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Spending Money

Posted on by John Rockefeller
Shanghai

Shanghai.

I thought of a neat way to curb small purchases of < $15 that one makes daily.

It’s been a long-term goal of mine to travel to China and Taiwan. That costs money. So, I need to save.Cutting back on big purchases like laptops, furniture, and car stereos is easy. And that’s great, because if you don’t have the big you don’t have the small. But, as the old saying goes: “Take care of the pennies and the dollars take care of themselves,” I often find myself picking up $5 worth of coffee during a stay at the cafe or, in the case of today, $12 on an awesome game soundtrack. (Gridrunner Revolution from Turbo)

What if I set a goal of seeing how long I could go without spending any money on a day-by-day basis?

Enter the #spentmoneytoday hashtag. Every time I spend even 1 penny in a day on anything below $15, I will tweet what I bought with the #spentmoneytoday hashtag on Twitter. This is sort of a transparent way of embarrassing myself publicly for pushing my trips to China and Taiwan back by minutes or hours (cents and dollars).

Wireless in Welland, Ontario, Canada

Posted on by John Rockefeller
City of Welland Ontario
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Over the holidays this year I’m in Niagara staying at my parents’ place. Used to working at the Red Brick Cafe in Guelph, I was worried heading back to an area without a focus on tech would mean staying in the basement to do work. I searched for a few hours online and talked to some folks to figure out where the wireless hotspots in Welland are.

I couldn’t find much.

So, I figured I would list wireless hotspots I had found in the area to let those who come after me to know where they can get some work done in a comfortable environment.

The List So Far

Cafe on Main

Where: 91 East Main Street.

Hours: Mon-Fri – 8am to 5pm, Sat – 9am to 3pm, Sun – Closed.

The best cafe experience in Welland, bar none. Take the #9 or #10 bus to the downtown terminal and walk a block toward the historic bridge. Located directly across from the courthouse, it offers a quiet and comfortable atmosphere and includes a fireplace. If you’re in the area and are looking for a place to get a good latte, this is it!

Seaway Mall Food Court

Where: 800 Niagara St., Welland, Ontario, Canada (view map)

Hours: Mon-Fri – 10am to 9pm, Sat – 9:30am to 5:30pm, Sun – 12pm to 5pm

Seaway Mall’s food court has several wireless hotspots and some work better than others. I had great experience with SSID SeawayMallA but almost none with SSID SeawayMallE.

Cafe Mochaccino in Seaway Mall

Where: 800 Niagara St., Welland, Ontario, Canada (view map)

Hours: Mon-Fri – 10am to 9pm, Sat – 9:30am to 5:30pm, Sun – 12pm to 5pm

Great (and inexpensive!) cappuccino but no in-house wireless. Using Seaway Mall’s wireless required me to sit at one of their tables just outside of the cafe.

That’s it, for now. Expect this post to grow as time goes on and more wireless hotspots are discovered. And, by all means, if you find your own wireless hotspots in Welland please list them in the comments!

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