A to Z Recycling Guide

October 6, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Every month I have half a dozen finance and business magazines arriving at my house. Yet no magazine gets me as excited at Real Simple. This is my indulgence magazine. Forget about gossip, tell me how to be efficient and [...]

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Taste of Atlanta Ticket Giveaway

September 30, 2008

Taste of Atlanta returns to the streets of Atlantic Station on October 11 & 12! Grab a plate and enjoy tastes from over 70 of Atlanta’s favorite restaurants like Dolce, Imperial Fez, The Sundial and more. In addition to great food there are kids activities, entertainment and cooking demonstrations from national and local celebrity chefs. You can also catch [...]

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Buying Gift Cards for Less than Face Value

September 29, 2008

With the holiday season coming up, gift cards will be a great gift option for many shoppers. Most shoppers know to look for deals when purchasing items as gifts, but do you know to look for deals when purchasing gift cards? Here are some tips on getting gift cards for less: 1. Shop during special occasions – [...]

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Cutting Wedding Costs

September 29, 2008

A friend of mine is getting married and asked me for some advice on how to cut her wedding costs. The average wedding these days costs around $30,000, so even saving 10% can be a great amount of savings. It’ll definitely help with the honeymoon. So here are a few of the tips I shared [...]

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Free Life Insurance for Working Parents

September 19, 2008

Mass Mutual Life Insurance is offering free life insurance policies for working parents. This special program, called LifeBridge, entitles each family to a $50,000 life insurance policy to cover the children in case of parents’ death. Mass Mutual will pay the premiums on the policy. They company is planning on giving away $1 billion in life insurance [...]

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Free Night of Theater 2008

September 17, 2008

Free Night of Theater is back again this year with even more cities. This year, the program has expanded to over 100 cities nation wide. This is an opportunity to check out shows in your local theatres for free in the month of October. You will need to make reservations. However, reservations aren’t currently available. [...]

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Shopping Bag – Sharp Toner

September 8, 2008

It’s time to buy toner again. While I hate the high price of toner cartridges, I love getting great deals on them. Today I ordered my toner from Staples.com for $79 which is about half of the advertised price of $155. How did I manage to pull such a deal? Here are my steps: 1. I [...]

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School Supply Deals for 8/17 – 8/23

August 17, 2008

Here are this week’s school supply deals: If you have been waiting for a great deal on a graphing calculator, now is the time to buy. Office Depot has the TI-83 Plus for $65 and Staples has the TI-84 Plus for $70 (both after rebate.) Office Depot 10 cents: Acrylic 12″ ruler 20 cents: Office Depot [...]

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School Supply Deals for 8/10 – 8/16

August 11, 2008

Here are this week’s school supply deals: K-Mart 50 cents: Designer portfolios and stretchable book covers $1.50: Westcott scissors Office Depot These offers are valid only Sunday – Wednesday 5 cents: Eraser caps 12-pk and 6″ protractor 50 cents: Crayola markers 10-pk and Office Depot glue sticks 4-pk Free After Rebate: Sharp Scientific Calculator TI-83 [...]

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New York City Discounts

August 7, 2008

For visitors vacationing or residents staycationing in New York City there is a great website for discounts for restaurants, tours, shopping excursions and more. NYCVisit.com has both information on where to go and a deals and promotions page with ways to save. Some of the offers are exlcusive to American Express card holders but most are [...]

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