Here are some great tips from the Washington Post on how using your technology wisely and perhaps holding off on getting the latest gadgets can save you money.  I had to chuckle a little while reading this because they are speaking to a very spoiled and privileged audience.  There are people in the US worrying about mortgages and food and this article is babbling about not getting that 10-MP camera just yet.  Anyhow, here’s a link.  I’ve been wanting to get rid of cable for a while in favor of Internet viewing regardless of our employment situation, but I’ve been scared to ever approach Mr. Kuroneko003 about it.  We watch about 4-hrs of TV/week and all the shows we watch are available online.  i think, though, that the cable company may tie our modem service to having cable.  Sigh … well … as for me, is what I did in the past few months:

• Ended my subscription to Rhapsody
• Power off gaming computers completely rather than leave them in sleep mode when not in use
• Negotiated my iPhone phone rate to the lowest tier of voice service and both a basic SMS plan and try to use e-mail when I can