Another possibility on cellphones is to sell them yourself on ebay or Craigslist. Of course you'd only want to do this if the phone is in good working order and good condition.
Im only 15 and received this card today. I was gonna activate it but i did some research on it. So many complaints and thingys so i was like forget it. Throw this card away.
It's definitely an efficient site and works quite well.
I've also looked into the My Emissions Exchange site, and it's pretty weird. It says I have no emissions because my apartment is all electric, so I can't really get any credit.
The golf balls one is pretty interesting. I will probably tell my parents since they take walks on a golf course a lot and pick up balls. They do play with those balls, though.
Even if the commute is in a car, there are always CDs or cassettes to listen to on a variety of topics from improving your business or work performance, to better finances to greater health.
Also, just listening to inspirational music can get the juices flowing and have you in a higher state of readiness by the time you get to work. Or it can inspire you toward other goals you'd like to achieve.
How about learning a foreign language on CD's? You can do a lot with that.
I love seeing shows, but it can get super pricey. I have found some fantastic deals for shows on goldstar.com. I love that website, it's great. I check it daily, and they send me alerts about new events as well. Some theaters also offer ticket lotteries. I've participated in these before, they usually occur the day of a particular performance. You come in a few hours before the performance and enter your name to win orchestra tickets for any given show. Then, about 2 hours before the performance, you come back and see if you won. Even if you don't win, they'll often give you deals on tickets for the show that day. So if you've got time to kill, you can usually get good seats at really cheap prices that way.
Please enter me for the Amazon gift cards! Thanks!
If you live near NYC and you are not DEAD SET on seeing a show that day, there is a wonderful thing for you.
The following shows have raffles:
Wicked
Hair
In the Heights
Rock of Ages
Others might, but you have to go to the web page.
You can get tickets for less than $30 per ticket. How? What you do is go to the box office 2 1/2 hours before the show. Put your name in the raffle and how many tickets you want. (Maximum is 2) Wait a half hour and then they will call names and those people will have EXCELLENT seats for somewhere around $28.00 per ticket. We have seen Wicked this way, as well as Avenue Q (which is closing).
I've used flipswap.com and gazelle.com, both with good results. Money came promply and they paid for shipping. It was great! Anyone have suggestions for places that will recycle odd electronics stuff (like a wireless care, firewire card, old modem, etc.)?
When did a tip stop being a tip and become mandatory? I will tip if I feel the server did something to deserve it. Let's look at what a server's job entails:
-take the order
-deliver the food the cooks make to me when it is ready.
-fill up my drink
-wash the tables
-take the payment
-be polite
I would rather go and tip the person who actually made the food than the wait staff. If people don't like how much they are paid by their employer, they should have negotiated a better wage when they were hired. If they don't like that I won't give them a tip, then get a job that pays enough. If I tip I tip very well, but don't expect to get a tip from me if you do the bare minimum of your job.
I've had nothing but positive experiences with Gazelle. I have sold them two digital cameras, a cell phone, and a laptop. They offer pretty reasonable prices, pay for shipping (sometimes they'll even send you the box you need), and in all cases I received my money less than two weeks after I shipped them out. Recently they even sent me an coupon code for a $5 bonus on my next sale.
I also like the fact that even if they can't pay you for an item, they're still willing to pay shipping for you to mail it to them. Even if I can't get a cent for it, it's nice to get it out of my house and know it's not ending up in the local landfill.
I use Goldstar to keep an eye out for discounted tickets but in the last few years I've "saved" money by not seeing my favorites shows a second time. Previously, I had a subscription to the local performing arts center and had the opportunity to see a ton of good shows. Some of the great ones, I'd want to see again when they came through town a few years later. But they just didn't quite live up to the first experience. I would remember so many of the details of that first experience that any deviation from that just seemed wrong.
So, aside from trying to find a bargain the first time around, seriously evaluate seeing a favorite again or just closing your eyes and hitting play on the CD/iPod and reliving your memories.
Or we could try to build/live/move to where our work is.
I figure its worth roughly $100,000 more purchase price to avoid need a car just to commute.
Its only worth about a 1/4 of that if you only take the bus though.
For example, by living near my work, my family can get by with 1 car. So 1 car savings is about $400-500 per month (after all payments,gas,insurance etc). That is worth $100,000 more house. Plus I get to save roughly 30 mins each way.
I personally ride my bike to work. But you get the picture of how we can choose other lifestyles than suburbs and commutes.
Similarly consider if taking a job near your house (even at lower pay) would be better than your commute. If you make 15 an hour for 8 hours + 3 total hours of commute, you could make 12 an hour with 1 total hour of commute...
When I was in college, I saw many theatrical productions (and movie festivals, concerts and many other shows) at the local theater by being a volunteer usher. We showed up a bit early, stuffed programs, showed people to their seats, directed people during intermission and got to see the shows for free. For Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera, I got to sit on the steps in the aisle of the first balcony. The person in the seat next to me had paid at least $100. I spent a little extra time and saw the show for free.
