tl;wr - i got stuff, see photos. [Description]( incoming edit ) of stuff. [Book]( incoming edit ) list. /end

The Why and other long-winded What For.

A month of Bing Rewards and five months of Swagbucks bought me a bundle of stuff to use in the betterment of my financial situation. Three Hundred and Fifteen Dollars earned through Swagbucks. Another hundred and more from Bing. Invested in a handful of quality tools and a couple fat stacks of books. With some of the earnings being shared through holiday and birthday gifting. Money well spent. Though long and hard in the earning. i am thankful for the opportunity to have earned this pay which enabled me to buy a bunch of needed things.

Books and Tools to help reduce the cost of my own living. With assorted stuffs assisting in the earning of a little home-spun income. Chief motivation being reduction of my Cost of Living by way of foraging nearby wild spaces for tasty-clean, organic, nutrient-rich wild foods. As well are "medical costs" to be reduced through harvesting of local plant compounds for the purpose of basic medicine-making at home. A further reduction in expense (and carbon-footprint) is the harvesting and shaping of other wild-harvested resources to fulfill assorted aspects of my habitual habitation needs.

For instance i am in need of a Laundry basket. Will make one from the vines of some English Ivy which needs be pulled from tree anyhow. The vines to be used for basketry, Leaves for a natural green dye. The impetus for removal being the saving of trees, the bonus for doing so is the acquisition of free resource.

Through my own means can be made, a number of the habitat apparatus which i habitually need. Some of these alternatively produced housewares, foodstuffs, seeds and berry starts etc, are being sought in local markets right now. Under served and rapidly growing this energetic natural-market is. Also there be increased occurrence of barter among local farmers markets (ex: i trade local farmer a resellers-bundle of my Berry and Mushroom picking baskets for a stock of their fresh grocery, etc). And there is direct marketing of some products internationally via ebay, own-blog, affiliates, etc. This and other opportunity there does exist for the unemployed outdoor enthusiast, et all.