Become The Next NASCAR Star!
Well…for an afternoon, anyway. Today’s Awesome from Groupon is lessons and a track run at the Larry Miller Sports Park. in one of their insanely souped-up Mustangs. (Girlie translation: these are the same kind of cars that Patrick Dempsey–aka McDreamy from “Grey’s Anatomy”–drives when he’s racing.) This usually runs around $340.00, but they’ve knocked off $190.00 for you today. If you’ve got a racing fan, you can pick up a once in a lifetime opportunity for $150.00. Sign in here and pick it up–good today (Friday 8.27) only.
Here’s a description…
When Eisenhower designed the Interstate Highway System, he envisioned a lawless, death-race arena where only the fastest could avoid being killed by mechanical gulls. Experience a thrilling fraction of his racing dream with today’s Groupon: for $150, you get a two-hour Ford Racing Mustang GT driving experience at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele (a $340 total value).
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Learn Windows 7 For Free
Think of it as “Windows 7 For Dummies,” but without the price tag. Download this free-bee version of “Windows 7 Guide: From Newbies To Pros.” You ready to be a smart monkey? Do it for free! Click here to get started.
Free-Bee Apron Sewing Patterns
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Sewing Patterns eBook as a welcome gift. I’m thinking of trying my hand at a couple of these for holiday gifts. Don’t look at me like that. I only sewed my thumb into the fabric once! Geez!
Save $30.00 On An Oil Change, Tire Rotation & Filter Change
Hey, locals: thinking about a last-minute road trip to enjoy the last bit of summer? Want to make sure your commute car is ready for winter? Here’s a great offer from the Awesome that is Groupon: a $55.00 oil and filter change and tire rotation from Matson Auto and Marine for only $25.00! That’s $30.00 off on crucial maintenance for your car! Click here to buy. Sneaky inside tip: if you’re new to the Awesome of Groupon, it’s one email a day to tell you about a savings of 40-90% off something in your area. Just type in your zip to see what’s available! The Todd and I have bought a river running trip, sushi dinner, a romantic night at a boutique hotel and a killer coupon for a local toy store for Z&M’s birthday. No spam, so this one is safe for your regular email address.
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20% Off Friends & Family Sale At Sears
Shopping through Ebates yet? I totally drank the koolaid when I found out my first purchase through Ebates made me $20.00 back in 2 minutes. You’ll get $5.00 credit in your account to sign up with Ebates–takes less than 2 minutes–and then you just shop any store you like. Ebates automatically tracks your purchase, and assigns you cash back. I didn’t realize until later that Ebates also offers special deals like free shipping and “friends and family” sale offers.
The latest is from Sears. Now through 8.16 (Monday) you can save up to an extra 20% off nearly everything online. That’s including sale and clearance items. Please let me gloat: we’ve been shopping for a new dishwasher since ours gave up the ghost. I bought a Kenmore stainless steel one for $319.00, down from $399.00. Take off an additional 20% off from Ebates, that’s $255.00. Free shipping because we’re picking it up at the store, and an additional 4% cash back in our Ebates account ($11.60). So, final deal? A $399.00 dishwasher for $243.40! Sign up for Ebates here… Have fun!
App Of The Week
$10,000 College Scholarship–But There’s A Deadline
Scholarships4Mom gives out a $10,000 scholarship for higher education every month on the 15th–if you’ve dreamt of going back to school but didn’t see how you could swing it, a galactic ten thousand dollars could certainly tip the scales in the your favor. You can sign up here, it’s a short form. Just be sure your entry’s in by 8.15. Good luck!
Did You Know That Jobs In The Federal Government Pay TWICE As Much?
Interesting report out today–do you realize that on average, Federal Government jobs pay over twice as much in salary and benefits as comparable jobs in the private sector? Plus, job security is soooo much better. It’s worth taking a look at this free-bee resource and brushing up your resume. TWICE as much!
