i put together has been earmarked for Gabriel's teeth
I've done a lot of cashing out and upgrading, and here's where that fund stands:
We need 1700.

Paypal: 878.25
Credit Card: 600
Swagbucks 114.15
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Total: 1592.40
Need 107.60




Disney Funds:
3 $25  Disney gift card (acquired sale items for trip)
1 $5 Starbucks card
1 $25 Visa cards
1 $20 amazon card
1 $2 Target gift card
1 $15 Target gift card
2 $5 Walmart cards
1 $10 Walmart card

Total: 162

In the apps:
SwagBucks:0

Fetch Rewards: Cashback from shopping. 6344 points, about $6

Lucktastic (scratch cards) $3.25 and 120869 points ($20)

Lucky day (scratchers)  $5.50  4.38 million points ($4)

Lucky Winner $3.50 2.56 million

Smores (a lockscreen ad): 1660

Shopkick: 3147 ($10)

Sweat coin: 290 coins. 20 coins=$1 ($14)

KO trivia/Lucky Draw :183327 ($10)

Achievement 4351/10K, about $4

Lifecoin: 398 (50/$1)

Giftloop. 57703 points ($2)

Coin Pop (games for points) 121065 (over $10)

App Flame: 50536 ($5)

Playspot 15458

Cash Alarm: 18984 ($2)

136, not all of it accessible. I need to play harder and make the last $100.

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Mid June

Where we stand right now:
4 $25  Disney gift card
1 $5 Starbucks card
Paypal balance: $0  (went to dental)
1 $25 Visa cards
1 $20 amazon card
1 $2 Target gift card
1 $15 Target gift card
2 $5 Walmart cards
1 $10 Walmart card

Total: 187

In the apps:
SwagBucks: 10897

Ibotta: $2.75

Fetch Rewards: Cashback from shopping. 6169 points, about $6

Killi (get paid when your info gets sold, as it will): $0.88

Lucktastic (scratch cards) $3.25 and 112741 points ($20)

Lucky day (scratchers)  $5.50  2.69 million points ($2)

Smores (a lockscreen ad): 1537

Shopkick: 3076 ($10)

Sweat coin: 246 coins. 20 coins=$1 ($12)

KO trivia/Lucky Draw :130719 ($10)

Achievement 4097/10K, about $4

Lifecoin: 383 (50/$1)

Giftloop, lost all my points in the reboot. 36419 points ($1)

Coin Pop (games for points) 111394 (over $10)

App Flame: 45314 ($5)

Playspot 14671

Cash Alarm: 18574 ($2)



Total, about $230 if I could cash it all out. Most of them need a lot more before the minimum point.

Grand total: 417  Yes, we're going backward. Teeth come first,

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Spent all week being someone else

It was a very productive week in Nick and Gabriel land.

I found out about Crisis Role Playing. This is where you go be a disaster victim for the National Guard.

You can look for jobs in your area here:
http://work4hds.com/

You apply on line, and if selected, you show up a little before the designated time.

You go through moulage (makeup) and are given an injury. The coordinators explain the scenario and you come up with ideas of how to be your injured self. You have a tag listing your injury, pain level, mood, and your vitals (blood pressure, pulse, capillary refill)

I was a Nonambulatory Open Fracture (my ambulation is iffy at good times), and had a very good latex appliance of a compound fracture of the tibia.


The coordinators were short of roleplayers, so I contacted everyone I knew for a $15/person bounty.
I made about $135 extra. (not sure if Evan counts for one day or two)

So, for two long days out doors, with free water, snacks and lunch, I was paid $250.  Which the bounty brought to $385.

I had to let guardsmen cut my clothes off, (I had on a t-shirt that said "I'm Naked" to let them know where to quit), decontaminate me and triage me after they pulled me from the wreckage of my earthquake wracked apartment.

It took seven of them to move me from decontam board to gurney and I screamed a lot because of the broken leg. I was calm and helpful unless they messed with the leg.

It was easy money. And a lot of fun. I made a couple new friends and caught up with people I don't see enough of.


The second fun thing was a drag debut.
If you know me, you know I'm queer. There's no other word that fits. I'm genderfluid and polyamorous and kinky and generally strange and unusual.

On Friday, I took the stage at Dru's Place for Open Stage. Drag performers make tips. (I got $3)
And this got me into the community and I made some acquaintances, which may lead to paid gigs, similar to what Gabriel gets. (I already have a second show booked!)


Me, out on the town.

Gabriel's been performing and doing light work for shows all spring to help pay his part.
This is my favorite of his


He also went to the dentist and we now know it will take 2200 to get his teeth pulled and dentures made. We have about $800 in cash right and the money coming in from the roleplay will help.
But all the vacation savings--except gift cards--are going to this.  It's a setback, but not a huge one.

The Dream continues because we can still do this!