Money Saving Deals and Tips on Being Cheap but Chic
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- Bargain Mama
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No Doubt is going on tour! I’ve never seen them live – but being a long time fan I totally jumped on this (so, yes Mr. Husband – we have tickets for the show in Dallas on May 30th – it’s your job to get a sitter – happy early birthday).
Paramore is the opening act. This show is going to be great – below are cities that I know of with $10 lawn seats – let me know if you find any additional cities with this deal.
For 2 tickets – it’s just $30! Just a few bucks more than a movie – talk about a great cheap date idea!
$10 Atlanta, GA
$10 Dallas, TX
$10 Charlotte, NC
$10 Virginia Beach, Va
$10 Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavillion)
$10 Burgettstown, PA
$10 Auburn, WA
$10 St Louis, MO
$10 Tampa, FL
$10 Seattle, WA
$10 Greenwood Village, CO (Denver)
If you are a hard core fan and have a few more dollars to spare – No Doubt is giving their entire collection away digitally – if you purchase a top level ticket to one of their shows – here’s the 4-1-1 on that deal.
Fans purchasing the top tier ticket price levels will get No Doubt’s entire music career!
Just Announced: Fans purchasing top price level tickets online for most dates on No Doubt’s upcoming Summer tour will receive a FREE download of the band’s entire digital audio catalog for each ticket purchased.*
UPDATE (March 7): TICKETS ON SALE NOW. CLICK HERE FOR INDIVIDUAL TOUR DATE TICKET PURCHASE LINKS.
No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont had this to say about the offering, “Since the band is heading back to the road, we wanted to find a cool way to get people listening to our music and stoke them with a great deal at the same time. With this download its easy for fans to get psyched up to hear our music live once again and that rocks.”
This special offer includes over 80 songs from the band’s 7 studio albums:
The Singles 1992-2003 (2003)
Everything In Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes) (2003)
Rock Steady (2001)
Return Of Saturn (2000)
Tragic Kingdom (1995)
The Beacon Street Collection (1995)
No Doubt (1992)And…
“Stand And Deliver” (originally by Adam And The Ants) – No Doubt’s first new recording, only available with this offer. The band will perform “Stand And Deliver” for the first time ever on Gossip Girl, May 11, 8/7c on The CW.
No Doubt’s Summer 2009 Tour kicks off May 2 in Atlantic City, NJ, visit www.nodoubt.com/events for the latest tour information.
*Offer applies to marked top ticket price levels (tickets priced greater than $42.50 before applicable ticketing related fees) and does not apply to lower price levels and/or lawn seats. Download code(s) will be emailed approximately 30 days before the date of the show purchased and will be good for 30 days after the tour is completed.
Happy Concert Going!
-Bargain Mama
Ruby Tuesday has jumped into the “help! everyone is making food at home since the economy is crap and no one has money to eat out” club. Which means my favorite word: DISCOUNT. Get your Ruby Tuesdays Coupon ->
Buy One meal at Ruby Tuesdays and Get One FREE! Coupon is valid thru March 24, 2009
Ruby Tuesday is driven by uncompromising freshness and quality, gracious hospitality and a growing list of Five-Star restaurants destined to be the envy of the casual dining business.
SIMPLE FRESH AMERICAN DINING
At Ruby Tuesday, we’re fully committed to preparing and serving food of uncompromising freshness and quality – with signature choices like our premium Handcrafted Burgers and our bountiful, Fresh Garden Bar – and we’re grateful that our restaurants are made possible by passionate employees who make it their business to delight each and every guest with an excellent dining experience. From our ongoing efforts to bring you the best menu in casual dining and the best Handcrafted Burgers anywhere, to the gracious smiles and genuine hospitality that greet you at our doors, Ruby Tuesday wants to make our Simple Fresh American Dining your favorite dining anywhere.
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Real Simple and CNN lays out 20 money saving tips that add up. Think about the following and how you can save.
Do you:
Psychology Today did a great piece a while back on Why We Buy…
I am a shop-a-holic. I know I am. This is good information. Maybe, just maybe it’ll help my issue (well at least this 1 issue).
How can we become more vigilant?
