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My girlfriend and I both have been customers of Verizon Wireless here in Iowa where we live and we both like the service quite a lot. She had a prepaid phone when we first started dating a few years ago and her family had Verizon. I came from US Cellular which I still miss a bit but over all Verizon isn’t too bad.

A few weeks ago my girlfriend’s cell phone broke in half after flipping it open. This was a manufacturers defect but because of how long she’d had the phone they wouldn’t do anything about fixing it. I not only went to a service center but also called the company several times and explained the situation in hope that there was something they could do to take care of this for us. Nothing.

They recommended we just buy a new phone but we have no money for that. They said we could file some kind of thing with insurance but we’re already paying six dollars a month, per phone, for insurance – and we have to pay around forty dollars to have this fixed?! Hell no!

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I called and called and called the company until I finally got someone who would listen to our situation and actually wanted to help us out with our problem. She said there were phones that have discounts and because my line had an annual upgrade they could send us a free phone to replace the one that broke. Then when her line is ready for an upgrade I could get a new phone if I wanted to.

Great! Finally someone who actually gives a damn about their customers. Personally I have not had the best luck with Verizon Wireless but there are a few times when they DO do something worth your while. Am I complaining about the company? Not necessarily. Every company has its policies but when it conflicts with the customer’s best interest I have a hard time liking that.

I do admit that I haven’t had much trouble with Verizon since getting the phone I currently have (the same phone that broke for my girlfriend – the one I’m linking to is actually the newer model from the one I still have) which is the LG VX8360 and had nothing BUT trouble with the Razr phone. I just don’t recommend the Razr but now our roommate has it and is doing just fine.

Conclusion

This isn’t a very long update but after speaking with the customer representative over the phone and her helping me like she did I gave her my blog address and said I would post an update before the end of January about the great service they’d done for my girlfriend and myself.

We haven’t got the new phone yet but it should be here by morning. Let’s hope so!

What do you expect and look forward to when purchasing a new cell phone or just buying something at a store and they say they can’t do something because it’s policy even though you know you’re not the only customer who’s suffering because of their “policy”?

I launched bluepop13 2.0 today and wanted to write about that since it’s getting closer and closer to the end of this year and the beginning of a brand new wonderful year with 2010 on its way. With my brand new website I will be much more active and I am very proud of the layout and design, which I must say is actually much like the old one, however with new colors and a much nicer style.

If you decide to visit my site please let me know what you think or what you would recommend by emailing me at eric@bluepop13.com.

Also with Christmas coming up soon everyone needs a budget because families want to know they have enough money to buy presents for their kids and other families. People are getting laid off every where and money is definitely tight.

You can always start your own budget with a pen and a piece of paper but if you’re on the computer a lot and if you’re looking for a new way to manage your money this Christmas you should check out a nice little piece of software (I have been using this for a year and couldn’t be happier with it) called YNAB.

I won’t go into much detail about YNAB here but I will let you know that if you decide (after visiting my site and YNAB’s site as well) to purchase this software why not save yourself even more money by using my coupon code (you can find it on my site) before even starting your own budget? It only makes sense. You need to get your finances in order, you like YNAB and want to give it a go. Well, save yourself some more money by using my coupon code and think of it as my gift to you this holiday season.

What better way to start off the new year? I can’t think of any besides spending much quality time with friends and family.

You might also be wondering why I’m offering you a nice gift like this. You can find all of that information on my site as well. Everything is there and if you have any questions please drop me a line at eric@bluepop13.com.

Last but not least if you have any questions or concerns with YNAB (I know I have had) you will find a very active community in the forums full of very useful information from a lot of friendly people who are more than willing to help you out.

Check it all out here: www.bluepop13.com.

What do you think of my website and my gift to you? Leave your comments below.

Thanks.

Eric

bluepop13.com

I’ve done some articles about why your computer doesn’t work and how you can make your computer work for you, and more. I thought I would share something with you today that would definitely benefit anyone who does know how to use their computer and wants more than money from it.

I’ve been following lockergnome for quite some time now… Years actually. I’ve been a fan since before the website was actually even what I consider to be a blog. If you don’t know what lockergnome is then you’re really missing out.

Lockergnome Girl

Lockergnome is a social media network of people who all share common interests in blogging and sharing their knowledge with those all over the world to benefit everyone’s lives. Why would this interest you?

1. If you want to learn about computers from someone who knows a lot about them who you can trust, this is the place to go.
2. If you want help from more than just ONE person this is the place to go
3. If you want to start your own blog and share what YOU know and participate in what’s going on this is the place to go
4. If you want to get your “other” blog(s) noticed by a very popular community of very helpful people this is the place to go

Why?

