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Free after $20 Manufacturer Mail-in Savings and $20 Manufacturer Upgrade Mail-in Savings.

Upgrade Mail-in Rebate offer good for current users.

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Bourne Trilogy - $18.49

The pulse-quickening saga of mysterious agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) unfolds in this complete trilogy set, featuring THE BOURNE IDENTITY (2002), THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (2004), and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007), each in its entirety. Based on the action-packed novels of Robert Ludlum, the Bourne series follows an amnesiac CIA assassin fighting to discover his true identity before he's arrested or killed by the very people who trained him.

Three great movies - One great price: $18.49

Get your copy today from Family Video

The Matrix Collection - All 4 DVDs - $9.49

A classic film saga. A must for anyones Sci-Fi collection.

Limited time only. Purchase your copy today from Family Video.

eMachines EL1300G-01w Desktop PC - AMD Athlon 2650e 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2, 160GB SATA II, DVDRW, Windows Vista Home Basic, White - $200

Emachines EL1300G-01w Desktop PC
The Emachines EL1300G-01w Desktop PC offers powerful computing in a convenient, space-saving design. This small form factor PC (in other words, it’s not as large as a traditional desktop computer), comes loaded with a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 2650e processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, and a 160GB hard drive. It runs on the Genuine Vista Home Basic operating system. The Emachines EL1300G-01w Desktop PC also features a SuperMulti DVD±RW Dual Layer Labelflash optical drive and a Media card Reader.

What it Is and Why You Need It

Powerful, full-featured desktop that doesn’t take up much room, leaving you more room to accomplish your many business tasks.
For your convenience, the Emachines EL1300G-01w Desktop PC comes with Genuine Vista Home Basic operating system.
The Emachines EL1300G-01w Desktop PC comes with powerful components in a small form factor design that saves precious space. Onboard features include a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 2650e processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB HDD, and a swift SuperMulti DVD±RW Dual Layer Labelflash. In addition to the Genuine Vista Home Basic operating system.

Quantities are limited.

Purchase this item soon from Tiger Direct

BlackBerry 32073LRP 8300 Curve Chrome Desktop Charging Pod - $7

The BlackBerry Charging Pod may be the most convenient and attractive way to charge your BlackBerry smartphone. Ideal for the office or bedside, this BlackBerry smartphone charger is suited to blend in comfortably by displaying a clock when it's docked. The chrome design compliments the sleek BlackBerry smartphone lines and keeps it fully functional while charging, so you can use it when you need to. Power up in style and convenience with the BlackBerry Charging Pod.

Available for a limited time at New Egg for $7.

LG Blu-ray Disc Player BD270 - $80

A very good price for a Blu Ray Player - $80. Purchase at New Egg Here

Halo 3 ODST

Upon release, ODST became the top-selling Xbox 360 game worldwide and has sold more than 3 million copies. The title received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the atmosphere, music, and story approach.

The game usually runs from $50 - $60. Amazons price of $40 is a must buy.

Spiderman Web of Shadows Video Game - $15.00

Another Cyber Monday Deal, but hurry quantities are limited.

Due to great demand, each household may only purchase three units of this item per order.

Entertainment Weekly 1 Year Magazine Subscription $10! (Plus Maxim & 10 Others for $5)

REMINDER: Tuesday, December 1st is the last day to take advantage of Amazon.com's magazine subscription sale! It is one of the best deals going on the internet. They have great deals on 1-year subscriptions that range from $10 (Entertainment Weekly, Maxim, Marie ClaIre, Redbook) to $5 (Smart Money, Real Simple, Southern Living, etc. .

In addition to already deeply discounted prices, Amazon is allowing you to save on hundreds of magazines with instant additional discounts at $3 off, $5 off, or $10 off. The additional instant savings for select magazines will appear in your cart right before you get to the final screen.



Here's a sample list again:


$10 Entertainment Weekly (1 year)

$10 Maxim (1-year) [NOTE: Instant $5 off making this a steal at only $5 for a one year subscription!]

$10 Marie Claire (2-year) [NOTE MARIE CLAIRE IS 2 YEARS!!]


$10 Redbook (2-year) [NOTE: REDBOOK is 2 years plus it qualifies for an instant $5 savings making it only $5]

$5 Good Housekeeping (1-year) [Note: You can get an extra $3 off here as part of Amazon's instant promotion.]

Plus you can also get several other magazines for $5. To see the full list, click here.

Cyber Monday Only: Mother To Son Book Double Deal! 20% off & Free Shipping

For today only, you can get 20% off a copy of my wife's book: Mother To Son: Words of Wisdom, Inspiration & Hope for Today's Young African-American Men. This is a great book for any mom you know raising a son in today's chaotic world. The book is $8 plus tax. Don't miss out on this incredible book! Click here to order the book now!


You can read an excerpt here. Here's the book trailer:

Amazon.com: $5 Downloads Black Eyed Peas, Seal, Jay-Z & Others

As part of its Cyber Monday, Amazon.com is offering a host of album downloads for $5 from artist such as Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Seal, David Bowie and many others.

