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We Cancelled Our Cable TV and Land Line

Family Balance Sheet

We were paying for a deluxe bundle package that included high speed Internet, a land line, a gazillion cable channels, and HBO, which we enjoyed quite a bit. But when our cable/Internet/phone bill increased over $100 from the previous month, we thought twice about our love for cable TV in our home.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step.

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6 Steps to Creating a Budget You Can Stick To

For the Mommas

Once you have cut out all of the extra stuff, you need to figure out which expense are fixed (in other words, they cost the same every single month, like your rent or mortgage), and which ones are discretionary (meaning, the amount may change from month to month based on factors such as usage, as with most utilities). Telephone/cell phone.