TV: DIGITAL CONVERSION

As if we don’t already have enough to worry about, now they’re running ominous messages on our TV screens telling us that the entire country is converting from analog to digital TV signals on February 18, 2009..(date changed to June 12, 2009)
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Eek! What does that mean? What will happen to us? Is this like when they told us we were going metric? Do we have to buy a new watch?
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What are we supposed to do? Throw out our older TVs and buy new ones? Do those grand poobahs think we’re made of money? What will happen to all our junked tube televisions? Imagine all that toxic waste.
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We can’t take any more planned obsolescence. Not to sound like an old crank but… LP. Reel to reel tape. Eight tracks. Audio cassettes. CD’s. MP3’s. Video cassettes. (Fortunately, we missed that whole Beta debacle.) DVD. Hi-Def. And now BluRay. Enough already.
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Here at CHEAPIOSITY we don't throw out TV’s until they're dead. And even then, we dispose of them ecologically and mindfully. So what does all this digital conversion mean to the cautious consumer?
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Even if those continuous crawls are meant to alarm you, don’t panic. If you already subscribe to a satellite, cable, dish or whatever else your phone company or local conglamerate offers, you probably have to do nothing. Check with your service provider to be sure; assume nothing. Waiting till the last minute is not a good policy.
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If you are still using an antenna for your television reception, you are going to need a converter box.
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These converter boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70 and will be available at most major electronics retail stores. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration have begun accepting requests for two $40 coupons per household to be used toward the purchase of the converter boxes.
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To request your coupons, consumers can apply online at http://www.dTV2009.gov/. The government also has set up a 24-hour hotline to take requests, 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009)
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When they ordered the transition to digital broadcasting, Congress set aside $1.5 billion for the coupon program, which will fund 33.5 million coupons and other costs. These coupons come in the form of a gift card with an expiration date of approximately 90 days. When you receive your card/coupon, check the expiration date and make sure to use it within the allotted time period to insure you get the savings. With the card/coupon comes a list of the stores in your area that will carry the converter boxes. Don't procrastinate....get your boxes now or you may be forced to pay full price. As you now, for all of us at CHEAPIOSITY, retail is a dirty word.
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Don’t take our word for any of this stuff. Here’s the official scoop:
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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/televisions/non-digital-tvs/digital-converter-boxes/digital-tv-converter-boxes-first-look-3-08/overview/digital-tv-converter-boxes-first-look.htm
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http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=340120
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Bottom line: Don't throw out your old TV....it will probably last a lot longer than the new ones. Those giant plasma and LCD screens are super cool and flashy, but we all know prices are bound to go down soon. If your aging TV is still limping along, you can trade up for very little cash. Tons of non-CHEAPIOSITY readers are dumping their uncool but perfectly reliable TV’s and replacing them with the newest stuff. Our old 40” Mitsubishi tube set died last week, and before racing out to spend a couple of grand on a new set, we checked Craigslist and found a replacement for under two hundred dollars. There were literally HUNDREDS of people getting rid of their TV sets for pennies on the dollar; some were even FREE. Check around in local newspapers and on Craigslist.

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MAXIMIZING AIRLINE MILES AND OTHER TIPS

