by Nindo Mom | Sep 17, 2011 | Product Reviews
In 2006, I bought a 2.2 cubic foot Panasonic microwave oven: model NN-T995SF from Best Buy. The microwave cost me $299, which I thought seemed kind of expensive at the time. However, I bought it anyway–for three main reasons: at 1250 watts, it was one of...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 13, 2011 | Household Hints
Since my family started running some high-end graphics programs at home, we’ve noticed the computer’s been having a bit of trouble keeping up. It’s operating on the 32-bit Windows 7 operating system, which requires a minimum of 512K memory to...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 9, 2011 | Kids
We’ve just finished the second official week of school, and the schools have already had to close for 2 days due to bad weather. No, we’ve not been hit with a snowstorm in September: it’s good-ole’ rain–lots of it. It’s been raining...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 8, 2011 | Service Reviews
Last weekend, a hurricane hit our town–literally. So my son and I were stuck inside the house pretty much all weekend. I had been thinking about giving Netflix a try for a while–and since the weather made it less than pleasant to leave the house, I decided...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 6, 2011 | Just for Fun
To watch Amazon Instant videos–whether they’re the free movies or TV shows you get with your Amazon Prime account or one’s you pay for–you’ve got to have either a TV that’s already compatible with the way Amazon delivers their...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 3, 2011 | Ideas for Saving Money
A while back, Ebay started up their Ebay Bucks program. In a nutshell, this program allows you to earn credits called Ebay Bucks with every purchase you make on Ebay. These credits will then be credited to your Ebay account once per quarter, at which time you’ll...
by Nindo Mom | Sep 1, 2011 | Ideas for Saving Money, Shopping, Shopping Smart on Amazon
Amazon.com’s Subscribe and Save program saves you as much as 30 percent on items on consumable items you’d buy anyway: 15 percent off eligible products for all customers, plus an additional 15 percent off select diapers and wipes. Sign up for (or...
by Nindo Mom | Aug 29, 2011 | Shopping
On August 12, 2011, Nintendo dropped the price of it’s flagship 3D portable game system nearly $100. From the original price of $249, the 3DS video game console is now only $169. The new lower price applies to both of the original versions of the...
