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Virtual_Accountant_3 t1_j9vpo4r wrote

May be a bit of a drive from NYC, but two places i've been that i really liked. Cubacon in Asbury Park and A Little Bit of Cuba Dos in Freehold.

In NYC, I've been going to Sophies in the downtown area for over 20 years.

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rewardiflost t1_j9vovcs wrote

Probably not. PSE&G (northern NJ) sends out stuff like this, but they charge us. I've gotten a case of 12 LED lights, power strips, weatherstripping - just for $1 or $3 shipping.
Last year they sold me a Google Nest thermostat for $10.

The utilities want us to be more power-efficient.

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Special_FX_B t1_j9vosnd wrote

  1. Went to college became independent from parents. Took out loans. Graduated. Eloped. Got a job with $12,300 salary. Five years after graduation took out first mortgage. Five years later paid off student loans. Now retired with two grandchildren nearby. This scenario far too impossible in the current situation in this state for far too many people given the cost of college and housing and the relatively paltry compensation relative to 40+ years ago.
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thistooshallpass11 t1_j9vn6df wrote

Reply to comment by Wonderful_Ad3017 in Ribs in northern NJ? by poland626

Sounds like a great place to take my wife for our monthly date. Dive bars usually gets her to let her hair down and she kicks back and let's loose so I'm looking forward to grabbing some drinks there too°

Not sure if I'm more excited about the ribs or the alcohol we'll consume 🤣

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[deleted] t1_j9vly8j wrote

Stay home and save money.Times are different then when I was 26, which would have been in 2002? I moved out when I was 19 and didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of until my 40's. It wasn't for a lack of working or making money, but everything went to rent and bills and I could never save any anything. I finally bought my home (by myself) in my early 40's. I wish I could have had the opportuntiy to save most of my money by living at home.

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