MAXIMIZING AIRLINE MILES

& OTHER PERKS

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Here at CHEAPIOSITY, we love to collect airline miles and then use them for free (and upgraded) airline tickets. We also use our miles to pay for our hotel stays and other goods and services offered by the various airlines and their partners. In this economy, a free or practically free vacation is a huge perk; still, we hear that some people don’t bother because they think it’s too much trouble....
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This reminds us of a story. Doesn’t everything? When a CHEAPIOSITY founding team member was quite young, her little cousin Debbie invited her to her birthday party. After the guests left, Debbie was showing off her gifts and her room and just generally flaunting her birthday girl status, and in a moment of high spirits and misguided largesse, she tossed a few loose pennies into a trash can. When Cousin Debbie left the room, little Miss CHEAPIOSITY made a furtive and guilt-ridden dive for the loose change, shoving the money inside the patent leather Mary Janes she’d worn for the occasion. The change made for a lumpy and uncomfortable limp for the remainder of the day, and Miss CHEAPIOSITY worried she’d be discovered as a thief and a scrounger by her aunt or uncle or even her parents. Still, thirteen cents was thirteen cents. Needless to say, airline miles are not something we at CHEAPIOSITY take for granted or part with easily...
Let’s talk you through all the red tape and rigamarole.
It’s not as complicated as it may seem. Once you get the hang of it, your whole life becomes sort of a giant game show. Grocery Shopping For Miles! Gas Buying For Vacations! Bill Paying For Free Stuff Later!
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Let's talk about credit cards. Almost every credit card extant offers some kind of perk whether it's cashback, money towards a car purchase, airline miles, or charitable donations. These cards charge annual fees depending on the perks; fees can range from free to $450 for the American Express Platinum Card. Interest rates vary as well depending on the card. Here’s something you might not have considered. You can negotiate your interest rates and finance charges. Imagine that. Negotiate. Call the credit card company and negotiate the rate down; you'll be pleasantly surprised how much lower they will go. Think about it from their point of view. They would rather get less in finance charges from you than to offer credit to a credit risk who defaults. A friend of ours got his interest rate down to 9% by being persistent. CHEAPIOSITY trained him well.
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Of all the perk choices out there, we choose mileage. Of course, that’s because we travel quite a bit. It’s what we do. If it’s not what you do, then mileage is probably not the optimum choice for you. Duh.
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Some credit cards are airline specific while others allow you to transfer mileage to multiple airlines. Each card has its pluses and minuses; after exhaustive research and considerable soul searching, we are ready to make some recommendations. Admittedly, this recommendation is based solely on our individual (yet extensive) experience and our subjective (if expert) opinion and our (practically unrivaled) thrift, dear reader: we use an airline specific credit card and the Starwood American Express Card.
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Here's the deal. First, pick the airline you prefer and the one you use the most. With luck, this is the same airline. Make sure said airline has many partners and flies internationally, and if you haven't already done so, join their frequent flier program immediately. Joining is FREE. Usually, when you sign up, they even give you a few thousand miles as incentive. (Your airline should have a major hub nearby so you don’t have to fly too far because chances are you’ll have to change planes there. For instance, Delta’s hub is Atlanta. American has hubs in Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.)
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We like American Airlines (again, just our personal preference) because they fly to most of our usual domestic destinations and because American Airlines is part of the One World partner program. These partners effectively cover the rest of the globe...or at least the parts we want to visit.
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Once you choose your preferred airline, find a credit card that gives you miles on that airline. If you are applying for an airline miles credit card, make sure the annual fee is reasonable and affordable for you, that you get the first year’s membership free and that you get at least 15-25,000 miles free for joining. Check that you are getting other perks that almost all credit cards offer: like car rental insurance, purchase protection, etc.
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Also make sure that they offer other perk programs attached to airline miles, like dining programs. Our card’s dining program lets us register our credit card and earn miles for our dining purchases with additional bonus miles for patronizing the dining program's partners. Since we use American Airlines, we use Advantage Dining.
https://aa.rewardsnetwork.com/accountsetup.jsp

