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I love it when I can save money

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I just love getting discounts at my favorite stores – whether they be ones I drive to, or ones that I point my browser at.

One site that I enjoy visiting online is the Coupon Chief. They always have great coupons and promo codes for items at brand name well known stores. For example, I was looking at their Linens ‘n Things coupon codes and I noticed that right now they have a coupon for 50% off flannel bedding and $40 of cookware.

I think I’m going to browse through the coupon savings for that store for a while. I love that store and if I could save money when I make my purchases great!





Merry Christmas!

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I just wanted to take a moment to wish all of my readers and visitors a very Merry Christmas and or a Happy Holiday.

I hope you are all having a wonderful time with friends and family. Enjoy, and be safe!

Me … I’m here at home at the moment (Christmas eve at the time of writing) and my neighbors in the adjoining house are having a Filipino karaoke party! LOUD and very bad singing of Christmas carols going on.

I’m so glad that I’m going to be traveling out of town on Christmas day to visit my in-laws for a Christmas meal. That’s one great way to escape the karaoke neighbors, and our elderly neighbors who’s taken to banging on ALL of our windows until we hear her and open the door.

Have a Good One!

Tricia

Prebook your hotel rooms before you travel

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Are you going on a holiday in the new year? I don’t think I am, but when I do, I know exactly where to go to look for well priced hotel rooms and other forms of accommodation. You see, there’s a site called HotelResverations.com and they list available hotel rooms, bed and breakfasts, condo rentals and other types of vacation rentals world wide. All you have to do is visit the site, pick a destination and book your hotel reservation, it’s really that easy.

You’ll be pleased with the prices too. I decided to test out their site price wise by trying to find room availability here in Toronto for mid January. Now, we tried to get hotel rooms in August for my husbands family when they all came to town for a wedding and not only was there almost no availability thanks to several conventions going on at that time, but the rooms that were available were very expensive – like $150 to $175 per night or even higher. I realize that summer is tourist season here and that hotel room prices may fluctuate depending on the season but when I searched on Hotel Reservations I found that most prices for the rooms suggested to me were well under $100 and since I know the area and the hotels that were brought up on the page, I know that those prices were fantastic.

So if you are going to be traveling and you want to book your rooms in advance visit Hotelreservations.com. before you go. I think you’ll be quite happy with the prices and the accommodations.

Keep your kids safe by using a keystroke recorder

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Have you ever wondered just what your kids are doing on their computers when they are in their rooms with the door closed … or maybe when they are home before you get home to monitor their computer use? Maybe you even wonder what your spouse does on the computer?

Now I don’t want to bring up anti-trust issues but sometimes there is a need to know what’s going on in your own home. You might want to keep track of the sites your kids visit for their own good. They could be talking with strangers on Myspace or other sites that want to do them harm.

This is where a software device called the keystroke recorder comes in handy. You can track everything from every thing input into a keyboard- emails, things filled out on websites, or even passwords, and you can see what sites were visited as well. If you are interested in learning more visit the Spectorsoft site and read all about their keystroke recorder.

Create a wishlist for the gift items you desire

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Now this sounds like an interesting idea. Have you ever been planning a party for someone, possibly an anniversary, a shower, a baby shower, birthday, or graduation party? People often want or are required to bring gifts for these types of parties but sometimes it’s hard to let everyone know what the person you are holding the party for needs.

Well, Wishbin.com, has create a site that allows you to create and organize as many wish lists as you like. If you have an event coming up for yourself- say you are pregnant and the babies due in a couple of months, you suspect that your best friend will have a baby shower for you – why not be proactive and create a baby gift registry wish list? The site lists products from well known online retailers such as Amazon, Target, Banana Republic, and Best Buy, and all one needs to do is add products that they’d like to receive to their list as they browse the site. The list can even be downloaded and placed on a website for all to see so that when you send out invitations for that special party you can direct the guests to visit the site where you posted the wishlist.

I just thought of another use for the wishlist too. You can create multiple lists on the site. Why not create lists for your loved ones and as you learn what items they’d like to receive for their birthday or Christmas you could add the product to the list. As their special day approaches you can just look at the lists and select a gift to give to your loved one.

Check out the Wishlist.com site and see what you think. Now, hmm, maybe I should create one and put it on my site so that you’ll all know what you can get me if you’re feeling generous. LOL

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