Archive for the ‘Good Deals’ Category

May Expenses

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Here is a breakdown of my expenses in May. Household $392.78 Utilities $90.95 Transportation $242.35 Food $68.43 Entertainment $75.79 Student Loan Debt $97.00 Total $967.30 I finally got my expenses back down under the $1000 mark. Expenses should be pretty much the same in June. I do make a 3 hour drive twice a week now which might increase my gas costs but ...

Freebie Friday

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Here are some free deals for you. Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. This is celebrated the first Saturday in May each year. Go to FreeComicBookDay.com to find a participating comic book shop in your area. McDonalds is giving a free southern style chicken biscuit or chicken sandwich with the purchase of ...

McCormick & Schmick’s $20 Off Coupon

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

McCormick & Schmick's is offering a $20 off coupon when you make reservations online through 4/30/2008.  Visit the promo page for full details.  They had a similar deal last year which I took advantage of and had no problems.  I probably won't take advantage of it this year since I ...

More Free McD’s Food

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

When I was eating my free weekly meal at McDonald's yesterday I noticed a sign promoting a deal for a free Mcskillet burrito when you buy a medium or large drink on Feb. 28th or 29th.  I really don't need to be eating more Mcd's but I love getting free ...

Free Burrito and Free Movie

Monday, February 4th, 2008

If you buy a $10 gift card at Chipotle between now and February 12,2008 you can bring back your gift card receipt on the 13th or 14th for a free burrito.  I really like Chipotle’s burritos but they’re a little pricey for me.  Now I can justify having some. Also Redbox ...

Get CFLs for $1 at Lowe’s

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

If you are frugal like me than you probably already know that CFLs save you a lot of money on your electric bill compared to using regular light bulbs.  One of the main drawbacks to CFLs is they cost much more than incandescents.   Right now though you can buy CFLs ...

Lending Club and Prosper Bonuses

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Since I will not be working after this week I'm looking to make more money online. You have probably already read about Lending Club and Prosper on other blogs. If you haven't signed up yet please consider signing up through one of my referral links. That way ...

Cheap Movie Tickets

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Fandango is running a promotion with McDonald's that allows you to buy a movie ticket for $1.  You have to go to their website at 12pm (pst) on Wednesdays and find out the word of the day which you then text to Fandango.  Then you will receive a text back ...

Free McCormick and Schmick’s $25 Gift Certificate

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

To get a free $25 McCormick and Schmick's $25 gift certificate go to this page and follow the instructions. This offer ends this weekend so if you want to take advantage of it you need to hurry. They had a similar promotion earlier this year which I used ...

Get a $5 Signup Bonus from TextPayMe

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

I already posted this at Bank Bonuses but it I wanted to share it here too. It is an easy way for me to make money while making you money. When you sign up with the new cell phone payment service TextPayMe and complete their short tutorial you will receive ...