Archive for the ‘Thriftiness’ Category

Virgin Mobile USA Phone Number Port Snafu

How porting my T-Mobile phone number to Virgin Mobile resulted in my $25/month plan being converted to a $35/month plan, costing me $120/year for as long as I am a customer.

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Illinois Bright Start Match Promotion Update – Refunds

A refund of contributions is the best we’re going to get from Bright Start and Office of the Illinois State Treasurer after they botch a promotion and disappoint over 7,000 account owners.

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Illinois Bright Start Match Promotion Update – You Lose, Slowpokes

A rant about the badly mismanaged Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program Deposit Match promotion of June, 2010, in which a very small percentage of the program participants had any chance of taking advantage of the offer.

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Office 2010 Rearm

Delay Microsoft Office 2010 activation for up to 180 days.

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Fixed: The television

You can replace the color wheel on your Samsung DLP TV. It’s not that hard.

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Fixed: The oven

You can replace your Whirlpool gas safety valve and regulator assembly yourself. It’s easy.

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How to create a bootable USB drive that can install any edition of Windows 7

A guide to creating a bootable USB drive that can be used to install any edition of Windows 7, and a neat trick for extending the 30-day trial to 120 days.

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GoDaddy Promotion Codes

Godaddy coupons and promo codes.

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