Free Experience Points

You can boil tap water to help purify it. A brita filter is not necessary, although it enhances boiled water even further. Boiling and filtering is the healthiest, albeit tedious. Don’t pour the last bit of water in a container after boiling, it’s better to toss it. Once in a blue moon, it’s good to pour every last bit into the container, unless your water source is contaminated with lead.

If you’re hungry, and not sure what to cook... just throw things you like into a pot and cook it. Most anything will work, just make sure you portion it to your preferences. Water, butter, and seasonings, are a great way to flavor it. Adding mayo on top of this adds a nice golden luster and thickens the broth. The cheapest ingredients (potatoes, onions, chicken or meat patties, frozen burritos) taste great. The more often you make soup, the better it will become. As will your wallet.

Firmly grasp a bar of the cheapest soap, and scrap it over an empty soap-bottle’s neck. Once it’s got a good bit in there, fill it up with hot water and shake it. Whenever you are low on hand soap, just refill it with hot water.

Shower in your clothes and hang them near a drafty spot to dry by morning

Add salt and pepper to boiled water to improve the taste

Okay new blog idea, it’s gonna be Free Experience Points. Pretty much... just things I discovered in life (that most older people already know about)... that make life easier or better for me. Soooo I’ll just be sharing those discoveries with everyone, and...hopefully, because of this, your life will become easier or better as well.

The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.  - Neil deGrasse Tyson