With bundled pay TV packages, you pay for 60 or 100 or 1,000 channels, even if you really only watch 8. I, for one, would certainly be interested in the option to pay for channels a la carte. I mean, I’m annoyed that QVC appears as I click around looking for something to watch, and the thought that even 1¢ of my bill might go to such a …
Yes, it’s possible to survive in New York City—and even sock away $6,000 in savings—making less than $30,000 a year.
The authors of a new book make the case that life can be good—great, even—while your credit score is in the dumps. In spite of bad credit, you can still buy a home, take a vacation, start a business, and most importantly, not be depressed all the time. And the writers should know what they’re talking about: One of the authors had to …
There are something like 10 million (yes, 10,000,000) possible calling plan rate combinations possible from the major wireless providers.
For most of 2009, the number of part-time jobs increased—part-timers being cheaper alternatives to full-time workers, whose jobs had been axed in recession-time cost-cutting moves. But since July, there’s been a drop-off in part-time gigs as well. July happens to be when the federal minimum wage was raised from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour.
Here’s one more reason we’re bound to get cheaper cell-phone plans in the near future: Skype, the Internet-calling service that lets you dial for free or nearly free, is growing like crazy, particularly when it comes to international calls.
AT&T and Verizon both recently dropped prices on unlimited calling plans by $30 a month. But other changes make it possible—likely, even—that the wireless providers will make more money off of the typical customer.
If not, you’re probably missing out on easy savings and unnecessarily paying hundreds of dollars in fees.
The average digital cable TV bill was about $75 last year. By dropping cable, you’d eliminate $900 a year in bills.
It’s all in the timing: When supply is high and demand is low, you can save a ton on everything from cars to sneakers, furniture to homes. So when are the optimal times to buy?
A new study is out showing that in 1970, an unmarried man was better off financially than the guy who had tied the knot. Today, the reverse is true. Will the news bring on a mad rush of men chomping at the bit to pop the question?
Bringing your own lunch to work rather than eating out is an easy way to save some cash. And brown-bagging it doesn’t have to be a glum PB&J affair.