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Summer Savings Series #4: Fun Frugal Ices With Your Child

by Glen Craig

Here’s a fun activity I used to do all the time with my folks when I was a wee little lad many, many moons ago… I used to make my own ices! Here’s what you need: Ice Tray(s) Wax Paper or Plastic Wrap Toothpicks Yummy Beverage (such as iced tea, lemonade, Gatorade, etc…) With your [...]

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Customer Service Done Right 1800Contacts.com

by Glen Craig

I needed to order new disposable contacts. I realized I was on my last couple of pairs. I didn’t want to go to my previous eye care provider since their salespeople, what’s the eloquent word?, oh yeah SUCK! The past few times they have been pushy and do what they can to get you to [...]

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Summer Savings Series And Chances To Win Money

by Glen Craig

Summer is upon us and with the higher temperatures are coming higher prices for just about everything under the sun. Gas costs just went up, the summer vacation is costing an arm and a leg (maybe two!), and you may need to take out that second mortgage just to send your kids to summer camp. [...]

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Buy That Fun Stuff Without Going Into Debt

by Glen Craig

You want to buy that new something. Maybe it’s the Nintendo Wii and the Wii Fit? Maybe it’s a new digital camera? Perhaps it’s a new flat-screen TV or a GPS? You can’t afford to buy it out-right. If you charge it to a credit card you will be paying interest on top of the [...]

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Five Things Indiana Jones Can Teach Us About Personal Finance

by Glen Craig

I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull this past weekend. Was it as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark? How many movies are? Was it a lot of fun to watch? Absolutely! I got to thinking about ‘ole Indy. What makes him successful in his movies? What is it about [...]

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Are You Prepared For Summer Costs?

by Glen Craig

This is a guest post by Heather Johnson, who is an industry critic on the subject of Business Cards. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com. Summertime is just around the corner and if the rising temperatures don’t make you sweat, the rising costs certainly might. From utility bills to gas expenditures, [...]

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Free Nine Inch Nails Album the slip

by Glen Craig

Know what I won’t be spending my economic stimulus check on? The new Nine Inch Nails album the slip. Know why? Not because I don’t want to spend the money. It’s because I don’t have to spend the money! Nine Inch Nails is offering their new album for free. From the site: as a thank [...]

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Don’t Waste Money On Oil Changes

by Glen Craig

That sticker has been staring at your for a couple of weeks now. You see it out of the corner of your eye. Right there in the upper left hand corner of the windshield. It’s telling you that you need an oil change every 3000 miles or when your mileage gets up to xx,xxx. “Are [...]

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Beware Deceptive Gas Prices

by Glen Craig

So I’ve seen this now at two gas stations: You drive up and see a great price on gasoline (ok, maybe not great but better than the competitors in the area). You’re about to start pumping and then BAM! you realize that great price is for cash only! How do you know it’s cash only? [...]

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April 2008 Review

by Glen Craig

April has been pretty wild for Free From Broke. If you’ve been a reader for a while then you know I’ve changed the way the site looks, moving from Blogger to WordPress. I managed to only lose sleep in the conversion and no hair! I’m still making changes so don’t be surprised if the site [...]

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