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10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 19:33 | 5 Comments
10 Fun Summer Activities for Under $10 that you May Have Forgot About

Summer Fun Can be Cheap
August is almost over, and that means there’s about two good months of summer left if you’re in a northern climate. Live it up before the cold and snow rolls in, …

Tracfone Review: Prepaid Wireless at its Dirt Cheapest
Tuesday, 27 Jul, 2010 – 8:23 | 19 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.
About a …

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), …

Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk: $25 for Unlimited Data, Text, & 300 Minutes? Not so Fast
Thursday, 13 May, 2010 – 18:17 | 44 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 …

REI Review: Why the Lifetime REI Membership was Worth the Money
Wednesday, 24 Mar, 2010 – 23:01 | 9 Comments
REI Review: Why the Lifetime REI Membership was Worth the Money

Paid memberships are a tricky game. You know, the ones whereby paying a one-time, annual, or monthly fee you open up the possibility for potential savings or other benefits.
I’ve justified the purchase of three paid …

How to Avoid Getting Burned by the Magazine Industry
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 23:21 | 3 Comments
How to Avoid Getting Burned by the Magazine Industry

Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I still do (and proudly) subscribe to a few magazines – and I won’t be stopping unless the magazines close shop. My personal favorites are Kiplinger and Backpacker.
That …

The Top 10 Cheapest New Cars of 2010
Sunday, 7 Feb, 2010 – 21:31 | 26 Comments
The Top 10 Cheapest New Cars of 2010

I’m not an advocate for buying new vehicles versus used. However, there is some merit in buying an extremely cheap new car and driving it until it’s time to take it behind the woodshed and …

I Have 3 Ooma Referral Coupon Codes
Saturday, 12 Dec, 2009 – 16:11 | 17 Comments
I Have 3 Ooma Referral Coupon Codes

Ooma Referral Coupon Codes!
As an Ooma customer, I was given three coupon codes to get $50 off the Ooma Telo system. If you’re not sure what Ooma is, it’s a VOIP device that allows you …

When to Move to Joint Financial Accounts
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 16:47 | 13 Comments
When to Move to Joint Financial Accounts

The Joint Bank Account Debate
Joint bank accounts for couples? It’s one of those age-old hot personal finance topics. When do you know if it’s the right time to do it? Is there ever a right …

All you Need to Know About Limiting your Expenses
Sunday, 26 Jul, 2009 – 22:34 | 12 Comments
All you Need to Know About Limiting your Expenses

Visualeconomics.com recently posted a visual display of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report that shows where each U.S. household spends their money. Sadly, but not surprisingly, an amazing 51.7% of $49,638 in annual expenses …