Get a $25 gift certificate from Restaurant.com for $3 with code SAVE. Expires March 31, 2009.
Win a $25 gift certificate from Children’s Orchard, a used clothing store for kids, by following them on Twitter (@childorchard) and by being the first to correctly answer their Famous Moms Quiz. The quiz is everyday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST. Here is an example from a press release: “This modern, pre-historic mom raised acute little girl while married to the loudest guy in her rocking town. Who is she? If you knew the answer, Wilma Flinstone, then you could have won a $25 gift certificate.”
Get free shipping on nine specific items at Sephora or when you spend $50 or more. Now through April 1, 2009. Use code SHIPFAVES when checking out. The nine items include Philosophy Hope in a Jar, Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation, Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Mascara, Nars Blush, Clinique All About Eyes™ Rich, Smashbox Primer for Face, Sephora Bronzer Brush, Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer, or Living Proof products.
For SoCal residents: get a yearly pass to Universal Studios Hollywood theme park when you buy a regular-priced admission ticket now through April 30, 2009.
My step-father joined the Disney Insider email list, run by the theme park, in hopes of getting a coupon or discount. (He really wants to take his grandsons on their inaugural trip to Disneyland.) But so far all he receives are emails about contests. Has anyone had the same experience?
In case Disney Insider never yields a discount, here are a few other sources of deals:
Mouse Savers is my top recommendation to save money on all things Disney. You can search by type of deal, sign up for a monthly newsletter, or scan the latest discounts.
Military families with proper paperwork can get steep discounts on multi-day passes.
Mouse Misers lays out how much various hotel, park, and cruise packages cost.
Disney Discounts shares coupon codes for various parks.
The parks will let you in free on your birthday in 2009 (of course, everyone else in your party has to pay to get in.)
If all else fails, read Secrets of the Mouse for how the magic works behind the scenes. It won’t save you money, but you will know more about how the park works.
MSN Money suggests a few mini-splurges to make you feel rich in a poor economy, like buying a lipstick or bottle of wine under $25. Not bad, but not what I would spend my limited resources on. Here is what I would shell out for.
- A massage from students with rock bottom rates. It won’t be the best treatment ever, but in these days it will have to do.
- Lunch at the taco stand. I can fill my belly for less than $5 and have fun getting out of the house.
- A magazine subscription. Using eBates.com I whittled down a $20-a-year monthly mag to about $10.
- Brewed coffee at Starbucks or Organic-to-go. I spend about $1.85 for a medium that I savor all day.
What do you splurge on when money is tight?
