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Her and Him : a lovely project made at Typocamp 2012 in 48h only. Discover all the team on the Vimeo project page.
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Happy Friday to everyone who observes Fridays.
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life:
Not originally published in LIFE. The Apollo 11 astronauts and their families pose with a scale model of the moon, spring 1969.
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Photo reply the inevitable shitshow your weekend will disintegrate into.
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This was your Tumblr dashboard 43 years ago today.
Level 1: The Casual Couponer
This is where many people find themselves today. Most of the time, a person will pay for a whole cart full of groceries while handing over less than 10 coupons. They end up normally saving a few bucks off the entire order. In the simple example of the Chex Mix coupon I have, I could walk into a grocery store or drug store and find the Chex Mix for $2.99 and hand them my coupon, allowing me to spend $2.44 after the 55 cents in savings.
Savings: Minimal
Level 2: The Generic Brand Store Shopper
Many people also find themselves in this category. They’ve figured out that they could save more money overall if they buy the generic brand over the name brand even if a coupon was used on the name brand. By doing all their shopping solely for generic brands, they can easily save $200-$300 per month without clipping a single coupon. I can save more than $0.55 on my snack run if I throw the coupon out and buy Generic Mix at $1.49 a bag. In this example, the Generic Mix costs me $1.49 and saves me $1.50, a significantly better deal than if I were a Level 1 Couponer.
The problem for me here is that I prefer the name brand over the generic – it just tastes different to me. So are you out of luck if you’re in the same boat as me and prefer name brands? Don’t worry because there are still 2 levels left to go.
Savings: Good
Level 3: The Coupon Deal Shopper
Believe it or not, when the circumstances are just right, people can save even more money buying the name brand stuff than the generic brands. Items frequently go on sale, and when they do, the Coupon Deal Shopper capitalizes on the opportunity. They’ll combine a store sale with a manufacturer’s coupon, and get the item for pennies or even for free.
You know what happens when you align the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon all in a line? You get a solar or lunar eclipse, right? Well, that’s exactly what the Coupon Deal Shopper does. They set up little eclipses all over the place at different stores and walk away with items for pennies on the dollar. So if I wait for a sale, I can save even more money than buying generic.
For example, I happen to know that Walgreens frequently puts Chex Mix on sale for $0.99 approximately once a month. During this sale week, if I walked in there with my $0.55 cent coupon, I’ll pick up the item for $0.44 instead of $2.44 on a $2.99 item. That’s an 85% savings and way better than buying the Generic Mix!
The Coupon Deal Shopper saves 70% to 95% on everything they buy, because they follow two rules:
- Don’t buy it if it’s not on sale.
- Combine the sale with a coupon.
Saving at this level requires a little bit of effort. You must clip and organize your coupons, and be patient. By spending about 2-3 hours per week, you can save 70-95% on everything you buy at the grocery store and the drug store. Can’t do better than that, right? There’s still one more level to go!
Savings: Awesome
Level 4: The Extreme Couponer
Did you know that you can use a manufacturer’s coupon and a store coupon on the same item? Well, you can. Did you know that you can use two coupons on a buy-one-get-one-free sale? Well, you can.
Setting up bigger and better deals is what the Extreme Couponer does. They take the same measures as the Coupon Deal Shopper but then they look for multiple deals. Why get just one deal when you can get three or four all at once? To this end, it’s not unusual for an Extreme Couponer to have 4 Sunday newspapers delivered to their home. Let me give you an example to explain why:
At my grocery store, Ken’s Steakhouse Ranch Dressing costs $3.29 for a 16 oz bottle. Sometimes it goes on sale for $1.65 per bottle. So what I do is use my four $1.00 off coupons from the Sunday newspapers during the sale, and get four bottles at $0.65 a pop. That’s how I combine two big deals at once and walk away with 80% savings multiple times. If you can get your hands on more coupons, go back in the store and do it again! The idea here is to stockpile your deals and get a lot of each item because it might be another month or so before this item goes on sale again, so buy a month or two’s worth at once.