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There are many other reward offers as well. You can earn additional valuable airline miles with the money you spend on hotels and shopping.
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We also use The Starwood Hotels American Express Card. Starwood Hotels include: Sheraton, Four Points, St.Regis, Westin, Le Meridien, Luxury Collection, W Hotels, and more. Be sure to get Starwood points for joining and your first year membership for free. (You know the drill.) https://www143.americanexpress.com/cards/home.do#.
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You earn points for every dollar spent on the Starwood card. You simply transfer those points to your mileage frequent flyer program. Starwood has 30 airline partners. Check what the deal is with your preferred airline; not all airlines are partners. Especially, check the ratio for exchange; for example, Starwood and American Airlines are partners, and the exchange ratio is 1:1 - one point = 1 mile. However, United Airlines’ ratio is a less favorable one at 2:1, meaning 2 Starwood Points = 1 United mile.
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When we transfer 20,000 Starwood Points, we get a 5,000 point bonus. When we transfer 20,000 Starwood Points, we get 25,000 American miles. That’s a lot. We also exchange Starwood points for our hotel stays at Starwood properties, and with their Cash & Points program, we use less points and pay a greatly discounted amount for a room. For our stay at a Starwood Category 4 hotel, we would use 4,000 points and pay only $60 a night. What's a Category 4 hotel?? Go read about it on the Starwood Amex link....we can't do everything for you. (Suffice it to say it's four times better than a one-star hotel.) There are many other point exchanges for goods and services which you can read about on the link.
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To maximize our travel savings, we use our credit cards for just about everything. Every point counts. We use our credit cards to pay our landline phone bill, mobile phone bill, cable bill, groceries, gas, dry cleaning, and other purchases. We are not encouraging you to accrue credit card debt, but if you are going to pay those bills anyway, why not get miles or points when you do? When you only write one check, you save on postage. Better yet, pay online and save the postage. In a previous post we told you about http://www.MileMavin.com, which will give you help maximizing your miles/points.
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You can see how easy it is to accumulate 25-35,000 miles or more. That many miles would be good for a free domestic airline ticket. Before using your miles, remember to check the actual ticket price. If New York to Los Angeles is on sale for $199 roundtrip, save your points for when the prices go up or for a less popular destination. Of course, if you don't have the $199 and still want to go, then use your miles.
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One last bit of advice.....you must book ahead to get what you want. If you have the foresight to plan, you should try to book 4 to 6 months in advance. If you want to go to Europe in the summer and expect to get a free ticket when you book in May....dream on, those opportunities are long gone. Bear in mind that airlines only hold a few seats on each flight. They won’t tell you exactly how many. It’s one of those sweet mysteries of life.
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In December, 2007, one of the members of Team CHEAPIOSITY went to Santiago, Chile in Business Class in exchange for 90,000 miles. He paid only $55 in tax for a $7000 ticket. That’s the kind of bargain we love. He stayed at a Luxury Collection Hotel using points and cash, paying a ridiculously low $60 a night including breakfast. See? With a little planning, you really can live a first class life at economy prices!

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GAS

With gas prices skyrocketing, a few words need to be said about saving money on gas. The biggest and best moneysaving tip we can offer is this simple one:

DON’T DRIVE SO MUCH.
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Walk. Use a bicycle. Stay home.
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If you’re fortunate enough to live somewhere with decent public transportation system in place, USE IT. And count your blessings and your savings while you’re doing it.
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For those less fortunate souls, think CARPOOL. Yeah, we know, carpooling may not the coolest way to ride. But it’s the smartest and the cheapest and the greenest. Don’t thumb your nose at us. Check out: http://www.erideshare.com/ This site offers everything you ever wanted to know about sharing rides and can tell you who's in your area that would like to share....Ask around. Don’t be shy.
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A friend of ours asked around looking for a carpool and met her husband-to-be. Sounds like the premise for one of those Sandra Bullock chick flicks we avoid at the multiplex. To be entirely truthful, that never actually happened to anyone we know. But it could. And Sandra Bullock would be adorable in the role.
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Remember, the people in your carpool don’t have to be your best friends. Books, audio books, iPods, and naps (real and pretend) will kill the commuting time if your seatmates are not fascinating conversationalists. Think about your planet. Think about your wallet.
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Okay, we know…some of you don't have access to public transport, or it’s too far to consider walking or biking, and you just don’t want to ride-share because it’s far too inconvenient…stop whining. We’re here for you. Let's talk about saving at the pump.
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Go to: http://www.gasbuddy.com/ There, they will tell you the cheapest gas prices in your area so you don’t waste gas driving around bargain-hunting.
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Try to buy gas on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, because prices are better on those days. (We don't know why. They just are. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, as our Great Aunt Ollie used to say. Then again, the woman used to order boiling water in restaurants to make her own soup with vegetables she carried in a big smelly carpetbag. You have to pick and choose what advice you want to follow with these distant relatives. )
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Also, it makes sense (and cents) to avoid buying gas near freeways and expressways because prices tend to be higher there as a rule.
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Finally, you’ve no doubt received an email promising savings at the gas pump and/or proposing boycotts to bring down gas prices. We strongly suggest that before you forward these specious and omnipresent little gems to your unsuspecting list of friends and colleagues, you take the time to check the efficacy of the claims therein. CHEAPIOSITY’s rumor-checking website of choice is Snopes.com
Check this link for a well-reasoned example of their investigative work:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp

