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Don’t forget to pick up your FREE southern style chicken sandwich from McDonald’s today. I am SO getting one of these biscuit ones.
All you have to do is buy a medium or large drink. The biscuit one is only available during their breakfast hours while the chicken sandwich is available the rest of the day.
I know, I know. Who still uses dialup? But sometimes very slow internet is better than none, especially if it’s free!
Netzero offers 10 free hours of dialup here
To get a list of access numbers check here
If you’re like me, one of the best parts of traveling is the FOOD. I love trying different kinds of food, especially the ones that are native to that particular country/region. The Guardian just put out an article on the top 10 foodie destinations:
1. The best sushi in Tokyo
2. The best pizza in Naples
3. The best burger in New York
4. The Best steak frîtes in Paris
5. The best seafood in Sydney
6. The best pho in Vietnam
7. The best oysters in Ireland
8. The best juice in Rio
9. The best dumplings in Eastern Europe
10. The best tandoori in Delhi
You can check out the link for specific restaurants to go to in each country. I’ve only had one on the list, the sushi in Tokyo at Daiwa Sushi. And yes, it was soooooooo good and fresh! I will definitely be keeping an eye out for the rest of these places when I visit!
I decided one of my new year’s resolutions is to keep better track of my finances and to try to maintain a budget. Since I’m thinking about buying a house soon (in a year or 2), I really want to know how much I can actually afford without being house poor. Basically, I don’t want to give up my life and fun just to buy a house!
Anyways, after doing a ton of research on all of the different online web tools that are offered now, I’ve actually settled on an offline excel type sheet called PearBudget. It seems to be the most simple and straightforward way for me to easily see where my money is going and how much I’m actually saving each year. It’s supposed to only take about 10 minutes a week to update. I think I can handle that! Also, it was free.
I’m also going to keep track of my networth by using networthIQ. This way I can see how my investments are doing and where I need to improve on.
I tried out a few different websites but it came down to a combination of these two for me. I’d really like to use Mint but more than half of my banking institutions did not hook up to the service so it was pointless for me. Others might have more luck and I highly recommend going that route if you can. Anybody out there using any cool web finance tools?
*edit: After writing this post, I discovered BudgetPulse and Money Manager EX. I think I might try these as well for a month and then ditch one for the other depending on which I like better. My initial look at them seem promising though!
Just a reminder if you eat at Wendy’s and order a medium or large combo, you’ll get a free music download from Rhapsody!
Wendy’s is one of my favorite fast food chains so I’ll definitely be eating there. The promotion lasts through December.
Walgreens offers a free 8×10″ photo via coupon code “FREE8X10“. You must visit a local Walgreens to pick up the photo, which is typically ready in one hour.
If you shop a lot on Amazon, you really should make use of this website, Refund Please. Basically, Amazon has a 30 day price guarantee. In other words, if the price goes down within 30 days from the day you bought your item, they will refund the difference. If you input what you bought onto this website, they will track the price for you for 30 days and email you if the price drops. Currently, they only support Amazon but they are working on adding more stores in the future.
It only takes a few minutes to input your data and it’s a quick way to save a few bucks or maybe more. Their largest credit refunded was $3860.00!!
Here’s the latest Borders coupon but it expires in 2 days!
I haven’t been using my Visa card lately because I’ve been getting much better rewards with my Mastercard and Discover credit cards but with this promotion, I’ll definitely have to remember to use it for these stores!
Visa has a promotion going on that applies to a select number of stores. Most of the deals are coupon codes to use online or actual coupons you can print out to use at participating stores. Some of the deals are pretty good consisting of 15% off to $10 off your purchase. Some of the stores are:
Target.com
Urbanoutfitters.com
Banana Republic
Netflix
eToys
Brookstone
Papa John’s Pizza
Most of these stores I shop at anyways so if I can shave a little off the top using my Visa card, why not!
Nintendo is giving away non-slip jackets for your wiimotes. I guess they heard too many people complaining about them flying out of their hands. I remember playing the wii with my little nephew and it flew out of his hand. Luckily it went straight up and not straight at the tv. Others weren’t so lucky:
Just go to the website and enter in your info. You’ll need your serial number.
There’s a big sale going on at everybody’s favorite tshirt shop right now, Threadless. Shipping is very low, just a couple of bucks. I think it was 5 bucks for the 2 shirts I got:
Nerds 4 Ever
Bad Apple
I seriously debated getting this tshirt but I didn’t get it :( (Isn’t it perfect for me?? haha)
And I REALLY wanted this tshirt but they were sold out of my size. BOOOOO!
Stupid Cupid
I just found out about this cute service where you can RENT-A-DOG! I looove dogs but I know I am not responsible enough to take care of one. I just like to walk and play with them haha. You can either rent them by the month or by the day. It is a bit pricy of course (50 bucks a month or 20-30 bucks by the day). This might be a good idea to temporarily rent a dog to see if you can really handle taking care of a dog!
And for all of you current/future dog owners, sign up for these free frozen dog treat coupons: Frosty Paws
There’s a coupon for restaurant.com for 70% off! Just use coupon code PRESENT.
Normally you can get a $25 gift certificate for $10, but with this coupon it comes out $3. Just make sure you read the fine print. Some coupons can only be used at lunch or have a minimum order amount.
I’ve used restaurant.com before, and I had a great experience so I totally recommend them. It’s a great way to eat out for cheap, especially with this great discount.
Expires July 31st!
Wow, my roomie found the hottest deal on these tickets yesterday. $50 each for tickets that are normally $100+! They work for Love, Zumanity, Ka, and Mystere. We got some Ka tickets which I heard was probably the best one. Cirque du Soleil is such an awesome show…I recommend anyone who hasn’t seen one to go see it. If you are heading out to vegas this summer, definitely get in on this.
Link to slickdeals thread with instructions
The Format is celebrating the 1 year anniversary of their album “Dog Problems” by giving it away for free.
Click here to download the whole album!
From wikipedia:
Their style can be considered a mixture of both indie and alternative, and is difficult to place in any one particular genre due to their use of various stylistic influences. Their diverse mix of sounds and exploration of different musical combinations set them apart from most indie bands.
