Turn your Junk into Cash at sellstuffatwork.com
A friend of mine came up with a great idea to sell your stuff and avoid the hassles of sites that charge high fees or introduce you to creepy people. TechLifeWeb recently wrote a nice article about the service that B.J. Schone created from his garage – okay he wrote it while in his living room, but garage sounds good doesn’t it?
The service works best if you work for an organization with at least a few dozen or more employees. Check it out for yourself at http://www.sellstuffatwork.com. You don’t actually have to be at work to sell your stuff, but you are limited to domain of the email address you use to register.
Hope you enjoy the service and earn some cash!
Buy a Refurbished Dell to Save Even More
This is a follow-up to my previous post, Buy a Dell Computer for Less. I was recently catching up on what my friends were up to via Twitter and noticed that DellOutlet had tweeted about some deals on refurbished PCs. So the two tips are:
- Follow DellOutlet on Twitter
- Check the Dell Refurbished site for some excellent prices on a PC or laptop
I suggest following soon. DellOutlet just tweeted again about deals on printers and monitors and the prices are sweet!
Drive Free and Retire Rich
A 5 minute Flash presentation about breaking the cycle of car payments. This may change the way you buy cars and will definitely help you save money!
http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/lms/drive_free/player.cfm
Dine Out for Free
This one take some discipline, but it works great if you have a credit card with a rewards/points program. First you need to accumulate points quickly. You do this by paying all of your bills with your credit card. From groceries to telephone, you’ll gain points more quickly than you thought possible. You just need to be very good about paying off the balance each month. Once you’ve earned enough points, you can start rewarding yourself by selecting gift cards for your favorite restaurants.
I suggest waiting until you’ve earned enough points to treat yourself to a card worth $100. Typically, you’ll find that this has the best point to dollar value.
Upgrade your PC for Less
So you’re ready to give the old PC of yours a tune-up. Don’t pay retail at Best Buy or Circuit City for that new graphics card or hard drive. Get yourself some real savings from one of these terrific online retailers…
- Amazon.com
- Buy.com
- NewEgg.com
- ZipZoomFly.com (my personal favorite)
Also, check for the lowest CPU prices at Sharkyextreme.com.
Web Hosting
So you’ve decided to purchase hosting for your next big dot com business, but times are bit lean so why pay so much? There are plenty of low-cost hosting providers, but here are a few I’ve had good experiences with.
- Dreamhost
- GoDaddy
- Lunar Pages
- Media Temple (Most expensive, but the best customer service I have experienced!)
Selecting a Laptop Battery
Use Gimp instead of Photoshop to edit those Digital Photos
Photoshop from Adobe is a professional application and priced accordingly. There are plenty of other applications out there can help you get the job done. Some are free and others are very inexpensive.
Low Cost:
GraphicConverter (Mac Only)
Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows, Mac)
Free:
The GIMP
Picasa Photo Gallery (Windows, Linux)
iPhoto (Mac – free on new mac or part of iLife for $79.00)
Buy a Dell Computer for Less
If you just need a new desktop and don’t need a new monitor, there are some great ways to save on a new Dell Inspiron desktop. Some of these are real powerhouse machines…
Dell Inspiron 518 ($459.00 US)
- Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q6600 (8MB L2, 2.4GHz, 1066FSB)
- 2GB Memory
- 250 GB Hard Drive
- and more…
Also, save up to $400 on a Dell XPS system by purchasing through costco (membership required).
Microsoft Office Substitutes
There are plenty of ways to save on computer programs. Here are a few options specifically for MS Office substitutions:
Desktop Applications:
iWork (Mac only)
Open Office (Windows, Mac, Linux)
StarOffice (Window, Linux, Sun Solaris)
Zimbra (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Online Applications:
Google Apps
Zoho
Microsoft Office can cost up to $399.99 US depending on the flavor. Most of the time you find yourself just needing to write a letter or create a budget in a spreadsheet. The tools mentioned above have become quite powerful and can accomplish most peoples needs for FREE!