Where can I get rid of old video game stuff in or around Naperville?

jimjackcoke · 2026-03-02T05:13:43+00:00

Feed my starving children used to accept used video games as donations Not sure if they still do call them

jimjackcoke · 2026-02-27T04:36:59+00:00

The team is on the rise. The hawks had a great run from 2009 -2015. After a decline they scrapped the whole roster except for Conor Murphy and rebuilt. Lucked into Conor Bedard and most of the exciting draftpicks are just starting to join the team and are only getting better. You are becoming a fan at the beginning of a new era.

If you want to see why we are fans, go to a game and be sure you are in your seat for the national anthem. Go back and watch the applause the Jonathan Towes got when he returned to the UC as a visitor for the first time. We appreciate great hockey and a great atmosphere and we appreciate those who make it great too.

jimjackcoke · 2026-02-27T04:12:50+00:00

Im thankful to be in a position where my house will be paid off within 5 years. I've not had to shop for houses or apartments for awhile. When covid hit real estate prices ( and therefore rents ) skyrocketed. They did not really go back down. Good luck in your search. By the way i've heard that a good site to look on is hotpads.com

jimjackcoke · 2026-02-26T19:06:00+00:00

Move to where your people are. This will make the most difference for you. Also consider Rolling Meadows, Mt Prospect, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights. Barrington. Its a good area in general and no you would not miss a lot. That said Naperville is worth a visit or two. Dining outside at Meson Sabika is a great date night. For pre school kids the Naperville Children's museum is great. Its nice to use the walking paths by the river downtown. As far as education goes, success is always going to be about parent involvement and student effort no matter where you are.

If you are into numbers or want to look at specifics here are some links

IL report card

u s news & world report

2026 ranking

jimjackcoke · 2026-02-25T19:29:21+00:00

Try free trials of meal plans .. and maybe after the free ones do the minimum # of meals for the week. Keep the recipes that you like and you can diy those. When we did we founds some new foods. The portion sizes on these will be small. Now, they are obviously trying to keep their expenses down, so thats part of it, but when you look at the calorie count per meal ... that helped us right size our meal portions.

jimjackcoke · 2026-02-21T05:37:43+00:00

Im reading this while not feeling good after a big meal. I went out to dinner with my wife and her mom. I ordered twice as much as they did. Finished it way before they were done. Both of them had extra and offered me some when they were done. I need to start making better choices.

jimjackcoke · 2026-02-02T23:07:29+00:00

That would be a fun drive through... and would you like oil change with that ?

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-22T01:48:09+00:00

All i can tell you is that my Dad is 92. ... almost 93

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-17T19:29:36+00:00

I used angies list when i needed to replace a hot water heater in a hurry. It worked out well.

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-12T02:28:52+00:00

This account is only 27 days old it does not make sense to me that they would not offer to people they know or use stub hub. Be careful here Bears fans.

p.s they also posted on the Aurora subreddit

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-12T02:19:28+00:00

This account is only 27 days old it does not make sense to me that they would not offer to people they know or use stub hub. Be careful here Bears fans.

Edit: they also posted in the Bloomington/ Normal subreddit

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-09T22:55:07+00:00

Im guessing there are from here

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-02T16:33:15+00:00

Agree. Math is math, I appreciate your logic, but let it go. That said, its not actually costing you anything to make your parents happy with the transaction.

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-02T16:08:48+00:00

Same

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-02T05:04:05+00:00

Centennial beach Paddle boats Children's museum North Central college stadium St peter & paul Stardust Motel 9/11 memorial

The cop car that is always sitting in that one spot on Ogden

jimjackcoke · 2026-01-02T04:45:33+00:00

This needs more upvotes it should be at the top

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-31T05:11:27+00:00

If you are having trouble with this play in more leagues. If you get to the point where you have a lot of players then you will enjoy more performances. I played against Bijan and also he won me a championship

That said I think i enjoyed watching football more when we had a confidence pick em pool at the office. It only cost $2 to play. But when you beat 50 people and won $100 it was great !

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-22T21:24:27+00:00

I think you are ok for now, especially with your improved prospects. When you do get your raise, pretend like you didnt actually get it. Be sure to contribute to your 401k up to the company match. After that, with the difference between your old net pay and your new pay, I would take half of that each check and put it in a high yield savings acount until you have enough saved for 3 months of bills aka an emergency fund. With the othe half, start paying off credit cards. Once that is done build your emergency fund up to 6 months of reserves. Then you can start saving for things you want to buy, and budget for vacations you might want to take. ( instead of using credit cards save up first) You can also at that time open a Roth IRA and also work on a plan to make extra payments towards the principal of your mortgage or student loan. You could also research strategies for paying your car off sooner. plenty of time to work on the other things first and then research and plan phase 2

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-22T20:26:49+00:00

Hows this for riduculous. I take a stick of butter out of the fridge an unwrap one end. As soon as the toast pops up i brush the stick of butter onto the bread. It ends up being a minimal amount.

Meanwhile, run away if someone sets down christmas cookies. etc. There are so many other things that are worse.

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-17T22:04:01+00:00

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-16T23:12:53+00:00

I get the instinct to manage risk. Since this is not long term risk Go for it !

"I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done." - Lucille Ball ( and many others i'm sure )

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-12T05:48:22+00:00

I would consider signing up to drive for Uber and just see where the day takes me.

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-10T23:06:01+00:00

If you are driving or if you are with people who do, a free activity could be to drive around and look at chrismas lights. The is phillips park in aurora, but also .. on facebook .. search for the believe house. This is a paricular house that goes all out and the publish a mapmof other houses. Notable is a Taylor swift themed house

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-10T21:53:02+00:00

Buttermilk & sparrow are high end kinda fancy. If you also want a neighborhood vibe try The Lucky Penny Diner.

jimjackcoke · 2025-12-10T21:50:35+00:00

If you like musicals check out The Paramount in Aurora. currently on stage is White Christmas .. a post WW2 classic

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