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Many people are successfully skipping certain version upgrades for office software, games, and even some utilities. For example, many people did not rush out and upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 when it was released because their older Microsoft Office software did everything they needed.
Sometimes we can save money by not upgrading our software to the [...]

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I like the relative convenience and speed of air travel. While air travel is often the best deal for one or two travelers, there are usually ways to make a good deal even better. Here are two travel tips that I’ve found to save time and money with air travel.
1. Use a Park & Fly [...]

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When eating out, families can often save a lot of money by choosing restaurants where kids eat free. Finding “kids eat free” restaurants, though, can be a chore for parents, especially when traveling. Thankfully, with MyKidsEatFree.com, there’s a new online resource to help parents out.
With MyKidsEatFree.com, you can search by city and state for local [...]

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Many software companies like Microsoft, Quark, Corel, Sony and Adobe produce “education version” software that is specially priced with an “academic discount” available only for students, teachers and educational institutions. This software is essentially the same as the regular full versions although in some cases some of the non-essential commercial or business features may be [...]

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With gas prices so high I wanted to pass on five simple tips for enhancing your vehicle’s gas mileage.

Did you know that gas pumps measure by volume but not density? Gas is more dense when cool which means if you fill up during the coolest time of day you are buying the most dense gas [...]

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One of our readers sent me a thought-provoking email she received from “Laine’s Letters” in answer to a question to one of her readers about “homemakers.” This reader’s question for Laine had to do with feeling that her job as a homemaker was worth “little or less” than being employed within a career. Laine’s response [...]

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