There are two types of consumers. The high-involvement consumer makes lists of what they want each time they visit the store. For them, penciling in the exact number of what they want to buy can keep them from purchasing more. There are also the impulse shopper who buy what he wants when he wants it. He should try to remember that every time he sees a number in a store sign, he’s likely to buy at least one more item than intended.
Happy Compulsive Shopping!
Beginner’s Guide on How to Save Money with Coupons:Here’s a fab quick video from HowCast on Saving Money with Coupons.
There are all types of tricks, but thought for the beginner coupon shopper, this was a good how to resource:
Looking for printable grocery coupons? Here a few suggestions – have a suggestion? Leave a comment!
http://www.coupondiscounts.com
http://coupons.smartsource.com
http://www.coolsavings.com/
http://www.coupons.com
http://www.eversave.com
Do you cut coupons in bulk? This dude has a clever way of cutting. The video is a little long, but skim thru it, the idea is great!
Happy Couponing!
It’s been a few years since I’ve had to ante up the money for college text books. I have a sister who is in college (well most semesters 
). She calls griping about the hundreds every time she has to drop to several hundred dollars to pay for her college text books.
You can save several hundreds of dollars by renting your textbooks rather than purchasing them. By renting, you are shedding off 50-80% off the retail price. I stumbled upon this idea tonight and thought this was brilliant. 10 years ago, I so could of used this – and would should I ever go back to school.
Here are a few sites I came across offering this service.
Sell Your Text Books
Both services also offered a college text book purchase program. If you have a few old books laying around your house – get a quote and see if it’s worth selling for a few extra dollars.
Don’t forget about EBay’s Half.com. This place is another avenue to sell your books (or if you are in the market to purchase)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVVpxUcr5c&feature=related
Happy College Text Book Bargain Renting!
Did you know that Tuesday is the cheapest day to buy airline tickets?
Why? Airlines are floating more short term sales, forming on Monday and posting on Monday night / Tuesday. Buy quick – these deals go quick – usually gone by Thursday or Friday.
Looking for a specific trip to a particular destination? Setup a Fare Watcher Plus alert on Travelocity.com
What is Fare Watcher Plus? Here is how Travelocity explains it:
Choose up to 10 and we’ll notify you of price changes, special offers, and more. We’ll even help you discover new destinations based on your interests. It’s a dream come true: you pick the destinations, and we’ll help you to reach them for less.
Another great site is Travelzoo. Sign up for their email blast – great travel deals are released on Wednesday via email.
Happy Bargain Traveling!
Your phone company – whether it be a landline or a cell phone – makes HUGE bucks from you dialing the digits 4-1-1. Do me and your wallet a favor – either memorize the below – or program it into your phone.
When you need a business listing – do NOT pay the $1 – $2 a call for a phone number. Google, the great – has 2 products that will rock your socks off and save you some money.
Google offers a FREE 4-1-1 service via voice prompted phone number – or by text!
From Google’s site:
Call your favorite local business. Dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411), then name the business you’re looking for and where it’s located. GOOG-411 will find it and connect you to it for free.
Local business information through SMS. Say “text message” after you hear the exact location of the business you’re looking for, and GOOG-411 will send you a text message with the business’s address and phone number.
No more 411 charges. GOOG-411 is a free service – even the call connecting you to the business you’re looking for is free. (Carrier charges for the use of your mobile device may apply.)
From local business listings to stock quotes, you can get the information you’re looking for with Google SMS.
Simply text message your search query to 466453 (“GOOGLE” on most devices) and we’ll text message back your results.
For a list of useful shortcuts and tips, text message “help” to 466453 (“GOOGLE”).
Here is another free 4-1-1 directory assistance phone number:
1(800)FREE-411 – which in English is 1(800)373-3411
Happy Saving Money!
I started this as a post to my fellow Texans to tell them of Market Streets fab bargain – FREE anti-biotics and pre-natals drugs with a prescription… but soon realized several grocery chains are doing this. So i’ve compiled a list. If you know of more, please leave me a comment and i’ll be sure to add.
There are some limitations. Each store will have their own guidelines. Regardless, this is a fab deal, definately worth checking out.
Participating Stores:
Stay well, but if you do get sick – happy free anti-biotics!
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20 money-savers that add up