Posts Tagged ‘ DIY ’

Frugal Tip: Home Phone With Skype

Frugal Tip: Home Phone With Skype

There are many ways to actually make sure you get the best deal for a home phone. Cheaper is not always better, but there are some smart ideas on how to make a home phone cheaper.  But are they great ideas? Now most people have moved away from having a home phone and exclusively to a cell phone. Especially if you get free cell phones, those are the best deals.  Did you know that most unlimited cell phone plans will cost over $1500 for two years.  Do the math.  Average Cell Phone: $99 + ($69 unlimited calls * 24 months)…

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Frugal Tip: Watch Entire NFL Season Cheap

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The National Football League (NFL) is the highest level of professional American football. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of thirty-two teams from the United States. The league is divided evenly into two conferences — the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC), and each conference has four divisions that have four teams each. The NFL is organized as an unincorporated association of its 32 teams. The NFL is by far the most…

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Dumpster/Skipping Project :: The Chair That Time Forgot

Dumpster/Skipping Project :: The Chair That Time Forgot

Dumpster diving (known as skipping in the UK) is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but which may be useful to the dumpster diver. Yesterday on the corner there were three freebies all ready for the taking: Propane grille all B52-ed (rusted) Chair Multi-shade lamp (missing an shade extension) We pulled the grille into our garage and with two parts and a paint job it should be good as new.  The lamp we left but I took the chair after inspection. Before & After Cost of Materials…

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Frugal Tip: Get the Most From Netflix

Frugal Tip: Get the Most From Netflix

Netflix is the world’s largest online DVD movie rental service, offering more than 8 million members access to more than 100,000 titles”for a flat monthly fee. First things first. Head on over to Frog Circus for the Netflix Fee Calculator and select information.  The summary will include rental cost per DVD, Daily late fee per day except and maximum rentals DVDs per month.  The analysis will breakdown the information even more which will assist you pin picking the best Netflix program for your dollar. Now that you have Netflix, it is about getting the most entertainment value from Netflix. FeedFliks…

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Frugal Tip: Home Phone Alternatives

Frugal Tip: Home Phone Alternatives

There are many ways to actually make sure you get the best deal for a home phone. Cheaper is not always better, but there are some smart ideas on how to make a home phone cheaper.  But are they great ideas? Now most people have moved away from having a home phone and exclusively to a cell phone. Especially if you get free cell phones, those are the best deals.  Did you know that most unlimited cell phone plans will cost over $1500 for two years.  Do the math.  Average Cell Phone: $99 + ($69 unlimited calls * 24 months)…

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