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Looking at Your Expenses with New Eyes

Posted February 18, 2009 - 07:41 by Catherine Shaffer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Budgeting

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A lot of people think that banks have high security, but the most fortified brick-and-mortar institution in my town is the local Comcast office. This is where you have to go to drop off broken cable boxes or pay your bill if it's late and you don't want your service turned off. The clerks work behind a thick shield of bullet-proof glass, and there are two-sided, bullet-proof boxes at every station for transferring equipment. Surveillance cameras are placed in the corners of the room, and a large poster by the door makes it easy to estimate your height as you leave the building with that bag of loot.

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Now It's Easier than Ever to Cut the Cable

Posted September 24, 2008 - 12:17 by Carrie Kirby

Consumer Affairs

If you're a hard-core sports fan, you're pretty much stuck paying for cable every month. For the rest of us, a raft of technological and entertainment offerings -- including digital TV converter boxes -- are making cable increasingly, delightfully unnecessary.

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Last night I threatened to disconnect my cable

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Consumer Affairs

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Sit down, relax, and let me tell you a story. A story about how you get to be a hero, and how to get your cable company begging on all fours like a dog.

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