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Hotels for Sale/Airline Points Devaluations/Attractive Cities for Living

A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of A Better Life for Half the Price and The World’s Cheapest Destinations. See past editions here, where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you. Want to Buy a Hotel in Portugal? A lot of travelers and remote workers dream of owning their own B&B or...

Thu May 2, 2024 18:13
What’s in my NOW? — Spanner Spencer

Sign up here to get What’s in my NOW? a week early in your inbox. I am the Head of Community at Boltplus.tv, where I also host my very own free, online Star Trek quiz show. — Spanner Spencer PHYSICAL Mini Portable Keychain Light: A very minor purchase to take an order over the threshold for free delivery, this mini...

Wed May 1, 2024 18:07
Fresh Made Simple / What Do You Do With an Idea?

Books That Belong On Paper first appeared on the web as Wink Books and was edited by Carla Sinclair. Sign up here to get the issues a week early in your inbox. FRESH MADE SIMPLE: A NATURALLY DELICIOUS WAY TO EAT: LOOK, COOK, AND SAVOR Fresh Made Simple: A Naturally Delicious...

Tue Apr 30, 2024 18:25
Small Kitchens

Once a week we’ll send out a page from Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities. The tools might be outdated or obsolete, and the links to them may or may not work. We present these vintage recommendations as is because the possibilities they inspire are new. Sign up here to get Tools for Possibilities a week early in your inbox. ...

Mon Apr 29, 2024 18:18
Same Energy Snap/Long-sleeved wool t-shirt/Root System Drawings

Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Long-sleeved wool t-shirt Wool T-shirts are now my goto shirt. Modern 100% merino wool fabrics are better than cotton even in topical weather. They dry quick, never smell, feel nice. Since I live in perpetual autumn, and work indoors, I wear long-sleeved wool t-shirts. Logo-less...

Sun Apr 28, 2024 18:12
Future Eclipses/Italy’s Nomad Visa/Death of ExOfficio

A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of A Better Life for Half the Price and The World’s Cheapest Destinations. See past editions here, where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you. Planning Future Solar Eclipse Viewings I had a few bizarre minutes of totality on a beach in Mazatlan last...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 18:18

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