10 Reader Hacks
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- Josh says: Rather than paying $20 a month for long distance service, then an additional $5-10 for calling plans we switched to an on line calling card called Onsuite www.onesuite.com
You charge your account using a credit card, and can make calls on your account from any phone (great for traveling). Rates are amazing, and best of all, there is only the per-minute fee.
There are two access numbers, local and toll free. You get better rates with the local number, but it isn't in our area, but still the rates are good.
Long distance in the US .029 per minute (toll free) and .034 to the UK.
At .029 you're basically getting nearly 70 minutes for free by canceling your long distance service.
Use promotion code (what they call Suite Treat) A78Q73966 and get an additional 5% on your first purchase. - Cheap/Free things to do in Boston
- Lee says he's sticking it to the man one penny at a time by revealing real life tips on saving money and showing you how to invest what you save so you can build wealth and retire early!
- From Bubu: This site has collected the most big deal of online coupon and deals. happy to share with it.
- Living Almost Large: I hosted this week's Festival of Frugality. Come here for frugal tips!
- Some useful videos, courtesy of Dave: How to Get a Job and How To Ride Out the Recession
- Mrs. P's recommendation:
Save all large manilla envelopes! I use them to send my paperbackbook.com swaps, to store things in my classroom neatly (like scholastic book orders or permission slips.) It's one less thing to buy and all those pennies DO add up. - Katie has a post that describes how to use Ebates to make a little bit of extra cash on stuff you normally buy.
- Chris @ TheSnackHound says: I make my own salad dressing and use recycled bottles from a popular hot sauce. The great flip top on the bottle makes it perfect for preventing salad dressing dumping mishaps. Not to mention that the salad dressing has almost no sodium which is great for folks with salt restrictions or just think 500 mg of salt per drop of dressing is a little excessive.
- And from Penelope Pince: My sister Madoline and I put together a list of 101 Ways to Save Money in Everyday Life, most of which we practice in our lives. (broken link. Penelope, are you out there?)
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6 Responses to “10 Reader Hacks”
October 15th, 2008 at 3:20 am
How would you like to put the following list down for your shopping? For just $30.00?
1.5 lb. Ribeye Steaks (4 x 6 oz.)
4.5 lb. (Avg) Split Chicken Breast Family Tray Pack
26 oz. Heat and Serve Meatloaf and Brown Gravy
1 lb. Chicken Breast Fajita Strips
1 lb. Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops (4 x 4 oz.)
1 lb. Fully Cooked Meatballs
1 lb. All Meat Hot Dogs
1 lb. Frozen Sliced Carrots
1 lb. California Blend Vegetables
1 lb. Pasta
28 oz. Marinara Sauce
48 oz. Hawaiian Punch
32 oz. Borden 2% Reduced Fat Shelf Stable Milk
12 ct. Corn Tortillas
One Dozen Eggs
One Dessert Item
You can purchase this or a menu like this one every month for just $30.00. And help your local churches benevolent fund too. $1.00 from each box sold is donated to the helping church. This is from Angle Food Ministries. This program helps put food on the table for so many young and old. There are no qualifying for this program. Anyone and everyone who wants to can purchase this to help their food budget. Look into the money saving offers at:
http://www.angelfoodministries.com/
October 15th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
@josh:
I completely dropped my landline and go Onesuite voip all the way to maximize my savings. Now I only pay $2.95 monthly service fee that includes a phone number and unlimited incoming calls. Calling out is @ 2.9 cents per minute anywhere within the US. $10 last more than a month. I still have my mobile though for emergency but thats another pay as you go plan too.
Check it here -> http://www.onesuite.com/products_Broadband_Main.asp
October 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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October 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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October 22nd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
You can find a lot of good ebates, like the ones Katie suggested through the SlickDeals and FatWallet forums. If you’re looking for rebates or good deals on specific products, Thriftfeeds and DealHack are both good.
October 31st, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I found the Penelope Pince article here:
http://pecuniarities.com/101-ways-to-save-money-in-your-everyday-life/1123
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