Occasionally, if the theater had trouble getting help for mid-week performances, they would offer certain college students who ushered regularly free tickets to an upcoming weekend show if they could usher like a Tuesday night.
We are trying to seek out new sources of entertainment, the quirkier the better. If we're not really interested in something, we'll replace it with a new option. If we are really excited about doing something, we find a way to save some money if we can but if not we treat ourselves.
If you like to go to the movies, try purchasing a local entertainment book - they usually have discounts for the movie theaters, generally between $2-5 off each ticket, which adds up.
Please enter me in both - I'd love the chance to see Chicago.
I greatly appreciate this post. I think more people would use mass transit if this was their experience every time. On a train, like the MetroLink or Amtrak, there is a zen-like quality that allows you to catch up on reading, etc.
However, on a bus (which is really our only other transit option where I live), it's too crowded at peak travel times to enjoy reading.
I LOVE going to shows - Broadway would be the ultimate of course but as you are all mentioning, the economy and ticket prices don't seem to mix these days! So I have attended many dinner theatre, local theatre, and college/REP productions. Some performances can be very good, and of course the tickets are cheaper. Not to mention since it is local, no need for travel/hotel stay expenses. Plus, I like supporting the local arts scene. But if you'd like to give me the tix, I'd love to go see a Broadway show!! Thanks.
I know this is kind of cheating the system BUT if you order your movie tickets online in advance from Fandango or MovieTickets.com or similar, buy them as Senior Citizen tickets.. even if you're not they almost NEVER check.. and if they do check just say you made a mistake and they will usually let you in anyway or you simply pay the difference.
If you're a couple who sees 15 movies a year in the theater that savings could be over $100 /yr!
I also use zucchini in enchiladas and hash browns. Maybe Waffle House should add it as a topping.
Thanks for the ideas.
The most class per dollar we've ever gotten was attending a local university jazz concert. Cheap, unusual, and great fun!
I am not anywhere near broadway, so please just enter me in the $10 GC drawing. Thanks.
I won 4 tickets to Spamalot last year. Unfortunately, I couldn't see the show myself, but my b/f and his friends enjoyed them.
Another possibility on cellphones is to sell them yourself on ebay or Craigslist. Of course you'd only want to do this if the phone is in good working order and good condition.
Im only 15 and received this card today. I was gonna activate it but i did some research on it. So many complaints and thingys so i was like forget it. Throw this card away.
I've used Gazelle and wrote a post about it here:
http://www.wisebread.com/turn-old-electronics-into-cash-with-gazelle
It's definitely an efficient site and works quite well.
I've also looked into the My Emissions Exchange site, and it's pretty weird. It says I have no emissions because my apartment is all electric, so I can't really get any credit.
The golf balls one is pretty interesting. I will probably tell my parents since they take walks on a golf course a lot and pick up balls. They do play with those balls, though.
Even if the commute is in a car, there are always CDs or cassettes to listen to on a variety of topics from improving your business or work performance, to better finances to greater health.
Also, just listening to inspirational music can get the juices flowing and have you in a higher state of readiness by the time you get to work. Or it can inspire you toward other goals you'd like to achieve.
How about learning a foreign language on CD's? You can do a lot with that.
Sorry for the double post
I love seeing shows, but it can get super pricey. I have found some fantastic deals for shows on goldstar.com. I love that website, it's great. I check it daily, and they send me alerts about new events as well. Some theaters also offer ticket lotteries. I've participated in these before, they usually occur the day of a particular performance. You come in a few hours before the performance and enter your name to win orchestra tickets for any given show. Then, about 2 hours before the performance, you come back and see if you won. Even if you don't win, they'll often give you deals on tickets for the show that day. So if you've got time to kill, you can usually get good seats at really cheap prices that way.
Please enter me for the Amazon gift cards! Thanks!
If you live near NYC and you are not DEAD SET on seeing a show that day, there is a wonderful thing for you.
The following shows have raffles:
Wicked
Hair
In the Heights
Rock of Ages
Others might, but you have to go to the web page.
You can get tickets for less than $30 per ticket. How? What you do is go to the box office 2 1/2 hours before the show. Put your name in the raffle and how many tickets you want. (Maximum is 2) Wait a half hour and then they will call names and those people will have EXCELLENT seats for somewhere around $28.00 per ticket. We have seen Wicked this way, as well as Avenue Q (which is closing).
I highly recommend it.
I've scored a couple of good deals from Groupon, and Craigslist usually has some good options as well.
I've used flipswap.com and gazelle.com, both with good results. Money came promply and they paid for shipping. It was great! Anyone have suggestions for places that will recycle odd electronics stuff (like a wireless care, firewire card, old modem, etc.)?
