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What Do I Need to Know to Buy a Tv? - Where Have You Seen a Great Sale?
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on January 15, 2011
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Superbowl brings tvs on sale. I want a new tv. Mine is 20 yrs old, bought used from a pawn shop. You can't even hook a dvd player to it! ha! I have scrimped and s...
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- We are also in the market for a new TV. We are going back and forth between Sears and BestBuy...we probably wont go with Walmart, although for what you are looking ...
- We went to Best Buy since you can compare the picture quality and prices for yourself. We shopped forever (my husband is anal when making a big purchase) and ended up...
- Check out woot.com bought through them for all our TV 's be patient they have great deals you just keep checking.
Cell Phone Question
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on May 16, 2010
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I am due for a cell phone upgrade so I went to the AT&T store and picked out a new phone. The salesman said I could only get that phone if I upgraded my plan to unlimi...
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- Have you thought about checking out other vendors? Verizon Cricket Sprint T--Mobile Shop around before you upgrade and sign on for one or two years more of se...
- i have had at and t and I think he is lying or something. you should call the company directly and see what he is talking about. when you first sign up for a phone the...
- Our unlimited texting and internet service only costs us $10.00 a month extra. Seems like to me that you might be able to cut a bit here and there to make the differe...
Cost-plus Contract When Building a New House
Asked by E.L. from Dallas
on June 1, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
Has anyone out there used a Cost-plus contract when building? I just came across this term and was curious if anyone has had experience with it. Pros and...
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- We built our home that way. Very satisfied with our contractor and the finished product. It was nice for us, because when it came time to buy appliances, for exampl...
- I have been in the construction industry my whole career (I now manage several construction project managers, estimators, etc for a commercial construction company). W...
- I have not done a cost-plus contract for any building. However, I have a very good friend who runs his own construction business and almost always does cost-plus proje...
Any of You Access Mamapedia from Your Cell Phone??
Asked by M.P. from Sacramento
on July 20, 2011
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what kind of phone do you have and do you like it?
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- I have an Android by Samsung and love it. The screen is 4" and once I figured out how to make the page larger I can read everything and it is easy to access.
- I access it from my iPhone 4 (Verizon) and I LOVE it!
- I have IPhone 4 and I'm on Mamapedia while watching wheel of fortune waiting on my 16 yr old to join me to watch Big Brother at 7 with her IPhone 4 close by her side a...
Housekeeping - Is This a Reasonable Price?
Asked by V.V. from Dallas
on July 24, 2008
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We are looking for a housekeeper and had our first quote today -- $80 per cleaning every two weeks. And $225 for the first initial cleaning. Basically cleaning our...
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- I live in SW Fort Worth--my initial cleaning was only a few dollras more than my monthly cost and I was paying $60 every two weeks for 2200 sq feet.
- oK 80.00 Seems kind of high for your square footage, I have a 4500 sq ft home in southlake and I only pay 67.50 each week. That is really low and I just got really luc...
- Good morning Virginia, I moved to Ft Worth 2 1/2 years ago and found it very difficult to find a good house cleaner at a responsible price. I found one from mamma sou...
Black Friday TV Deal
Asked by P.:. from Phoenix
on January 31, 2011
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Did anyone get the 40" Westinghouse TV from Target on Black Friday? The price was right as we got one for the play room. I was just wondering how it was working for y...
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- I do not have this TV but I do know that you can adjust the aspect ratio and that should help with the picture coming in correctly...
- I don't have this TV but the cut offs are usually because the channels are coming in HD take a look at BEST BUY they have the same issues I noticed that shopping for o...
- This is one of the many reasons not to buy black Friday electronics especially tvs. There was a news report done on it and most of he tvs are made just for black Frida...
Limiting Use of Electronics (Video Games, Computer, Tv)
Asked by S.A. from Dallas
on October 13, 2008
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My 10 year old daughter spends a lot of time using electronics (nintendo ds, tv, computer). Usually, I periodically suggest that she take a break from those things, b...
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- Hey mom, don't "suggest" your daughter take a break! YOU are the parent, and you need to set limits because you're daughter doesn't know how to. I have a 13 year ol...
- If I could live my life over, I would not let my boys have a computer game until age 16. I just heard on the radio a few days ago a researcher on early childhood stat...
- My kids have to earn time playing games. We use www.handipoints.com as a tool to track chores, homework, etc. done. They earn points. Use their points to buy no more t...
How to Homeschool at a Cheap Price?
Asked by J.W. from Dallas
on June 9, 2009
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Does anyone have any ideas of how I can homeschool my 10th grader at a cheap rate? We are living on a budget and barely making ends meet but he really wants to homesch...
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- How does FREE sound? That's how much it costs us to homeschool. Go to AmblesideOnline.org and check out the free curriculum--"year" does not necessarily mean "grade"...
- We are homeschooling 6 on a budget. What I have discovered is that you don't have to spend a lot of money. It is easy to spend. There are a lot of great resources avai...
- My 17 yr old son is just about to graduate a year early. We used the Penn Foster program. It was affordable AND accredited. www.pennfoster.com
Are We the Only Parents Saying No Cell Phone for Our 11 Year Old?
Asked by A.D. from Minneapolis
on October 19, 2010
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My 11 year old wants a cell phone for Christmas. DH and I are not in favor. We do not believe her to be responsible enough to have one, nor do we feel she has the need...
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- No, you are not the only parents saying "no" to a cell phone. We told our kids 13 was the age they needed to be to have one and that they are responsible for paying t...
- We didn't allow our son to have a cell phone until 7th grade which he entered this past Fall. He pestered us for 3 years before he finally got it. The only reason we...
- Ok, my son will be 10 in a couple of weeks- he asked me for an Iphone- or any phone he said would do. Doesn't hurt for asking- but I remember many things I asked for a...
Teen Cell Phone Vs. No Cell Phone
Asked by J. from Provo
on October 1, 2008
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I have yet to see something about taking a stand against cell phones. My son has been asking, actually begging me to get him one (he is 16). We have gone round and r...
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- If you would feel better being able to reach him any where and visa versa then get one. I believe you can completely set the plan how you want. If you have a plan al...
- Hi J., I am a mom of a 21 year old. She recently moved out of state and is attending college. She is getting married in April.. I tell you this because that is only ...
- HI J., I have a 16 year old son that I had the same problem with. I got him a cell phone and had a real problem with the texting. So I blocked EVEYTHING but actual pho...
