INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you typically download your music from online stores such as iTunes, the Google Play Store, or Amazon, you will have a credit or debit card statement documenting exactly how much money you have spent. Go through your recent credit or bank statements to see how much money you have spent on purchases. You may not always purchase your music with a debit or credit card. For example, if you purchase CDs or vinyl records in a shop, you may be paying in cash. If this is the case, write down the albums you have purchased with cash over the past months. If you have the receipt or remember the price, write down how much you paid. If you didn’t, search online for the going rate for that album to get a general idea of how much you spent. Hopefully you have not engaged in this, but if you have, you will need to include this in your final count. Write down each song or album you have purchased or type it into an excel sheet.  Search for the album or song in the iTunes store or in the Google Play store to find out how much you would have spent had you purchased the music legally. Write this down too. Be aware that if you are downloading music illegally, you are committing a crime. If you get caught doing so, you could face heavy fines of up to $250,000 and even jail time. Add up the number of songs you have purchased over the last six months, and how much this has cost you. Are you spending more on music than you are on basic life necessities, such as food? Are you going into debt because of your music purchases? By completing these steps, you will be able to get a good, objective way of examining your habits. If most of your music is purchased without really thinking about it and the consequences of doing so, there are a few things you can do to become more aware the next time you go to buy a new song or album.  Take a few seconds or minutes to regroup before you head to the cash register. Take a few deep breaths, walk around a bit. You want to get your mind off of the song you want and back to thinking about your goals.  Think about whether the purchase will be in alignment with your goals. Try to be as honest with yourself as possible. Does that new song help get you closer to your goal of spending less money on music or does it take you farther away from that goal?  Evaluate your stress level. Become aware of any stress you are experiencing, whether it is related to the purchase or something else. You may be more likely to make an impulse purchase if you are stressed, so take a second to think about this, too. Don’t store your information, and if you already have it stored, remove it. Companies usually make it possible to purchase the music with a single click, which makes it too easy to do. If you want to restrict your spending, change your settings so that you have to type in your credit card information each time you make a purchase. This will also give you a bit of time to evaluate whether this is a “want” purchase or a “need” purchase. If you are able to walk away from that impulse purchase, reward yourself with something else you want. Buy yourself a fancy coffee, an ice cream, or a new sweater with the money you saved.

SUMMARY: Look at your bank statements over the past six months. Write down all of the music you have purchased using cash in the past six months. Write down all of the music you have pirated in the last six months. Total all of your purchases up. Avoid impulse purchases. Remove your credit/debit card from your music account. Reward yourself.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Pour ½ cup (120 ml) of vinegar into 1 quart (1 liter) of warm water. Use distilled white vinegar. Then mix in ¼ cup (59 ml) of borax. Mix the ingredients together in a pitcher until they are well-combined and the borax is completely dissolved.  Alternatively, you may use 3 percent hydrogen peroxide. However, do not dilute it with water or mix it with borax. Instead, use straight peroxide, or mix 1 part peroxide to 1 part vinegar.  You can purchase borax from your local pharmacy or grocery store. Then spray the mold with the solution. Make sure to spray a generous amount of the solution onto the affected areas in your shower. You may have some solution leftover. As you clean the mold, re-fill the bottle as needed. Depending on how much mold you have, you may need to let the solution set for longer like 30 minutes to an hour.

SUMMARY: Make a mold-killing solution. Fill a spray bottle with the solution. Let the solution set for 10 to 15 minutes.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can find lots of free Steam skins online. One popular download site is https://steamskins.org. Skins are usually compressed into .Zip or .Rar archives. Depending on your browser, you may have to select a download location. Select the Downloads folder and click Save. You should find it in the Downloads folder. This extracts a new folder containing the skin files. You can do this by clicking the two-toned Mac logo in the Dock. A dialog will appear. This opens the skins folder. Now that the skin files are in place, you can easily change the skin in the Steam app. It’s in the Applications folder and on the Launchpad. If prompted to log in or input a Steam Guard code, follow the on-screen instructions to do so. It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.  It’s in the left column. ” It’s near the center of the right panel. All skins you’ve extracted to the skins folder will appear in this drop-down menu. A confirmation message will appear at the center of the screen, asking you to restart the app. The applications will shut down and restart with the new skin applied.

SUMMARY: Find skins to download. Download the skin to your computer. Double-click the file you downloaded. Open a Finder window. Press ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+G. Type ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/skins and press ⏎ Return. Drag the extracted folder to the skins folder in Finder. Open Steam. Click the Steam menu. Click Preferences. Click Interface. Click the down-arrow next to “default skin. Select your new skin. Click OK. Click RESTART STEAM.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Concrete cures best in temperatures above 50 °F (10 °C), so check the forecast for the next week. If you can expect warm temperatures, then now is the right time to pour the concrete.  Pouring in the spring or summer is ideal to avoid any unexpected cold weather. If there is a sudden cold snap after pouring the concrete, professionals usually protect the concrete by building a structure around the site and using a portable heater. This is an expensive option, but it’s the best choice to protect the concrete. While the concrete is curing, it can’t handle excessive weight. Let it dry for a full 24 hours before stepping on it to prevent damage to the surface.  If you’re water-curing the concrete, take extra care to avoid stepping on it while you re-wet the fabric. If the concrete is in an area with a lot of foot traffic, block the area off and hang signs warning about wet cement. Make sure any pedestrians will know they can't step on the area. Even if the concrete looks dry, it can't handle excessive weight until after it cures completely. If the concrete is in your driveway or a similar area that cars drive on, wait at least 10 days before driving or parking your car on it.  If you have a large vehicle like an RV or truck, wait 28 days before parking it on the concrete. Also wait 28 days if this is a commercial area with a lot of vehicle traffic, like a parking lot. The weight from multiple vehicles can cause the concrete to sink. Introducing new chemicals to the concrete before it’s completely hardened can interfere with the curing process. Wait a full month before applying any paints or stains to the concrete. If you do want to paint the concrete and used a curing compound, remember to get one that is nonreactive with paint.

SUMMARY:
Pour concrete when the temperature will be above 50 °F (10 °C) for at least 7 days. Wait 24 hours to walk on the concrete. Drive on the concrete only after 10 days have passed. Let the concrete harden for a full month before painting or staining it.