Yankee 2.0

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• Digital TV conversion

  I bet I'm not alone in the Dollar Stretcher community as a person who doesn't have cable and owns an old televsion set. Over the summer, I sent away for my digital converter coupon, and recently purchased my converter box. Even with my $40.00... Posted Dec 19 2008, 04:25 PM by Anne Cross with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, society, do it yourself

• No gift Christmas

  My closest friends and I have agreed to have a no-gift Christmas this year. For me, that means a no-gifts-at-all Christmas because I don't have any living family members, and since my boyfriend dumped me on Thanksgiving, I certainly won't be giving... Posted Dec 02 2008, 08:49 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, society

• "thrifty" commercials

  There I was, watching the Antiques Roadshow on my 10+ year old televsion (tuned in through rabbit ears, as I cancelled cable this summer), and when some boring sports item came on, I flipped to one of the other three channels I get. And thre I saw two... Posted Sep 30 2008, 04:35 PM by Anne Cross with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism, society, food, money for junk