cutting expenses

just keep swimming, just keep swimming

May 11, 2009

If you’re visiting from The Money Hacks Carnival- Welcome! Please stop by my About Me page, my Media page, and consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also follow me on twitter. Thanks for stopping by! photo credit: Silvio Tanaka First, let me say a Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the moms out [...]

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cutting the cable update

April 3, 2009

I previously posted that we cut our cable. I had been hesitant at first since we were in a “contract” and they would charge us a cancellation fee, but it was our last fixed expense that we could cut, so we took the plunge a few months ago. I am REALLY glad we did. First [...]

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11 ways to save on auto insurance

February 12, 2009

photo credit: Damian Morys Fotos We started with a policy that we were paying $750/6 months for 2 vehicles. That included loads of discounts (multi driver, low mileage, etc.). We are insured through USAA which has consistently been the cheapest insurance option. Most insurers can’t come close to their numbers, and I’ve always had excellent [...]

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cutting the cable

February 10, 2009

We finally pulled the plug, well mostly. The one holdout on our monthly expenses was the cable “bundle”. We (stupidly) signed a (stupid) contract that had us at $99/month for phone, cable and internet for a year, and then it jumped to $144/month for the second year. We also have a TiVo which I adore [...]

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