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Watch this video for a demonstration of “How To Save Money By Eliminating 10 Things You Don’t Need”. To complete the task, you will need:

Self-discipline
Sacrifice
Open-mindedness

Get started with the first step: Stop buying unnecessary paper products. Use cloth napkins, mop up spills with dishcloths and rags, write shopping lists on the back of junk-mail envelopes, (and stick your coupons inside).

For the complete guide, go to http://www.howcast.com/videos/237568-How-To-Save-Money-By-Eliminating-10-Things-You-Dont-Need

Also check out Howcast for other do it yourself videos from BARKBARK and more videos in the General Personal Finance category.

How can you contribute? Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or apply to the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply

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I just got done messing w/a SECOND Seagate ATA hard drive. The damned thing won’t format?!?! I don’t get it. Are they just clearing out their warehouses of defective Caca? I’ve had to manually partition & format (attempted) both drives. Seagate’s down-loadable utilities has failed both drives, too (Generic short & long tests). Tech support is worthless. Any ideas before I return another one….

* 23 hours ago
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23 hours ago
Oh yeah, this is an established system I built several years ago. Master is a WD. All jumpers are set right, plus cables, & drivers.

22 hours ago
Windows XP won’t format, no way, no how. Seagate utilities only says "Failed." Doesn’t say porque. Seagate DOS.iso download wouldn’t work (load @reboot). It’s sitting there, recognized by XP, just useless (other than aggravation).

Does your motherboard come with utilities? Try writing "zero" (Low Level Format) to the drive then format in WinXP.

Or is this a myth. What hours would the cheaper rates occur. I have Con Ed of NYC.

No, as a matter of fact a couple of months ago they announced a rate hike.
See:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/con-edison-proposes-another-rate-increase/

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