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Behold The Awesome Of Groupon
So….ever wonder what goes on behind those shiny doors when someone rich and interesting-looking disappears inside the Delta Sky Club? You don’t have to be rich or famous to rub shoulders with them–the Awesome that is Groupon is offering a 56% off deal today. Buy a pass inside those shiny doors for your next trip for only $22.00. Save it for an especially long layover–there’s free cocktails, food, sattelite tv, comfy coches and wi-fi, foot rubs (I’m kidding on the foot rub part. I think.) It would be so fabulous, you won’t mind being squeezed into coach for your trip!
Groupon is a glorious discovery that offers you 50-90% off all manners of great things: goodies like scenic flights, restaraunt meals, mani-pedis, and quirky, cool thingies like the Delta Sky Room. Sign in and enter your zip–they’ll show you the discount fabulousness in your city today. This isn’t a spam signup, so you can use your family email account, it’s just one great offer a day.
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Get $1,500.00 In Tax Credits
There’s some new programs out to help you add energy-saving repairs to your home, and there’s even a $1,500 credit involved! Go here for more infomation.
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Battling “Mommy Brain?”
It’s just pathetic: I’ve been getting more and more of those “mom-nesia” moments, when I can barely remember how to tie my shoelaces or work a doorbell. Before I had to give up and switch to velcro sneakers, I signed up for some “brain games” and fun little brain buzzers on Lumosity–it’s free, of course– to try to get Mr. Gray Matter working again. Click here to give it a try!
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$55.00 Gift Certificate From Canvas People!
Friends of TTW: This offer is coming down tomorrow (Tuesday)–please order TODAY if it looks good to you. I want to make sure you get it!
Coolness! Sometimes I’ll run through something first, just to make sure it’s what they claim before I post it here. I’ve seem some pretty sad attempts at picture conversion to canvas…but not this time! Canvas People is offering a $55.00 free credit for a canvas of your picture. Basically, that means a free-bee 8×10, or the $55.00 credit applies to any size above that. I ordered the 16×16 of our family picture for $23.99. I priced that same size and deal at a local shop and it would have cost $235.99. Yeeee! You will need to pay shipping along with this offer. The turnaround time was quick, and you can add effects like sepia tone, pop art (think Andy Warhol) etc. along with it. Click here to get started, and please upload a picture of the finished product, I want to start a That Went Well family photo gallery! 
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Living With Diabetes? Here’s An Incredible Resource: Diabetes Connect
Diabetes has never hit home as brutally as when I found out that sweet little Max, one of the twin’s dearest friends, was just diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. There’s an explosion of kids with diabetes right now, and all of us have at least one friend or two who’ve been diagnosed as adults. I started doing research for my girlie Jannelle a couple of months ago and found Diabetes Connect–it’s my favorite site so far for advice, new research, discounts on important medical equipment, free-bees, and best of all support. It’s so much better when you can share your experiences with someone who really gets it. Join the community here.
It’s Mega Swag Bucks Friday!
Friday at the Collard Household means Mega Swag Bucks! Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day, which means you can earn Swag Bucks in groupings of 50, 100, 200 or even 1000 just by doing your standard, routine web searches. I picked up the Ipod Touch above for The Todd with my Swag Bucks!
Sneaky inside tip: if you’re new to Swag Bucks, it’s a free-bee rewards program that lets you earn points for web searches, online shopping, taking polls and such. You’re searching online anyway, make it pay for itself! It’s easy to stack up points quickly. Once you’ve accumulated a tidy little pile, trade them in for prizes like Amazon gift cards, DVDs, video games and more.
You can sign up here, and you’ll earn 30 Swag Bucks just for getting started. Have fun!
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Free-Bee Travel Guides
Even if you’re at the dreaming and planning stage, stopping by Free Travel Guides is a great way to find the best possible deals for your vacation. I actually ordered one for Salt Lake City just to find new places to take the twins around town! They’re all free and full of resources and places to stay, play and relax. Click here to get started–you’re allowed to order as many as you like.
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Sneaky inside tip: when you do decide on your destination, type in the city on the Buy With Me website to see what bargains you can pick up for your vacation! (More details in the post below.)
Home Depot Is Here To Help!
