Jay Franze joins us this week!. We caught up with Jay and asked about some new equipment he is using for his podcast as well as an update on the fire pit he mentioned the last time he was on. Jim mentioned that he thought the economy was going to be challenged in 2024 and it might be a good time to think about tightening up the budget a bit and looking for some sweet deals ahead. Thanks for listening! Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg581 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison for show #581 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe Join us for the show live each Thursday at 8pmC/9E/1UTC at http://theAverageGuy.tv/live Popular Tags: Podcast, Home Gadget Geeks, Jim Collison, Jay Franze, monitors, buy, deals, amazon, store, subscriptions, price, shopping, walmart, power, rocket money Find Us! Join us in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaverageguy/ On Discord at https://theaverageguy.tv/discord Save as much as $110 on your first 5 boxes of HelloFresh  Use the code MQU328 and get $40 off any machine purchase and a free capsule dispenser. If you are drinking bad coffee – STOP. Great coffee, one cup at a time from people who really know coffee. Check them out at https://Nespresso.com and use code MQU328 and get $40 off your first machine! Show Segments: Jay has some new Podcasting gear. ([7:08]) How to measure audio decibel levels? ([10:55]) Podcasting equipment costs. ([16:00]) How to find deals on products. ([22:13]) Living on the bare minimum. ([31:55]) Paying for subscriptions in advance. ([43:24]) The deals get better the longer you leave it in the cart. ([48:27]) Best buy price match for the win. ([53:35]) Making the mistake of not using coupon codes. ([59:59]) Taxes and taxes on online purchases. ([1:06:06]) A quick update on the Blueeddie AC 180. ([1:09:46]) Running a generator in a house. ([1:14:16]) The pros and cons of having multiple monitors. ([1:20:08]) How to turn off the monitors at once? ([1:30:12])  Links https://www.bradsdeals.com/ https://slickdeals.net/ https://www.joinhoney.com/explore