A lot of these seem like people just trying to do the right thing.
Maybe you can try candy that's less bad for you? Figamajigs and York Peppermint Patties have less fat. Also, chewing gum -- except for the most sugary sweet ones -- are far from bad. Maybe go with that?
I like to plan for gift giving year round- christmas or otherwise. I set aside a SMALL percentage of each paycheck for giving (both gifts and charitable) and I make mental notes of what friends and family want and need throughout the year, then keep my eye out for a deal.
I used to have "pay as you go" phone and paid less than $10 a month. Due to job change , I needed a smart phone and I upgraded mine to the least expensive data plan. I pay around $50 a month. But I use apps like Wrapp and Shopkick earn money every time I visit stores.
In addition to that, I use chat apps such as Whatsapp and viber to talk to friends and family which saves TON of money on phone bills.
We got rid of land line and that saves at least $20 a month.
We also use Google Voice religiously for calling unknown numbers and texting to people. So, I don't need any texting plan. My plan doesn't allow free messages.
I haven't had a landline for about 4 years now, and I don't miss it at all. My husband's cell phone is completely paid for by his company, and I use a Virgin Mobile prepaid phone on one of their cheapest plans. So we don't have a lot of phone costs. It works well for us.
Now my employer pays for my phone, but before I had a flip phone and paid $30/mo, for lots of talk time and text, through Virgin Mobile-the same is available though T-Mobile. My husband just switched to Republic Wireless and he only pays $20/mo. for unlimited everything!
We changed over to prepaid StraightTalk phones about a year ago. With T-Mobile, for myself and my wife's unlimited lines, and my father in law's minutes/texts/web line, we were paying upwards of $180 a month and we had an added home phone at $30/month with cable package. We switch to two "Bring your own device" lines at $45 a month and one with the StraightTalk phone at $35 a month. That put us right at about $130 a month after taxes. We then cut our home phone line (and cable, just kept Internet) which dropped that price off, and we use Skype/Google Voice to allow family the ability to contact us at the house. Because of the "BYOD" plan, we've been able to get cheaper smartphones by finding a used one we like.
Recipes look good, but, hey, about the "forced labor" raising Thai shrimp, that is highly unlikely. Nobody needs to force labor there, people know how and work hard all by themselves, unlike here in the USA.
In some industries, people from other neighboring countries, specifically Laos and Myanmar, come in to do work for which they get paid more than they can get in their own. This is enterprising on their part and consistent with Buddhist principles. In fact, it's one of the endearing qualities of the country to me, to see EVERYONE sweating their asses off and working hard, regardless of age and I know many to be already quite rich, but the working hard part is a lifestyle, one that I admire and try to emulate. And when they go to bed, they sleep (unlike many americans) and when they socialize, the smiles are huge and genuine. Unlike our own country in which much of the population is on the dole and seem to go around in a deadened state, ready and waiting to sue someone who looks at them a second too long or win a lottery to get rich quickly.
I'm just saying that if you don't know for personally sure, you should not cast aspersions on the prawns from any ethnic or country source. Raising prawns for market is a HIGHLY risky business and the operation must be carefully controlled to raise them and also carefully controlled to pass the inspections necessary for a wal mart or other foreign markets to purchase them. Regardless of the source, there are many inspections for pesticides AND other contaminants.
We switched to Virgin Mobile over a year ago. $35 a month for a 300 minute smart phone plan. The phones aren't subsidized, but are often on sale (1/2 price on Cyber Monday).
We have voice minutes only on our cell phones, which are "dumb." We use our iPods to text free and to surf the net since our internet is wireless. If we need internet access when away from home, we easily find free hot spots at many restaurants and coffee shops.
I recently switched from a contract plan to a prepaid plan T-mobile. Initially, I was concerned about the service and benefits I might lose doing this, but I haven't had any problems in 4 months and I know that my monthly bill for $50 is set and not constantly fluctuating. Overall I am happy, but I do have to warn that you have to understand the limits on data plans (Free wifi "everywhere" in my area helps with this).
We save by having the most basic plan that we can while still getting what we need for our household. Other than that, it seems difficult to save more!
I have a bundled plan, and it's cheaper to keep the phone. I don't ever use my landline, but when I called to cancel, it would come to $5 more per month. They have their pricing very well thought out!
We use Ooma to cut the house phone bill down. For us, it was important to keep the number from the old land line and to have a phone that everyone can access. However, since we did not use it much, the change was worth it. For cell phones, we switched to a prepaid plan. The bells and whistles are not necessary on the small phone. We use the wifi where we can to save on data usage (though the caps are more than enough). The change in the landline phone has allowed us to get faster Internet service, which is necessary (it also runs the Roku instead of cable or satellite TV - another source of big savings). The cell phone change has saved us over $50 a month.
A lot of these seem like people just trying to do the right thing.
Maybe you can try candy that's less bad for you? Figamajigs and York Peppermint Patties have less fat. Also, chewing gum -- except for the most sugary sweet ones -- are far from bad. Maybe go with that?
I just have my cell phone bill. I no longer need a landline!
We're going to drop our landline next year.
