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Tracfone Review: Prepaid Wireless at its Dirt Cheapest
Tuesday, 27 Jul, 2010 – 8:23 | 5 Comments
Tracfone Review: Prepaid Wireless at its Dirt Cheapest

Tracfone Review
Warning: if you are a semi-Luddite, you will love this review. If you would hook a 3G (or 4G) smart phone up to your bloodstream intravenously if the opportunity existed, you will not.
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Get Microsoft Office 2010 for Free – for 60 Days
Thursday, 24 Jun, 2010 – 14:08 | 3 Comments
Get Microsoft Office 2010 for Free – for 60 Days

I’m a big fan of weening yourself away from paid software, such as Microsoft Office, as much as possible. Other than Photoshop, I haven’t bought software in probably 6 years or so (excluding Turbotax). But …

3 Ooma Referral Coupon Codes Available
Thursday, 3 Jun, 2010 – 17:34 | 5 Comments
3 Ooma Referral Coupon Codes Available

Ooma Referral Coupon Codes!
As an Ooma customer, I was given three more coupon codes to give out to friends/family/20somethingfinanciers to get $50 off the Ooma Telo, which is going for $249 ($199 after the coupon), …

The Top 5 Best Android Personal Finance Apps to Save you Money
Sunday, 23 May, 2010 – 9:28 | 5 Comments
The Top 5 Best Android Personal Finance Apps to Save you Money

If you’re going to shell out the cash for a smart phone and data plan, you might as well harness some helpful personal finance applications to recoup some of that money! Google’s Android platform has …

Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk: $25 for Unlimited Data, Text, & 300 Minutes? Not so Fast
Thursday, 13 May, 2010 – 18:17 | 33 Comments
Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk: $25 for Unlimited Data, Text, & 300 Minutes? Not so Fast

Shiny New Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk Plan is Enticing for Young Professionals
Virgin Mobile, a prepaid cellular phone service provider that was purchased last year by Sprint, just launched a new – and potentially game changing …

Lala Shut Down by Apple: A Sad Day for Frugal Music Lovers
Saturday, 1 May, 2010 – 11:21 | 10 Comments
Lala Shut Down by Apple: A Sad Day for Frugal Music Lovers

I just received an email that Lala is being shut down by Apple, who bought Lala 5 months ago, on May 31st. A year ago, I made the switch from iTunes to Lala. Now, unfortunately, …

Craigslist & Other Classified Ad Phrases Alternative Meaning Humor
Monday, 26 Apr, 2010 – 21:11 | 4 Comments
Craigslist & Other Classified Ad Phrases Alternative Meaning Humor

Why do we dance around the obvious when it comes to classified ads? I was looking through some Craigslist ads the other day and had a moment of pontification while embracing the absurd code-talk. When …

iPad Review: Is it Worth Adding to your Apple Collection?
Monday, 5 Apr, 2010 – 22:41 | 25 Comments
iPad Review: Is it Worth Adding to your Apple Collection?

This is an attempt at a fair and honest review of the Apple iPad. I’m not an Apple fanatic, but I’m definitely not an Apple hater either. I just started using a MacBook Pro at …

20SomethingFinance Now Offered Up on Kindle!
Sunday, 24 Jan, 2010 – 12:32 | 6 Comments
20SomethingFinance Now Offered Up on Kindle!

20SomethingFinance.com is now being offered up on the Amazon Kindle! Here’s a little bit more about Amazon Kindle blog subscriptions:

Kindle Blogs are auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle and updated throughout the day so you can …

The Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office: Stop Wasting Money!
Sunday, 10 Jan, 2010 – 20:01 | 11 Comments
The Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office: Stop Wasting Money!

Is there a Free Microsoft Office Alternative?
This may be old news for some, but apparently not everyone has made the switch from Microsoft Office, as you will soon find out.
A few years ago, when I …