Thursday, May 29, 2008

DISCOUNT - $10 off GradeCheck - The Athletic Scholarship Website


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FREE Bike helmets to kids in Farmington Hills

Farmington Hills: Bike helmets offered

The Farmington Hills Police Department is distributing free bike helmets to children. Officials are giving away the helmets around the clock, seven days a week at the Command Desk at department headquarters, 31555 W. 11 Mile. To be given a helmet, recipients must show proof of Farmington Hills residency and be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The department gave away more than 600 helmets in 2007. For information, call (248) 871-2610.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

TRAVEL: FREE Days at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago

Click here for a list of FREE days for 2008

Shedd Aquarium
Chicago, IL



Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Get guests to pay for your honeymoon

By the time we began planning a wedding, we -- like many American couples -- already shared a home and had packed it with the stuff of most wedding registries. So when friends asked where we planned to register for our wedding gifts, we blanked.

As a middle-age pair, we have everything for married life -- everything, that is, except the cash for a fabulous honeymoon. A friend who knows we rarely take exotic vacations suggested we register for one. Given the cost of a honeymoon in 2008 -- $3,805, according to The Wedding Report, a Phoenix, wedding-industry research firm -- the concept makes sense. The firm projects that wedding guests in 2008 will pay an average of $96 a piece for a gift -- a price that, if multiplied, could send us off in style. But are honeymoon registries, well, tasteful?

"A honeymoon is a perfectly appropriate gift to request," says Peter Post, president of the Emily Post Institute, a Burlington, Vt., etiquette think tank. "There's no objection to it from an etiquette point of view."
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Registry sites
Service: HoneyLuna.com; http://www.honeyluna.com/ Guest experience: Guests choose and pay for gifts and no fees are levied on giving. Cost to newlyweds: Honeymooners receive funds total minus 9 percent (free registry) or minus 15 percent (registry plus travel service).
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Service: Traveler's Joy; http://www.travelersjoy.com/ Guest experience: No charge to guests. Cost to newlyweds: Newlyweds receive all funds collected minus a 7.5 percent service fee.
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Service: The Big Day; www.thebigday.com Guest experience: Guests pay a 3 percent transaction fee on their gifts. Cost to newlyweds: 7 percent service fee removed from guests' gifts, but fee reduced if travel booked via Big Day to 3.5 percent ($4,000 or more booked) or 0 percent ($8,000 or more booked).
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Service: Honeymoon Wishes; http://www.honeymoonwishes.com/ Guest experience: None, unless couple opts for guests to pay 7 percent fee in lieu of their having it removed from total gift proceeds. Cost to newlyweds: 7 percent off of total proceeds, unless couple elects to have guests pay the fee atop their gift amount.
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Service: Send Us Off; http://www.sendusoff.com/ Guest experience: No fees. Registry appearance is somewhat dull, mostly a list of items. Cost to newlyweds: 7.5 percent service fee is subtracted from guests' gift totals.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

FREE TRAVEL ADVICE: Save Money by taking empty water bottles thru security

I hate waste. And to me, there's nothing more wasteful than seeing garbage bins overflowing with half-full water, soda, and juice bottles outside the security area at the airport. It's a waste of money and resources.

That's why this tip, from reader Elvera Penner of Courtenay, British Columbia, is such simple genius. "We take empty water bottles in our carry-on luggage," says Penner. "[We have] no problem going through security with those, and once we've cleared security, we fill them up at a water fountain in the departure area, and take them on board. Sure beats paying $2.50 for a small bottle of water!"

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

FREE Family Tree Service - Kindo.com

Build a Family Tree
KINDO.COM

This Sunday is not just about recognizing Mom but celebrating family in general. Show the kids all of the various branches by building a family tree online. Kindo.com is a free and easy service that lets you upload photos to create a tree and then share it with the whole family. Of course, this can wait until after breakfast in bed.