Saving the most money on Magazine Subscriptions

Paying retail for magazines you buy often is just throwing money away.

We here at YES I SAVED!!! recently did a comparison of saving money on magazine subscriptions from:

1) The in-magazine offer (the little leaflet inside the magazine that offers you a direct subscription)

Then we compared the in-magazine offer against two of the most popular magazine discount sites as ranked by Google when you search for "magazine discounts". Those two were:

1) Magazineline.Com
2) Magazines.Com

The following 9 popular magazines were searched:
1) People
2) OK!
3) US
4) In Touch Weekly
5) STAR
6) Automobile
7) Road & Track
8) Maximum PC
9) PC World

The results were a mixed bag but one thing was consistent...subscribing to the magazine ALWAYS saved significant savings against paying the cover price BY FAR...sometimes saving upto 60%!

Results as followed:
** Denotes best savings
n/a Denotes magazine not offered
(-) Denotes same price

PEOPLE 53 issues
Magazines.com $116.07
Magazineline.com n/a
In-Mag $98.58**

OK! 52 issues
Magazines.com $77.52
Magazineline.com $77.52
In-Mag $50.49**

US Weekly 52 issues
Magazines.com $69.97
Magazineline.com n/a
In-Mag $51.48**

IN Touch 26 issues
Magazines.com $38.97**
Magazineline.com n/a
In-Mag n/a (surprisingly not offered in magazine when check over the past 3 weeks)

STAR 52 issues
Magazines.com $63.80
Magazineline.com $49.00**
In-Mag $51.48

AUTOMOBILE 12 issues
Magazines.com $10**
Magazineline.com $10**
In-Mag $20

Road & Track 12 issues
Magazines.com $11.97**
Magazineline.com $11.97**
In-Mag $12

Maximum PC 12 issues
Magazines.com $12 (-)
Magazineline.com $12 (-)
In-Mag $12 (-)

PC World 12 issues
Magazines.com $19.97 (-)
Magazineline.com $19.97 (-)
In-Mag $19.97 (-)

Surprisingly, the in-magazine offer was best for People, OK!, and US Weekly by a wide margin over their online counterparts. Sometimes saving upto $26 for the same 51 issues of OK!, $18 for 52 issues for US Magazine and about $18 for People.

The only savings for In Touch came from magazines.com.

The only subscription that was cheaper at Magazineline.com, the highest ranked link on Google when "magazine discounts" was searched as of today's date, was STAR magazine.

Both Magazines.com and Magazineline offered the lowest subscription price (identical prices) for Automobile and Road & Track. It should be noted that these two sites beat the in-magazine offer for Automobile magazine by a whopping 50%!!!

You did no better than the in-magazine offer for Maximum PC or PC World.

THE BOTTOM line:
Definitely go for the in-magazine offer for People, OK! and US Magazines. For all the others, if you want a simple one-stop shop for these magazine subscriptions do NOT go for the highest Google ranked page for "magazine discounts". The overall on-line winner was Magazines.Com which either met or beat either Magazineline.Com or the in-magazine offer.

We here at YES I SAVED!!! crown Magazines.com the overall winner for today's bout.

Magazines.com

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FREE Corporate Discounts for your PERSONAL Cell Phone

If you work for a large corporate company, a government agency, or currently an enrolled full-time student then you probably qualify for a large "corporate discount" on your personal cell phone account.

Yup, you read right. NOT your work phone...your personal cell phone.

"Why?" you ask. Because most large corporations, businesses, government agencies, or colleges have large business accounts with most of the wireless carriers and as icing on the deal, pass on large savings (usually 15-19% savings) onto their employees' personal cell phone accounts.

15-19% is not chump change over a year.

"How?" you ask. Simply call the carrier you are with and identify which large company, government agency or college you are part of. They usually require proof of employment or enrollment (sometimes as simple as verbally telling them your employee number or school ID number) and then voila! You instantly save 15-19% off your basic cell phone charge for as long as you are part of that organization.

