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Converting Verizon Contract Phone to Pre-Paid

September 11, 2009 / Sven Masterson / Leave a comment

For months we've been trying to discover a way to reduce our mobile/cell phone service without compromising on the quality of service, etc. The issue is that one of us uses 200+ minutes per month minimum, the other maybe 50 at most. We've been using a Verizon Family Plan for a while that had a … Continue reading Converting Verizon Contract Phone to Pre-Paid

Reducing the Cell Phone Bill

September 1, 2009 / Sven Masterson / Leave a comment

Amount Saved: $445.01/yr As posted previously, I had been considering entirely dumping our Verison Wireless service in exchange for prepaid service through Boost Mobile. I spent several hours analyzing the true cost of doing so by evaluating the cost of the new phones (required for using Boost, optional to stay with Verizon), the monthly cost, … Continue reading Reducing the Cell Phone Bill

Ideas for Lowering the Cell Phone Bill

March 20, 2009March 20, 2009 / Sven Masterson / 1 Comment

We've been a long-time verizon wireless customer. While we like their service, we as Americans pay way more for our wireless service than much of the world. This really bugs our family! We've always been a 2 -year contract family for VZW and on average, our mobile bill is about $100/mo (that's $1200/yr for all … Continue reading Ideas for Lowering the Cell Phone Bill

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Ever wanted to clean your own chimney but the idea of climbing up a ladder and doing it yourself frightens the bejeezus out of you?
Zelda shares with viewers how we turn our leftover roasted chicken dinners into healthy, nutritious, and easy-to-make bone broth. Doing so, we're able to reduce our waste and use more of our pasture-raised chickens to feed our family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybp7lFnvoJI
Sven speaks about pasture-raising Cornish Cross chickens using solar fence and fence chargers including some tips for troubleshooting low fence voltages.
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