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Hand-me-down Cell Phones

Posted 18 weeks 1 day ago by Carrie Kirby

If you lose or drown your cellular phone before you're eligible for an upgrade, don't buy a new one. Ask around and you're sure to find someone with an unused handset that's been sitting around since their last upgrade. AT&T will replace a SIM card for free. Not only is it frugal, it's earth-friendlier than buying a new phone.

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Five Ways to Squeeze Savings from Your Workplace

Posted 18 weeks 4 days ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Career and Income, General Tips, Lifestyle, Food and Drink

If you are a cube dweller like me you may be familiar with the usual benefits of a salary and paid days off, but there are many other ways you can benefit from your workplace. I am not talking about stealing pens or embezzling large sums of money. Read on for some of the practical and legal means I think you can use your work to squeeze just a little bit of extra savings for yourself.

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DIY Berlin Style

Posted 49 weeks 5 days ago by Joann Hong

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I am a believer in the idea that wealth can stunt personal creativity. When you can buy it all, what’s the need to invent anything? When I was a kid my mother forbade me from playing with makeup. But I wanted to so badly that I chopped up the insides of my color pencils to a fine dust and turned them into eyeshadow and blush. I’m still, and will always be, a fan of DIY.

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