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Nov 04 2008, 03:55 PM
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Karen Datko
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David G. Mitchell knows he's not preaching to the choir when he strongly recommends that most people stop using cell phones. He observes that "I will not use a cell phone and you probably cannot be separated from yours." Yet, he makes a compelling argument in a pithy post at Saving Advice that provides five reasons to give up cell phones and save money. Health is one of his concerns.
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Nov 08 2007, 05:50 PM
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Karen Datko
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This post is from David Wood at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com . As an expectant mom, Kendra of Brooklyn, N.Y., wanted the best for herself and her baby. Part of that care was a prenatal vitamin. "My doctor gave me a prescription for the prenatal vitamin Primacare One," wrote Kendra. "I dropped off my prescription at the CVS pharmacy and when I returned to pick up the prescription, I was instead given Prednisone." The problem Kendra encountered is one of the most common prescription errors -- the kind that occurs when a pharmacist can't read the prescription properly. Instead of contacting the authorizing physician to confirm the prescription, the pharmacist plays Russian roulette with someone else's life. Kimberly, of Hudsonville, Mich., ran into a similar problem at Walgreens . Kim wrote that the pharmacist couldn't read the prescription and assumed it said Corgard, a blood-pressure drug. However, Kimberly's husband didn't need a blood-pressure drug. He needed Cortef, a drug to treat
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Mar 27 2008, 12:46 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Guest poster Emily Starbuck Gerson at Sense to Save had a revelation not uncommon  among new pet owners: "I love my pets, but I had no idea they would be so costly."
The cost of pet ownership has been discussed by many personal-finance bloggers lately, and we'll share a lot of their ideas here, starting with one of the most expensive and emotionally difficult issues. My Money Blog asks how much you would pay to treat a pet with a serious illness or injury.
He writes: "For us, we would give up just about all of our luxuries before withholding health care for our dog." But, he adds, if treatment will merely extend your pet's misery, "there is a time that palliative care is the most humane choice."
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May 15 2008, 06:47 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread. I first read about selling hair in "Les Misérables," when Fantine sold her head of gold to clothe her daughter, Cosette. The hair trade just seems like such an archaic idea, but, actually, high-quality hairpieces are still made from real human hair and there is a huge market for sourcing natural hair. Here are some tips and information on how to sell your tresses for cash.
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Oct 16 2007, 08:38 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from partner blog Blueprint for Financial Prosperity . It's always possible to get an influenza vaccination unless the vaccine is in short supply, but it's another matter to find a free flu shot. If you're elderly or in another at-risk group, you stand the best chance of getting a free shot. If you're healthy and can afford spending $20, I recommend you leave the freebies for those less fortunate and pay for your shot. Where can you find a free flu shot? Your employer . Many companies offer flu shots to employees because it makes business sense. Ask your company's medical services department or human resources department if flu shots are provided. If they aren't, recommend that your company investigate the idea. Explain how offering a $20 shot for free is better than having to put up with lost productivity when people take sick days. In my short working life, the two companies I've worked for both offered a flu shot. Since everyone in the company generally gets the shot
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Apr 01 2008, 06:34 AM
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Karen Datko
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Kris at Cheap Healthy Good is equally interested in personal finance and nutrition. Recently she combined her insights about people with severe problems in each area into one post: "Touchy subjects: Confronting loved ones about weight and money problems." "What do you say to your 65-year-old father who puts on 100 pounds in five years? How do you tell your mom you can't support her if she has no savings when she retires?" Kris asks. "The short answer: Be honest."
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Apr 30 2008, 10:38 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Lisa Wade McCormick at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. Consumers who buy professional hair-care products at major retailers -- or at grocery stores and drugstores -- are not getting the bargains they may think they are. They're also fueling a gray-market industry that deals in counterfeit, stolen or outdated merchandise. That's the warning issued by hair-care giants like Paul Mitchell, Redken and Matrix, which are trying to crack down on an industrywide problem known as diversion.
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Mar 07 2008, 09:18 AM
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Donna Freedman
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I made $15 for filling a prescription last night. That is, the medication cost me a $10 co-pay but I received a $25 gift card for trying a different pharmacy.
This was a Safeway pharmacy, so I had my choice of more than 60 gift cards ranging from bookstores to ice cream to spa treatments. I chose a Safeway card, for future groceries.
Drugstores want your business, and sometimes they're willing to bribe you to get it. Prescription transfers can be a pretty simple way to stretch your dollars.
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Jan 07 2009, 07:30 AM
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Donna Freedman
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Recently I called a regional pharmacy to take advantage of its generic prescription program. Thyroid medication costs me $10 a month at my current pharmacy, but at the other store that same $10 would buy three months' worth of pills. The phone rang a few minutes later. It was my current pharmacist, asking for another chance.
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Sep 18 2008, 05:24 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Nora Dunn at partner blog Wise Bread. "Yick. Why on earth would you drink powdered milk?" I used to think. "It must taste horrid," I surmised. I never drank that much milk anyway, so the cost savings of having powdered milk on hand didn't come into the picture either. However, when I inherited a bread maker and started making my own loaves, I came across powdered milk as a common ingredient. And so began the wonderful day that powdered milk became a staple in my kitchen.
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