Festival of Frugality: 92nd Edition
Posted on September 19, 2007
The 92nd Edition of the Festival of Frugality is out at No Credit Needed. Lots of relevant content this week spanning numerous categories of personal finance. Take a look at some of the highlights that caught my attention:
- How To Save On Realtor Fees. Always negotiate realtor fees. I did not fully understand this concept and did not do this with when buying my first house. Sometimes the market dictates if it is possible to negotiate, but in this slow housing market I will definitely do it next time.
- Cancel Blockbuster Online In Favor Of… I have heard about RedBox but have not seen them in my area yet. I saw a machine at a grocery store that was very similar. An interesting concept, but I don’t think it is something I will use due to the fact you still have to go to the store to return it which is the reason I hated Blockbuster stores. Netflix has a very cheap plan that is like $4.99 a month and you get up to 2 rentals a month, up to 1 movie out at a time. So that equals out to $2.50 per movie, for me the convenience would be worth it. I still get the traditional three movies out at a time and we pay like $17 for the convenience. I love Netflix though and probably will not trade it out at any point until it all goes digital.
- Is my Materialism Out of Control? An introspective look into personal spending. Definitely worth the read.
- Money Saving Monday Tip #9 - Use Craigslist. Comprehensive look at how to make the most out of posting an ad on Craigslist. I have used Craigslist for everything from selling items to finding a roommate and have done well across the board.
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Thanks for the link. One of the main reasons we cancelled wasn’t really cost though. We just saw all the movies we REALLY wanted to see, and the rest were just “eh”-type movies. We just didn’t feel like watching them, so we decided to cancel, give Redbox a shot, and maybe sign back up with Blockbuster in a few months to catch up on those “eh” movies (they’re usually older movies).
Cleverdude: I hear you on seeing all the movies you “really” wanted to see through Blockbuster. I have been through almost all the old classics since subscribing to Netflix three years ago. That was the beauty of Netflix for me. That has worn off to a certain extent. When Redbox gets to my area I will entertain the notion although it will definitely depend on location. If it’s convenient it could be worth it.
Like you said my girlfriend and I do feel a certain amount of effort to watch all our Netflix movies and send them back ASAP, especially if they have been sitting on the TV stand for few days. Then after we watch a movie we feel a sense of accomplishment for getting it sent back in a timely manner. It’s an odd side effect of the movie by mail industry.
I love craigslist. I probably spend way too much time just browsing. Almost as bad as my father who like to browse eBay for old cars.
One nice thing I should have mentioned in the article, is that Craigslist supports RSS feeds so you can get updates on categories or searches and see newly listed items. This is really nice if you are looking for something in particular.
Thanks for the link, and glad you found the article to be of value.