Re: Sorta OT: Money-saving tips needed!

[Douglas Vereschagin <Douglas_Vereschagin -at- SPECTRUMSIGNAL -dot- COM>]

Do a search on the Internet for expressions like "save money", "saving
money", "simple living", "simple lifestyle", "frugal", "tightwad"

Some URLs:
http://www.uexpress.com/ups/advice/sl/archive.html
http://www.best.com/~piner/index.html
http://cygnus-group.com/ULS/Current_ULS_Reports/Reports.html

Another low-cost alternative to a mouse pad: a piece of paper taped to the
desk. Apparently, keeps the ball a lot cleaner.
When shopping for bargains, check out discount bins, sections carrying
slightly defective goods.

Doug Vereschagin
Burnaby, BC, Canada
mailto:douglas_vereschagin -at- spectrumsignal -dot- com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aoidìn Scully [SMTP:ascully -at- FLEXICOM -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 4:42 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Sorta OT: Money-saving tips needed!
> 
> Oh, good idea...
> 
> These are them, slightly annotated. And nobody is allowed to laugh.
> 
> 
> Cutting corners - Money-saving tips
> 
> 1. Buy the cheapest mice and keyboards you can find.
> 2. just buy replacement balls for mice you can order these from a
> computer store quite cheaply.
> 3. An economic alternative {to mouse pads}is the vinyl table placemats
> that you cut on a paper cutter to make two excellent, indestructible and
> easily cleaned mousepads.
> 4. check out free Internet email services like Hotmail or Ireland.com.
> 5. You can get free web pages from companies like Geocities and
> Angelfire.
> 6. Don't bother with tailor made dust covers, though. A few old sheets
> thrown over all the machines are perfectly adequate.
> 
> 
> Aoidin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jillian Mcavoy [mailto:JMcavoy -at- ADGIFTS -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 12:37 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Sorta OT: Money-saving tips needed!
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> If you could post the first six, it would be helpful.  That way we =
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> repeat what you have written. :)
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Aoid=ECn Scully [SMTP:ascully -at- FLEXICOM -dot- COM]
> > Sent: 16 July 1999 12:33
> > To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject:      Sorta OT: Money-saving tips needed!
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> > Hi all!
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> > can do to save money thing, eg. free email, using sheets instead of
> > tailored dust covers etc.
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> > I've only got 6 and I want 10 - anyone have any ideas?
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> > Thanks,
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