I use TMobile Pay-As-You-Go and don't spend $100 a YEAR on cell service.
I like to plan for gift giving year round- christmas or otherwise. I set aside a SMALL percentage of each paycheck for giving (both gifts and charitable) and I make mental notes of what friends and family want and need throughout the year, then keep my eye out for a deal.
I save on my phone bill by bundling services. I get cable, internet and phone services all through one company.
I used to have "pay as you go" phone and paid less than $10 a month. Due to job change , I needed a smart phone and I upgraded mine to the least expensive data plan. I pay around $50 a month. But I use apps like Wrapp and Shopkick earn money every time I visit stores.
In addition to that, I use chat apps such as Whatsapp and viber to talk to friends and family which saves TON of money on phone bills.
We got rid of land line and that saves at least $20 a month.
We also use Google Voice religiously for calling unknown numbers and texting to people. So, I don't need any texting plan. My plan doesn't allow free messages.
I haven't had a landline for about 4 years now, and I don't miss it at all. My husband's cell phone is completely paid for by his company, and I use a Virgin Mobile prepaid phone on one of their cheapest plans. So we don't have a lot of phone costs. It works well for us.
Now my employer pays for my phone, but before I had a flip phone and paid $30/mo, for lots of talk time and text, through Virgin Mobile-the same is available though T-Mobile. My husband just switched to Republic Wireless and he only pays $20/mo. for unlimited everything!
Burger king has a cold ham and cheese sub, It's really good
We changed over to prepaid StraightTalk phones about a year ago. With T-Mobile, for myself and my wife's unlimited lines, and my father in law's minutes/texts/web line, we were paying upwards of $180 a month and we had an added home phone at $30/month with cable package. We switch to two "Bring your own device" lines at $45 a month and one with the StraightTalk phone at $35 a month. That put us right at about $130 a month after taxes. We then cut our home phone line (and cable, just kept Internet) which dropped that price off, and we use Skype/Google Voice to allow family the ability to contact us at the house. Because of the "BYOD" plan, we've been able to get cheaper smartphones by finding a used one we like.
I have only 1 phone, no land line, no other phone but mine.
I save by using a family plan!
Recipes look good, but, hey, about the "forced labor" raising Thai shrimp, that is highly unlikely. Nobody needs to force labor there, people know how and work hard all by themselves, unlike here in the USA.
In some industries, people from other neighboring countries, specifically Laos and Myanmar, come in to do work for which they get paid more than they can get in their own. This is enterprising on their part and consistent with Buddhist principles. In fact, it's one of the endearing qualities of the country to me, to see EVERYONE sweating their asses off and working hard, regardless of age and I know many to be already quite rich, but the working hard part is a lifestyle, one that I admire and try to emulate. And when they go to bed, they sleep (unlike many americans) and when they socialize, the smiles are huge and genuine. Unlike our own country in which much of the population is on the dole and seem to go around in a deadened state, ready and waiting to sue someone who looks at them a second too long or win a lottery to get rich quickly.
I'm just saying that if you don't know for personally sure, you should not cast aspersions on the prawns from any ethnic or country source. Raising prawns for market is a HIGHLY risky business and the operation must be carefully controlled to raise them and also carefully controlled to pass the inspections necessary for a wal mart or other foreign markets to purchase them. Regardless of the source, there are many inspections for pesticides AND other contaminants.
We switched to Virgin Mobile over a year ago. $35 a month for a 300 minute smart phone plan. The phones aren't subsidized, but are often on sale (1/2 price on Cyber Monday).
We have voice minutes only on our cell phones, which are "dumb." We use our iPods to text free and to surf the net since our internet is wireless. If we need internet access when away from home, we easily find free hot spots at many restaurants and coffee shops.
I save money by using cheap prepaid phone without data.
I have gotten rid of my home phone and use a prepaid cellphone.
We use Pioneer Telephone out of Maine.
flip phone. :)
I recently switched from a contract plan to a prepaid plan T-mobile. Initially, I was concerned about the service and benefits I might lose doing this, but I haven't had any problems in 4 months and I know that my monthly bill for $50 is set and not constantly fluctuating. Overall I am happy, but I do have to warn that you have to understand the limits on data plans (Free wifi "everywhere" in my area helps with this).
We save by having the most basic plan that we can while still getting what we need for our household. Other than that, it seems difficult to save more!
I have a bundled plan, and it's cheaper to keep the phone. I don't ever use my landline, but when I called to cancel, it would come to $5 more per month. They have their pricing very well thought out!
We use Ooma to cut the house phone bill down. For us, it was important to keep the number from the old land line and to have a phone that everyone can access. However, since we did not use it much, the change was worth it. For cell phones, we switched to a prepaid plan. The bells and whistles are not necessary on the small phone. We use the wifi where we can to save on data usage (though the caps are more than enough). The change in the landline phone has allowed us to get faster Internet service, which is necessary (it also runs the Roku instead of cable or satellite TV - another source of big savings). The cell phone change has saved us over $50 a month.
We dropped our landline phone a few years ago and we're sticking with basic phones (just voice and text). We get made fun of a lot. :)