Now that's just simply cool. Unfortunately the vast majority people don't take advantage of this super easy way to save money because they never knew. Well now you know. Go out there tiger and start saving some money right now!

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Did Best Buy kill all the "old" people?

I've been scouring Best Buys for ideas for hot electronics trends when I observed a totally unexpected trend...there is absolutely no one over 40 on the floors at EVERY Best Buy in my area.

Interested to see if there is anymore to this I visited several Best Buys over the past month (as of March 04, 07) at the following locations at random times (all in California). I visited each of these Best Buys at least twice on separate days during the last 30 days and I visited every department of each store:

1) Pasadena
2) West Covina
3) City of Industry
4) Chino Hills
5) Rancho Cucamonga
6) Norco
7) San Diego (while I was on vacation)

Results of observations: Not a single human being employed apparently over 40 working on the floors...and YES I did ask how old they were. I also asked employees how many over 40 people worked with them on the floors...not a single one knew of an over 40 co-worker on the floors.

To play the flip side of this during the same period, I visited Circuit City at the following locations (I again visited each of these locations at least twice on separate days and all departments):

1) Glendale
2) Hollywood
3) West Covina
4) Burbank
5) Montebello

Observations: Every single one of these Circuit City locations had at least one over 40 employee working the floor and some locations like Glendale, Hollywood, and Burbank had several.

What about Fry's Electronics? Yup, I visited 2 locations:
1) City of Industry
2) Burbank

Observations: This place had LOTS of employees over 40 in almost every department.

CONCLUSION: First and foremost these are simply observations. I am confident that there is probably at least one employee over 40 working at Best Buy on the floors (though I did not find one). I am in no way saying that Best Buy is actively promoting age discrimination.

I like...no...I LOVE Best Buy. It's one of the few stores where employees are relatively knowledgeable, friendly, and most of the time, willing to help. They have never given me any drama about playing with their stuff and in one occasion no drama when I accidentally broke a knob off of one of the floor models.

With that said, where the hell are all the "old" people? Is Best Buy a repository for all the children of the corn who have suddenly wished away all the over 40 people? Could it just be no one over 40 applied at these particular locations?

I don't know...but I still think it's weird that in the past 30 days at each of these locations I did not observe a single over 40 employee in the camera, car audio, DVD/CD section, Magnolia (in some locations), TVs, Geek Squad/Repair, cell phones, or computer departments at seven locations.

Anyone else observe the same thing? Leave me feedback so that I know it's not just me.

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How to do High Definition(HD Player) on the Cheap

Did you know that the cheapest HD DVD player at Best Buy (as of March 1, 07) is $500? Did you know that at most retailers such as Best Buy, you can also easily be charged over $1000 for an HD DVD player...what a rip-off!

Well here at YES I SAVED we like to do the same things everyone else is doing except only for less...MUCH LESS.

Enter the XBox 360 HD DVD player. It retails for $199 and it plays full HD just as well as the $1000 box.

Whoa! You say...but that's only for the XBox 360 or Whoa! I don't have an XBox 360. No worries.

If you've got a Windows XP computer and the minimum hardware for HD DVD then you to can do HD DVD on the cheap.

Setting up is seriously easy. Plug in the XBox 360 HD Player's USB cable into your computer and then tell your computer to update online automatically when it asks you for drivers. Reboot. Watch HD DVD (insert applause and standing ovation here).

So grab your popcorn, a great HD DVD movie, and hug your loved one close...YES I SAVED just saved you hundreds of dollars (again).

NewEgg has the Xbox 360 HD DVD player on sale at this link (as of March 01, 07). Enjoy!

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Pay for 1 day at SeaWorld...get the rest of the year for FREE

Yup, SeaWorld is doing it again...they are offering their FUN CARD.