Take a look at, 9 Ways to Save on Gas: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121146450169714089.html?mod=money_page_left_hs
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In short, though, follow the advice you probably heard at your mother’s knee. If something sounds too good to be true, it’s probably bunk.
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LONG DISTANCE

Here at Team CHEAPIOSITY, our team of worldwide cheapskates need to communicate on a regular basis. (Some might say we border on professional co-dependency. We consider ourselves cooperative in the best sense.) Sometimes we need actual face time. Distances are great. We’ve already established that we’re way too cheap (and too green) to drive so we’ve found ourselves a free solution:.

Skype....http://www.skype.com/. 

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 Yes, we could use our mobile phones. We have minutes. Weekends and evenings and whatever. But sometimes it’s important and comforting to actually see each other. Besides, it’s very Jetsons.

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When do we get the flying car? And the robot maid? 

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Talking on Skype is FREE, and you can actually/virtually see your friends and family live on your computer screen. And they can see you. Face time. And no hidden charges. No more annoying text-speak. Farewell to GTG, BRB, LOL, yadda yadda. (Yeah, we know all the cool lingo. We’re totally hip and with it.) With Skype, parents can see their kids away at school or in college, grandparents can see their kids and grandkids, friends can keep in touch across the miles. Wait. We don’t have to go all Hallmark card on this thing. You get the drift. 

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All you need to start Skype-ing is a microphone and speakers on your desktop (or you can use a headset if you prefer) and a webcam if you want to see the other party. If you have a recent computer, all these bells and whistles may be already built in, but you can buy some or all the accessories as needed. The accessories come in all price ranges, Skype even sells them. Logitech, Microsoft and many others manufacture them.

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CHEAPIOSITY used websellers TigerDirect: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2456644&CatId=130 

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TigerDirect sold us a Logitech QuickCam that retails for $40; after our discount and a rebate, the camera only cost $14.97. Granted, this camera is no-frills basic, but we're not making a major motion picture here; we’re talking to our friends online. These web deals change from month to month, but you can always find something perfectly serviceable and affordable.

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Joining Skype is easy....so easy that we're not gonna walk you through it....if you can't figure it out, don't give up. Just find a teenager, and they'll show you. Throw a rock; you’ll hit one zooming by on a skateboard. Pay him or her in chewing gum or bottled water. They live to feel superior to their elders, and nothing thrills them more than our relative technological incompetence.

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There are plenty of other free chat services like Microsoft NetMeeting but we like (and use) Skype, so we used it as an example. 

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Let's say you're computer challenged (explain how you're reading this then) and want to use a telephone; there are plenty of non-computer-based options still out there for you. We have found a long distance company we like. Check out their website. https://myecgaccount.com/order/?por=20,20&ref=LJW000000 

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They charge a very reasonable 2.5 cents per minute. Once you make them your long distance carrier, you simply pick up your phone and dial direct -- no long complicated numbers and codes to memorize -- and they also offer good international rates. You can pay via credit card, and e-statements arrive monthly, with a breakdown of each call. 

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But wait, there are more options. If you don't want to change long distance carriers and you don't mind dialing more numbers, check out: http://www.1010229.com/. Here's how it works. For U.S. calls, you dial 1010229 + 1 + area code + phone number. For international calls, you dial 1010229 + 011 + country code + city code, etc. Rates are posted on the website; currently U.S. domestic rates are 0.5 cents per minute. That is one half of one cent for our mathematically challenged readers. (No child left behind.) They also charge an additional 20 cent connection fee per call, but if you stay on the phone longer than five minutes, you’ve saved yourself a bundle. These charges appear on your local phone bill, and you pay your local phone company. This particular company's services are only available in the states of California, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the great Toronto area. (Why only those places? Who knows?) There are other long distance discounters in other regions. Google them to find the one that’s right for you. 

