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My mother-in-law was trying to make a call with her cell phone, but it froze up. She wanted to turn it off and on to try to bring it back to life, but since the power button was broken she had to remove the battery to power her phone … [Read more...] about Save Money By Sharing a Mobile Plan
I looked at my cards, and confidently pushed a small stack of chips to the middle of the table. My opponent flipped his cards and smiled. His full house beat my two pairs. I'm not in Las Vegas, or even in a local casino. It's poker … [Read more...] about Cheap Entertainment: Poker Night
Over the weekend my wife and I went to watch a Major League Baseball game. We don't go to professional sporting events often, and I was reminded this weekend why. Tickets: The tickets were offered to my wife through her job … [Read more...] about How Expensive Is Going To a Baseball Game?
I'm always up for a good challenge, especially when it comes to saving money. My wife and I are going on a little trip next month, and are in need of a rental car. Naturally I want to keep the bill as low as possible, so … [Read more...] about Challenge: How Cheap Can I Get A Rental Car?
I'm not the kind of person who would approach and talk to a total stranger unless absolutely necessary, especially in the grocery store. But this gentleman obviously was. My wife and I were grocery shopping with calculator in hand to keep a … [Read more...] about Would You Help a Stranger Save Money?
Last week Apple introduced an iPhone trade-in program which would allow current iPhone owners to get up to $280 for their current iPhone towards the purchase of a shiny new iPhone. It's called the “reuse and recycle†plan which a … [Read more...] about What Apple and Car Salesmen Have In Common?
When our son was in elementary school, my wife and I would joke that he had an approved list of 10 things that he would eat. He didn't care for many of the food options at school, plus he complained about not having much time to eat once … [Read more...] about Six Ways to Rock The School Lunchbox
