Why does nobody talk about how a cheap anvil can be a good start?

Last month, I helped my nephew set up his first shop in his garage in Springfield, and he only had about $300 for an anvil. Everyone online said to save up for a $1,000+ one, but we found a 70-pound cast steel one at a farm auction for $150. He's made a dozen decent knives on it already (you know, learning the basics). Has anyone else had a solid start on a budget piece that people told you to avoid?

Overheard a guy at the supply house say he never tapes the inside corners first

I was picking up some 45-minute mud in Denver last week and this older installer was telling the counter guy his method. He said he always does the butt joints and flats before even touching the inside corners, claiming it lets the wall settle and prevents cracks. I've taped my corners first for ten years, thinking it gave the room its shape. But after trying his way on a garage job, the long seams went up way straighter and the corners tucked in nice after. Maybe letting the big panels lock in first is the real trick. What order do you guys tape in?

My 'simple' habit tracker layout turned into a two-hour design nightmare

I wanted a clean grid for tracking water intake and reading last week, so I grabbed a ruler. The lines kept coming out crooked, and I erased so much the paper started to tear. I finally got it right, but what should have taken 15 minutes ate up my whole evening. Has anyone else had a basic spread spiral out of control like that?

Finally found a copy of that weird '90s X-Force annual at a flea market in Akron after hunting for three years.

I spotted it under a stack of old magazines last weekend, and the guy only charged me five bucks for it because he thought it was a coloring book.

That London market stall in 2015 where I saw a guy wearing a suit made from old fire hose.

As a property manager, cable installs in apartments are a mess because of how jobs are scheduled lol