PAY FOR A DAY. GET 2007 ON US. SeaWorld San Diego’s best offer is back. So, with the SeaWorld Fun Card you can keep the fun coming all year long for the same price as a full-price single day admission. Enjoy amazing animal encounters, pulse-pounding rides and spectacular shows — including Believe, the sensational Shamu® show and the all-new nighttime spectacular, Shamu Rocks, opening this spring.

Offer Ends April 30, 2007. Blackout dates May 27 and Sept. 2, 2007. Other restrictions apply.

This is an incredible deal if you plan on visiting SeaWorld more than once this year...and only with two blackout dates...pretty saavy.

Adults $56
Kids $46

You can get the FUN CARD here.

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Save BIG at San Diego (and others) Attractions

I was recently was forwarded this coupon and had a chance to personally verify it. Yup it works and it usually saves you an average of $8 PER PERSON at popular places in San Diego.

Places include:
1) San Diego Zoo
2) San Diego Wild Animal Park
3) SeaWorld
4) Monterey Bay Aquarium
5) Universal Studios
6) LegoLand

Simply print the coupon and present it at the ticket counter and voila! Instant savings which is usally BETTER than the AAA discount.

I was skeptical at first and did not want to post this until I verified it personally which I did Feb 18-21. YUP, they worked at LegoLand, Seaworld, San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park with no drama.

Have fun...and enjoy the FREE savings with the coupon.

DOWNLOAD COUPON HERE

Coupon is good only until March 31, 2007 so plan your trip now and save for FREE!

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Program let's you play World of Warcraft...While you're ASLEEP!

WTF? How much of a die-hard WOW player do you have to be that you want it played without you?

Well, there's a company that has done just that...enter World of Warcraft Glider.

The program promises to automate stuff such as killing monsters, looting their bodies, healing yourself, eating, re-summon demon pets, collect shards for warlocks, and even resurrect your dead body...all without you.

I can see the point made that a program like this will help get you the drudgery of everyday tasks to help level you up without the extreme personal time commitment...hmmmm....interesting. Maybe you CAN have a life and play WOW too.

For the WOW player who simply has everything, better grab this one before Blizzard kills these guys. Unfortunately, they want to charge you $25 so this is strictly for the die-hard fan.

WOW Glider

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WordProcessor for Writers...and its FREE

Sorry that I haven't posted in ages; I have been busily and happily immersed in writing my first novel.

While doing research I stumbled upon a wonderful resource for writers, named RoughDraft. It has a small memory footprint, rock-solid stable, and filled with features that really matter to writers such as multiple clipboards...simply genius.

RoughDraft can also accept free third party dictionaries in the form of standard English/UK, technical, medical, etc. It can also integrate with another free wonderful utility for writers called WordWeb. While WordWeb is primarily a dictionary which integrates seamlessly into RoughDraft, it is also a great utility for ideas/brainstorming.

The price for both...FREE.

NOTE: WordWeb has a deluxe version that you must pay for, however, the free version has most of the functionality of the paid version...stick with the free version.

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9 Ways to make your home more energy efficient

If it's not summer heat forcing you to run the air 24/7 then it's the winter cold causing you to run the heater.

Either way, don't get caught with your pants down again this year and make some serious investment in your house to save boocoo bucks on your energy bills.

Heck, I've got a ton of outdoor lighting and by biting the bullet and replacing all of my floodlights with energy efficient ones I saved $40 per month on my electricity bill...almost $500 per year and in less than a year the bulbs paid for themselves.

Here's the great site with the sound advice.

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Free video conversion tools for IPod, PSP, XBox, Tivo

Yup, you heard right. We here at YES I SAVED like to look for the great price of FREE...and we've done in again.

If you want a better and easier ways to get video onto your IPod, Xbox 360, PSP, or Tivo then look no further than Videora. Whether your format is AVI, Mpeg, etc. Videora has got you covered.

Even better, you don't need a PhD in computer science to get the video on to your portable device because Videora makes it stupid simple.