Home Depot is everyone’s go-to for summer, but even more so at the Collard Household, now that we’ve joined the Home Depot Garden Club. It’s a free-bee signup, and you’ll get huge coupons for everything from plants to bbq charcoal. They’ve sent us notices for BOGO free plants and first shot at garden department sales. Sign up here!
There’s also the Home Depot Home Improver’s Club, where another free signup gets you inside tips and early access to sales, killer coupons, and expert advice. We took our 50% off lighting coupon from signing up to pick out an amazing chandelier for the front hall for $79.99! Click here to sign up–it’s free.
Now, if you’re moving, The Home Depot Movers program is wonderful. You’ll sign up for free and get 10% off everything from boxes to bubble wrap. Great ideas and finally! the definitive way to pack Nana’s china so it arrives in one piece. Click here to sign up.
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Behold The Awesome That Is Groupon
We just got back from a river rafting trip that we took thanks to the nice folks at Groupon. Six of us had the experience of a lifetime for $111.00–that’s down from the regular price of $306.00! Every day Groupon sends a new deal to your email, you pick and choose what you like. No spam, no catch, it’s 50-90% off everything you want or need! Click here, enter your zip and see what’s cookin’ in your neck of the woods. I look forward to my email every day!
App Of The Week!
Book lovers, grab the free Borders eBooks app for your iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry or Android device. Just click the red “download app” button. Plus, you’ll also be able to download for free five top-selling books valued at more than $40 through Sunday (7/11). These books include:
- “The Alchemyst” by Michael Scott
- “Frankenstein: Prodigal Son” by Dean Koontz
- “Kitchen Wisdom” by Julia Child
- “Master Your Metabolism” by Jillian Michaels
- “One Shot” by Lee Child
While you’re online at Borders, be sure to also check out their new e-bookstore, which launched on Wednesday and has more than 1.5 million titles.
Thanks, Coupon Cravings!
Making Money With Twitter…
…there’s a free guide (”Free Twitter Guide–Ten Innovative Ways To Use Twitter For Business”) out that shows you how to use Twitter to build your business. I’m not Tweet-tastic to have known how to do some of this stuff, so it was a real eye-opener. Click here to get your free-bee copy.
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Moving? You NEED Home Depot Movers Club
It seems like everyone we know is moving this month–with school out, there’s more time for transitions, I supposed. Enter Home Depot Movers: I have a Realtor friend who swears by them–she signs up all her new clients for the discounts, checklists and extra info. It’s a free-bee signup here.
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Earn While You Surf
Nothing against Google or any other search engine, but if you’ll pay me to surf and search through you–honey, I am so there. If you haven’t jumped on the Swagbucks bandwagon, it’s time to drink the Koolaid. I signed up two weeks ago to noodle around and see how it worked. I’m probably the latest kid to the party, but I love it. It takes slightly longer to navigate, but it’s easy, you’re racking up points and Friday is a boy, howdie free Swagbucks day! Look, you’re searching anyway, make it pay for you! Click here to get started.
Sneaky inside tip from my girlie Joanna: “Be sure to download the toolbar, do the daily poll, do the free special offer daily and check the trusted surveys to get swagbucks. The trusted surveys have been a great addition to getting swagbucks fast!” Thanks for the advice!
Save Up To 90% On Kid’s Clothes!
Sick of spending big bucks on clothes you know your kids will outgrow before you can even get home? Thred-up understands your pain–it’s a great swap site where you can send in your gently-used goodies (the clothes, not the kids) and use the points to shop for more. I picked up Ralph Lauren linen jackets for Zachie and MacLean for $28.99 total, shipped. I looked at them and can’t believe they were ever worn. New–they run $139.99. HAH! Click here to get started. Sign up now, and they’ll give you a free-bee 2 month’s Pro Membership.
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Ready For Financial Independence?
No, you won’t become a millionaires overnight, but a steady job from home really helps buffer financial insecurities. Avon’s been empowering women for–literally!–generations now by allowing them to develop a career of their own. By becoming an Avon rep, you’ll get the help and experience to build your own empire! (Insert Evil Genius cackle here.) Ready to begin? Click here for everything you need to get started.
