COUPON: FREE Copy Paper at Staples 4/7 - 4/10

Click here for coupon for FREE copy paper at Staples. Only good from 4/7 thru 4/10. I would hurry if I were you.

Thanks MyChicagoMommy

COUPON: Pilot Frixion Pens & Highlighters only 19 cents each after coupon (and FREE after Rebate)

FREE Pilot Frixion Highlighters and Pens plus more with rebate...

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I don't usually do the whole coupon thing, but even I had to check out this deal.

Walgreens has a April Coupon Book available by the door when you walk in the store. Inside is a coupon for $1 off a Pilot Frixion 3 pack of Highlighters or Pilot Frixion 2 pack of Pens. With the coupon the price for each pack goes down to 19 cents plus tax.

The first Walgreens that I went to did not have any of the Pilot Frixion items. The manager told me that each store is suppose to have 50 of each item, but he could not find the ones for his store. So I stopped at another Walgreens on the way home and scored both the pens and highlighters.

Some of the packs have a rebate form on the back. Make sure you grab at least one pack with a rebate form. I bought two packs of the pens and one pack of the highlighters. At the register, they will use the coupon in the April coupon book to take off $1 per pack. With tax, I paid 78 cents for all three packs.
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Now, here comes the money maker! The rebate form on the back of the special packs give you $4.50 back on three packs. So I will make $3.72 off the deal plus 3 FREE packs of pens and highlighters. Ok, a little less than $3.72 since you have to factor in the stamp to mail in the rebate :)

Too cool. Enjoy!

Borders Books Kids Event for National Poetry Month 4/17 11am

Borders Books Special Kids' Event to celebrate National Poetry Month

Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire
Saturday, Arpil 17th at 11am to your local Borders

Each store will have poetry writing, word games, giveaways, and more...

Also enjoy FREE Wi Fi while you are there.

Find a Store

FREE Music Download: Common's JUST WRIGHT-Inspired Song Mix!

The movie "Just Wright" releases on May 14th staring Queen Latiah and Common. But you don't have to wait until May to get a taste of the movie. Common was put together a 50 minute mix of music inspired by the movie.

Download "Volume 1" for free via Mediafire. (Download time via a T1 line was 10 minutes.) Below is the track list :

1. Holding You, Loving You / Don Blackman
2. Morning Glory / Jamiroquai
3. Superhero / Esthero
4. Dreamflower / Tarika Blue
5. Kick Out Of You / Dwele
6. All For Love / Bilal
7. Possibly Maybe / Bjork
8. Kwah/Home / The Rh Factor
9. Give It Up / The Jacksons
10. Do For You / Heavy
11. I Found My Baby / The Gap Band
12. Crazy You / Prince
13. Open Your Eyes / Bobby Caldwell
14. Feeling You / Omar Featuring Stevie Wonder
15. Seems So Long / Stevie Wonder
16. Portrait Of Tracy / Jaco Pastorius

And watch the trailer for "Just Wright" below.
Enjoy!

Free Cinnabon Cupcake Bites 4/15 6pm-8pm

Get a little FREE something something on Tax Day by stopping by your local Cinnabon on April 15th between 6pm and 8pm. To make tax day less taxing, they are giving out 2 FREE cupcake bites per guest while supplies last.

Thanks to FREEISMYLIFE reader Sharon for the info.

Enjoy!

FREE U of D Women's Tennis and Softball Home Games in April & May

Support U of D Mercy Sports Teams at their FREE Homegames

U of D Mercy has women's tennis and softball game coming up in April. Admission to their Tennis and Softball HOME games are FREE - my favorite word!

Below is a schedule of a few of their women's game's and the schedule for both the men and women's can be viewed at : http://www.detroittitans.com/

Thanks to FREEISMYLIFE reader Patreice for all this info...

Women's Tennis

4/17/2010 Cleveland State University Detroit, MI 1:30 p.m.

4/18/2010 Youngstown State University (DH) Detroit, MI TBA


Women's Softball

4/10/2010 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (DH) Detroit, MI 1:00 p.m.

4/11/2010 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Detroit, MI 11:00 a.m.

4/14/2010 Youngstown State University (DH) Detroit, MI 3:00 p.m.

4/15/2010 Youngstown State University Detroit, MI 4:00 p.m.

4/22/2010 Wayne State University (DH) Detroit, MI 4:00 p.m.

5/1/2010 University of Illinois - Chicago (DH) Detroit, MI 1:00 p.m.

5/2/2010 University of Illinois - Chicago Detroit, MI Noon

5/4/2010 Oakland University (DH) Detroit, MI 3:00 p.m.

Verizon Wireless Deal of the Day

Do you know about the Verizon Wireless "Deal of the Day"?

Every 24 hours Verizon has an incredible online only offer. The offer ends at 12:00 PM (EST) each day. Plus, The offer comes with FREE Overnight Shipping & Free Activation.

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Click here to see the deal for today. But remember, it is only good until Noon.

FREE Home Depot Kids Workshop 5/1 9am-Noon

FREE Home Depot Kids Workshop on Saturday May 1st.

The next FREE Home Depot Kids Workshop will be Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 9am to Noon at all Home Depot stores. Kids ages 5-12 will make a Picket Fence Planter.

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With the addition of a flowering plant, this would make a great Mother's day gift.

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Enjoy!