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But wait. Don’t forget phone cards. If you travel and don't have a cellphone (yes, there are still people like that…and plenty of places where cellphone service simply isn’t good enough), a phone card may be the right option for you. We have found that the warehouse stores have the best deals with phone cards for domestic long distance. However, if you have a local 99 cents store or dollar store, they sell dollar phone cards with 100 minutes, and many of them are refillable online in $5 or $10 increments. Read the fine print though; sometimes you must use the minutes within a specified 90 day period. Expiration dates may work just fine for you depending on your personal needs, and there's nothing wrong with a penny a minute. We travel with a few cards in our wallet just in case. We love keeping in touch, but we're not paying through the nose to do it. 

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Oh, and for all you super-important people with offices and professional colleagues and for all you perfectly lovely folks with more than one friend: If you ever need to make a conference call, check out: http://www.nocostconference.com/ ... So that’s the scoop for now. Remember: TALK IS CHEAP.

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IDENTITY SECURITY

CHEAPIOSITY's Cousin Michael just told us that he bought some Suze Orman DVD on QVC about identity theft. He had to pay for the DVD and then subscribe to her program, an $87 “value” for “only” $39.78 plus shipping and handling…Oh, Michael, Michael, Michael. That's not a bargain. That's a rip-off.
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You want value? How about the exact same thing for FREE?
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(Not to mention…Michael, we recognize there was a writer's strike, but wasn't there something better to watch on TV than QVC? You bring shame to the family, and I compound that shame, admitting that sort of thing in such a public forum. I blog for CHEAPIOSITY, and my cousin watches QVC.)
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Another friend told CHEAPIOSITY she was going to subscribe to an identity theft checker and pay a monthly fee. Ridiculous, when you can do it yourself for FREE.
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For this monthly fee, the company says they will get you your credit report. You don't need a middleman for that, not when you can just as easily do it yourself. Simply go to http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ once a year (or more often if you suspect foul play) to order your credit reports from all 3 credit services…Uh, did we mention it's FREE?
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(We know that this sort of thing seems complicated and may even bring out feelings of inadequacy and math anxiety, but checking your own credit is only a couple of clicks away. Honest.)
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If you feel your credit is being compromised, you can put fraud alerts on your credit reports. They are also FREE. Check out: http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft for more good information. Also FREE.
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Incidentally, if you subscribe to one of these pay sites to have them watch your credit for you, you're trusting another group of complete strangers with all your personal information. Not to feed your already heightened sense of paranoia…but does that seem like a good idea? We didn't think so either. Uh, did we mention that CHEAPIOSITY 's way is FREE? And secure. And FREE.
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There's another service that a lot of you have seen called Lifelock. CHEAPIOSITY urges you to take a look at an interesting two-part posting on Mouseprint (a blog we check on a regular basis) that might make you think twice about subscribing to Lifelock. Here are the links:
http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=381
http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=384
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One last note: Identity theft is real. Check to make sure that your homeowners policy has an ID Theft clause, to help pay for your out-of-pocket costs if you need to defend yourself. Here's an interesting article to read on the subject: http://www.idsafety.net/803.R_2008%20Identity%20Fraud%20Survey%20Report_Consumer%20Version.pdf

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BOOKING TRAVEL

Update (01/01/09) While reading this post, check out this article for more helpful info: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123059008067340719.html

