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Wired offers money saving tips for "geeks." Most of them involve buying and renting fewer dvds and/or canceling cable. [Wired]

10.15.08 6:41 PM EDT By Meg Marco@meghann

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Wired offers money saving tips for “geeks.” Most of them involve buying and renting fewer dvds and/or canceling cable. [Wired]

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10.15.08By Meg Marco@meghann

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