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MVNO Cell Phone Plan Comparison

A Comparison of MVNO Cell Phone Providers – 2023 Version

For those looking to lower their cell phone bills or for other cell phone options, we’ve provided an updated 2023 comparison of MVNO cell phone providers. I’ve used and continue to use several of these MVNO providers and have been really pleased with both the quality of service and cost. MVNOs use the same cell

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Best Meal Prep Kits

6 Best Meal Kits – 2023 Version

Over the past few years, meal kit delivery services have become increasingly popular. In fact, according to Time Magazine, the meal kit service industry was estimated to be worth USD$2.2 billion globally as of the year 2017. The US alone has over 150 meal kit companies. A meal kit service is a food subscription business

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Gen Mobile Review 2023 – Affordable Cell Phone Provider

One of the pleasures of managing a personal finance site is learning about new products/services that help people save money – and then getting to share them with you! So when we heard about Gen Mobile – we knew we’d like to learn more about them and give them a test run. Their marketing curator

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Xfinity Mobile 5G

Review of Xfinity Mobile 5G – August 2020

Earlier this summer, Comcast launched new premium service 5G data plans for Xfinity Mobile. The Three Thrifty Guys spoke with Xfinity to get the story behind the new service, interviewed a current customer, and evaluated the new plans. Our Xfinity Mobile 5G review below has everything you need to know. Things We Love About the Xfinity

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tello phones

Tello Review – Detailed Review after 3 Years with Tello Mobile

After using Tello Mobile as our primary cell phone service for 3+ years, we wrote this Tello review covering the good and the bad. Before I tell you more about Tello Mobile though – I need to tell-o you about something called a mobile virtual network operator (or MVNO). You may have heard this term before OR know what

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10 Essential Reads to Become Financially Independent and Retire Early

10 essential FIRE reads for 2020

In this article, we cover 10 essential FIRE reads and book summaries for 2020. The ideas that originated the FIRE movement began with the 1992 book Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez and the 2010 book Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker. Since then, countless people have taken advantage

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Review of Zirtue - Peer-to-peer Lending

Zirtue Review – A Peer-to-Peer Lending App

The Federal Reserve estimates that Americans lend $184 billion dollars to friends and family members each year.  As you likely know, these loans can be awkward for both the borrower and lender when it comes time for repayment.  I’ve been the embarrassed borrower who completely forgot to repay someone, and I’ve been the lender who

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BillCutterz Review – Lower Your Monthly Bills

Fred Frost was watching an episode of ABC’s World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer in 2014 when he learned about a company that would eventually save him thousands of dollars a year. The service – BillCutterz– negotiates lower bills on your behalf. Since that pivotal moment five years ago, Frost estimates that he has saved

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Multiply a Guide to INvesting

Multiply Study Review – A Helpful Course on Investing

When it comes to online courses on personal finances out there, they certainly run the gamut. Many of them stress different methods and angles of managing your money – but very few (I’ve found) teach specifically about investing. This is why we were excited to review the Multiply course offered by Sound Mind Investing (SMI).

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