Being Frugal

How to save and spend efficiently

Apple iPhone XR and Trade Ins

iPhone XR

Apple iPhones are getting very expensive, we’ve been buying used and refurbished 6’s for a few years now. This year, we have a friend who works for Apple and could buy for friends and family with 15% discount from the list prices, which is very nice. Even with the discounts + tax still costs $742

2015 MB B-Class 250e Electric Drive

We’re slowly moving to all EV (Electric Vehicles) for our fleet. My mother in-law 2004 Honda Accord’s starting to fail more often, CEL (Check Engine Light) and Power Door Lock not functioning. I think Honda quality for this series is bad, anyhow, it’s time to get an EV for her so no more car maintenance,

2017 e-Golf

We bought again after . We liked the car and its reliability. We did the range test with the car and it really got 128 miles which is quite good for what we need. Since it doesn’t come with spare or anything, we will get a fix a flat tire kit to put in the

Home Solar System With Solar City

2018 kwh

One of the advantages of living in Sunny California is getting paid to be green. Being green and get rewards for it is driving EV and having Solar system installed on your house. There are quite a few solar companies out there, we’re lucky accidentally met Solar City salesperson at Home Depot while shopping and

Looking For The Best EV (Electric Vehicle) – 2018

After 1400 miles, the new car is quite efficient, we can drive over 120 miles. It really serves our needs. With full charge, got to work 24 miles, we still have 140 miles left with car pooling in the morning – average 40mph. We leased our first EV – 2015 eGolf 2 1/2 years ago,