Archive for the ‘Saving’ Category
Find the Best Gas Prices
Do you have that one gas station in your area that is always a few cents cheaper than all the others. I know we do. The question crossed my mind that maybe that station wasn’t really cheap it was just cheaper than the other stations in my area. So I went out looking for ways [...]
The Super Bowl Bump
Have you seen all the insanity out there surrounding the Super Bowl? Tom Brady (the quarterback for one of the teams in the Super Bowl) wears a walking boot to his girlfriends house and it gets three days of media coverage. The media isn’t the only thing that is in a frenzy. Consumers work themselves [...]
Vampire Electronics
Do you leave your phone charger plugged in all day long? Or do you leave your computer monitor on even when your computer is not in use? These are both examples of vampire electronics. All over your house are electronics that use electricity even when they are turned off. In fact, in the average American [...]
Get Out of Your Cell Phone Contract
I have just finished researching a great website. It is called Cell Trade. This is a great consumer to consumer way to get out of your contract with your cell phone provider. The website is a pretty simple idea. You register, letting people know about your service provider and plan, and someone else who is [...]
Communication Problems?
Having worked in the communications industry for seven of the last eight years, I love all the stuff that communications does for us. The gadgets, the speed, the fun, what’s not to like? Well, the customer service. When it comes to complaints for whatever problems you are having it is often hard to get your [...]
Wait!! Don’t Throw Away that Toothbrush
An old toothbrush is a very valuable tool. I have seen them used for all sorts of things. Mostly people use them for cleaning in hard to reach places. If you are worried about toothpaste gunk you can clean the old toothbrush out by putting it in the dishwasher. I would stay away from the [...]
Travel Insurance
Every time I make travel reservations, no matter the website, the question is always posed if I would like to purchase travel insurance. Most times the price is way to high for the services I am purchasing. Never the less I always feel the need to purchase travel insurance just in case something comes up [...]
Baby Mint Back in Full Swing
Back in October I did a four part series on saving for college. In that series I talked about getting free money for college using the service BabyMint. At that time BabyMint had parted ways with the credit card company that issued its credit cards. Now they have their credit card back up and [...]
Lower Your Phone Bill
I have talked in the past about lowering your phone bill by switching to VOIP. I am a big proponent of the technology and the cost savings is amazing especially if you make a lot of long distance calls. There is a new player in the VOIP market and while not perfect magicJack is making [...]
Christmas Saving Story
When I was growing up the weekend after Thanksgiving was always set aside for getting a Christmas tree. As a family we would pile in the car drive, to a Christmas tree farm, and wander the isles of trees looking for one that was good enough. It always took forever and I have recently submitted [...]
