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Could you save money by subscribing to an addictive game?

Posted January 15, 2009 - 23:00 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Lifestyle, Art and Leisure

During the Christmas break my husband and I went to dinner with some of his friends from high school. One couple we spoke with told us that they are trying to save money for a down payment on a home and one thing they did was that they canceled their subscription to a massively multiplayer online role playing game called World of Warcraft. My husband then responded that he actually saved money when he was playing World of Warcraft, and here are the reasons why.

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XBox 360 - Don't buy one until 2008.

Posted July 27, 2007 - 18:48 by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

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I know several people with an XBox 360. Six in fact. Three of those six have had no end of problems, and to me a 50% chance of buying a crappy product is just not good enough. But that's just my experience, surely the overall market would be a little better, right?

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5 more ways to hustle free drinks.

Posted May 28, 2007 - 13:47 by Paul Michael

Life Hacks

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My favorite scammers from The Real Hustle have been busy. I know over 130,000 of you enjoyed (and hopefully tried out) the friendly scams in my last post . Well, the hustlers have come up with a whole bunch of new ways to grab some free booze. There are some great new cons here, some require props, others a little practice, but I guarantee any one of them will get you something for nothing.

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