Frugal Living
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cheap flashlight catches fire (WTH?!! How can something as simple as a flashlight be screwed up this badly) http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/10/01/halloween-flashlights-ignite-target-pulls-them-from-shelves-aft/ When you put a battery in a flashlight the flashlight shouldn't start burning. One my son brought home from a birthday party did. It came from Target -- three for $1 in a package marketing them for Hallowee... 9 Nov 2009 13:22
Wireless light switch that burns your house down http://consumerist.com/5388705/consumer-reporter-keeps-buying-things-that-catch-fire The Handy Switch, pitched in infomercials by the late Billy Mays, is theoretically a cool product. It's a wireless light switch that you can install and plug in anywhere. It would be very useful were it not for its unfortunate te... 25 Oct 2009 16:34
In what way are you LEAST frugal? I was having a discussion with someone this past week, and had to admit that while I try to be frugal in nearly every part of my life, I simply want a long, hot shower - sometimes I take a half hour one. <this came up because our new house has no natural gas hookup, and I've heard that the electric water heat... 9 Nov 2009 20:04
"Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time everymonth" The Real Bev wrote: aesthete8 wrote: <snip> http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2009-10-19-bank-of-america-card-fee_N.htm?se=yahoorefer Good luck with that. If I ran a credit card company then I certainly wouldn't be happy with you or me as a customer. Never pay interest, ne... 22 Oct 2009 09:42
Entertainment World Blue starring Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutt, Katrina Kaif and Zayed Khan, is supposed to be the most expensive movie in Bollywood..... www.funmazaa.tk ... 18 Oct 2009 08:26
was anyone here now, on at the Y2K scare? There seems to be so many survival suggestions, and techniques, how to do much with little to do with, made for an interesting group. Wish I had the money I spent on mobil solar panels, crank up radios, etc. That I really never figured out. Than again, if cap and trade goes through, ---- guess I'll hang on t... 18 Oct 2009 22:47
AT&T Mobility Offers Unlimited Prepaid for $60/month--Comparethis with other Unlimited Prepaid Plans SMS wrote: Following the lead of Verizon's MVNO PagePlus, AT&T (starting today) is offering unlimited voice and text on its prepaid service. Let's see how these unlimited prepaid services compare. I've also included Straight Talk Unlimited (offered by Tracfone). PagePlus ... 17 Oct 2009 21:46
How to get rid of a roommate? My milktoast sister does plan on consulting an attorney, finally, but does anyone know what she might have to go through to get rid of this former boyfriend? She owns the home outright. He has been there about 5 years and has never paid anywhere near his share of the bills. She has asked him to leave several ... 11 Nov 2009 18:05
converting mm measurements to american standard I went to one of those converter tables to find out the equivilant and it did not make any sense to me...ie..i entered 468 mm and it came back with 1 feet...the same for 5.5 mm...could someone here with this knowledge, inform me the correct conversion for both of those that i mentioned? 468mm= ... 24 Oct 2009 13:18
More & more places won't take $50 bills BigDog811 wrote: On Aug 29, 12:13 pm, "OhioGuy" <n...(a)none.net> wrote: I've noticed a disturbing trend over the past few months - more and more places are putting up signs saying "we do not accept any bills larger than $20". As someone who has switched over to using a cash budget to help cont... 12 Sep 2009 00:04 |