u/Boringflaws

Edit-- Thanks for all the help- I think I have a good idea on how to use use the gift card. Thanks again all!

TLDR- I have 2200 in home depot gift cards and about a year to use them- I live in the SW desert, 30 year old house with tons of deferred maintenance- Would love ideas on how to use the gift card funds-

-- longer-- recently retired and closing a credit card with tons of reward points and a large annual fee- best use seemed home depot gift cards- I do understand other stores are possibly cheaper for most of what I want, but they didn't have point to gift card options I could use

already bought new kitchen faucet, leaf blower, shopvac, smoke detectors, power drill/driver, and starting to get stuff to seal my attic

--- thinking of spending the funds on:

new fridge (1200ish?) -- still runs, but 30 years old and i hear the compressor running almost all the time

more money into attic sealing (200-500?)

xeriscape -- (who knows money) - can buy plants and plant food, but not a priority

blinds?? -- 30 yr old blinds -- could work towards honeycomb blinds to reduce heat going into house

washer/dryer- 30 yr old also- but rather wait till they break (and rather get fridge first)- low usage

garage door insulation (100ish) - lowest rung of things i will get probably

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Edit-- thanks for responses/answers- looked at dps meter at end- yes 1/30 not 1/3 dps, was a demo lock, assume low dps because dead most the time, but i wasn't watching as to what- i was inviting each group individually, so not a paid carry at least- It was my only failed dungeon, doing 10's now and downgrading them as i finish so i can hit all at 10- zero toxicity in groups--- even group from post, i was blaming myself at first- I want to have an enjoyable, maybe challenging time.-- Thanks again for responding!

Read enough positivity here to try Mythics for the first time, tanking, and one button rotation- Did a +2 fine, then get a group for +4 mythic and 260ilvl player doing 1/30 my dps (im 262ilvl)- dying constantly and I'm already overwhelmed trying to just remember mechanics, follow the path, remember to interrupt... tank stuff (added internal anxiety i probably dont need for no reason)

- dying dps goes in chat - "i dont know why i keep dying"- i dont have time to watch them play. we almost kill 3rd boss of 4 before timer runs out. group breaks-

Question- when/how do you deal with this? i feel a dps doing literally 1/30 my dps and dying constantly is not going to work in a m+ -

do you just abandon early in this situation? is there a way to remove them and add someone else? try to suffer through the dungeon? I get sunk cost fallacy and all... and people (me/others) trying to learn... but not improving/understanding mistakes nearly the whole way through seems like something i cant help correct mid dungeon.

- seriously looking for what the culture is here- to be fair, i'm running "learning" mythics. is that my fault?