October 7th, 2008 — House
How would you like to both support a business that employs disabled Americans who need jobs and saves high quality plants and trees that would otherwise get destroyed? Check out FreeTreesAndPlans.com, a small business out of Lincoln, Nebraska that does this very thing. You get free high quality plants and all you do is is pay a shipping and processing cost that covers their operational costs. Check out their about page to learn more about them.
Every year millions of healthy high-quality plants go unsold and are destroyed.
They go to the dump,
They get plowed under,
They get burned or buried.
It’s a huge waste.
They come from the very same growers that supply many of the most famous garden catalogs. I know because I’m an avid gardener and horticultural photographer. I’ve taken a lot of the photos you see in many of those same catalogs.
I also strongly support the sheltered workshop movement. Hundreds-of-thousands of workers with disabilities find meaningful jobs in workshops all across the country.
The ongoing problem is to find work to be done.
We started this web site to help solve both problems. We find unsold nursery stock and have it packaged by sheltered workshops.
October 6th, 2008 — Telephone
411 directory assistance requests can be very expensive and sometimes you just need to get a number. Would you be willing to listen to a short advertisement to save a buck and still get your number? Try 1-800-FREE-411 next time you need a number. (here are typical 411 rates)
Simply dial 1-800-FREE411 and get the listing you need for free. It’s just like 411, only better because it doesn’t cost anything. As America’s leading provider of free directory assistance, we offer complete residential and business listings. Who pays, you ask? Our advertisers do. And should you be interested in one of their great offers, we’ll connect you free of charge. So tell friends and family and put us on your speed dial today.
October 3rd, 2008 — Frugality
If you’ve ever bought the Microsoft Office suite before, you know that it’s ridiculously expensive. Once you’ve learned that, you’ve probably checked out Google Docs, which is Google’s free offering of office productivity tools. While Google Docs is a great service, I wanted to introduce yet another player in the free productivity suite space - OpenOffice.org.
OpenOffice.org 2 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Learn more about OpenOffice.
October 2nd, 2008 — Restaurants
There are some restaurants that will give you free kid meals with adult purchase, find them all at KidsMealDeals.com.
blockquote>Since inception, we’ve dedicated ourselves to providing current and accurate information on restaurants that offer great value to users like you. We strongly believe that our product can provide more opportunities for families to get out and around the dinner table without breaking the bank.
Our efforts have begun in Columbus, Ohio and with the help of several friends and visitors like you, will stretch throughout the U.S. during the next few months.
We have grown not through radio and TV ads, but through word of mouth from one satisfied user to another. So if you find our website useful, we would greatly appreciate it if you would help us spread the word!
October 1st, 2008 — Frugality
You can stop paying for television and avoid the slammer by shutting down all them torrents because you can get a lot of television shows online absolutely free once they’ve been broadcast on regular television. There are a lot of free and completely legal means of watching your favorite shows while dropping the $30 - $80 a month price.
For many stations, visit their main website to see if you can watch shows there. NBC and ABC offer this through their website. Another website that offers free shows and movies is Hulu.com, a partnership between NBC Universal and News Corp.
September 30th, 2008 — Banking
Looks like there’s another Bank of America $100 promotion in the wind, this time it’s for opening a free State University of Iowa checking account. Everything is branded University of Iowa but there doesn’t seem to be any confirmation of student or alumni status to take advantage of this offer. All you need to do is open a MyAccess checking account, enter WGSUOISI808 as the promotion code, and you’re all set. No minimums, no direct deposit, no fuss. $100 credited within 90 days and you have to be a new customer with no checking accounts closed within the last three months.
Promotional Offer
Promotion Code: WGSUOISI808
September 29th, 2008 — Credit Cards
Just a heads up that on November 1st through January 4th, Discover will once again be running their holiday season Discover Mall Promotion. You will get an effective 10% cashback, in the form of gift cards, on purchases made at participating malls during the Discover Mall Promotion up to $1000 of spending (so $100 in gift cards).
Terms & Conditions:
*Get a $20 Discover® Gift Card when you make $200 in purchases with your Discover Card at a participating mall between 11/1/08-1/4/09, while supplies last. Original receipts must be presented to a participating mall’s Customer Service by 1/4/09. See Gift Card terms and conditions for full details.
More details available here.
September 27th, 2008 — Banking
Want to reach someone important at Wachovia, HSBC, Bank Of America, Chase, Citibank, Keybank, Washington Mutual, or Wells Fargo? You can try their 800 numbers or you can get their executive contact info details and call up someone important.
Review how to do an Executive Email Carpet Bomb and fire away!
September 26th, 2008 — Travel
This Saturday, September 27th, is the Smithsonian’s Museum Day 2008 where you can gain access to certain museums around the country absolutely free. Visit the site to see if a museum or cultural venue nearby is participating (there are 30 in Maryland!).
All you need to do is fill out the admissions card and print it out to receive free general admissions this Saturday, Sept. 27th, 2008. This whole promotion is sponsored by Citgo, The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and WCEF.
Terms:
The following Museum Day restrictions apply: One time use on September 27, 2008 unless otherwise specified. Card must be presented for free general admission. Admission Card will be collected upon entry. General admission only. Does not include entry to special exhibits or IMAX screenings. Admission Card is good for general admission for you plus one guest. One Admission Card per household. Not for use with any other offer. No rain checks. Some participating museums may already have a free admission policy year round and are participating in the “spirit” of the day.
Museums and cultural venues participate in Museum Day voluntarily. Smithsonian magazine encourages museum visitation, but is not responsible for individual museum content or participation.
September 25th, 2008 — Travel
Are you getting confused which airlines are now charging you for your first checked bag? I know I am, that’s why I try to fly Southwest whenever I can because they don’t charge any of this mumbo jumbo. If you’re not sure who will charge you for the benefit of checking the first bag, check out this chart at FareCompare. It includes how much it costs to buy a reservation by phone, your first and second bags, seat selections, beverage/snack packet costs, meals, alcohol, oversized bags, overweight bags, pe travel, unaccompanied minors fees, curbside check-in, and ticket change fees. Whew!
As of September 15th, the only airlines that won’t charge you for the 1st Checked Bag are Delta, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, Midwest, ExpressJet, Virgin America, and Sun Country. Southwest an ExpressJet are the only airlines listed that won’t charge you for a second bag.
