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Old 05-28-2008, 07:07 PM #11
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I just read on another thread that there's 4 x $200 prizes, so that's OK, we'll have one each AMN and if we do it again, maybe we'll get two goes at the cash!
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Noidy,

I thought she was going to say the same thing: sorta like the Love Child of the Geico Gecko and the Priceline Negotiator.. I think it's great.. Way to save money!!

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Way to go Kell!!! You are THE woman!! I think you just lit a fuse under alot of us to do the same thing.

I love saving $$$$$.
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That's great Kitty!!! Thanks for posting this to inspire the rest of us

Your Angel Food ministry link was very helpful too!!
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That's great Kitty!!! Thanks for posting this to inspire the rest of us

Your Angel Food ministry link was very helpful too!!
Thanks, Baxter!! I hope others will find better deals and call their service providers and negotiate.

I can't take credit for the Angel Food Ministries, though. Sandy first posted about it but it's a great resource and I tell people about it because it's such a wonderful program.

I'm going through all my bills today and see what I can negotiate on next!!! Do you think American Honda will consider giving me a $99 car payment??!!
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I did a similar thing with Verizon. I was going to switch to Vonage and they were able to put me into a different package and by combining my wireless with my landline, they were able to save me the same amount of money and it isn't a bundle promotion that will expire.
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Well sorry Kel and sorry Twink, but that same survey is running here in Oz so I daresay it's probably in every other English speaking country as well, and with only ONE $200 prize, and seeing I've also taken the survey, I wouldn't be getting your hopes up!
Ha! I took the survey - I'm gonna win!!
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That's great news!

Oh how I miss being able to do stuff like that! I'm in one of those pockets of monopoly given as a part of the deregulation process. For those big utilities to agree to let it happen, the government let them have little pockets of the country where they are still the only available provider. Just our luck, we are in one of those areas.

LOL, If we moved only one development away, we'd be in a different situation.
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Way to go on saving money, Kelly! After speaking with my cable/internet provider I found buying services "a-la carte" was actually less expensive than "bundling" the plans, as AMN suggested earlier. The original plan my ex-husband arranged was for $50/month/both services for three months, $80/month after six months, and $110/month after one-year.

At the end of the conversation the company settled on $40.00 a month for both services -- and without a contract! Of course I made changes to the services because the original plan offered more than what I actually needed, so it is always good to find out what the "bundle" offers.

Another thing individuals can do is call their utility companies and ask for some type of "budget" billing. With the natural gas provider I arranged for my monthly charges to be based on the averaged yearly costs. This way costs are equally divided throughout the year thus avoiding having to pay alot more in the winter months when more energy is used. I plan on doing the budget billing with my water/sewer/trash/electricity provider (the city) after I have services for over a year with them.
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I do the budget billing with my electric bill but the natural gas provider doesn't offer it. Trash pickup and water doesn't offer it either. I'd love to have it for gas, though, because some of my winter bills were quite high.
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