Frugal Challenge: Don’t Use Cell Data for an Entire Month

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I’m writing this on a Friday afternoon, before a major upcoming holiday, while looking outside at a beautiful summer 85 degree day. This is probably the worst time to issue a frugal challenge. But I’m going to do it anyway. I dare you to go an entire month without using cell data. Yep, you read…

Xfinity Mobile Review: A Frugal but Powerful Service

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I originally wrote this article when I had first heard about Xfinity Mobile. I’ve updated the post since then, because I am now an Xfinity Mobile customer, and a happy one at that! This is a cheap but very powerful cell phone service. One of my favorite things about it is that you can scale…

How I’m Saving at Least $1,000 on my Cell Phone Bill with Republic Wireless

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Cell phone expenses have been in the news this week following comments from a prominent politician about choosing between an iPhone and healthcare. Now, I don’t want to start a political debate here, but I do have some good news. With a few smart strategies, you can cut your cell phone bill so substantially that…

True Life: I Went to a Small College – and Was Still Successful

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You know how one of the easiest ways to cut back on your grocery bill or on how much your spend at Target is to swap name-brand products for generics? It’s such an effortless way to save money, and it just makes sense: 99% of the time, the generic or store brand is nearly identical…

The Most Important Question: Is This Useful?

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I’m always looking for books that challenge the reader to look at the world differently, and I usually satisfy that urge with the latest Malcolm Gladwell or Michael Lewis book.  Since I just read David & Goliath and the wait at the library for Flash Boys was significant, I picked up two excellent books that…

A Realistic Look at Ideal Days in Our Future Financially Independent Life

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We talk a lot here at Richmond Savers about saving money and why it is so important in order to make your life easier and more financially stable. Money is a tool that you can use to give yourself power over your life that most people living paycheck-to-paycheck will never have. Life is simply much…

The Power of a Saved Dollar

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We talk a lot about saving money and long-term financial thinking here at RichmondSavers.com.  To our family there is great happiness, security and satisfaction in this type of lifestyle.  However, we know in our instant-gratification culture a lot of people think we have it backwards.  They think it makes them happy to buy expensive clothes,…