Hi Guest, I do have an iPhone, and just from AT&T's website they said to call 611 to turn on purchase blocker and that's what I did. It's possible that other phones have a setting that blocks these but mine definitely didn't. I just didn't know that charging people by texting was even possible like this.
I can say amen to this email because I have saved emails for all or at least most of these reasons. These are important reasons to save emails.
It is important to create folders to store important information. There's nothing worse than simply hoarding all emails and having a massive list in the Inbox. It will help to have an email account organized, but keeping those important messages will help.
I get the idea of what you are saying. I agree when one thing looks significantly nicer it makes the other things around it look shabby, but...
I would have to disagree with your story. You could have returned the faucet that didn't fit and get one that does, or get a sink that fits the faucet and the whole in the countertop. If you had paint left over, you could just paint the walls that needed it (stopping at corners) no need to repaint the entire kitchen, unless it really needed it anyway.
You may not want to re-use the toilet paper itself, but you can use the toilet paper cores (and paper towel cores). Stuff them with your dryer lint and they can be used for starting fires in the fireplace or wood stove.
WhoopWhoop!!!
Great article! great tips!
I have been on some serious budget traveling myself, (1 year, 10.000 euro's) but am sooo taking notes right now. It is time for my new adventure, doing it Nora Dunn style! Thanks for sharing!
Great work. My eye doctor, who is a friend, told me to wear them as long as they felt OK and were cleaned daily. He said the once a day was to sell more contacts...nothing more. I sometimes get up to a week out one pair.
My husband has his own business, so we need to get our taxes done by a professional. We have an appointment next week to get it all taken care of. Even though we pay our estimated taxes each quarter, we will probably owe a balance this year - blech!
This is so true, great article. I am resolved to longer delete e-mails. Too many times I've accidently deleted something important while trying to delete things I think are unimportant. Thanks for the post.
I wish I'd sold more of my books years ago. At the time, we had three bookstores in town that paid cash for books. Now we're down to just one, and it's not buying most of the time.
I really enjoyed this article, I know that I always love getting rid of "stuff" that I don't need. The hypothetical that you use is an interesting one and it really got me thinking about what I really "need." Thanks!
The wonderful thing about not deleting email in your inbox is that if you do need to find something, the 'search' function can find it in a heartbeat! Sure wish I had that with my paper storage! Haha!
Spending $5,000 to get $50 is not wise money management. Putting that $5,000 on the credit card just puts you deeper in debt. If you can't pay the bill in full when it comes due, you'll get charged interest. If you can pay it in full, why put it on the card in the first place? Just so you can get $50? There are better ways to get $50. Such as cutting expenses, like dining out or transportation costs. Don't go out to eat as often and (if possible) use public transportation or walk or ride a bike. With current fuel pices, it wouldn't take long to save $50, Use your home air conditioner less and use fans more and open windows. I also know from personal experince that eating lower on the food chain will also save you a lot of money. More veggies and less meat, eggs and dairy will save you a lot of money. Not only at the cash register but also at the doctor's office.
I think most of the people out of work not because their spending habbits. It is not a choice or option. You simply can hardly survive on one income, there is no job for life any longer.
Quite frequently one is out of work for a few months...
I am not sure where the figures are comming from - 2,392....perhaps it is average divided by the number of new properties. I gues there is a fast growing gap between the rich and the poor. Can you imagine to call 2,392 a normal? What does it mean - average?
The only difference from 1950 some parents work from home, so demand for personal space is higher, than there is a PC, hence table and a some privacy is needed.
If you travel the world you could count of the quality and consistency.
While individual restaurants are quite often more expensive, quality is questionable /unknown. Most of our every day process are not unique - we drink tea /coffe, brush teeth, sleep,....eat. Yes, you can diversify -> at a price. What is the gain?
I am sorry that the representative you spoke with was not more pro-active. It's possible you were routed to a department that did not have system access to that particular function; however, I would like to amend your article: on the majority of devices, you do actually have direct control over those free purchase blocks & other parental controls through your device by going into your browser or media net settings, & all AT&T Customer Care representatives have direct access to a system to cancel, refund, & block all purchases billed to your mobile account. There is a delay in receiving the refund (posts at the end of the current billing cycle) as these are third-party purchases. You may get transferred to a higher level technician if you have an iPhone & want to choose what digits your PIN will be. AT&T is actively working with the FCC to resolve this issue. This content is my personal information/opinion & while I've done my best to state only facts, it is not an official statement, nor does it mean to imply an opinion of AT&T or its affiliate/subsidiary companies.
