A blog focused on ongoing government regulation for crypto or consumer issues with crypto with wide range of topics from pitfalls to avoid to opportunities to grab.
6 Jul 2026 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
So I've been doing a bit of research on side incomes and other options, especially given that AI nuked my go-to standard a year or so ago with writing. That broadened my understanding back into e-commerce and reselling, as well as other areas since s...
6 Jul 2026 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
So this year, starting last January, I went hardcore into e-commerce and reselling. I had gotten back into the market last fall, experimenting with different channels and finding viable niches again that I could work with. I also spent a lot of time...
15 Jun 2026 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
When I was a teen, dumpster diving in corporate/industrial yards at night was the thing. Those of us who were musicians would target one specific yard on every run because we could get parts and rejects for electric guitar parts and wah-wah pedals fo...
3 Jun 2026 13 minute read 4 comments WinterYeti
I've been a big fan of Linux OS distros ever since Windows pissed me off royally with its move to subscriptions and the fact that I build older hardware computers as a cheap hobby. It fits right into my mentality of finding new purpose for things peo...
22 May 2026 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
My youngest daughter is graduating from high school today and into full adulthood by all American standards. The entire event will cost me a bit over a cool $1,000 USD, and that's considered extremely modest by most comparisons. Some families are spe...
18 May 2026 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
It's an old scam - someone buys something from you on a selling platform like eBay or Mercari or many others now, they pay, you ship, it gets delivered and then the trouble starts. The reason might be the product was damaged, it was never delivered,...
18 May 2026 4 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
Folks are picking up on thrifting. Neighbors, companies, and communities have been regularly dropping off perfectly good things, tools, toys, clothes, parts and furniture. Granted, it's all been used, but that doesn't mean it can't be used again, som...
14 May 2026 2 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti
If some of my readers remember, Celsius was a very popular centralized staking platform for major crypto coins that offered some very attractive staking bonuses, both as rewards as well as sign on bumps. Celsius, a crypto asset platform, offered cust...
13 May 2026 4 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
So you want to start your own business, congrats! Just don't tell your immediate family about it, or you'll likely be doomed to failure before you even get started. Why Family Gets in the Way Most families have no problem with the breadwinner doing...
12 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
One of the things that used to annoy me a ton with selling online was international shipping. Not only did it come with the risk of your stuff going through multiple hands and maybe never getting to the destination intact, it was also ripe with a lot...
