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Radio Shack Get a $50 Gas Card with ANY iPad 2 Purchase

Birmingham Bargain Mom

Here's a deal on an iPad 2 at Radio Shack.

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Competing With Yourself To Save On Utility Bills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I view each month’s bill – whether it be from the water company, the electric utility, or the natural gas provider – as a way to gauge how well I am doing in my efforts to both conserve energy and save money. For natural gas, I track how many cubic feet I burned (it is billed in units of 100 cubic feet at a time).

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Stock Market Sectors: 11 Official GICS Groups

Savings Corner

Energy sector The energy sector covers companies that do business in the oil and natural gas industry. It includes oil and gas exploration and production companies, as well as producers of other consumable fuels like coal and ethanol. It doesn’t include many renewable energy companies which instead are considered utilities.

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Severe Weather Season Starts

Marnies Coupon-a-rama

Charge up your phone, keep your vehicle''s gas tank above half full, make sure your weather radio and flashlights have new batteries, have bottled water and ready to eat foods on hand, etc. From Accuweather (click here) Stay prepared! It doesn''t cost much.

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Fossil Fuel Alternatives: Biofuel vs. Electric

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And, although the crops absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, processing them into biofuel requires substantial amounts of coal and natural gas. Most can’t travel more than 100 miles without being recharged, and using the radio, heat or air conditioning can make the battery life even shorter.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Young men ran out to fill your tank, check your oil, try your tire pressure and wipe your windshield when you stopped for gas. Most cars did not have radios, non had any other kind of electronics. People listened to the radio, watched TV, went to the local (one screen) movie house or entertained themselves. My radio was AM only.

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Low Cost Ways to Enjoy Christmas With Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The radio or even YouTube can provide you with hours of Christmas music. This activity only costs you the price of gas, and you can entertain the kids, no matter their age, for an hour or so. In our house, we always watch the Charlie Brown Christmas as well as classics like Rudolph. Activities. Find Free Performances.

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