Prepaid. I spend roughly $100 for 1000 minutes which lasts me on average 9 months. Sure, I don't have all the cool conveniences of iphones-- I do have a "smart" phone, but since I don't have a data plan, I don't get to download apps and update my twitter/facebook while I'm driving, but I don't NEED that. If I had it, I would surely use it, but all I NEED is to be able to make and receive phone calls.
I love Wise Bread. But this is one of the more content free articles I have read in along time. - Post-it Notes are the root of our financial problems? I can think of a hundred other things I do to screw up my finances before I would consider Post It notes.
Doing more with less is the way to become your very best. Growing up in a lower class family, things have never been handed to me on a silver platter. The fortunate part of this is the motivation and appreciation for hard work and achieving my goals.
We do more with less by having family members vote on how we will spend our money. For example we have sometimes voted to go to a park for a whole afternoon of play instead of just a short visit to a video arcade.
One of our toughest moments was combining two households.
But fortunately everyone gets along really well. We took our large porch and turned it into another bedroom, bought bunkbeds and extra dressers as well as a lot of organizational products from Ikea so that everyone still has their own individual space.
In the Xbox realm, I try to do more with less by buying used games, and if I don't intend to replay a game, I trade it in to Amazon or on a used game site to get something new.
I try to make do with what we have and try to win things to use as gifts. We have our own chickens and so we have eggs and I make our food from scratch and we don't go out to eat hardly ever.
Thanks for the chance to win! My husband surprised me with this phone last week and I love love love it. I'd like to win one for him. I used a blackberry for nearly 3 years so I got a great deal on my new phone through Tmobile.
I do more with less by subscribing to blogs that focus on saving money or simplifying life (which often also saves money). Using an RSS reader to view blogs like WiseBread, The Simple Dollar, Frugal Dad, Becoming Minimalist, mnmlist, and Zen Habits, saves me time and money!
Comcast is the only internet and phone provider out here, other than one other company that cannot compete with the technology of Comcast. Well, alas DH and I have decided we can live with out cable and phone. Thank goodness for netflix and magic jack, but we still have to keep comcast for the internet. As far as service with Comcast, oh where to do i begin. We had Att&t and dishnetwork for years at our previous place and dishnetwork did everything they could to keep us as customers. With comcast, the prices are ridiculous and both of my cable boxes went out in less than one year. Not to mention that the system would shut down always in the middle of my favorite program and not come back up for about 30 mins. They were a total pain in the rear and I will be glad to claim an extra 100 bucks per month :)
I always use a "sniper" service when I bid on eBay (personal preference is EZ Sniper)- that way, if I get "bidder's remorse" before the auction closes I can just delete my bid (something you're not able to do when you bid directly thru eBay). I've saved all kinds of money doing this...
Doing more with less is great because you learn to appreciate things more & learn your wants vs needs. Cost of living's gone up, but pay hasnt. We've cut down on food, and are eating healthier because of it. We eat to live, not live to eat as some say. We've also learned to grow our own food, and it's helping our son out, and bringing us even closer as a family. We have to bundle up instead of turning heat on, which saves money & energy.
I pay about 80% of my bills with checks. Only on some of my accounts do I use the electronic payment over the internet. I guess one of the reasons is to also help the USPS. I mean, someone has to mail letters and help keep them in business.
We do more with less by eliminating TV/SAT. We watch shows online if they pique our interest otherwise we spend the time investing in family time and time with friends and neighbors. In combination we also sold everything that wasn't necessary and moved overseas for a year debt free from the proceeds.
We do more with less this year by doing double trash duty!! Before the trash and recycleables are taken to the final bin an adult double checks to ensure that nothing is being wasted or needlessly thrown away! You'd be surprised at what gets by if you're not carefull.
I do more with less by doing contests, using tons of coupons/groupon, freebies and also trading goods amongst friends. It not only feels great to do more with less but it's a ton of fun too!
Prepaid. I spend roughly $100 for 1000 minutes which lasts me on average 9 months. Sure, I don't have all the cool conveniences of iphones-- I do have a "smart" phone, but since I don't have a data plan, I don't get to download apps and update my twitter/facebook while I'm driving, but I don't NEED that. If I had it, I would surely use it, but all I NEED is to be able to make and receive phone calls.
