Financial Reflections

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Posts Tagged ‘HDTV’

It’s Official: Annoying DTV Ads to Run Until June

By admin • Feb 12th, 2009 • Category: Government, frugal

You’ve seen the commercials. They often have a supporting actor from a current TV show or local news anchor talking to you about making the transition to digital television. They ask questions like: “Will your TV work?” “Can you still use your antenna?” They talk a lot without answering many questions. Well, be prepared to hear them for months more.



When Paying Too Much Becomes an Art Form

By admin • Jan 19th, 2009 • Category: frugal, thrift

We’re all guilty of paying too much for something at one time or another. But just are there are overpriced gourmet lattes out there, there’s also kopi luwak, setting one back over 100 bucks a pound. Here’s a couple more examples of the ridiculously overpriced for your entertainment.



How to Get a Great Deal on an HDTV

By admin • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: frugal, thrift

The beautiful monstrosity of a tube TV that had been keeping me happy passed away recently.  It was an untimely event and quite against my money-saving-while-watching-tv timeline.  I even wrote a post titled Why I Didn’t Buy An HDTV to show what my plans were for that 32″ not-ready-for-the-digital-age set.  Oh, we were to have [...]