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Blacksmiths as Community Builders: Then and Now

From the moment blacksmiths divined a method of forging iron to make stronger weapons and tools, the chosen few who could wield this skill became critical members of the community. Everyone from farmers to carpenters to soldiers relied on their village blacksmith for the tools they needed for daily life. When the industrial revolution came along, tools, hardware, and other staples of the blacksmithing craft could be built en masse in factories. Eventually, the need for the village blacksmith lar

8 Best Places to Sell Yugioh Cards - Make Money Flipping Yugioh Cards!

Yu-Gi-Oh!, also referred to as Yugioh, is a Japanese trading card game (TCG) based on the manga game called dueling monsters.

It was extremely popular in the US after its release in Japan in 1999 and the US in 2002, even earning the Guiness World Record for Top Trading Card Game in 2009, with over 22 billion cards sold.

If you were born in the 90s, you probably dueled your friends at some in Yugioh and even watched the popular animated series at the time.

Now, while Yugioh cards helped millio

Keeping Sustainable and Affordable: How We Turn Waste into Product

There’s usually a catch 22 when it comes to being an environmentally conscious consumer: products that are made sustainably-- with recycled materials or renewable resources-- are usually very expensive.

The sustainable option is not always financially sustainable for the consumer. This makes it difficult to reduce the overall impact we’re having on our planet, and funnels more support to big corporations who usually don’t have sustainability in mind.

Maintaining Your Wicks Forge Cooking Utensils

If you’ve purchased any of our cooking tools, like our Egg Spoons, BBQ Cooking Forks or newly released Camping Pans, Grilling Forks, and Spatula-- they are sure to become a new staple in your kitchen.

While these tools are all extremely durable, there are some ways you can maintain them so that they cook up a perfect meal every time, for as long as you use them.

Here at Wicks Forge, we recommend maintaining our cookware the same way you would a cast iron pan. If you're familiar with cast iron

Gamehag Review (Honest) - Can You Really Earn Rewards For Gaming?

It goes without saying that video games are incredibly popular.

After all, in 2020, the global number of online gamers has hit 2.7 billion!

Now, if you’re a serious gamer, you can actually make money by playing video games to turn your favorite hobby into a nice little side hustle.

Thanks to Gamehag (US link), you can now earn free video games, gift cards, skins, and a range of prizes for playing premium titles on your PC or mobile phone.

That’s right: premium titles…you can now get paid to

9 Real Ways To Make Money As A Creative Writer

So you’re passionate about writing creatively, and you’d like to try your hand at making money online as a writer.

But, after scouring the web for creative writer jobs, you end up finding a lot of gigs for content mills, copywriting, or academic writing that isn’t quite your style.

So, now what?

How do you turn your passion for creative writing and skills into paid work?

Well there’s several avenues you can take.

Creative writers are always in demand, whether it be for television, advertisi

13 Legit Websites & Apps Like Poshmark - Sell Your Clothing For Cash!

If you already declutter your closet a few times a year– whether it be to make room for new clothes or to purge the items that haven’t seen the light of day in a while– you might be overlooking an easy opportunity to make some extra cash.

Nowadays, people use social media to do more of their shopping, a new trend known as social commerce.

In fact, 58% of consumers state they would be comfortable purchasing items through social media rather than directly from a company’s website.

Even more not