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Gamer Deals
For all you gamers out there:
Dell is offering 15% off and free shipping on consoles and accessories so pick up an Xbox 360, Wii or PS3 on the cheap using this code :65G7RQ11J?M2LH.
Pick up some Axe products at your local Target and get 300 Microsoft Live points. Details here. Get your game on and smell [...]
Suburban Forager
A garden is always a great option to provide fresh food on the cheap. However there are plenty of edibles all over the ‘burbs and even in cities that remain untouched. I will share a few things I have gathered or heard about but be aware this is not a guide to identifying plants. You [...]
Kill Bills
Your bills piling up too high? Chop them down! Recently I did some work to make those bills a bit less painful:
The cable and internet bill for my family was over $100 per month. About 6 months ago I called in and had it cut down to $80 a month but it bounced back once [...]
Financial Finagling
So my friends and family have been accusing me of being a skinflint for the effort I’ve gone through in the past few months to make a few bucks:
I ordered $1 distribution quality coins at face value at from the US Mint. They are trying to encourage circulation and you can charge the cost to [...]
You Say Potatoe, I Say….
This little news bit isn’t really relevant for us in the U.S. but the spirit of the dodging taxes (legally) and making the most of what you have still lies at the heart of this NYT article.
Unfortunately, the crafty lawyers at Proctor and Gamble have recently lost a ruling which sought to remove the “potato [...]
Credit = Alcohol
As part of the new credit card reform bill, individuals younger than 21 must now have a co-signer to obtain a credit card. This measure is likely aimed to prevent credit card companies from signing students up at college campuses. While I too signed up for cards for T-shirts and free food without understanding the [...]
Hello Kitty, Goodbye Rewards
As part of the push to get the Credit Card Reform bill passed, Senator Byron L. Dorgan criticized credit card companies for advertising to kids such as with the Hello Kitty card.
You can check out the coverage at Consumer Reports.
How can something so pink and cute be so evil? Hopefully they don’t mess with [...]
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