Restaurant Deals – May 2009 – Free 2 Piece KFC Grilled Chicken

Lots of Restaurant Deals this week.

KFC is giving away their Grilled Chicken 2 Piece Meal.  The meal comes with 2 piece grilled chicken with 2 side orders.  The coupon download is available from May 5 to May 6, 2009.  You can print a total of 4 coupons per computer. The actual coupon expires on May 19, 2009.

Carino’s Italian Grill: Free meal for Mom with entree purchase – May 4 to May 8, 2009

Free Chick-n-Strips for Teachers at Chick-fil-A on May 5, 2009 (Teacher’s Appreciation Day)

Applebee’s 2 for $20 Deal –  two full entrées and one appetizer to share for just $20 (call ahead to confirm if your local Applebee’s is participating)


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Low 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rate from AimLoan.com – 4.375%

This is the lowest published rate we have seen.  To qualify for 4.375% you have to pay $1,9995 in fees and 1.67% discount points (Every $100,000 in mortgage equals $1,670 in fees).  If your mortgage rates are higher than 6%, it makes sense to refinance as you can easily recoupe back the fee within one or two years.

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The rate is only for conforming loans, meaning the loan can’t exceed more than $417,000 and borrowers must high excellent credit scores.

Restaurants Deals for this week – April 2009

For some reason, it seems like all of the national food chains are having some sort of promotion this week.  KFC is rolling out their new Grill Chicken and everybody can get a piece of chicken by showing up at a KFC on 4/27/2009. Last week Subway was offering Buy One get One Free on their subs, Ben and Jerry was offering free ice cream.

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KFC: Free One Piece Chicken on April 27, 2009 – No Coupon Required

White Castle: Free BBQ Pulled Pork Slider Coupon – Expires June 30, 2009

El Pollo Loco: Free 2 Piece Chicken Meal on April 28, 2009 – Limit one per customer until 8:00 p.m. Details

Baskin Robbins: 31 Cent Scoop Night on April 29, 2009 5pm-10pm (Supports Local Firefighters) – Details

Wendys: Get $1 Coupon off Spicy Chicken Meal

Staples Free Resume Printing and Business Cards

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Office superstore Staples has launched a new career site today which they are calling a “career stimulus program”. The site combines information from the Staples website, CareerBuilder information and paper information from paper manufacturer Southworth Paper.

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Staples is offering 20 free resume copies and 40 business card now through June 13, 2009.  If you’re thinking about switching jobs or currently looking for a job, this deal is for you.  These are premium resume papers that cost almost $10 for 50-100 sheets of paper.

MoMA Free on Friday

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While we are talking about Museums, the famous and popular, MoMA (The Museum of Modern Arts) is FREE on Friday sponsored by Target. Normal Admission price is $20!  Thank You Target!

Admission is free for all visitors during Target Free Friday Nights, held every Friday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets for Target Free Friday Nights are not available in advance.

The Museum of Modern Art,  11 West 53 Street  New York, NY 10019  (212) 708-9400

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Free Will and Trust Kit from Suze Orman

Suze Orman, the popular personal finance guru,  is giving away her “Will and Trust Kit.”  Hurry, you can get the online version for FREE through this Saturday (April 25, 2009) noon. 
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  1. Visit SuzeOrman.com
  2. Click the “Will & Trust Kit” link on the left column
  3. Click the orange “Gift Code” button on the right
  4. Enter the code “Moms Rule“

TD Ameritrade – 30 Days Commission Free Trading – $600 value

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Simply open a new account with TD Ameritrade before September 30, 2009 and get free trading for 30 days.  Open an account with $25,000 get free trading for 30 days plus $100.

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SmartMoney Magazine – $5.00 – One Year Subscription

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SmartMoney Magazine is only $5.00 for one year subscription at Barnes & Noble.  If you a Barnes & Noble member, it’s even cheaper, $4.50 for one year subscription.  Amazon.com has it for $11.00.

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Friday Deals – Borders, LG Monitor, Seagate HDD, Magellan GPS

TYIF…We are starting a weekly post..titled “Friday Deals.”  Friday Deals is a post about HOT deals that are not related to Bank Deals and Credit Card Deals. Enjoy the deals

Borders has a 40% Printable Coupon that can be used anytime before March 28, 2009 (In Store Only)

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Seagate HDD + Free Shipping: FreeAgent Desktop 750GB $80 (Seagate)

LG 20.1″ LCD Monitor for $117 (Dell SB)

Magellan Roadmate 1200 (Refurbished) 3.5″ GPS Navigation System $30 (NewEgg)

30% off MyFico.com – Credit Score – Expires March 31

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It is extremely important to keep up to date with your credit report and credit score especially in this credit deprived economy.  Whether you’re thinking about buying a new home or car, it’s good to know what your credit score is so you can work on improving it’s score.  myFico is the consumer division of Fair Issac, the company that invented FICO credit score that lender use to judge your application.

myFICO is offering 30% off on all it’s products from Score Watch, FICO Standard to Suze Orman’s FICO Kit Platinum plan.

myFICO is celebrating it’s 8th anniversary and offering super discounts to consumers.  Just use code myFICOis8 during the checkout process and save 30% off.

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Free 1 Year Forbes Magazine – March 2009

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RewardGolds is offer 1 Year Forbes magazine just by completing a small survey.  No credit card information  are asked nor required.  Just make sure to use your secondary email address to sign up. 

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Mortgage Rates for Top 10 Cities – March 2009

Mortgage Rates for Top 10 Metropolitan Areas in US as of March 04, 2009.  This information is very handy when you speak to your banker or mortgage broker as you can use the number as your guideline.  Most likely banks and mortgage brokers can’t beat the numbers but don’t expect to pay a lot more than the normal average rates.

Average mortgage rates and points in the top 10 markets
  Fixed 15-year Fixed 30-year 5-year ARM
Market Rate Points Rate Points Rate Points
New York Metro 5.04 0.31 5.51 0.25 5.84 0.27
Los Angeles 5.20 0.24 5.54 0.25 5.31 0.49
Chicago 5.03 0.19 5.62 0.19 5.16 0.57
San Francisco 4.91 0.38 5.35 0.39 5.28 0.40
Philadelphia 4.89 0.52 5.44 0.41 5.44 0.53
Detroit 5.11 0.19 5.64 0.20 5.63 0.20
Boston 4.90 0.27 5.32 0.28 5.31 0.17
Houston 4.77 0.87 5.33 0.77 5.25 0.66
Dallas 4.79 0.46 5.33 0.86 5.34 0.43
DC Metro 4.65 0.70 4.99 0.93 5.20 0.90
Brm National Index 4.93 0.41 5.41 0.45 5.40 0.43

source: BankRate