Whether you’ve heard of lockergnome or not, Chris Pirillo is the man behind a website that has a world of information and people and he doesn’t just take all this to the next level, he IS the next level.

This community blog has more than just sharing information about computers and technology, however. It has special discounts, tips and tricks, a plethora of interesting and outrageously fun information that will keep you entertained for days on end… And more.

You can find my Geeky profile at http://geeks.pirillo.com/profile/ericheavilin.

Are you a Gnomie? If you answer that question with: What the heck is a gnomie? Well, unfortunately you’re not in the loop.

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Our brain is the most powerful tool in the world we have to work with. You will often hear people talk about how the sky is the limit. Well, there really is no limit. In fact, new “limits” are being introduced into the world everywhere every day. It’s simply amazing.

I just made a decision using my brain that I believe for me was one of the best amount of money I have ever spent. I’m not going to share with you how much I spent because that’s really not important here. I’ll just say that it was a very inexpensive purchase. And a very good purchase in my opinion.

I have talked about how people spend countless hours on the Internet looking for a way to make money online. Everyone wants a piece of the action. Everyday.

If you read my post on the simplicity to growing your invisible blog I share with you a few blogs which are very informative and are what I believe to be highly content rich if you’re looking to make money with your blog or online at all.

Unfortunately it seems that everywhere you look there are websites built that have all the same old information to share with everyone and they call it the new stuff. It’s really hard to believe when something is legit because people use the same old tacticts and words and phrases that we all just want to hear.

You Can Make Money Today!

Work From Home

How You Can Make X Amount Of $$$ In A Week

And More.

They all usually have the same extremely long page with NO way to contact them and a fake address and will happily ask for your credit/debit card information and people actually give this to them.

How smart are these people?

Well, as smart as anyone who unfortunately falls for this stuff. I’ve seen it before myself and almost went for it but as anything in life that sounds too good to be true, it was and still is.

Okay. So can you honestly, seriously, without-a-doubt actually make money online? Decide for yourself by clicking here and joining the niche profit classroom. I will let it speak for itself but I will say that it will give you all the information you REALLY need to know in order to actually build a site, build the traffic you want to have, and make money by doing so.

You’re probably wondering why this is different than anything else out there I just mentioned that you were already well aware of, right?

I understand and it would be down right criminal not to at least share with you what benefits I’M getting out of it as a member before you even consider looking into it for yourself.

No problem.

NicheProfitClassroom is a place where you get all of the information you need in one nice little area with very helpful support over all. The benefit of this is that you’re spending some money (you know that was coming, right?) on a very successful product that works and saving you hours, days, weeks, even months or maybe even years of work.

Think about that for a minute. Does it actually cost more to buy this or does it REALLY cost more to pay nothing and struggle and possibly give up on yourself because you just can’t find the answer to make business work for you?

Only you can answer that question.

I can honestly say I have much more time than I do money right now and I still believe that the NicheProfitClassroom allows me to save my time.

Check it out for yourself: Niche Profit Classroom

What are your thoughts on all of this? What do you think about making money online and delivering quality content to your readers? I encourage and welcome you to share your thoughts below.

Thanks.

Getting and staying out of debt is a great way to spend the holidays, especially Christmas. Why not get your finances in order like you probably have been meaning to do all year but just didn’t know where to look. YNAB can help.

YNAB (You Need A Budget), as I mentioned in another blog post recently and a rather long one at that, is software that lets you manage your money with four rules that make cash flow simple to follow and help you by showing you what you really spend your money on.

1) Stop living paycheck to paycheck. Almost everyone I know still lives this way and it surprises me greatly. When you are living on last month’s income you really do have peace of mind because if you miss a paycheck for whatever reason you are still doing good.

2) Give every dollar a job. When you assign every single dollar that comes into your life a job you are taking control of your money and not letting your money take control of you. This way, you know exactly what every single dollar’s job is and it does it as it should.

3) Save for a rainy day. Everyone knows that little things in life pop up. Hospital bills are pretty much the number one reason for debt in America. Credit cards are after that. Forget the credit cards and start using cash. Don’t worry about those little or big things in life that come up and be prepared for them instead.

4) Roll with the punches. Sometimes we all make a mistake and overspend just a bit. It’s natural and only human of us. Instead of throwing away the budget and letting those negative thoughts enter your mind saying you can’t do this, take control. Let ynab make a small adjustment for you and start off the next month with a clean slate. This is my favourite rule and who knows, you might love it too!

Those are the rules. Check out ynab.com for more information and when you order your copy of the software use the coupon code: “bluepop” (without the “”) and get 15% off! Go check it out.

Eric
www.bluepop13.com