THE CHEAPIOSITY WAY

This subject has been done practically to death. BUT (and we say this with all false modesty) we do it better. No one travels better and cheaper than we do. Trust us. Your savings will be HUGE if you're willing to put in just a little effort.
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Start here:
In the March 2008 issue of Conde Nast Traveller on page 65, you'll find their very useful
"Ultimate Guide to Travel Websites"
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/detail?articleId=11935
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FYI: CHEAPIOSITY likes http://www.travelaxe.com/
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You will need to download a small amount of software, but the savings you find will make it more than worth your time and trouble.
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Travelaxe monitors a number of travel websites (hotel, car rental, airline, etc.) and lists the rates they find on each site. For example, at the Ritzie Ritzie Hotel* in Miami, during the time period you want a room, Orbitz can get it for you at this price, Hotels.com offers it for this price, etc. Travelaxe then links you to the specific websites: (Orbitz, Hotels.com, Expedia, etc.) to book your reservations at the rate you've selected.
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*(Sadly, the Ritzie Ritzie Hotel in Miami is not an actual place. But wouldn't it be the perfect hotel if it were?)
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Here's the CHEAPIOSITY approach to arranging quality travel at bargain basement prices. First, check Travelaxe for deals that sound especially promising.
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Then phone or go directly to the hotel, airline or car rental website and see if you can find the same price or better. (CHEAPIOSITY recommends you book directly rather than through a third party whenever possible.) To avoid problems later on, ask for confirmation that the third party site has a legitimate affiliation with the hotel/airline/car rental agency.
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For example, friends of ours were going to Boston last summer. (Yes, CHEAPIOSITY has lots of friends who tend to call before making travel plans. Do we feel used? Yes. Do we mind? No. Well, maybe a little. Would we rather they followed our advice and booked their travel for themselves like real grown-ups? Heck yeah. Failing that, do we expect lovelier and more generous birthday gifts from these friends in future? You betcha.)
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Anyway...We found our "friends" a great deal on Travelaxe at the 5-star Langham Hotel for 50% less than the published rates of that hotel or any other competing luxury hotel. When we contacted the Langham by phone, they would not offer us the rate posted on the Travelaxe website ($200 vs $400+) but they did confirm that they do business with the Travelaxe listed website (let's call them xyz.com for this example). Reassured, we booked our friends' reservations through xyz.com, and our friends loved the hotel. Bottom line? We found a 5-star hotel at 3-star prices...the motto we live by.
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Let's review: We started off with Travelaxe, comparing downtown Boston hotel prices for the desired dates. (Travelaxe compiles this data from the major travel booking websites that allows you convenient one-stop price comparison.) When we found a price we liked, we checked the specific hotel's website to see if we could find a low price match. Since their website rate was significantly higher than the one quoted on Travelaxe, we called the hotel's 800 number (not the Langham Hotel's central reservations number for the chain but the Boston hotel's 800 number) to ask them directly. They would not honor the low rate quoted on Travelaxe but they did confirm that xyz.com was authorized to sell their rooms. We then booked the room for the low rate through the Travelaxe website's link to xyz.com. We got a written confirmation from xyz.com and phoned the hotel to confirm the reservation 24 hours before our friends' arrival to avoid any mix-ups, getting the name of the person who confirmed the reservation. This may sound like a lot of steps, but the whole procedure took less than 10 minutes and saved our friends HUNDREDS of dollars.
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Major cities like Boston and New York City have hotel rates that go into the stratosphere, but there are bargains to be found, even at the height of the summer tourist season. Shop on the third party websites first, then call or go to the hotel, airline and car rental websites and see if you can find the same price or better.
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FOR YOUR PROTECTION: Confirm your deal directly before you book with a third party. When you book your travel, get written confirmation. Then call the day before to confirm. Take names. Mix-ups happen, so get in the habit of protecting yourself with a paper trail.
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CHEAPIOSITY likes http://www.seatguru.com/ for picking airline seats, http://www.yapta.com/ for checking if air prices for a specific location have gone up or down. Driftr.com is a great site to post your trip pictures and comment on your travel experiences. We also subscribe to our favorite airlines' weekly sale newsletters, http://www.smartertravel.com/, http://www.budgettravel.com/, http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/, http://www.vacationstogo.com/ (very good for tours and cruises), http://www.flightstats.com/ for arrival and departure information, http://www.farecompare.com/, and http://www.milemaven.com/, http://www.farecast.com/, http://www.hotelchatter.com/
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Don't forget to check out organization discounts:
AAA, AARP, Costco, hotel rewards (Starwood, HiltonHonors, etc.)
And take full advantage of your frequent flyer miles and credit card mileage programs.
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Whew, that's enough to get you started on travel.
Go forth and save.
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And spend what you save on a little something special.
Like gasoline.
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Come back and visit us soon for more CHEAPIOSITY.
Blog updates promised weekly.
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If you have something you need to buy and want to know how to get it cheaper, write us.
We're never short on opinions.
And bargains.
And advice.
And it's all FREE.
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How very CHEAPIOSITY of us.
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COMING SOON:
Digital Converter Box
Sending Packages the CHEAPIOSITY Way
Coupons! Coupons! Coupons!
Coffee
Car Buying

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