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Do You Want Free Phone Calls? Think Again…

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you have access to a phone to dial into a voicemail box, you can make ‘free’ phonecalls in the US (and inexpensive ones internationally). You can call either a phone or a PC. ‘Free’ phone calls are great for the destitute. Google voice can also be a service folks with multiple phones might like.

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Healthy Habits: How to Promote Healthy Living for the Whole Family

Motherhood Moments

Focus on a Healthy Diet It is essential to emphasize the importance of consuming a balanced and nutritious diet to your children. Set clear boundaries regarding when and how long your child can use phones or computers each day so that they don't become overly reliant on technology for entertainment or socialization purposes.

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Parenting Pointers: Tips for a Screen-Free Holiday

Motherhood Moments

Phones and other personal screens are completely out of sight during these times. Spice Up Mealtime Convo Make family dinnertime more interesting with conversation starters and leave your screens off the table. Having these conversations can help children find their own reasons for reducing screen time and engaging in other activities.

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Either I would be walking or using my last quarter in the pay phone to call home and beg someone to come get me. With the rash of data breaches at some of the major retailers in the past years, consumers are becoming more wary of flashing their debit and credit cards at brick and mortar stores when they could be using cash.

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Mourning the Loss of Privacy

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

What ever happened to the need for a subpoena to listen in on your phone conversation, instead of having digital analysis point out conversations using certain terrorist tagged keywords? Consumer Affairs reported that in 2005, CVS posted purchases made by holders of their loyalty card).

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5 Ways to "Wow"  Your Customers this Holiday Season

For the Mommas

As the year is coming to an end, consumers are calling retailers and making travel arrangements. This means, your customer service representatives will see an increase in calls from consumers around the globe. Listen Carefully When you’ve been in a call center all day answering phones, it can be tempting to tune people out.

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How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Perhaps you can convince people to only give you things which can be consumed (things that won’t hang around the house). Experiences can be written on coupons and given as a card – a coupon to have a phone conversation or come to visit in several months.

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