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Posted 7 weeks 1 day ago by Xin Lu
Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Technology, General Tips, DIY, Art and Leisure, Consumer Affairs
My husband and I often search online for fixes to our electronics problems because if a gadget is out of warranty it often costs quite a bit to get it fixed. When we find a solution that is not hard to implement we figure we might as well try it, and we have been able to fix many things including computers and handhelds. Read on for some tips on finding solutions online to your gadget problems.
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Posted 8 weeks 22 hours ago by Xin Lu
Personal Finance, Career and Income, Productivity, General Tips, Making Extra Cash, Career Building
When you search for work at home opportunities on the internet, oftentimes you will find sites pitching programs that could make you thousands of dollars a week. Usually these programs are scams designed to take your money. So how do you go about finding legitimate work at home jobs that pay you for your time? Read on for some ideas and resources.
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Posted 8 weeks 2 days ago by Paul Michael
Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Technology, Consumer Affairs
I have one of those USB jump drives. It holds about 256Mb (hey, I bought it years ago, but I do have another 2GB drive on order). Sometimes I forget my jump drive, and my files are just too big to email. I hate burning CDs and DVDs if I don’t have to, it’s a waste, so I wanted to know if there were free storage options online for me. I found a whole bunch.
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Posted 14 weeks 2 days ago by Xin Lu
Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Freebies, Making Extra Cash
PineCone Research is one of the oldest and most respected online survey companies on the web. They pay very promptly for each survey you complete. I usually get my check within days of completing the survey, and sometimes there are great product samples shipped to my door. The problem is that it is hard to find a link to join them, and it really took me two years to find a link to join. Today I received an email from PineCone research inviting qualified households to join! Read on for more information!
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Posted 15 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Frugal Living, Technology, Career Building, Lifestyle
What do John Hopkins, the University of Notre Dame, and Osaka University of Japan have in common? They all offer free access to their online instruction, along with course outlines, notes, and video classes. Assuming that you just want the knowledge and could care less about the official college credit, you might enjoy this resource to get some of the best online instruction for absolutely no money.
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Posted 31 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Consumer Affairs
Today I received a notice that Picturebug is going out of business. Who is Picturebug? I’m not sure. But if you have pictures with this service, you may be handing over some cash for those precious pics.
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Posted 33 weeks 15 hours ago by Linsey Knerl
Deals and Coupons
Buying toys for the holidays? Take advantage of additional Amazon savings, by using this unadvertised rebate!
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Posted 33 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Shopping
While it would be prudent to think ahead and just buy in bulk when I’m in the city, that isn’t always possible without a full day of planning and a small pull-behind trailer. So I bring you my reasons for sticking with Amazon.com as my online retailer of choice.
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Posted 42 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Making Extra Cash
Most online shoppers I know are very familiar with Ebay and Amazon. The problem is that the hardcore Ebayers are not very familiar with the Amazon Marketplace. Those faithful to Amazon third-party sellers are put off by Ebay. By carefully studying the markets of both retailers, it is possibly to not only get the best deal, but make some money in the process!
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If you're like me, the closest you get to hacking anything is when you are allowed to carve the turkey at Thanksgiving. But lately, I've been inspired to learn how to do all those techy things that my nerdy friends seem so good at. I'm also a sucker for most Mac products, but I had heard bad things about AppleTV.
So I was happy to see tech-lovin' geeks at Wired Magazine publish a fun hack that turns AppleTV into a full-fledged computer.
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If you're right out of college, often the last thing you want to think about is more education. In many fields, though, continuing education is not only a good idea, but is necessary to keep up in your field. If you're not right out of college, there are probably fields you want to explore or items of knowledge you wish you had studied (or paid more attend to!) in school.
In either case, never fear, the Internet is here!
Seriously, educational opportunities abound on the Web, and not just for programmer/designer/entrepreneur types. Resources are available for everyone, and the ones I offer you here are only a smattering of what is available.
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