Ep. 58 "Sources of local happiness & holiday cashola"

This week, AJ and Chris have some sources of happy if you are having the holiday blues...or if you are in need of cash-ola for those holiday upgrades.

Sources of Happy Around Town:
Villagebooks.com (http://villagebooks.com/) - Continuous high-quality events
Pickfordcinema.org (http://pickfordcinema.org/) - “More than movies”


Around the Internet:
WhatcomTalk.com (http://whatcomtalk.com/) - Positive stories about people and businesses around Bellingham and Whatcom County


Where do you go to convert old gadgets to new cash-ola

This came from a comment I had said to me “oh yea, I have one of those [and the rummage through a drawer - and takes it out and clearly it is dead and hasn't been used in months]”

Gazelle (https://www.gazelle.com/)
Amazon Seller (https://sellercentral.amazon.com/)
GameStop (https://www.gamestop.com/trade)
ebay (https://www.ebay.com/)
CraigsList (https://bellingham.craigslist.org/)
OfferUp (https://offerup.com/)
Apple Trade Up (iPhone) program (https://www.apple.com/iphone/trade-up/). For Mac products (https://www.apple.com/mac/trade-up/)

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Tech That Caught our eye

* Hurry Slowly (http://hurryslowly.co/) - A new podcast about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient through the simple act of slowing down.
* OnePlus 5T (https://oneplus.net/5t) - a $500 flagship phone, 6-inch screen, virtually no “bloatware” added. If Chris had to purchase an Android phone...

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