Category: saving

Airlines charge you more to fly so they dont have to recycle to save money.

According to ENN, airlines do not recycle aluminum cans or paper or plastic from their flights. Jeez…thats just scary. Is that why its so expensive to fly? Want to see some numbers on how much waste is throw away and how much money they are wasting?

“-discarding 4,250 tons of aluminum cans and other items that could be recycled
-the industry threw out 9,000 tons of plastic and enough newspapers and magazines to fill a football field to a depth of more than 230 feet
-”Airlines in the U.S. throw away enough aluminum cans every year to build 58 new 747s,” said Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at NRDC

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By David

Free Shick Quattro Razor sample.

You can get it over at the Shick site. And don’t say I never gave ya nothing.

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By David

How Sprint got me to stay with them instead of switching.

We all have the jones sometimes for a new phone, a new plan, a new carrier. In fact, our jones got so bad that we had to switch carriers, as my wife needed a new phone and wanted a RAZR phone. I had been with Sprint for about 6 years at this point and didn’t really want to switch, but we needed a family plan in order to keep the costs down, and at the time Sprint did not carry the phone she wanted.

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By David

Restaurant.com GC’s 50% off-$25 worth of food for $5!

Sorry, this offer ended. But I will be sure to let everyone know when the new ones come out. In the meantime, you can still order regular gift certificates from the site. Restaurant.com

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By David

How a $3.85 Drink At Starbucks Affects Your Bottom Line.

So, you are a Starbucks junkie. You cannot stop yourself from getting that latte or mocha every morning. Maybe some shocking figures will help you? Ok, let’s get started:

Let’s say you buy just one, ONE latte a week. Every Monday. Let’s say in your Starbucks the cost is $3.85. Doesn’t sound like much, does it? About $15 dollars a month, thats pocket change! But what if you invested just that $3.85 every Monday instead?

$3.85 invested every week into an interest bearing account (say 5%) over 20 years turns into about $6,876.

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