So dowload your free video converter today...VIDEORA.

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Show your team spirit to the very end...Literally

Well I didn't think that it was possible to be that "die hard" of a fan, then I came accross a funny yet true story of the casket and urn business trying to grab your last dollar.

I guess since you can't take it with you when you croak, then you might as well show your team spirit. According to the article:

"Many crazed baseball fans have said they would die for a championship. But are they willing to take that devotion to the grave? Major League Baseball and a company that makes funeral products will soon find out just how many fans want to be decked out for all eternity in tribute to their team.

Starting next season, fans of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will be able to have their ashes put in an urn or head six feet under in a casket emblazoned with their team colors and insignia.

MLB has entered a licensing agreement with Eternal Image, which hopes to eventually make urns and caskets for all 30 teams. The company also hopes to have similar agreements with Nascar. The MLB has entered a licensing agreement with Eternal Image, which hopes to eventually make urns and caskets for all 30 teams. The company also hopes to have similar agreements with NASCAR, the NHL and the NFL, but baseball was the first to sign on.

So if you're dying to get into one of these beauties then here is the site:
Eternal Image

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Save BIG on Tutoring Services

My nephew goes to a private school and yet "has to go to Sylvan" to "improve his grades." First of all,in my book, if you're paying for private school, you shouldn't have to pay extra for tutoring. My nephew's parents spend $300/ month for limited sessions...and guess what...after 1 full year, his grades still suck. I can't blame the tutor if the kid is lazy like my nephew...no he's not stupid...he's just too damn lazy...and I've told him and his parents to their face this fact. To my surprise, both of his parents agreed with me.

I suggested going medieval on him and taking away ALL aspects of fun and joy in his life until he decides to shape his lazy ass up...no Playstation, TV, phone, radio, internet or IPod.

I've also told them to ditch Sylvan and go with a site that the YES I SAVED crew found:
Enter TUTOR VISTA tutoring services. For a flat fee of $99 for a month, you get UNLIMITED tutoring. Yes folks, if it were possible to put my nephew in an adult diaper, feed him intravenously, and keep his eyes open like in A Clockwork Orange then they might find results.

Well, they did. After only 2 months with the service and the draconian cuts to fun I recommended, my nephew's grades have jumped a full letter grade across the board and his parents saved $400 cool ones to boot.

You can read an indpendent article about Tutor Vista here:

The Tutor Vista site itself is here.

So whether you have a kid who just needs a little more one on one, or you have one like my nephew who was a total lazy ass until we made life boring hell on Earth and don't want to fork out $25-$100 per hour for tutoring services, give Tutor Vista a try and save some bucks to boot.

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Apple MacBook batteries recalled

I've been having spontaneous reboots on my MacBook. I'd be sitting there typing or even sometimes idle and the *boom* my MacBook would just reboot out of nowhere or worse, just go black.

This happened on and off for about three days. I took the MacBook to the retailer I bought it from and they found out that my battery was the culprit...true enough when the took the battery out and ran on just the power plug, there were no problems.

The tech guy told me that my problem was more severe and could have led to permanent hardware failure.

The moral of the story is, even if your MacBook is working fine, get the battery checked out at your local retailer where you bought it or goto Apple's site...they have a list of the batteries on the recall list.

You can either call Apple at 800-275-2273 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., central time, seven days a week or visit the website at this address for the battery recall info.

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Nintendo Wii Pre-Orders

If you want one of the hottest consoles of the year but don't want to be forced to pay double or even triple the cost on Ebay due to shortages, I suggest you pre-order your Nintendo Wii TODAY.

GameStop and its affiliate EB Games are taking pre-orders for the Nintendo Wii Friday Oct 13 only. The reserve of $50 gets you in the door when the Wii is expected for release on November 19 of this year.

Oh by the way...if you are serious about doing this than you better be there at least an hour early before the store opens because the pre-orders for the PS3 sold out in mere minutes of the stores' opening.

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