Monday 22 June 2026
So much is going on, and the hot weather is kicking in. And how busy I was during May. Technically, I've been busy since March, haha. Mother’s Day was successful, but I had to pay bills after that lol. Haha, the irony lol
Is the weather getting better around mid-June? It's been cloudy + rain and sunny. I just can’t wait for the summer to kick in and start my minimalist journey.
This so-called minimalist journey is just a challenge for me to use less electricity and not play games for the rest of the summer unless I have time for it anyway lol.
items
Phone
powerbank
Fans
And you're good to go!!!
With the 4 100-watt solar panels and the Pecron 1000 LFP power station, it's gonna be lit.
I came to realize that the power station will only take 60 volts, and I am way over 60 volts, so 300 watts is ok for me, while the other one is for my Anker DC 300 powerbank.
Even though it’s just charging my phone, using my fan, and Steam Deck LCD?
My Steam Deck OLED caught the black screen of death since I changed to new thermal paste and cleaned it. I learned that the reason it was that way was due to the battery controller and the motherboard BIOS triggering something that caused the black screen of death, where it's in sleep mode, the fans are moving, but it won’t turn on or boot. So I tried all the methods, but none of them are working. If none are working, I have to ship it to New Jersey for them to fix it and pay 200 bucks or so for that repair.
And Yess, I would never ever ever change the paste ever again!! :( Never mess with it ever again.
I think last summer, and through the fall, we weren’t home very much while we were at the farm. Around 50 dollars for electricity lol
But the electric at the farm, I have to pay at least 200 dollars since it's running the cooler and cabin. Thanks to my Anker DC 300 and 1000-watt power station, I don’t have to use any of it since it's only charging the phone lol.
Lastly, my family and I may expect to move into an RV trailer unless our lovely friend and owner can find one for us. She told us that it’s ok for us to live at the farm where we rent 18 acres. What we need is a shower and hot water.
There was a room open for rent, but due to my brother's condition.
Our actual home is about a 35-45 minute drive lol. Inspections and filing paperwork on income and other things are just not viable for our time and money. It’s a pain in the but for sure. So if we just moved to our farm, we don’t need to do paperwork on income, annual inspections, and use gas to drive back home. We could save money and invest in land if we can find one over time. Just praying though haha.
There was a room open for rent, but due to my brother's condition. It ended up being with an old lady who would benefit from it so so much.
Other things to mention
I am not planning on purchasing a Steam machine since the price is now 1,050 bucks lol ouch lol. Ooh well Idc about computers at the moment.
My Steam Decks OLED/LCD are good enough as well.
Yeah, computers are stupid expensive.
Idk, for single adults, keep the grind until President Trump is out of office.
Save save save!!!!
For the kids, learn how to plant foods, raise chickens, and how to wire up electronics when the grind is down.
If I keep this up on saving money and keep the grind going as much as possible, then it's gonna be a good year for me.
Food, paying the bills, and surviving the world with no power is more important than doom scrolling the internet, video games, and computers.
Well I do play videogames but uhh only for an hour sooo lol haha