Anyone have anything notable, big or small, lately?
This one is killing me. Our DirectTV bill increased (again) last month, so we decided to call to see about lowering it or threaten to cancel. We got through the process with them, and not only did they lower the bill to a promo rate that was lower than what we were paying before we called, they also sent us a rebate form for them to give us a $200 prepaid Visa card. Which came in the mail yesterday. So we ended up saving about $10/month plus made $200 extra.
We were able to book our flights for vacation next month using miles! I was surprised we could get 3 seats this last minute for the lowest amount of miles.
I got a dress at JCP for 2.00 last weekend. It was tax free weekend here and I had a coupon for $10 off $10 or more. So I shopped the clearance rack and found a dress $13.?? that did not have belt on it. I asked for a credit for the belt and with the coupon I paid $2.
I changed my checking account type with my bank. I will get $20 dollars a month by switching the account type. It used to earn me 2 cents a month in interest. A small win, but a win.
This really isn't that amazing, but it feels like it to us: for the first time in the almost 12 months since we bought our house and had DD, our credit card bill is going to be well under the "holy shit what did we buy this month" levels we've been maintaining. Now the trick is to keep this up.
Anyone have anything notable, big or small, lately?
This one is killing me. Our DirectTV bill increased (again) last month, so we decided to call to see about lowering it or threaten to cancel. We got through the process with them, and not only did they lower the bill to a promo rate that was lower than what we were paying before we called, they also sent us a rebate form for them to give us a $200 prepaid Visa card. Which came in the mail yesterday. So we ended up saving about $10/month plus made $200 extra.
Nice! We are trying to lower our Directv bill again. DH set up a cancellation date of next week for Directv. They are supposed to call us back with a winback offer that compares to yours. I've heard that only some people are being offered the $200 visa card, so you got lucky. Most are getting $40 monthly credit + Free NFL Sunday Ticket Max.
Anyone have anything notable, big or small, lately?
This one is killing me. Our DirectTV bill increased (again) last month, so we decided to call to see about lowering it or threaten to cancel. We got through the process with them, and not only did they lower the bill to a promo rate that was lower than what we were paying before we called, they also sent us a rebate form for them to give us a $200 prepaid Visa card. Which came in the mail yesterday. So we ended up saving about $10/month plus made $200 extra.
Nice! We are trying to lower our Directv bill again. DH set up a cancellation date of next week for Directv. They are supposed to call us back with a winback offer that compares to yours. I've heard that only some people are being offered the $200 visa card, so you got lucky. Most are getting $40 monthly credit + Free NFL Sunday Ticket Max.
I just asked DH. He said we ended up with a $10/month credit, the NFL thing, the movie channels and then the $200 gift card. Without those free channels, we have the lowest package available, though. A $40 credit would have been the majority of our bill.
Post by sunshinedaydreams on Aug 11, 2015 17:36:37 GMT -5
I've been stalking flights to NYC for a few weeks now. I just bought them yesterday for $55/ticket cheaper than I've seen them over the past 3-or-so weeks!
That almost makes me feel better about spending $$$ for Book of Mormon tickets.
Post by turkletsmom on Aug 11, 2015 19:40:45 GMT -5
We found out today that our homeowners insurance is slightly cheaper for next year. So starting in Oct, our mortgage payment will go down about $7 a month. I'm already dreaming about what I can do with our new found fortune. I might add the disc package to our Netflix. I feel so frivolous
Post by UnderProtest on Aug 12, 2015 5:48:37 GMT -5
My husband's company is finally going to reimburse us for school fees......from January. That counts as a win, right? Oh, and we got our flights changed for free so we don't have a 10 hour layover in Dallas when we fly from the east coast back to London. So many wins on that one.
I posted a while ago about how to handle an inheritance from my dad. The estate was incredibly messy (had to backfile 10 years of taxes, house was condemnable, etc). The estate closed last week and next month we will pay off a personal loan to FIL which was basically our second mortgage.
H has to go to California for work next month, so I planned to tag along to see my mom. We were able to use our free annual companion pass so we didn't have to pay for either ticket .
Post by mainelyfoolish on Aug 12, 2015 10:10:44 GMT -5
We had a Frigidaire dehumidifier crap out a couple of months ago; the compressor was running but it wasn't removing any water from the air. It was less than two years old and the compressor had a five year warranty, so we sent the manufacturer an email asking how to get it repaired. In the meantime, we bought a new (Kenmore) dehumidifier because we need one in our basement. We figured if the Fridigaire actually got repaired, we'd keep it as a backup.
We heard back from Frigidaire and instead of fixing it, they offered to buy back the dehumidifier for our purchase price if we sent in the receipt and the serial number tag. Fortunately I had bought it online and I was able to print out a copy of the order. We received our refund (in the form of a prepaid credit card) yesterday. That was $249.99 I didn't expect to ever see again.
Post by crashgizmo on Aug 12, 2015 10:19:52 GMT -5
DH's company will randomly do bonuses/promotions for the sales managers. They never really know what it's going to be. DH told me this week that he "won" whatever the contest is and gets a $1000 Visa gift card! We get taxed on it, so it's really like $600, but still! I want to buy our new patio furniture so I'm keeping an eye out.
We bought a new Toyota Highlander on Sunday. Well, a used one. New for us. 2015 Limited Platinum. It was sold as used, fully optioned, so we saved several thousand dollars and got an extended warranty. Reasonable amount for trade in plus a lot down. He was going through Toyota Financial since that's who we went through for the Camry (0%) but I suggested our credit union; the credit union was 1.5% lower than Toyota Financial (they finance "as new" for cars up to two years old. Toyota was financing "used" so a higher rate.)
Hmmm I have a new (small but NEW) client, I won my dietbet , C starts VPK in a week so daycare will be $200 less a month, I made another $6.45 from Thred.up, and the most fun -- we've been taking full advantage of the reciprocal benefits of our Children's Museum membership -- saving HUNDREDS on admission at a bunch of cool places.
We just negotiated with DirecTV. We ended up with $43 monthly credit for a year, Free NFL Sunday Ticket MAX, and 3 free months of all premium movie channels.
Last week we negotiated with UVerse internet, and received 50% off credit for the next year.