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Oct 28 2009

MoveNat – strong, natural movement the way we are designed…

Posted by JacQ

I stumbled upon MoveNat through begin 2 dig, a wonderful blog that I have been following ever since I have decided that I want to lose fat (not necessarily weight since I might gain muscle mass in the process) and get in better fitness shape for health and to be able to do all the fun outdoor activities that Jeremy and I want to try out, learn and get better at.

We tried P90X for one week and was not able to follow through, a few different diets and could not follow through either. But so far, we have been able to visit the local YMCA (BTW, thanks to Jeremy’s research, it is the best nation-wide – even internationally – gym membership for us full time RVers!) regularly to do cardio, weight training and swimming. The YMCAs that we visit here in Hilliard and Powell, Ohio also have kick ass showers and hot tubs for us to use… For $72.59/month per two(2) adults/couple – Two adults, sharing the same residence married, engaged or defining themselves as mutual, significant others), we can visit any of the YMCA in the Central Ohio area and there is NO joiner’s fee, NO hidden fees and NO long term contracts! More of this topic in another blog post.

Back to MovNat… I love the concept of MovNat. Jeremy and I talk about how modern society eliminated our need for hunting and gathering, the way humans had been surviving for centuries before we learned domestication. It is really not that long ago that we did not sit all day in the office, working… to make a living – to survive.

Living in the RV and traveling around the states, without a permanent residence might be hard for us to keep going to the gym or work out. But, we are always looking for ways and time to hit a bike trail if we can and visit a local YMCA for some gym action.

I wish some day we can have some free time to camp close to a location that we can try out this MovNat workouts!

Check out the videos below. They really inspired me to want to go out and hike/run a trail with these moves!

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May 19 2009

Verizon Broadband Users can save money from the new Verizon rates

Posted by JacQ

I found out today from RV.Net about some changes Verizon Wireless are making with their Broadband Plans and how these changes can potentially save you money.

If you are full timers like us and use broadband plans from Verizon Wireless, you are in luck. They are lowering their $59.99/month plan with 5GB limit’s overage charges of 25 cents per megabyte to 5cents per megabyte. For those who have their $39.99/month plan with 250MB limit plan, the overage charges of 25 cents per megabyte is dropped to 10cents per megabyte.

I took the advise from the RV.Net article and called Verizon this morning and made sure the new rate is applied to our two Broadband plans. At the same time, I learned something I did not realize about one of our Broadband plans.

The first Mobile Broadband plan we signed up with the Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem back in 2007 has an unlimited MB allowance. That was a surprise to me, for some reason, I thought it was the 5GB limit plan.

The Verizon sales rep told me that, as long as I keep using the Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem and not upgrade it when I renew my plan, I can keep the Unlimited MB Allowance! I was so glad he told me that because, I would have upgraded it to one of the newer modems since this plan also has the New Every Two.®

But, I still made sure he confirmed that Jeremy’s Broadband plan with Verizon Wireless UM175 USB Modem is updated to the new rate for 5 cents per overage MB, since he has the 5GB allowance plan.

To save money, it is always good to call the company to ask and see if you are eligible for any promotion or discount they have currently.

I did that with our MyFax account when they lowered their lowest monthly rate from $12 to $10. After using the MyFax service for one year, I know that I only send/receive about average 20 faxes each month for Jacq Design. One day, I just decided to look at their website for no reason, and saw that their new lowest rate is $10/month instead of the $12/month for sending 100 and receive 200 free pages/month that I signed up for. I sent them a nice email and told them how happy I am with their service, but thought that I should be able to lower my monthly fee to their new rate. They happily lowered my rate for me and even sent me refund for part of the month that I emailed them. I now save $2 each month for that quick research and simple email.

The trick is, these companies do not inform existing customers about these kinds of discount or promotions, you have to be proactive. Check on their website every now and then for any changes or discount they might be offering and give them a call to see if they are able to apply the promotion or discount rate on your existing account. You will be surprised the money you can save from this simple and effective practice.