Archive for the ‘Deals and Steals’ Category



Quick! 90% Off Restaurant.com certificates ends Oct 1st

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Got word of this 90% off code for Restaurant.com.  The code is WOW. This makes most Restaurant.com $25 Dining Certificates only a buck! Even better:  sign up for MrRebates.com, click through in your account, and then use this coupon code.  It'll end up being only 75 cents! This is almost a ...

Swagbucks gift cards: The ins and outs

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

I've talked about Swagbucks a number of times.  It's a fun site that gives you "Swag Bucks" for doing things like searching the web, doing surveys, shopping, and voting in polls.  These Swag Bucks can be redeemed for all manner of swag: books, magazines, jewelry, movies, sports cards, music, gift ...

It’s CLEARANCE time at Restaurant.com

Friday, August 27th, 2010

CLEARANCE is the word that will give you 80% off of your Restaurant.com dining certificates! For those of you who aren't familiar with Restaurant.com, here's a quick rundown.  Restaurant.com sells dining certificates for thousands of restaurants across the US.  A $25 dining certificate gives you $25 off of qualifying expenses at ...

15-year fixed mortgage rates are below 4%

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Nine years ago when I got a 30-year mortgage for my first house, people said that I got a really good rate:  5.875%. Now, if I still had that mortgage, it would almost be a no-brainer for me to refinance to a 15-year mortgage.  I saw that rates were 3.875% for ...