Austerity Blog

Advertisers are listening (0)

4/30/09 •

Ladies and gentlemen, the money back guarantee is back! I will admit, I watch a lot of television, what can I say, I’m hooked. Recently, I started to notice a phrase that was being repeated in commercials, “if you don’t like our product, send it back for a refund” or “our product has a money [...]

When It’s Time to Play “Hardball” With Cable and Internet Providers (1)

4/29/09 •

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I currently live in an area that has a monopoly by our local cable and internet provider. We have used this company for these services almost four years now. We have also had satellite television with both of the major U.S. carriers. Our current cable package includes our cable television and our [...]

Garage Sale Time (0)

4/28/09 •

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For many areas here in the United States, warm weather is returning with the spring, this means one thing, garage sale time! I am starting to notice more and more signs advertising garage sales. I have always loved garage sales. The saying, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is true.
I have [...]

The Silent Victims of the Troubled Economy (0)

4/21/09 •

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My husband and I recently adopted a yellow lab puppy from a shelter in our state. Rather than purchase a dog from a breeder we knew that it was necessary for us to adopt. We searched many different area shelters in search for our newest family member. We looked outside our community [...]