Having fun doesn’t have to cost money, but it generally does. Let’s talk about some common activities that people do outside their home.   Movies (In the theater): $13–$16 per ticket (about 2 hours) → $6.50–$8/hour Dinner Date (mid-range restaurant): $50–$100 per person for ~1.5–2 hours → $25–$65/hour Trampoline Park (indoor): $18–$28 for 1 hour pass → $18–$28/hour Axe Throwing: $25–$40 per person per hour → $25–$40/hour Bowling (lane cost): $20–$60 per lane per hour → if 4 p

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I am going to ask you to sacrifice a cup of coffee, or at least the price of one. I would love it if you sacrificed the price of your next movie out, DVD purchase, or trip to KFC, and instead spent the same money in a diffrent way to save others. I’m talking, in this instance, about science fiction and fantasy magazines.   Fantasy and science fiction magazines are in decline—digitally, in print, and across the English-speaking world. (Perhaps broader, I don’t know.) While som

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I would like to talk a little today about The Witcher . It is a series of six fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej...

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