Save Money on Cable and Phone Bills... just by asking.
I have a high cable/Internet bill. I read on blogs that by simply telling them you need to cancel or downgrade you can get them to offer you a lower price. I read about it here: Consumerist
So, today I called Time Warner, said I was a freelancer, work is slow, so I need to scale back on Cable. She typed around a little bit and came back with a a $39/month discount for the next year, no strings attached.
I did start off by telling her I couldn't do the 2 year lockdown thing because I might need to cancel altogether if things get worse financially. I was bluffing of course but I didn't want to commit to anything on my end.