Comments on: Budgeting to Save Money on Bills

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:23:54 +0000

Like this article says, I went over my cell phone bill to see if I was paying for more than I needed, and I was. When my contract ended, I switched to Straight talk, and now I only pay $30 a month and get 1000 minutes, texts, and 30mb of data. And there’s no contract, so I don’t have the hassles of unexpected charges. I’d recommend it to anyone else looking to save.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:41:02 +0000

I have really saved a lot by switching from a cellphone contract to a Net 10 prepaid phone. Calls cost me 10 c per minute and I only pay for what I use. Suddenly I am much more careful on how I use my phone.

By: James

James — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:42:58 +0000

there is no doubt that on average Americans pay way more for certain goods and services than they can afford. items like mentioned above cell phone, cable tv, internet, etc.

i have for a long time been a sports fan and feel most of the TV i watch is sports related. i am still hoping for the day that cable TV can have an option where you pick and choose the channels you and to watch and old get service for those channels and thats it.

when will this be possible i would love to cut my $149 cable bill down to $35 cus i only watch 4 channels.

think about it..

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:18:45 +0000

I looked into bundling and it is saving me $50 a month on internet/land line combo. I also looked over my credit card statement and found some charges that we had forgotten, ie monthly service fees. Needless to say I was quickly dialing the phone to cancel.

By: CD Phi

CD Phi — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:47:51 +0000

I am a huge proponent of supporting local esthetician schools. I can’t speak for everyone but from my experiences they have never screwed up my hair or eyebrows. Not once. Not only that but it’s nice to know that you are helping out students and economically, you’ll be saving a lot. My community college has an underground basement that they’ve converted into a hair salon and last time I went there for a cut and dye, the student did a wonderful job. There was also no set price but tipping was recommended of course. Try it out. You might end up really liking the student stylist.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:07:57 +0000

Those people who turn up their heat and then wear shorts and a t-shirt during winter used to really bug me. Why waste so much energy and money just to feel “hot”? Don’t they sweat enough during the summer?

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:56:29 +0000

Another thing you may try if your cell phone plan allows is to tether your phone to you laptop. You could even drop your Internet plan.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:12:38 +0000

As far as internet goes, for those who believe they have to have the faster cable or DSL – call your ISP. Ask them for a discount or shop around. You can save a ton of money that way.