Comments on: Are You Fiscally Negligent? Did Netflix Cancel You Because You Never Swapped Movies?

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:59:35 +0000

Never heard of Netflix canceling an account for low activity. I once had two movies for 8 months while I was working on a Death March Project. Not sure what the difference was between you and I – my money seems to be no more valuable than yours. Very odd.

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By: jason

jason — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:47:44 +0000

Good recommendations.

@Jason Pyle – thanks for that website.

By: tperko

tperko — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:37:04 +0000

How about the amount of money Verizon makes on people that don’t switch their texting plans to accommodate their actual usage? Without a plan the per text rate is .20, while under the Verizon plan it is .02 per text – or less ($5 for 250, $10 for 500, $20 for unlimited).

Sending just 25 text messages a month without a plan is the same price as being able to send 250 under the cheapest plan!
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By: Paul Van Lierop

Paul Van Lierop — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:25:18 +0000

Thanks for the tip Jason I had someone else recommend paperbackswap.com as well I’m an avid reader so that could be awesome.

By: Jason Pyle

Jason Pyle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:04:43 +0000

For your book addictions, I recommend paperbackswap.com. It’s a great service, and it keeps costs down.

By: The Casual Observer

The Casual Observer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:22:56 +0000

I do a decent job of avoiding these by writing due dates on the calendar IMMEDIATELY. Not a half hour after I get home, but within a minute. Simple in theory, can be difficult in practice.

I always won with the BMG music club. I always canceled after buying whatever was required.

Funny that NetFlix canceled you. Why not just keep milking you for the unused service?

A friend of mine misplaced a video once and didn’t realize it. When she found it and returned it, they wanted to charge her something like $80. She pointed out that it might make more sense for them to charge the actual cost of the video and retain her as a customer, but they pushed for the $80 and she took her rental business elsewhere, after years at this place.

At least with library fines, the money is going to a good place. Consider it a non-deductible contribution
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