My son wins the BIG prize at the Northland Mall Easter Egg Hunt

Today I took my son to the Northland Mall Easter Egg Hunt in Southfield. Northland Mall did something different this year by hiding a "Golden" egg that contained a certificate redeemable for a $50 VISA gift card. There were only about 10 kids who were participating in the hunt so I figured that my son has a decent chance of finding the egg. But even I did not think he would actually find it.

When they opened up the play area, all the kids did a wild run and started scooping up eggs. After the last egg had been found, all the kids started opening their eggs to see if they had won. I could not believe it when my son opened up his fifth egg and there was the note proclaiming him the winner!

My kid dashed off immediately to redeem his prize. He was so proud. Even the Easter Bunny came over to congratulate him. Thank you Northland Mall !!! And Happy Easter everyone...

Enjoy!

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FREE Social Media Event 4/14 3-6pm Oakland University in Rochester

Join us at Social Media 2.OU at Oakland University with FREE food and awesome Speakers!

Participants will gain a better understanding of how to use and maximize social media for career planning and succeeding as a nonprofit organization. You’ll learn best practices of using social media from experts and competent speakers and have networking opportunities.

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Keynote Speakers:

. Derek Mehraban: Social Media and yOU: What Every Student Should Know

. Matt Friedman: Social Media: Engaging Your Nonprofit Opinion Leaders

. Susan Evans: Legal Issues Of Social Media

. Career Services: Make LinkedIn Work For You

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Click here for more info

FREE PBS Movie Screening "The Eyes of Me" 4/20 6pm Wright Museum

Rejoice Relive Reconnect

How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle the pressures of high school with the added struggles of growing up blind. This extraordinary film spends a year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own.

"The Eyes of Me" is a co-production of ITVS. In partnership with the Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and the Commission for the Blind, representatives from each group will participate in a panel discussion immediately following the film.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

FREE SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48201-1443
(313) 494-5800

The screening will happen Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 6 PM. No RSVP is required.

First 1000 people get a FREE United Way Swag Bag for Taking the 2010 Community Call-to-Action Survey

You are invited to speak out and lend your voice to United Way's 2010 Community Call-to-Action survey AND GET A LITTLE SWAG FOR YOUR TIME.

United Way is focusing all of its resources on the three most critical issues facing the metro Detroit region; Education, Financial Stability and Basic Needs. As they continue their work in these areas, they are asking community members, like me and you, which of these issues are most important to us and to our region.

Tell United Way what's important to you. I did! Click here to take the survey. It only takes a few minutes.

And, as an added incentive, the first 1,000 people to take the survey in the next week will receive a free LIVE UNITED reuasable shopping bag.

McDonald's New $1 Breakfast Menu

Given the state of the economy, most restuarants are lowering their prices.

Now McDonalds has a new $1 Breakfast Menu that includes:

. Sauage McMuffin
. Hash Browns
. Premium Roast Coffee
. Sausage Biscuit
. Saugage Burrito

Click here to see all the items and a description of each. While fast food everyday for breakfast is probably not wise, it is good to know that you can get something fast and cheap every once in a while...and use the FREE McD WiFi while you are there.

A FREE Laugh in Honor of my son's 10th birthday - TSA Kryptonite

Last week marked my son's tenth birthday. One of the good things about milestone birthdays is that they force you to remember funny stories. Also last week, a friend of mine submitted a very funny travel story to a travel site that was looking for guest bloggers. When I received the good news that her story was selected for publishing, it started me thinking about the first time that my son went on a airplane. So in honor of my son's tenth birthday, I thought I would share my son's travel story with all of you...

TSA Kryptonite

2004 marked my son's first plane trip. We were traveling from Detroit to Atlanta and I was not looking forward to the trip. My son was 4 years old at the time and I had heard that traveling with children can be a real struggle if not planned well. So I planned everything - especially having a supply of his favorite juice packs, which at the time was a necessity to him living a calm life. 2004 was before the ban on liquids, so travelers could take juice in their carry-on luggage, and I was well stocked for both the departure and return flights. But some things you cannot plan for.

The Delta flight that my family was on got cancelled. Here I am in Detroit Metro Airport with my parents (in their 70's) and a four year old without a plane to get to Atlanta. A kindly Delta employee took pity and booked us on a Northwest flight in another terminal. After getting to the Northwest terminal, we were flagged for physical inspection since our tickets were changed at the last minute. My son put up his arms and went through the inspection like a solider. No problems. No complaints. I felt after all the fuss that life was finally on my side.

We had a great reunion in Atlanta and arrived at the airport to catch our return flight. Life was good. Until.... We were again flagged for physical inspection. My father got irritated. My mother told him to hush (maybe she did not use the word hush) and he did. If only my son were so easy. You see, he had not consumed a juice pack in a while and was getting irritated by the wait. I figured only a few more minutes and we would unpack the juice from the luggage and be on our way.

While I was being inspected, I heard a blood curdling cry that could chill anyone's bones (and make you lose your hearing). My son had had enough of this government intervention into his life. He had reached the breaking point. As the second cry rang out and the TSA workers went into a complete panic, the head TSA supervisor calmly announced that all activity would stop until the bag with my son's juice was found. The entire operation shut down as the bag was located.

A look of total relief came on the face of the lucky TSA employee who found the bag. Two TSA employees held the bag open so my son could select his juice. As I held my son's hand and walked away, I wondered if he would use this power for good or evil later in life....