These days, I'm all about creative ways to cut costs. I'm willing to give up fancy vacations and new shoes, but when it comes to my love for television, I'm reluctant to cut the cord cable.

Thanks to technology being what it is these days, I can cut my cable bill down to almost nothing without sacrificing my addiction to Bravo's Lifetime's Project Runway, and MTV's Jersey Shore and The Hills (RIP).

Here are three ways to score free or almost free cable TV.

When I first considered adopting a dog, it seems like everywhere I looked, there were Labrador retrievers.

My friends had one. My neighbors did, too. And don't even get me started about how many I saw when I was out on my walks (A LOT!).

It's no wonder the Labrador retriever canine breed is so popular, because they are some of the sweetest dogs I've ever met.

Recently I contacted Central California Labrador Retriever Rescue to find out more about these cute canines.

One of my favorite summertime activities involves sitting outside at dusk and enjoying a cool breeze, usually while sipping on an adult beverage.

Unfortunately, during the warm-weather months, these evening sojourns in my backyard are almost always cut short by the annoying buzz of mosquitoes. And I was already paranoid about West Nile Virus and heart worm (the former on my behalf, the latter on my dog's), but now I've also got malaria on my radar! Travelers can and still do come down with it.

Luckily, some scientists just created a malaria-proof mosquito.