Welcome, to stay in the know with my blog updates subscribe to my RSS feed. For bi-weekly coupon news and deals sign up for my newsletter. Thanks for visiting!You thought frequent flyer miles meant you could fly for free. Well you thought wrong. Delta will now impose a fuel surcharge fee on all frequent flyer award redemptions. This new few will go into affect for award travel booked after August 15th. The fee is $25 for travel between the 50 states and Canada and $50 for international travel. Here …

I like to play tennis. Not that I am really good at it though. But I am good at finding tennis (and other) deals. Yesterday I received my free USTA tennis long sleeve shirt in the mail. This was in addition to the $11 discount I received for my membership fee. None of my team mates got this discount, so how did I manage it?
Before I make any purchase online, I always do a Google search for the store/website name and the words coupon and promo. You would be surprised …

With the kids out of school for the summer it’s tough finding activities to keep them busy. But don’t worry, Steve Jobs would like to help baby sit.
Well not exactly…
Apple retail stores are offering Apple Camp. These free workshops are recommended for kids ages 8 - 12. Each workshop lasts 3 hours. Students can learn how to make movies, music and more. For more details and to learn how to sign up check out the Apple Camp site.

As you might have guessed with me running a website and blog, I like being online. I have been paying my bills online for nearly a decade. I signed up for one of the first online banks. I even pay my daughter’s preschool tuition through my online bank instead of writing a check. (Personal sidenote: My husband and I moved into our current house nearly five years ago and still have not gone through our old checks with our old address. So now we are even more stingy with writing checks …

When giving and receiving gift cards you think the value is apparent, but that is not always the case. You can purchase gift cards for less than face value. CreditCards.com has an article entitled Eight Ways to Get Gift Cards for Less. Some of my tips are mentioned in the article, but here are my top tips for saving on gift cards:

Shop during special occasions – Retailers have gift card promotions during major holidays such as Christmas, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Many times they will offer an added bonus …

Bank of America has expanded it’s Museums on Us program. Now even more museums in more states are part of the program. You can receive free admission to select museums the first weekend of every month simply by showing any Bank of America card.
Remember this when traveling too. If there isn’t a participating museum in your home state you can take advantage of the offer when you visit another state that is part of the program. You can also add yourself to their mailing list so that when new museums are …