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Fighting With Communications
I have been playing with a site called HearUsNow.org. It was started by consumer reports to help people deal with the telecommunications companies that offer pitiful customer service. Turns out most of the companies that are listed on the site actually monitor to see who is taling and what the problems are. So whether you [...]
Ready for Winter? It’s Coming
Now is the time to start getting your house ready for winter. Putting in weather stripping on doors and windows, insulating your attic, etc. All these are great ways to save energy. With the price of oil up homes in the northeast are sure to see a rise in energy costs. What most people do [...]
Magic Jack Update
I wrote a while back about saving money on phone service. One of the products I mentioned was MagicJack. My brother, black sheep, purchased a magicJack a few months back so I asked him how it was working and his overall satisfaction with the product. The general idea is that I got was that the [...]
Blocking Cell Phone Spam
In reading news about the cell phone industy I ran across a great article from the New York Times on how to block cell phone spam. I found this to be a great article especially for Verizon and ATT users. Hope this helps keep you text messaging clean.
Free Sample and Coupon Roundup #44
Looks like I am finally back on schedule after struggling last weekend to get that last bugs out of the system. On with the Freebies!! Free sample of Fruit Rollups from General Mills Coupon for a free Family Portrait from JC Penney Free sample of Quaker Simple Harvest granola bar Free sample of Tide [...]
Thrifty Tips 9/6
Gas prices are slowly dropping but that doesn’t mean wes shouldn’t conserve as much as we can. here are a list of tips to conservce gasoling, and thus, money: Adjust Your AC: Stuck in slow-moving traffic? Roll down the windows to save fuel. Coasting down the highway? Turn on the AC with the windows up [...]
Prices of Glasses Going Up?
You never know what will start a trend. I am hearing from different corners of the media world that Sarah Palin, the nominee for Vice President on the Republican Ticket, has women thinking about designer frames because of the stylish look she presents with her glasses. A great way to avoid these kind of [...]
Free Sample and Coupon Roundup #42
Free sample of Huni moisturizer when you sign up for the Huni Club Free sample of Degree Men Abosolute deodorant Join club wild and get $30 in coupons for Eukenuba dog food Free sample of Bounce Awakening dryer sheets Free sample of Pledge Multi-surface Wipes and a coupon for filling out short survey Voucher for [...]
Thrifty Tips 8/30
Winterizing Your Steel Doors If you live in a manufactured home or trailer, most or all of them have steel entry doors. I have found that by using a magnetic curtain rod and hanging an insulated drapery panel on the inside of the door in the winter, cuts down on a lot of cold coming [...]
Swagbucks Update
If you are not aware I no longer use Google for my search engine. Instead I use Swagbucks, which gives you the same results but has rewards points for searching. Check out my previous post here. I have been using Swagbucks as my primary search engine for about a month now so I wanted to [...]
