The other day I got a mysterious text message on my phone. Here is what it said: CRICKET HERE: Smile! On your next bill cycle you will automatically get 2.5GB of high-speed data instead of 1GB each month. If you’ve read my post on cellphone plans, you already know that I’ve gone the way of […]
iPhone 5 Battery Replacement
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll know that I’ve written multiple times about cellphones already. First, I explained how I got my parents each an iPhone 5s for half off with Glyde. Then I wrote a review of the whole experience with the pros and cons of Glyde. Finally, I shared […]
5 Frugal Gift Ideas for Guys
I’ll admit that I’m not a great gift-giver, so I know how difficult it can be to pick out “just the right gift” at Christmastime for that special someone (ask my wife!). Moreover, how do we balance the spirit of generosity without selling out our crumb-saving principles? I’d like to offer a little help today […]
The Best Deal on Black Friday
For those of us in America, Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing: BLACK FRIDAY. What is Black Friday? It’s the largest consumer holiday of the year during which retailers conduct massive limited time sales to launch the official holiday shopping season. Sales start at all hours of the […]
How to Tell if Something is Truly Cheap
“But it’s so CHEAP!” Haven’t we all heard THAT before? Sometime it’s a flagrant excuse for an obviously wasteful purchase, but more often than not, this is a sincere sentiment. We think we are getting a wonderful deal as we whip out our credit card, thinking of all the reward points we’ll be earning. But how […]
An Update on Glyde
Recently I wrote about how I bought two iPhones 5ses from Glyde for nearly half off the current full retail price. (You would probably be well served to catch up on that post before reading this one.) Seeing that Glyde sports an unconventional business model, and there are probably a few questions about its street cred out there (I […]