Posts Tagged ‘ football ’

Frugal Tip: NBC and NFL Will Offer Live Streaming of Super Bowl

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The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones for the first time, the NFL said Tuesday. NBC’s broadcasts of wild card Saturday, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl will be available on NFL Network online, NBC Network online and through Verizon’s NFL Mobile app. The service will include additional camera angles, in-game highlights and live stats — and replays of those always popular Super Bowl ads. NBC has been streaming its “Sunday Night Football” telecasts for four seasons, and the network has found that it’s not just being used by fans who can’t watch on TV. Many of...

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Frugal Tip: 10 Uses for Cheap Vodka

Cheap Vodka is Still Vodka

Vodka also has a long history of use as medicine, having been sold by druggists to cure everything from infertility to colic and the plague. While some of those historic promoters were half-cocked, it’s true that vodka has a wide range of potential uses beyond serving as a relaxer and social lubricant. Drink it Treat Poison Ivy - To avoid the uncomfortable reaction, immediately pour vodka on skin that has come into contact with poison ivy, and the alcohol will wash away the itchy culprit, urushiol oil. Odor Killer – spray down your garments, sneakers or furniture with a vodka...

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Frugal Tip: Five College Cost Cutting Ideas

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Higher education is expensive, here are some tips that will help you shave off the expense: Small scholarships. Those $250 scholarships add up, get 5 micro scholarship (for a four-year education) is $ 5,000.  That will make a difference. Colleges and Universities love those types of students for the simple reason more scholarship = free PR.  With more scholarship money the chances are the institution will work with you in extending extra money your way to ensure attendance. One of the most important thing to remember with scholarships comes a thank you note, each semester/year the money is received....

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Sports Fan Stay Home As Ticket Prices Soar

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With the soaring price of tickets to live football matches, many fans are deciding to stay home to watch the game. But to make the most of their savings, viewers should check they subscribe to the right digital TV package, says one of the UK’s leading price comparison sites. A recent survey by the BBC Sport website showed that only 11 out of 104 clubs in England and Scotland will offer adult tickets for less than GBP20 during the new season. A growing number of supporters are reacting to these high prices by following their teams from the comfort...

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Frugal Tip: Watch Entire 2011 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...

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