I was thinking about the toilet paper shortage the other day and thought that a lot of people may not know how much TP they really need. Because of this, they end up buying too much, which adds to the shortage. So, I created a Toilet Paper Calculator. It estimates
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Budget Cuts and Ebay
Just when I think I have cut my spending to the bare minimum, something is always forcing me to look for ways to cut deeper. This week, I dropped collision insurance from my car. I am driving less and there are less cars on the road. I am not as
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So far the 100 Mbps speed upgrade from Comcast has been working great. Video channels on Roku play much better and I can stream on more than one device without any buffering. I received my first bill after making the service change. Since they bill a month in advance, Comcast
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I upgraded the speed of my cable Internet this past week. It was easier than I expected. My old speed was 3 Mbps and the new speed is 100 Mbps. I was able to keep the cost about the same by dropping basic cable. I didn’t think that was possible,
Continue readingChristmas Budget
It is tempting to spend money during the holiday season. Stores discount merchandise this time of the year as an incentive to get you in the door (or onto their website). My girlfriend has a big family and she feels obligated to send gifts to her brothers, sisters, sons, daughters,
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For several years I had been getting a discount on my Verizon cell phone bill through my employer. The discount was 19% off of the monthly access fee, which amounted to $6.65 off of the $35 fee. Over a year that saves about 80 bucks. Recently, I received a notice
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