Here’s a simple math challenge. Take your average monthly phone bill, average monthly TV bill and average monthly Internet bill and add them together. Then multiply by 12. That’s probably represents most of your media/communication costs and that number can easily exceed $2000.
There are lots of ways you can reduce this cost by changing services [...]

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The year 2008 saw the introduction of some of the most exciting fictional gadgets of all time, some of which had great but short-lived success, and others that will continue to dominate the industry for years to come.
Though no longer on the market, the LoanMaker-2008 Subprime will never be forgotten. Sold for just $49.99 on [...]

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Elance.com, Guru.com, oDesk.com and RentACoder.com are the major online freelance/consulting sites. You can spend hours searching for and bidding on projects on all of these sites (leaving you little time to do the work if you actually win a project). As mentioned in oDesk, Guru, Elance and RentACoder – Are they worth it?, to a [...]

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If you were recently laid off, or your budget is stretched, or you just need some extra work on the side, you might find yourself checking out one of the major online job/consulting web sites: Elance.com, Guru.com, RentACoder.com or oDesk.com.
Can they really work for you? The answer is… maybe.
Even though all four do focus on [...]

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It’s that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach. The sweat and panic you experience when your computer, that’s worked so reliably for so long, suddenly won’t boot.
If you’re lucky, it’s a configuration error – maybe brought about by some new software you installed. Or maybe a virus, but one that’s not totally destructive.
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Welcome to The Thrifty Geek!
Just because the economy is tanking and a long recession is being forecasted doesn’t mean we need to give up our love of technology and gadgets. It just means we need to get a bit smarter about it. Buying a new toy only to have it sit and gather dust is [...]

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