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I just experienced something completely new to me, and I'm so excited I feel like I need to tell someone. I know uncontrolled credit card spending is a very common financial disaster, so it is something I have avoided at all costs for quite some time. In fact, I quit cards completely and used...

One of my neighbors just texted me. He has a non-running 2003 F-350 diesel truck (I have no idea what is wrong with it). He just purchased a replacement truck, and is willing to part out the old one if it might help someone. He texted me because "he knows a lot of Jeep guys like using parts off...

By popular demand, here are some photos of my front end setup. I recently learned the bushings connecting my my upper control arms to the axle are shot (which means the equally-old bushings at the rear of the control arms are probably also in need of replacement). If I'm sitting still...

(This is purely a hypothetical situation, at least at the moment.) Let's say you were planning ahead. You currently trailer your not-highway-friendly rig everywhere you go, but you can see a future where trailering might no longer be possible. This makes you wonder what you might do to replace...

The other day, I saw this in the Lighten the Mood thread: Like many of you here, I was also a fan of Pitfall. Apparently unlike many of you here, I actually still play it at home on occasion. Back around Christmas 2017, I bought myself an Atari Flashback 8 Gold. This is a small standalone...

The wife and I have planned a vacation to the Los Angeles valley later this year. We will be driving. As we've begun making specific plans for specific days, I have realized that we won't be in a hurry to drive back home--instead of blitzing back in one day, we can easily stop and smell the...

Not long ago, Elon Musk took over Twitter. After taking the helm, he reinstated a number of accounts which had been cancelled/suspended in the past. One of these was for Andrew Tate, an American-British man and former professional kick boxer. I don't follow that sport at all, but apparently...

My work is closed on July 4th. I knew it would be, but I hadn't actually looked at a July calendar until this afternoon... and that's when I saw the 4th is on a Monday this year. That means I have two sequential days off work--Sunday and Monday. I feel I should take advantage of this rare...

A neighbor of mine has an all-stock 2000 Dakota QuadCab truck. He just told me he wants to lift it, and asked me who he should talk to. I asked how far he thought he wanted to go, and he replied saying 6" (!). I'm not sure why he thinks he needs that much more height, but for the moment I'm...

Let's say I recorded a few cell phone videos and downloaded them to my PC. I'd like to edit some of them by snipping out parts I don't want/need, then string the remainders together into one longer video. The fanciest thing I might want to do is overlay the resulting video with a few words of...

I've had this idea for a number of months now. I began keeping an eye on the local market back in December. Finally, at the end of February, I found the perfect candidate... and I began putting my plan into action. Step #1: I sold my electric car to a private party. Bye, bye, Leaf! Step...

For the 2022 session, the Utah legislature has introduced S.B. 51 Transportation Amendments, which seeks to amend various provisions related to motor vehicles and transportation. (You can read the entire bill here: https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0051.html) You may have already seen a...

I'vve got a pair of shorty headers for my V8 Miata. They are 'finished' in the black shipping coating which is not paint. I'm thinking I ought to slap a quick coat of paint on them before installation, which necessitates removing the shipping coating. Can anybody help me out here? My only...

Even before I had ever heard of Dave Ramsey, I have been generally against credit cards. Oh, sure, I've always had one (or more) active at all times, but I treat them with considerable caution and use them very sparingly, if at all. I haven't carried a balance in years, and I always felt this...

https://ksltv.com/465163/utah-treasure-hunt/ (Instructional poem shown at linked article above) SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT, Utah — The next time you’re hiking along the Wasatch Front between Ogden and Santaquin with friends, by yourself or even with your dog, be on the lookout for a...

I have a California friend coming in to town for a couple weeks on business. He has one travel buddy with him. They will have a little free time, and he has never experienced any sort of Utah 'wheeling. Naturally, I need to correct that. I always like to use Elephant Hill as an introduction...

I have mentioned this project only once or twice on RME. Progress has been so slow, I'm sure you all forgot about it. In the last week or two, I've suddenly began making serious progress on it... so I posted a couple random photos here. This has sparked interest, and I was asked via PM to...

My dilemma: due to my recent high steer conversion, 15" wheels no longer fit on the front of my TJ. I'm borrowing a pair of 2" spacers (adapters, actually) for the moment, but I'm not a fan of using them... which means I need to buy some 17" wheels... which means I also need to buy 17" tires to...

Why I'm asking: a good friend of mine who has smoked for over 15 years has finally decided to quit, and yesterday was Day One. Her husband (my co-worker) is taking the next 7 days off to be with her 24/7 and help support her. (He also used to smoke but stopped 7 or 8 years ago.) I was at their...

For only the second time in my life, I just paid off the loan for a car that I still own. Nearly every time throughout my life when I bought a car expensive enough to finance (read: it cost more than the cash I had on hand), I ended up selling or trading away the vehicle long before the loan...