45 Ways to Earn Some Extra Money : BorrowFromNone.com. Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning. Is It Better to Buy or Rent? BillShrink unpacks credit card complexity. Last week I got a glimpse at GoodGuide, a new product recommendation service that rates products as safe, healthy, and green based on their ingredients, manufacturing, and distribution.
It's part of a new class of services that are bringing data transparency that can save money, lives, and the environment, not necessarily in that order. BillShrink.com recently launched a recommendation service that focuses on unpacking the complexity and cost of cell phone plans. The free service analyzes wireless phone bills and rate plans from the major carriers, and then monitors usage and makes recommendations for saving money. Another company, Validas has a similar, though fee-based, service and claims to save customers more than 20 percent on average.