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#9 Frugal Tip Of The Day

September 24th, 2008 | Posted in Saving Money

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This one is easy, and only needs to be done once a year or so. Call your cable company, wireless provider, internet provider, and anyone else who charges you for services on an automatic, regular basis and ask for a better deal. The results can be really surprising, and as these services tend to be billed each monthly, even a small savings can really add up over the course of a year.

Personally, I recently found out that I was not getting the best deal with my cable/internet provider, and as they are facing new competition in my area, I was able to compare rates and receive a much better deal - saving myself over thirty dollars monthly.

3 Comments

  1. 1
    Petula // September 24th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    That’s a good idea… thanks.

  2. 2
    Dean // September 25th, 2008 at 1:47 am

    Great advice.
    I’ll add insurance to your list. Ring your insurers and ask for a better deal.
    Also think hard about canceling at least one automatic monthly service and swap it with casual use or chepaer alternative, e.g. cancel cable and hire DVDs or a cheap Netflix plan.

  3. 3
    admin // September 26th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    @Petula - You’re welcome

    @Dean - Great additions, thanks - insurance in particular can cost or save us a bundle.

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