This happened to my family recently. I found over a $200 of charges on my AT&T bill. However, AT&T customer service was surprisingly helpful and was able to waive all the charges, and set it up to block all future charges.
Dryer sheets are also really good to get out static cling. I use them on my cat when she shocks me, on my hair when it is standing on end and we keep one by the thermostate to cover our hands because we always get shocked touching it. Once it comes out of the dryer, it still has a lot of shock absorbtion left and smells nice too!
I never thought about saving jokes, even though I probably have some jokes and inspiration notes saved -- just never thought about retrieving them. Thanks for sharing your method of organization.
Since signing up for prepaid phones instead of our iPhone plans, I have noticed a LOT of scams coming thru. Guess AT&T (and others) don't do much to protect their prepaid users...
My fantasy is to move into a new house and go through our current house, selectively deciding which items get to move with us, then walk away and leave all the rest behind.
We'd end up living in a fairly empty house, lacking some things that we need, such as dressers, because no way I'm I moving these! And the current house would be left with lots of stuff...
Somehow that's easier than looking at things in your current space and making the decision to get rid of them.
Lots of people I know had your version of the fantasy come true during Hurricane Katrina, whether they liked it or not~! It did work out well for some people who had insurance, and not well for others.
Honestly, if I could get out the sentimental items that I love, the rest wouldn't matter much. I do have some items I'd hate to lose, special cards & gifts from my sons and some of their childhood things that are irreplaceable. Anything that can be replaced with cash is expendable, provided you get the cash to replace it, of course!
When we evacuated for Katrina I took a ton of stuff I'd leave behind now, knowing I'd have the insurance money to replace it. If we ever evacuate again, it will be only the sentimental items I take and the ones necessary for work & communication (phones & laptops).
Hi Guest, I do have an iPhone, and just from AT&T's website they said to call 611 to turn on purchase blocker and that's what I did. It's possible that other phones have a setting that blocks these but mine definitely didn't. I just didn't know that charging people by texting was even possible like this.
I can say amen to this email because I have saved emails for all or at least most of these reasons. These are important reasons to save emails.
It is important to create folders to store important information. There's nothing worse than simply hoarding all emails and having a massive list in the Inbox. It will help to have an email account organized, but keeping those important messages will help.
the toothpaste messed my CD up
I get the idea of what you are saying. I agree when one thing looks significantly nicer it makes the other things around it look shabby, but...
I would have to disagree with your story. You could have returned the faucet that didn't fit and get one that does, or get a sink that fits the faucet and the whole in the countertop. If you had paint left over, you could just paint the walls that needed it (stopping at corners) no need to repaint the entire kitchen, unless it really needed it anyway.
You may not want to re-use the toilet paper itself, but you can use the toilet paper cores (and paper towel cores). Stuff them with your dryer lint and they can be used for starting fires in the fireplace or wood stove.
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I haven't filed mine yet. I typically do mine right away in February. Don't ask me why I am being such a slacker this year.
WhoopWhoop!!!
Great article! great tips!
I have been on some serious budget traveling myself, (1 year, 10.000 euro's) but am sooo taking notes right now. It is time for my new adventure, doing it Nora Dunn style! Thanks for sharing!
Great work. My eye doctor, who is a friend, told me to wear them as long as they felt OK and were cleaned daily. He said the once a day was to sell more contacts...nothing more. I sometimes get up to a week out one pair.
My husband has his own business, so we need to get our taxes done by a professional. We have an appointment next week to get it all taken care of. Even though we pay our estimated taxes each quarter, we will probably owe a balance this year - blech!
This is so true, great article. I am resolved to longer delete e-mails. Too many times I've accidently deleted something important while trying to delete things I think are unimportant. Thanks for the post.
I wish I'd sold more of my books years ago. At the time, we had three bookstores in town that paid cash for books. Now we're down to just one, and it's not buying most of the time.
I really enjoyed this article, I know that I always love getting rid of "stuff" that I don't need. The hypothetical that you use is an interesting one and it really got me thinking about what I really "need." Thanks!
