Archive for August, 2008
Three Options for FREE Directory Assistance: FREE 411, GOOG 411, FreeMobile411
For those of you who are on the road, and on their cell phone, all the time, here is some great info. Fees for directory assistance calls (including ones made from cellphones), are on the increase. On Feb. 1, Sprint increased its 411 fee from $1.49 to $1.79. Last fall, Verizon and Cingular boosted fees [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Free or low cost hair and beauty treatments
Frugal does not mean frumpy. One way to get free or discounted hair, spa and beauty treatments is at a local beauty school. I just discovered that the south San Francisco Bay area has a new high-end school that recently opened February, 2008 in Santa Clara called the Academy for Salon Professionals. The salon facility [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Get a FREE Museum Day Admission Card for 2 to use on Saturday, September 27th
Thanks to Smithsonian and their sponsors – Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide.
When?
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Where?
Search for participating museum venues by state here
How?
Present the Museum Day admission card to receive free general admission at participating Museum Day locations. The admission card is [...]
10 (make that 12) Common Sense Money Saving Tips For Movie Fans
I haven’t mentioned yet what a big movie fan I am, so I was happy to see this article written by a fellow movie fan and wanted to share it. Here are a couple more tips for FREE movies I use regularly that didn’t make the writer’s top 10 list:
11. viewing movies and tv shows [...]
Recipes for Healthy Homemade Dog Treats
My sister, Kirsten, grew tired of the ups and downs of the high tech and telecom industry and about five years ago decided to open her own business. She owns and operates 4LeggedFriendzee, a very successful doggie daycare, boarding kennel and dog grooming business in southern Maine.
Kirsten and her husband Bruce, have four labrador [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far ).99 cent Frozen Yogurt Waffle Cone Wednesdays at TCBY!
TCBY is proud to announce Waffle Cone Wednesday!
Every humpday, now throughout the summer at participating locations, you can get a ginormous frozen yogurt waffle cone for only 99 cents, instead of the usual $3 or so. Try a different flavor every week chosen from their expansive menu. A few faves: White Chocolate Mousse, Cheesecake, [...]
Free online classes: software, business, marketing and IT
Need to brush up on your Powerpoint or learn how ERP can streamline your business? Hewlett-Packard’s online HP Learning Center offers free online software, business, marketing, and IT classes for small to medium businesses (any individual can take them too). You can choose from:
Software & Technology (29 classes): Microsoft Office, web skills, operating systems [...]
King Arthur Flour lowers the price grocery retailers pay for their flours
Baker’s Banter, the King Arthur corporate blog, posted a letter yesterday from Michael Bittel, their senior VP and general manager of the Flour division at King Arthur Flour, announcing an immediate price decrease on flour.
The company is lowering the prices it charges to retailers on it’s Unbleached All Purpose, Unbleached Bread, and Traditional 100% [...]
PlentyofFish.com – free dating site
I actually know quite a few people, former co-workers, friends, and family members, who met their future spouses on a dating site or have had a long term relationship (LTR) with someone they met online. People are also less embarrassed these days about admitting to this, when asked that inevitable question, “how did you [...]
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