• bills

    I Lowered My Time Warner Bill In 4 Minutes, Just By Asking

    Yet another success story for our "Just Ask To Pay Less Money" technique. Commenter tinyrobot was paying too much for Time Warner Cable, so he called them up and told them so. Now he pays less. It's not a Thanksgiving miracle, you can do it, too. More »

    10:24 AM on Tue Nov 25 2008
    By Meg Marco
    10,822 views, 61 comments

    Most discussed dtmoore: I did this and just ended up actually getting my cable downgraded. I miss digital cable :(. Not more »

  • late payments

    Alert: You Cannot Send A Drawing Of A Spider As Payment

    David didn't have the money to pay his account (for some mystery service—we don't know what), so he decided to see if they'd accept a drawing instead. Turns out they won't. The email exchange that follows is hilarious, and much more entertaining for both parties than the old put-the-wrong-check-in-the-envelope trick. More »

    1:12 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Chris Walters
    111,387 views, 77 comments

    Most discussed balilanai: Fake but creative. No evidence that this was not made up for entertainment. The company name is not mentioned and more »

  • consumer 101

    Consumer 101: 3 Ways To Lower Your Out Of Control Cable, Internet And Phone Bills

    How much to spend on cable, internet and telephone is something nobody had to worry about only a few generations ago. Today, the Pew Research Center says that after housing, cable and satellite TV service was most frequently cited as a regular household expense (78%), followed by cell phones (74%) and internet service (65%). By contrast, just four-in-ten adults (42%) say they make a car payment. If you're looking for a way to cut the amount of money you spend on these "information age" expenses, we've got three of them to choose from. More »

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    12:18 PM on Thu Nov 13 2008
    By Meg Marco
    28,457 views, 74 comments

    Most discussed kwsventures: Cancel all 3. Life will move forward. more »

  • att

    Threatening To Cancel Saves Man $65.52 On AT&T Phone Bill

    Here's how with a little patience, persistence and pricematching, reader Scott is saving $65.52 on his phone and internet service with AT&T: More »

    1:26 PM on Thu Nov 6 2008
    By Ben Popken
    10,663 views, 36 comments

  • home

    3 Ways To Get Help With Paying For Heat

    If your wallet is naked and shivering this winter when it comes to paying your heating bill, here's 3 ways to get help.

    1. Low-Income Housing and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Direct funding for heating bills
    2. The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Funds homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient
    3. Check with your electrical company for winter assistant plans.

    6 Ways to Give or Get Help Paying for Heat This Winter [Furnace Compare] (Photo: Getty)

    12:53 PM on Thu Oct 23 2008
    By Ben Popken
    1,946 views, 49 comments

  • att

    AT&T Says Your Jesus Phone Can Be In Three Places At Once, So Pay Up

    Wow, those iPhones really are amazing. Chris' iPhone can make a call from Nicaragua the same time it's incurring a data roaming charge in Mexico—all without leaving Chris' side in the U.S. Some skeptics will probably just say there's a problem with AT&T's records, or the phone's SIM card was cloned or something, but AT&T believes. That's why they want Chris to pay that bill each month it keeps happening. More »

    3:06 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
    By Chris Walters
    14,462 views, 54 comments

    Most discussed ThatShortGuy: "The accumulated filth of all their e-mails and texts will foam up about their waists and all the teenagers and more »

  • getting out of debt

    5 Expenses To Cut Right Now If You're In Debt

    Let's say that like so many storied former-investment-banking-giants, you, the average consumer, have found yourself over-leveraged (wink, wink) and are looking to clean up your act before the whole thing falls down around you like the house of cards it is. Well, since you can't increase revenue at will, you'll have to decrease your costs. Where should you start? Here are 5 expenses that you can cut right now — so you can take the extra cash and throw it at your debt. More »

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    2:19 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
    By Meg Marco
    58,969 views, 60 comments

    Most discussed Quatre707: If I cancel my cell phone, cable TV, Internet service, gym membership, and stop eating out... I may as well more »

  • nes

    Nashville Electric Service Donates To Charity With Customers' Money, But Not Their Permission

    Nashville Electric Service (NES) decided it would be a good idea to round up each customer's bill to the nearest dollar, then take that extra change to donate to charity. It's a great idea, and since the total amount donated per year can't exceed $11.88, it's not a hardship on most people. But there are a few problems. First, NES chooses the charities, if that matters to you. What's more troublesome is that NES plans to opt-in every customer when the program begins on January 2009 without asking for explicit permission—if you pay your electricity bill through NES, you'll donate to their charities next year, thank you very much. More »

    4:51 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
    By Chris Walters
    5,485 views, 44 comments

    Most discussed Craysh: Sounds like the Democrats to me. Honestly, if they really wanted to be good people about this, they'd take the change more »

  • debt

    How To Get Out Of Debt

    J is in a debt hole and needs help getting out. We're going to give it to him:

    We are pretty smart people who did some pretty stupid things and now we are just trying to get out of debt. We know exactly what to do in the future to manage our spending, savings and credit score. And we both agree that nothing is worth putting on a credit card if we cant go home and transfer money to the card to pay off the balance when we get home. But that doesn't change the fact that we are currently facing a staggering mound of debt and see no end in sight.

    J, you've got two choices: More »

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    12:27 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Ben Popken
    33,896 views, 104 comments

    Most discussed Norcross: I'm about to start this process myself. My wife and I got caught with her graduating law school (and thus more »

  • bailout

    Congressional Negotiators Strike Bailout Deal

    Congressional negotiators agreed in principle last night to a $700 billion bailout package. The bill is currently being transformed into draft legislation that can be voted on tonight tomorrow. More »

    9:30 AM on Sun Sep 28 2008
    By Carey
    4,830 views, 68 comments