Archive for the ‘Smart Purchases’ Category
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Things I Like: Cuisinart SmartStick Immersion Hand Blender
About a month ago, I started a series called, “Things I Like.” My mother suggested it because she is generally happy when she asks my advice about various products. In that first post, I highlighted, Progressive International’s lettuce keeper – because it has helped keep spinach fresh for up to two weeks. That had the [...]
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Today’s Deal: Ditch Your Landline for VOIP and Save Big Money
Nearly two years ago I wrote about how you can get free lifetime phone service for $150. The product is called the Ooma Telo and it’s something that I’ve been using the for many months now. It is a great savings over both a standard landline phone and alternative VOIP services such as Vonage (which [...]
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Lazy Man Holiday Gift Guide 2011
It’s that time of year again. The time where I’m out shopping and running around with my head cut off. (Who came up with that expression by the way? Running around is just one of the many things you CAN’T do when your head is cut off. Should be “running around to avoid getting your [...]
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Things I Like: Progressive International’s Lettuce Keeper
Earlier this summer, when I was visiting my mother, she asked for my opinion on a particular product. Today, I don’t remember what that product was, but that’s not important. My mother said that generally I give good advice on what products to buy and that perhaps I should work that into my blog. I’ve [...]
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Amex Gives You $25 to Spend; Costco’s Amazing Dishwasher Tablet Sale
How is your Black Friday going? Mine? I haven’t done any Black Friday shopping. I’m still watching Amazon’s Lightning Deals and I almost pulled the trigger on a blanket with hundreds of reviews saying how soft it is. I’m a sucker for soft. However, I already have more blankets than I can currently use, so [...]
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Republic Wireless’ $19 a Month Unlimited Android Plan
I’m a huge fan of Rick Broida’s Cheapskate column on CNET, but yesterday he had a particularly good deal for some of you that I want to share. As you may have guessed from the title of this article, it is an “unlimited” $19 phone plan that works with an Android smartphone. Before you go [...]
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The Value of T-Shirts
[Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from my friend Kosmo who runs The Soap Boxers. A couple of days ago, he mentioned a business idea that I thought was brilliant. My linguistics degree (and Steven Wright fanaticism) required me to give him the stage to tell you about his idea.] I wear t-shirts [...]
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Virgin Mobile Mess… Google Voice Saves Me $10 a Month
For the last three 3 months I’ve been paying double for cell phone service. That was a tough sentence to type, but now that I’ve got it out there, it’s a lot easier. Three months ago, I rushed to take advantage of Virgin Mobile’s $25 Unlimited Data, Text, and 300 Voice Minute plan. It was [...]
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How to End Cable Box Rental Fees Forever
About a week ago, I mentioned how I was undergoing a digital media overhaul, consolidating all my music, movies, and television and making them available from any television, PC, or tablet in my home. It’s an ambitious project, but getting my Dell Zino HD yesterday rocketed it in the right direction. My wife came home [...]
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HP Pavilion dm1z Laptop: Powerful Portable Computing on a Budget
I have a friend of mine who is planning a trip around the Middle East and Europe. Keeping with my long standing tradition of giving people fake names from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, we’ll call him Xander. Xander reached out to me to ask what sort of technology he should bring along with him. He [...]
