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Using Google Voice For Long Distance

March 19, 2010

About a year ago, I wrote about how we revamped our Internet, television and home phone plan. We’re still doing the same thing and have been very happy with the transition.
If you read that post then you know we downgraded our home phone plan to local-only and use our cell phones for long distance. We [...]

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Drawing The Line With Cell Phone Plans

February 15, 2010

My husband and I have cell phones. We have a family plan with one of the major carriers. We’ve been with them for a while now and don’t really have any complaints. Our 2-year contract is about to end in March but we’ve been receiving phone calls since the beginning of December asking us to [...]

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Waiting On Extra Purchases

January 27, 2010

Last weekend I was looking for something fun and different to do with Chloe. David was busy for the day and I wanted to do something she’d enjoy. I don’t live in a metropolitan area, so my choices are limited unless I’m willing to drive for a while.
My sister had recently reminded me of the [...]

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Why Are You Frugal?

June 16, 2009

Last week I wrote the post 30 Things I Do Daily To Spend Less Money. The list was pretty straightforward, nothing  earth-shattering or particularly eye-opening, just me sharing what I do. I didn’t anticipate anything coming from it. The first two comments on that post were:

NMPatricia: This is a good list. I felt good to [...]

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Money Stretched Vs. Money Saved

June 2, 2009

One of my jobs in our home is to make the money that we use to run our home go as far as possible. I’m not talking about paying the bills. David does that. I’m speaking more specifically of variable expenses; things that can range greatly in price depending on usage and choice. Spending categories [...]

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