The wonderful thing about not deleting email in your inbox is that if you do need to find something, the 'search' function can find it in a heartbeat! Sure wish I had that with my paper storage! Haha!
I'm trying to break the land line addiction, myself. It's not easy... I hate having to carry a cell phone with me everywhere.
Spending $5,000 to get $50 is not wise money management. Putting that $5,000 on the credit card just puts you deeper in debt. If you can't pay the bill in full when it comes due, you'll get charged interest. If you can pay it in full, why put it on the card in the first place? Just so you can get $50? There are better ways to get $50. Such as cutting expenses, like dining out or transportation costs. Don't go out to eat as often and (if possible) use public transportation or walk or ride a bike. With current fuel pices, it wouldn't take long to save $50, Use your home air conditioner less and use fans more and open windows. I also know from personal experince that eating lower on the food chain will also save you a lot of money. More veggies and less meat, eggs and dairy will save you a lot of money. Not only at the cash register but also at the doctor's office.
I think most of the people out of work not because their spending habbits. It is not a choice or option. You simply can hardly survive on one income, there is no job for life any longer.
Quite frequently one is out of work for a few months...
I am not sure where the figures are comming from - 2,392....perhaps it is average divided by the number of new properties. I gues there is a fast growing gap between the rich and the poor. Can you imagine to call 2,392 a normal? What does it mean - average?
The only difference from 1950 some parents work from home, so demand for personal space is higher, than there is a PC, hence table and a some privacy is needed.
If you travel the world you could count of the quality and consistency.
While individual restaurants are quite often more expensive, quality is questionable /unknown. Most of our every day process are not unique - we drink tea /coffe, brush teeth, sleep,....eat. Yes, you can diversify -> at a price. What is the gain?
I am sorry that the representative you spoke with was not more pro-active. It's possible you were routed to a department that did not have system access to that particular function; however, I would like to amend your article: on the majority of devices, you do actually have direct control over those free purchase blocks & other parental controls through your device by going into your browser or media net settings, & all AT&T Customer Care representatives have direct access to a system to cancel, refund, & block all purchases billed to your mobile account. There is a delay in receiving the refund (posts at the end of the current billing cycle) as these are third-party purchases. You may get transferred to a higher level technician if you have an iPhone & want to choose what digits your PIN will be. AT&T is actively working with the FCC to resolve this issue. This content is my personal information/opinion & while I've done my best to state only facts, it is not an official statement, nor does it mean to imply an opinion of AT&T or its affiliate/subsidiary companies.
This happened to my family recently. I found over a $200 of charges on my AT&T bill. However, AT&T customer service was surprisingly helpful and was able to waive all the charges, and set it up to block all future charges.
They are also great as poop bags for when you take the dog for a walk OR bags to carry for dirty diapers on the go!
Dryer sheets are also really good to get out static cling. I use them on my cat when she shocks me, on my hair when it is standing on end and we keep one by the thermostate to cover our hands because we always get shocked touching it. Once it comes out of the dryer, it still has a lot of shock absorbtion left and smells nice too!
I never thought about saving jokes, even though I probably have some jokes and inspiration notes saved -- just never thought about retrieving them. Thanks for sharing your method of organization.
Since signing up for prepaid phones instead of our iPhone plans, I have noticed a LOT of scams coming thru. Guess AT&T (and others) don't do much to protect their prepaid users...
My fantasy is to move into a new house and go through our current house, selectively deciding which items get to move with us, then walk away and leave all the rest behind.
We'd end up living in a fairly empty house, lacking some things that we need, such as dressers, because no way I'm I moving these! And the current house would be left with lots of stuff...
Somehow that's easier than looking at things in your current space and making the decision to get rid of them.
Lots of people I know had your version of the fantasy come true during Hurricane Katrina, whether they liked it or not~! It did work out well for some people who had insurance, and not well for others.
Honestly, if I could get out the sentimental items that I love, the rest wouldn't matter much. I do have some items I'd hate to lose, special cards & gifts from my sons and some of their childhood things that are irreplaceable. Anything that can be replaced with cash is expendable, provided you get the cash to replace it, of course!
When we evacuated for Katrina I took a ton of stuff I'd leave behind now, knowing I'd have the insurance money to replace it. If we ever evacuate again, it will be only the sentimental items I take and the ones necessary for work & communication (phones & laptops).