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This Weekend’s Free-Bee Family Fun
Hey, locals–take a look:
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts holds free-bee admission every third Saturday. Stop by for their new exhibits and check out an “adventure backpack” to take through the museum for fun activities for your little ones. The free-bee art activity this Saturday is “yarn painting” from 2-4pm. Go here for directions and info.
Real Salt Lake allows its partner, KFC, to distribute at its restaurants $14 admission vouchers (the least expensive ticket available to the general public) to each home game at Rio Tinto Stadium. While that’s a cost-effective way to see a Real Salt Lake game, this Saturday, Real Salt Lake has an even better deal!
If you buy a $14 ticket to Saturday’s international exhibition game, you also can get four children in the game for free! That’s only $14 for five people to attend a Real Salt Lake Game!
For details of this promotion, go here. Remember, the four people who get in free must be children. Thanks, One Cheap Chick!
This could be a fun Father’s Day activity–free-bee admission to the Hill Air Force Areospace Museum with a fascinating series of planes and jets from 100 years ago to today’s sleek new specials. There’s also free-be admission to the Ogden Nature Center, BSA Ropes Challenge Course and the Roy Recreation Complex. Go here for times, directions, and more information.
Hey! New Diaper Coupons Are Up!
Trot by and print these little fellas off. Sneaky inside tip: be sure to hit your back browser to print ‘em twice.
$2.00 off Goodnites Sleep pullups
$1.50 off any one box of Huggies, any style
$1.00 off Desitin diaper rash product
$2.50 off Huggies Pure and Natural diapers
$5.00 off Enfagrow chocolate or vanilla supplement
While we’re on the subject of babies and kids…
Gerber Life has an amazing Child ID Kit that is free and easy to assemble. It’ll walk you through everything you need to help find your little person if they go lost or missing. For me, it’s a huge “peace of mind” thingie, and it never hurts to be prepared, right? Click here to get your free kit sent to you.
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50 Free-Bee Prints From CVS
If you don’ t get a head start on printing graduation and Father’s Day photos, there’s no way you’ll make your way through the summer vacation photos until, like, 2020. Take advantage of the new CVS Photo Center offer: 50 free-bee prints for new signups, free-bee photo storage and even shipping is free when you have your pictures sent to your closest CVS! Click here to get started.
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20% Off Father’s Day Gifts At Red Envelope
I have a filthy love for Red Envelope, everything they have in that catalogue fills me with a frenzy to dial the phone and order it all! You just might be able to afford to with the new 20% off offer for Father’s Day. Just click here and start shopping!
For instance…I picked up this Stellarscope for The Todd–he loves looking at the night sky when we’re camping–for 50% off. There was an additional 10% off by entering: SAVE10 at checkout. So, I got a $49.95 gift for $22.50!
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Free-Bee Dessert Recipe Book
Admit it. Some days, you need dessert. Not some nambly-pambly sugar-free thingie, but a decadent cheesecake…or something smothered in chocolate. Reach for the new Mr Food Decadent Desserts recipe book next time the craving strikes. If this Chocolate Mousse Cake doesn’t make you weep with joy, I’m going to have to question if you’re human or cyborg. I mean, really… It’s a free-bee download here.
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Deadline Is TUESDAY For The $10,000.00 College Scholarship!
Just wanted to remind you–Scholarships4Moms draws for a $10,000.00 scholarship award every month on the 15th. That’s tomorrow. I just wanted to make sure you get signed up before then–it’s a wonderful way to go back to school! Click here: it’s a short entry form. Good luck!
$25.00 Restaurant Meals For $3.00!
Restaurant.com’s offer this week for Father’s Day is a good one–buy a $25.00 gift card to Dad’s favorite eatery for only $3.00–plus, get a $10.00 gift card to Lobster Gram for free! (I would like to cynically remark that there is no way you’re getting out of Lobster Gram for less than $50.00–but the $10.00 off is at least a start, right?) Be sure to read each restaurant’s specifric requirements for using the gift cards. Sneaky inside tip: just enter the code word: FATHER at checkout and hit “apply.” Offer’s good through 6.20.