When did a tip stop being a tip and become mandatory? I will tip if I feel the server did something to deserve it. Let's look at what a server's job entails:
-take the order
-deliver the food the cooks make to me when it is ready.
-fill up my drink
-wash the tables
-take the payment
-be polite
I would rather go and tip the person who actually made the food than the wait staff. If people don't like how much they are paid by their employer, they should have negotiated a better wage when they were hired. If they don't like that I won't give them a tip, then get a job that pays enough. If I tip I tip very well, but don't expect to get a tip from me if you do the bare minimum of your job.
I've had nothing but positive experiences with Gazelle. I have sold them two digital cameras, a cell phone, and a laptop. They offer pretty reasonable prices, pay for shipping (sometimes they'll even send you the box you need), and in all cases I received my money less than two weeks after I shipped them out. Recently they even sent me an coupon code for a $5 bonus on my next sale.
I also like the fact that even if they can't pay you for an item, they're still willing to pay shipping for you to mail it to them. Even if I can't get a cent for it, it's nice to get it out of my house and know it's not ending up in the local landfill.
I use Goldstar to keep an eye out for discounted tickets but in the last few years I've "saved" money by not seeing my favorites shows a second time. Previously, I had a subscription to the local performing arts center and had the opportunity to see a ton of good shows. Some of the great ones, I'd want to see again when they came through town a few years later. But they just didn't quite live up to the first experience. I would remember so many of the details of that first experience that any deviation from that just seemed wrong.
So, aside from trying to find a bargain the first time around, seriously evaluate seeing a favorite again or just closing your eyes and hitting play on the CD/iPod and reliving your memories.
We go for long walks and then go to the early shows when prices are usually cheaper.
I'd like to be entered for both. I would like to see Billy Elliot.
Or we could try to build/live/move to where our work is.
I figure its worth roughly $100,000 more purchase price to avoid need a car just to commute.
Its only worth about a 1/4 of that if you only take the bus though.
For example, by living near my work, my family can get by with 1 car. So 1 car savings is about $400-500 per month (after all payments,gas,insurance etc). That is worth $100,000 more house. Plus I get to save roughly 30 mins each way.
I personally ride my bike to work. But you get the picture of how we can choose other lifestyles than suburbs and commutes.
Similarly consider if taking a job near your house (even at lower pay) would be better than your commute. If you make 15 an hour for 8 hours + 3 total hours of commute, you could make 12 an hour with 1 total hour of commute...
just some things to think about
Love these tips. Thanks for breaking them down by subject so readers can focus on things that they are interested about!
When I was in college, I saw many theatrical productions (and movie festivals, concerts and many other shows) at the local theater by being a volunteer usher. We showed up a bit early, stuffed programs, showed people to their seats, directed people during intermission and got to see the shows for free. For Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera, I got to sit on the steps in the aisle of the first balcony. The person in the seat next to me had paid at least $100. I spent a little extra time and saw the show for free.
Occasionally, if the theater had trouble getting help for mid-week performances, they would offer certain college students who ushered regularly free tickets to an upcoming weekend show if they could usher like a Tuesday night.
We are trying to seek out new sources of entertainment, the quirkier the better. If we're not really interested in something, we'll replace it with a new option. If we are really excited about doing something, we find a way to save some money if we can but if not we treat ourselves.
If you like to go to the movies, try purchasing a local entertainment book - they usually have discounts for the movie theaters, generally between $2-5 off each ticket, which adds up.
Please enter me in both - I'd love the chance to see Chicago.
I greatly appreciate this post. I think more people would use mass transit if this was their experience every time. On a train, like the MetroLink or Amtrak, there is a zen-like quality that allows you to catch up on reading, etc.
However, on a bus (which is really our only other transit option where I live), it's too crowded at peak travel times to enjoy reading.
-Little House
WHERE DO YOU BUY THE AHA/BHA PADS OF GLYCOLIX AND WHAT IS 10/2AND 5/2 TOPIX PHARM? THANK YOU.
I LOVE going to shows - Broadway would be the ultimate of course but as you are all mentioning, the economy and ticket prices don't seem to mix these days! So I have attended many dinner theatre, local theatre, and college/REP productions. Some performances can be very good, and of course the tickets are cheaper. Not to mention since it is local, no need for travel/hotel stay expenses. Plus, I like supporting the local arts scene. But if you'd like to give me the tix, I'd love to go see a Broadway show!! Thanks.
I know this is kind of cheating the system BUT if you order your movie tickets online in advance from Fandango or MovieTickets.com or similar, buy them as Senior Citizen tickets.. even if you're not they almost NEVER check.. and if they do check just say you made a mistake and they will usually let you in anyway or you simply pay the difference.
If you're a couple who sees 15 movies a year in the theater that savings could be over $100 /yr!