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By: Save Money Round-Up

Save Money Round-Up — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:56:37 +0000

[...] Save Money on Movies, Music, Television, and Books – Many people buy DVDs at $15 or spend hundreds on Apple’s iTunes store… here are some ways to avoid that trap. [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:41:03 +0000

Most of the major networks put their most popular shows on their own websites for free. There’s usually a delay from when it airs, and they usually only keep a few episodes at a time, but it is both legal and free. Check it out sometime.

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The Sunday Review #36 » Finance, SEO, Real Estate and More — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:49:09 +0000

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By: D. Jones

D. Jones — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:11:05 +0000

I really dig Swaptree.com

It’s brilliant

By: SavingWithMe

SavingWithMe — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:08:57 +0000

@story: I did the same thing by calling up my Cable TV and internet provider and asked for any promotions. They reduced my monthly bill by like $20 and gave me a one time $50 credit. I was shocked at how easy it was. Like you said, it’s worth a try.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:57:13 +0000

swaptree.com is another service similar to paperbackswap but not limited to books. great way to save money on more recent dvd’s, music and games. some TV stations even show episodes on their websites if you don’t own a TV or missed an episode.

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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:41:22 +0000

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By: Save Money on Cars

Save Money on Cars — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:22:17 +0000

[...] [Each Monday for the next couple months, I’m going through many of the ways to save money. Read the whole Save Money series. Last week we looked at how to save money on movies, music, television, and books.] [...]

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:24:44 +0000

Anonymous, the legality of that is still in question. I’m not a lawyer, but I think it might be illegal, so I’m not going to recommend it.

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Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:29:30 +0000

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Money Smart Life » Personal Finance Review - Macintosh Frustration Edition — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:55:49 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:23:54 +0000

You save a whole lot more money downloading your favorite TV shows, movies, or music over the net. Once the industry realizes they can no longer charge for these products they will go to an advertised service or sink.

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Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:34:47 +0000

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By: Friday Finance Findings For August 31st : Generation X Finance

Friday Finance Findings For August 31st : Generation X Finance — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:39:18 +0000

[...] Save Money on Movies, Music, Television, and Books – This is a timely post since we’re currently looking at how to cut our entertainment costs. We have cable and our promotion is up, and we live too far in the country to get their HD package, yet we’re paying the same as if we were. So we need to look at alternatives, it could mean saving $50/month. [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:47:43 +0000

Also, for books, consider Alibris.com. You can find some great deals there sometimes. My dad also has a wishlist there so that when special occasions come up we can get a reasonably priced book for him.

By: st

st — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:24:59 +0000

For DVDs and books, I like going the half.com route instead of netflix or blockbuster or paperbackswap or the bookstore.

If you want to see or read something, buy it cheaply and used on half.com. Keep it and use it as long as you want to. When done, sell it on half.com. You might break even, you’ll most likely sell for only $1-5 less than what you paid, or, you might even occasionally sell it for more than what you paid.

This works especially well for DVD box sets such as a TV series on DVD. Keep it as long as you like. No need to return it within a couple days like you would with Blockbuster or the grocery store.

This is much much cheaper than Netflix. If you’re like me, netflix discs often sit there for weeks before being watched. Netflix ends up being an unnecessary expense since you can almost break even with half.com. However if you’re a really heavy viewer/renter, Netflix might be just right for you. For me it wasn’t worth it.

Half.com works well for books. They are usually very very cheap on there, as many people try to unload books they’re done with. High supply. Easier perhaps than dealing with credits and the like using an outfit like paperbackswap or bookmooch.

The other great thing about Half.com is that pretty much everything is available always. That’s definitely not the case at Blockbuster or paperbackswap.

No late fees with half.com.

Since things have started to go nuts with what’s available for TV-on-DVD sets, I’ve pretty lost the need for cable TV as well. I always have a backlog of TV on DVD sets to catch up on.

By: story

story — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:44:27 +0000

As for the cable bill: I used to feel the same as you about idle threats – what if they take me up on it? Then I called my cable company and spoke to a nice lady in sales and just asked her if I was eligible for any promotions. She said yes and applied a discount to my account. It’s worth a call.