“Cheaper Than Cheap†is a recurring tip series about frugality. The idea is to provide helpful frugality tips that border on fanatical to the point of being humorous. Love them or hate them, let’s hear what you think. Tip #3 was...
It wasn’t long ago that I can remember just complaining whenever I got charged fees by a company not knowing that I could do anything about it. Now I know that the consumer does have power. Every fee or even purchase...
Updated – June 26th 2008 Oprah had Suze Orman on today, June 26th and is offering the free download of Women & Money again until 8pm EST on June 27th. Click here to the Oprah site and look for the Women...
The obvious answer is…….Yes! The not so obvious answer is that it might cost me well over $300 dollars this year. First, the software can usually be purchased for next to nothing after rebates or through other programs. SlickDeals is a...
I wanted to share an abridged version my most recent cost cutting conversation with Comcast customer service. The dialogue is specific to my current situation, which was canceling cable, but it is representative of responses I have gotten in the past. ...
Recently we started buying regular carrots instead of the organic baby variety that we have loved for many years. I must admit the idea wasn’t mine; it was something I became willing to experiment with after reading this wonderful article from...
Sometimes changing the criteria by which we assess the cast of a purchase can save us a lot of money. I like to use the trick of calculating the ‘Cost Per’ to see how much something will really cost. My favorite...
For the frugal person with a little bit a tech savvy, the internet provides amazing access to deals that you would never be able to find otherwise. For learning purposes I wanted to run through the process I used to save...
18 month into our two year contract our Verizon LG VX4650 cell phone began to act up. Gradually, the cell phone seemed to hold a charge for shorter and shorter periods of time. Then one day after only ten minutes on...
The Happy Rockette and I got our first cell phone a little under two years ago. We held out for a long time, because we didn’t want a monthly bill for something that wasn’t a necessity. Yes, I did say it...