I love Wise Bread. But this is one of the more content free articles I have read in along time. - Post-it Notes are the root of our financial problems? I can think of a hundred other things I do to screw up my finances before I would consider Post It notes.
Doing more with less is the way to become your very best. Growing up in a lower class family, things have never been handed to me on a silver platter. The fortunate part of this is the motivation and appreciation for hard work and achieving my goals.
I do more with less by using coupons. I also like to shop online for deals and find new uses for old things to make my dollars go further.
We do more with less by having family members vote on how we will spend our money. For example we have sometimes voted to go to a park for a whole afternoon of play instead of just a short visit to a video arcade.
One of our toughest moments was combining two households.
But fortunately everyone gets along really well. We took our large porch and turned it into another bedroom, bought bunkbeds and extra dressers as well as a lot of organizational products from Ikea so that everyone still has their own individual space.
In the Xbox realm, I try to do more with less by buying used games, and if I don't intend to replay a game, I trade it in to Amazon or on a used game site to get something new.
I try to make do with what we have and try to win things to use as gifts. We have our own chickens and so we have eggs and I make our food from scratch and we don't go out to eat hardly ever.
I do more with less by saving money wherever I can and spending it wisely, taking deals etc. into account.
i give all the clothes no longer needed to goodwill. clip coupons and enter all the giveaways i can.
Thanks for the chance to win! My husband surprised me with this phone last week and I love love love it. I'd like to win one for him. I used a blackberry for nearly 3 years so I got a great deal on my new phone through Tmobile.
I do more with less by subscribing to blogs that focus on saving money or simplifying life (which often also saves money). Using an RSS reader to view blogs like WiseBread, The Simple Dollar, Frugal Dad, Becoming Minimalist, mnmlist, and Zen Habits, saves me time and money!
I do more with less by being organized so that I can better multitask
Comcast is the only internet and phone provider out here, other than one other company that cannot compete with the technology of Comcast. Well, alas DH and I have decided we can live with out cable and phone. Thank goodness for netflix and magic jack, but we still have to keep comcast for the internet. As far as service with Comcast, oh where to do i begin. We had Att&t and dishnetwork for years at our previous place and dishnetwork did everything they could to keep us as customers. With comcast, the prices are ridiculous and both of my cable boxes went out in less than one year. Not to mention that the system would shut down always in the middle of my favorite program and not come back up for about 30 mins. They were a total pain in the rear and I will be glad to claim an extra 100 bucks per month :)
I always use a "sniper" service when I bid on eBay (personal preference is EZ Sniper)- that way, if I get "bidder's remorse" before the auction closes I can just delete my bid (something you're not able to do when you bid directly thru eBay). I've saved all kinds of money doing this...
Doing more with less is great because you learn to appreciate things more & learn your wants vs needs. Cost of living's gone up, but pay hasnt. We've cut down on food, and are eating healthier because of it. We eat to live, not live to eat as some say. We've also learned to grow our own food, and it's helping our son out, and bringing us even closer as a family. We have to bundle up instead of turning heat on, which saves money & energy.
AWESOME!
Exactly what I asked Santa to bring me 'this Christmas!
And my family and I 'do more with less' by using coupons for grocery shopping and buying in bulk!
Thanks for the great giveaway offering!
Good Luck and Happy Holidays to All!
I eliminated several sticky notes and went with a single planner to put all of my to-dos on. Now, if I can just find my planner...
I pay about 80% of my bills with checks. Only on some of my accounts do I use the electronic payment over the internet. I guess one of the reasons is to also help the USPS. I mean, someone has to mail letters and help keep them in business.
I can buy more groceries with less money when I match coupons with sales at Smith's! =]
Thanks for the giveaway!
We do more with less by eliminating TV/SAT. We watch shows online if they pique our interest otherwise we spend the time investing in family time and time with friends and neighbors. In combination we also sold everything that wasn't necessary and moved overseas for a year debt free from the proceeds.
Getting rid of all the junk I've kept over the years!
We do more with less this year by doing double trash duty!! Before the trash and recycleables are taken to the final bin an adult double checks to ensure that nothing is being wasted or needlessly thrown away! You'd be surprised at what gets by if you're not carefull.
I do more with less by doing contests, using tons of coupons/groupon, freebies and also trading goods amongst friends. It not only feels great to do more with less but it's a ton of fun too!
We do more with less by not going out to eat as much and not buying things that we absolutely don't need.