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Technology & Gadgets

Cut Your Cell Phone Bill without Reducing Service

May 11, 2010

This article appears in full at Buttoned Up, where I moonlight as their Savings Expert. You can read the short article here:  Cut Your Cell Phone Bill without Reducing Service. Probably the most dramatic way to slash your cell phone costs is to switch to a pay-as-you-go plan and use your mobile phone only for [...]

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Cell Phones for First Graders?

May 11, 2010

Today in their Voices section, Mamapedia featured my article, How Being Frugal Can Preserve Your Child’s Innocence. Mamapedia Voices “showcases useful and insightful posts by selected writers, from up-and-coming mom bloggers to well-known mom experts.” In case you missed this article about cell phones for young children the first time, you can catch it here [...]

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How Being Frugal Can Preserve Your Child’s Innocence

December 2, 2009

My mother recently bought some Skechers tennis shoes for my 7-year-old daughter. I was flabbergasted to see the free gift inside the box:  a cell phone charm.  A cell phone charm?  For a 7-year-old? Am I out of touch or does anybody else think it’s crazy for a young child to carry a cell phone? [...]

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