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A Drastic Change in My Life

Kyle — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:22:19 +0000

Last week my wife and I decided to make a drastic and radical change in our lives. It was a tough decision but after much thought we decided it was what was really best for both our finances and our family. WE CANCELED CABLE! I know it sounds crazy but it turns out there really [...]

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Group Buying, There’s Power in Numbers but Beware

KKatz — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:10:50 +0000

Many consumers are finding that there’s power in numbers. Group buying sites, such as Groupon.com, LivingSocial.com, and BuyWithMe.com, offer steep discounts on local services that are being promoted that day. Local merchants get a burst of new traffic that will hopefully lead to new customers and consumers get great deals. You might have seen recent [...]

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Cheaper Isn’t Always Better

Kyle — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:29:24 +0000

Buying the cheapest thing you can find certainly isn’t always a great idea. It is good to be frugal but quality is equally as important as price. I fell game to the cheaper is better trap the other day when I was in the market for a cornhole set. You know the bean bag game [...]

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Suburban Garden Experiment – Year Two

Kyle — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:04:36 +0000

Some of you may remember my failed attempt at a successful garden from last year. This year I am aiming sites on a good harvest and a better experience all around. This year I am trying out true square foot gardening as outlined in the book All New Square Foot Gardening ($11.69 Amazon). Using the [...]

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Do You Want an iPad?

Kyle — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:52:34 +0000

This whole iPad thing baffles me. I guess I don’t get the point of the product. You take the iPhone which had some pretty big limitations and you make it bigger. Same limitations just a bigger screen. With the exception of Flash support I see things improving in future iterations of both the iPhone and [...]

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Is Bulk Better?

Kyle — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:02:39 +0000

I have always been leary of the Costco’s and Sam’s Clubs of the world. Something always seems off to me when you have to pay to get in the door and then pay to get the stuff. Same thing with cover charges at a bar. I am here so I am going to be buying [...]

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When the Price is Right – Buy Generic

Michael — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:01:37 +0000

If you’re old enough to remember the 1980′s, then you’re probably old enough to remember a time when the Pepsi challenge was a prevalent marketing strategy. The idea behind the Pepsi challenge was that a Pepsi representative would set up at a shopping center or grocery store and provide samples of both Pepsi and its [...]

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How to Save on SMS Using GoogleVoice

Kyle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:01:46 +0000

A few weeks ago I touched on the fact I use Google Voice to save me money. I only briefly mentioned how I use it to provide alternative SMS service and I had some questions about Google Voice as well as the details on how I use it to reduce my SMS costs so here [...]

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3 Websites that Save Me Money

Kyle — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:01:36 +0000

An important part of being frugal and saving money is finding ways to reduce your expenses while at the same time working to increase your income. Even though I fail a lot I try pretty hard to reduce my costs whenever possible. Like switching cable providers (or at least threating to) to get your bill [...]

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Budget Coffee and Cigarettes With Gift Cards and Save a Fortune

Hank — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:09:09 +0000

How many times have you heard that you can save millions of dollars over the course of your lifetime by cutting out your morning coffee at your favorite local coffee house? Ever since David Bach made his Latte Factor famous in his best selling book, “The Automatic Millionaire“, we all have been going without our [...]

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