46 posts tagged “frugal”

Cell_phone

You can pick up a pay as you go plan for as little as $10 a month! With rebates, you can even get a free phone!

These plans are great for those who need a phone for emergencies or occasional use. You can compare plans here.

• Save money (more than $100 a year on electric bills for most households)
  

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• Conserve energy and the environment
• Clothes last longer. Where do you think lint comes from?
• It is physical activity, which you can do inside or outside.
• Sunlight bleaches and disinfects.
• Indoor racks can humidify in dry winter weather.
• Clothes dryer fires account for about 15,600 structure fires, 15 deaths and 400 injuries annually. The yearly national fire loss for clothes dryer fires in structures is estimated at $99 million.

I'm adding a site to the list below and I'm making it bold so you know it is new.

I'm not a big fan of coupons simply because of the time involved - finding them, clipping them, remembering them; but I'm sure many readers use them.

So here is what I have found and I'm looking for your comments on the "best sites"

Coupon Ninja             thousands of coupon codes, promo codes, price discounts and free shipping offers      
Retail Me Not              A great source for coupon codes
Deal Taker                  Organized by store and categories
Cents Off                    Has had mainstream media coverage
The Geek Next Door    Seems like they have good daily deals
Ebates                       Just like the name says
Clipfire                        A coupon search engine
Bargain Share            Coupon discussion board

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Freeconomy

Freeconomy is manifesting the solution to our broken system. It is an implementation of sustainable lifestyle. It is the antithesis to the Story of Stuff.

There are four main ways in which you can share in the community:

1. Skillshare is about sharing the skills you have learnt throughout your life and learning those you haven't.
2. Toolshare is an initiative that enables members to have access to every tool under the sun without it costing the earth.
3. Spaceshare is ideal for people who haven't got enough time or money to support projects they really believe in, but who have got some space to offer.
4. Landshare asks the question 'Have you got more land than you need or can physically deal with?' If the answer is yes, then join Landshare and give some of it up to the local community as allotments and become part of a local food revolution.

I made some additions to the posts below. Be sure to re-read these short articles.

Auto Savings
Do It Yourself

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• Reuse wrapping paper from the gifts you get
  

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• Use the Sunday paper
• Brown wrapping paper with your decorations on it
• Old wall paper
• Old maps

If you have saved money or made money because of this blog, why not tip me? For $3 you get to download my seminars. They teach you how to save $130,000 over your lifetime by smarter spending, how to make an 11% return on your investments every year, and how to earn $800 a month in your spare time!

• Roll of postage stamps
  

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• Hand rolled bees wax candles from a craft store
• Put together your own food basket. Use decorative baskets or tins you have collected over the years
• Print you own coupons on your computer such as a free dinner at restaurant of you choice or a free body massage (for your significant other)

Over the past month, AT&T has quietly started to offer reasonably priced unbundled "naked" DSL Internet service to

customers around the country. The company's website makes no mention of the service, nor do its Internet phone sales representatives offer or even discuss the service. Customers wishing to sign up will need to call a specific department at AT&T to request the secret plan. Two tiers are offered, a 3Mbit down/1.5 Mbit up plan for $28.99 per month, and a 1.5Mbit down/768k up for $23.99. Those who opt for the stand-alone DSL service will be able to avoid paying the myriad of mandatory fees associated with a phone line.

The service is available to customers in at least the following states: AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IN, IL, KY, LA, MI, MO, OH, NC NV, SC, TN, TX

Customers wishing to sign up for the service should do the following:

• Call the AT&T Dry Loop department directly at 888-800-4095.
• Ask to switch to "DSL direct".
• If they give you a hassle, say it's a retention offer.