October passed by in a flash. I got sick at the very beginning of the month with a cold and it lingered for 2 1/2 weeks. The rest of the month was spent catching up on chores I had put off and getting back up to my usual speed with life in general.
Despite these setbacks I still somehow managed to earn $27.10 from canning. That number got a boost one day as I was taking my cans to the grocery store a woman from a house near it got my attention by yelling at me and gave me a large garbage full of cans/bottles that she was otherwise putting out to the recycling. It was a very kind gesture on her part and quite unusual as I normally get yelled for the different reasons.
I managed to sell the Snap On tools that I had purchased the previous month on eBay. I do not plan to sell tool related items to fund my purchases for this project on eBay as it intersects too much with other areas of my life. I earned $48.95 from the sale which I will add to the kitty as a one time thing.
The Tools
The first tool I purchased at the beginning of the month was a full sized Stanley brand hacksaw from Home Depot for $5.70 delivered. I’m not sure if they were clearing out the model or it was a sale but I couldn’t pass it up at this price.
The second tool I purchased was a small pair of Mastercraft bolt cutters from the thrift store for $3.75. I don’t think they were ever used as they still had the cardboard back from Canadian Tire with them and no wear on the blades.
The third and final purchase I made for October was the largest. Early in the month while I was out running an errand while sick I happened upon a garage sale. October is very late for garage sales in this area but the fall weather that day was fantastic. I got super excited because I love garage sales and I despite that haven’t been to one yet this year. It wasn’t a great sale as it turns out because I found the prices high but I found a plastic molded case under a stack of DVD’s that caught my interest. In my feverish state I saw an angle grinder inside the case when I checked it out and was determined to buy something since it was probably going to be the only sale that I attended this year. The old lady running the sale and I negotiated a bit and I got the price down to $20. So what did I get?
When I got home I realized that the angle grinder I just bought turned out to be a Rockwell Sonicraft Oscillating Tool Model RK5105K and some accessories.
As I came to find out it was an early model and the problem was that when oscillating tools first came to market each manufacturer had their own proprietary attachment head. Each company sold their own brand of accessories that came molded with that proprietary attachment style. That way companies could charge high prices for their accessories that would only fit their brand of tools.
As years passed this destructive practice had eventually weakened the market demand for all oscillating tools among consumers. It was confusing to find the right blades you needed and when you did you were faced with high prices as you had no alternatives available to you.
Faced with slumping sales all the companies got together and adopted a universal head attachment that every manufacturer could use rectifying this problem. Now going forward any accessory produced for an oscillating tool no matter the manufacturer would fit.
Anyway all that is to say is that I had to buy a Rockwell universal adapter off Amazon for $16.64 so I can attach any blade now that’s currently being sold since the change. In retrospect maybe my purchase wasn’t such a great deal with that added expense factored in.
Financial Summary for October 2025
Revenue
- Amount carried over from previous month: $13.35
- Cans/Bottles: $27.10
- Snap on Tool Sale: $48.95
Total Amount: $89.40
Expenses
- Stanley Hacksaw: $5.70
- Mastercraft Bolt Cutter: $3.75
- Rockwell Sonicraft Oscillating Tool: $20
- Rockwell Oscillating Tool Adapter: $16.64
Total Expenses: $46.09
Summary
If I’m honest I hardly remember October. The combination of being sick, catching up afterwards and just being busy all the time, it feels like I just got back to being normal again. I know I did some DIY stuff this month but I can’t for the life of me remember anything specific as I write this post. I’m going to have to put stuff down on paper as I do them in November so I can write about them next month.
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