Free-Bee Father’s Day Craft eBook
Casting about for some gift ideas for Father’s Day? There’s a pile of cute ideas in the new Favecrafts Father’s Day Edition. Most of these ideas can be made with things you likely already have around the house. Click here to download and get some ideas.
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Spend $50.00 Get $50.00 At Sears!
Wow! Sears has an amazing Father’s Day promotion! Starting today, (June 11th) and running through June 20th, when you purchase $50.00 or more of any combination of men apparel, you’ll receive $50.00 in Come Back Cash by mail, redeemable for men apparel!! You can check out all the details here and print the rebate form here. Please note: mail in rebate form must be postmarked by 7/20.
Thanks, Hip2Save
Who’s Looking For You?
I like to call this the “Reverse Snoop.” Someone checking you out? Maybe a friend from high school…old boyfriend? My Life is a great way to check who’s searching for you–for free! Plus, once you’ve set up an account, you can start looking around. Handy, eh? Sign up here–
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Free-Bee Local Job Search & Business Cards
Tired of sending out your resume and getting “leads” in like, Bangladesh? Try LocalJobsForAll.com, a new, free search engine that targets your neck of the woods. Click here to get started.
…hey, while we’re on the subject of job hunts, have you stopped by VistaPrint to get your 250 free-bee business cards? I’ve ordered these three times for myself, and the cute kid who mows our grass to start his landscaping enterprise. They look great, arrive promptly, and yes, baby, they’re free! You do need to pay shipping, but it’s minimal. Click here to design your business cards.
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Free-Bee Summer Lunches
Do you realize that 1 out of 5 kids in this bountiful country of ours will go hungry this summer? Food insecurity skyrockets for children during the summer months, because those subsidized school lunches and breakfasts are gone. For many of these little ones, it’s the one complete meal they can count on. There is nothing, nothing more supremely wrong than a hungry child. Fortunately, almost every community has free lunch programs designed to fill the gap. They’re set up at places where kids congregrate–like parks, swimming pools, etc. If you’re here in Utah, go here to find your local lunch (and sometimes breakfast) zones. Many sites will also offer nutritious adult meals for $1.00 to $3.00. Nationally, go here to find your locations. Everyone under the age of 18 is welcome, no id is required.
Free-Bee Financial Advice–Take Control Of Your Financial Destiny!
I have big issues with women not having control over their own financial future. I know it’s intimidating–if you don’t know the difference between an IRA and a 401(k), you’re not alone. But there’s a wonderful free-bee service called Daily Worth that sends one nugget of financial wisdom to your inbox every day. Even savvy investors say they’ve found new facts they didn’t know. Arm yourself with knowledge! You–and your family–deserve it. Click here to sign up.
$5.00 Or $20.00 Off Paint At Home Depot!
The Home Depot’s offering some great deals for Memorial Day Weekend–including $5.00 off a gallon of Behr or Glidden paint and $20.00 off a 5 gallon container. Go here for more info.
Sneaky inside tip: not yet a member of Home Depot Pro or The Home Depot Home Improver’s Club? It’s a free-bee signup, and you’ll get the good deals–like the paint–before anyone else, along with notices for sales, big fat coupons, and great advice.
Oh, and be sure to RSVP now for the Home Depot “Do It Herself” Eco-Friendly Gardening Workshop. It’s Thursday, June 3rd from 7-8:30pm. I’ve loved the 2 “Do It Herself” workshops I’ve been to. You’ll go home with great ideas and a fistful of coupons.
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Avoid The Creepy Blind Dates!
I still remember the blind date I went on where–after a terrible dinner–my date leaned over, plucked one of my waist-length hairs off my head and ignoring my startled yelp, proceeded to floss with it. I kid you not. Wouldn’t it be nice to circumvent that part of the dating proccess? eHarmony is offering something lovely for 35’s and older–sign up, review your matches for free, all without a credit card or penny spent! Get yourself back in the dating game from the security of your computer–and for free. Go here to get started.
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