Lastly, Extreme Couponers make good use of store coupons as well (i.e. the ones that say $5 off a $20 purchase). So you could walk into the store, buy at least $20 worth of great deals like these and take another $5 off the total. This simply makes a sweet deal even sweeter. It’s almost like you’re buying individual items in bulk at prices that are even better than buying in bulk. The ultimate savings scenario is to combine 3 types of coupons: store coupons, manufacturer’s coupons, and store sales all at the same time. Yup, that’s why we call this person The Extreme Couponer.
Savings: INCREDIBLE!
Now that you know what all the levels are, what level of couponer are you? Is it worth your time to become an Extreme Couponer to save 90-100% on everything you buy? If your answer is a resounding “Yes!”, read on for a step-by-step guide to learn the ins and outs of extreme couponing.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Review of Reviews by Wireless and Mobile News
- Most Liked Features: price, ease of use, Amazon Prime Deals, parental controls, great for families on a budget, excellent battery life and good video streaming.
- Least-Liked Features: lack of its own charger, web performance slower than other tablets and smudging.
- Overall Average Ranking : 4 out of 5.
- Networks: Wi-Fi or AT&T 4G LTE
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is a good tablet for book readers, video streamers, parents and the budget minded. Although it is not the fastest or the coolest it has enough features to keep family members happy. Reviewers all agreed that it is a good deal and gives buyers plenty of bang for your buck. We distilled several top reviews to give the consensus from all sides.
The HD screen is good and most viewers won’t notice a difference from other tablets but the 19200x1200 pixel IPS LCD is not as robust as the Nexus 10 or iPad 4. Battery life has been tested to be longer than the iPad 4 and Nexus 10 at over 7 hours
Power users who are running three or four apps at the same time while designing a new car won’t find it the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 fast enough but those who use it an entertainment device will probably be satisfied.
Buyers of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 at Amazon appear to be very happy with the product with 5 stars given by 1,976, 4 stars given by 774, 3 stars given by 456, 2 stars given by 268 and 1 star given by 287 buyers. The highest rated review was written by someone who is “new” to the tablet world who gave it high ratings for “picture,” sound, book reading, web browsing, apps and styling. It does lack a wall charger. Owners don’t notice the ads which can be turned off for an additional $15.
Free Time is loved by parents to corral the kids content and usage times. We saw a demonstration when it was announced and give parents decent control. Each kid in Amazon Free Time has his/her own profile and content area. Kindle Free Time Unlimited is an optional extension for kids 3-8 with unlimited books, games, apps, movies and TV shows. New Kindle Fire owners get one month of Kindle Free Time Unlimited Free as well as a free month of Amazon Prime that includes a lending library and instant video streaming.
The front facing camera is mainly for video chat. Amazon cloud allows for storage. The HDMI connection worked well with a TV.
Features of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9” include dual band Wi-Fi, Dolby audio. 1.5GHz dual-core processor, dual-band Wi-Fi, front-facing HD camera, free unlimited cloud storage and Free Super Saver shipping.
For those who want a tablet that does almost everything well the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 should suffice for now.
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
The Kindle Fire HD 8.9” 4G LTE with special offers costs $499.99 and $49.99 a year includes 250MB of data per month for a year, averaging $4.16 per month. However it’s not enough data to watch movies, it would be enough for email and very light browsing. Or you can buy from AT&T, 3GB for $30/month plus $10 for each additional gigabyte of 3G data.
Amazon made the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 affordable by cutting the initial profit margin. However ABI Research reported on average, an incremental profit of about $3 in each month of a Kindle Fire’s lifespan to achieve an overall profit margin of 20%.
We’re working on a comparison of the iPad 2, 3, 4, Nexus 10 and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 that will be out soon We wanted to have all the reviews ready first. The comparison will include benchmarks and pricing.