Free Holiday Music: Sampler Claus

Amazon.com is offering a free selection of holiday music as an MP3 download called Sampler Claus from Amazon.com. You’ll find seven other holiday classics, including Silent Night, Holy Night with Mahalia Jackson to “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” as sung by Frank Sinatra.

Help Feed The Poor With A Free Click: Many Americans Do Not Have Enough Food

It seems the bad news keeps on coming about hard times many poor and middle class families are having. Today in the NY Times, is an article about the surge in the number of families using foodstamps. Food stamps are now being used to feed 1 in 8 families and 1 in 4 children. Click on the photo to help out. Read the NY Times article.

Unbelieveable Deal: Get A Free Photo Canvas

Canvas People is running an amazing deal. Sign up and register for Canvas People and you will receive a FREE 8x10 Canvas Photo Print (worth $55) or $55 off any size.

Because it is a canvas, shipping costs $14.95.

Seehere: 100 free 4 x 6 photo cards excludes shipping

100 Free* 4x6 Prints with promo code: prints - *Shipping Not Included

Click on the link above that says 100 free 4 x 6 prints. Set up an account or log in if you already have an account. Then upload and create your photo card. After that's complete and you have saved it, checkout and use the coupon code print. This doesn't include shipping which is less than $3.50.

Want Rich Kids? Give the Gift of Financial Freedom

Let’s admit it. Many kids are being raised without understanding the value of saving and spending wisely. And even fewer children are being taught the concepts of entrepreneurship and wealth accumulation. Instead of buying children a lot of toys that they will cease playing with a few days after Christmas, consider giving the following as holiday gifts to the children in your life that will go a long way to teach them to be financially savvy or that will start to help them generate wealth.


1. Financial Books. There are a wealth of financial books out there for kids. More and more parents are starting to realize that they must start earlier if they want to raise financially savvy kids. As such, there are a plethora of financial books available for kids. Two of my favorite are What Color Is Your Piggy Bank?: Entrepreneurial Ideas for Self-Starting Kids (Millennium Generation Series) (Millennium Generation Series)
by Adelia Cellini Linecker, for kids 10-14 contemplating entrepreneurship, and covering the world of jobs, starting a business and managing money, and The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money (First Time Books(R)) by Stan and Jan Berenstain for 4-7 year olds. Costs: What Color is Your Piggy Bank $14 and Berenstain Bears $4.

2. Piggy Banks. The evolution of piggy banks over the last several years has been remarkable. Take the Money Mama & The Three Little Pigs bank. A four chambered bank with separate compartments for spending, investing, saving and donating. Also consider the Moonjar, a bank with three compartments: one for saving, spending and giving. The bank comes with a passbook for recording transactions. Both banks cost between $25 and $30.

3. Board games. Let’s face it. Kids love toys. This year instead of giving them video games or noneducational toys, consider giving board games like Cashflow for Kids and Monopoly, both of which teach kids about the principles of money, cashflow, and entrepreneurship. Costs: $15-$40.

4. Open a savings account. Every child, if possible, should have a savings account. This is a real life, hands on way to teach kids about money and financial principles. It’s also a way to teach children about the concept of compound interest, keeping track of money and visiting financial institutions. ING DIRECT is running great deals right now if you open an online savings account. ING DIRECT - High Yield Savings with the Orange Savings Account.. You can also investigate opening a savings account with your local bank or credit union.

5. Purchase savings bonds/stocks. This year give something that will increase rather than decrease in value like savings bonds and stocks. These are gifts that will last children well into the future. Savings bonds can be purchased through your job and deducted from your pay. Check with your payroll department or you can buy them direct from Treasury Direct. You can also begin investing in stocks for as little as $4 via sites like Sharebuilder.com.

Hot Deal Alert: Restaurant.com: Get a $25 Gift Certificate for $2!

80% off Restaurant.com $25 Gift Cert. orders. Use code SAVE and Pay $2 thru 11/30/09.

Restaurant.com as part of Black Friday is offering 80% off it's gift certificates. You can now get a $25 gift card for only $2!!! NOTE: When you go to the link it will say $25 gift certificate is $10 but $2 will show up once you put the code SAVE in.

Click on the link above to see what restaurants are available in your area.

Walgreens Photo Collage & Other Deals

I heard from several of you yesterday about the free photo collage deal from Walgreens. If you got the collage, I would like to hear from you. Tell me what you plan on doing with it.

Also, if you know about Other Deals or freebies, that you think would be good for readers to know about email them to me at recessionlessonsblog@gmail.com

12 Days of Free Food From What A Burger

Sign up with your email address and zip code here and you'll receive a coupon for free food from Whataburger every other day from December 2 to December 24, 2009. It could be anything from a shake, to French fries, to a Whataburger®.

Staples: Free 20 Pack of Batteries

You can get a free pack of batteries at Staples from now through December 26, 2009. Just sign up for their Rewards card and then buy a 20-pack of Duracell batteries at $12.99 and you'll get $12.99 back in Staples Rewards.

This deal can be done twice per week per customer.

Amazon Iron Man DVD: $5 Only!

Amazon has the Iron Man DVD on sale for $5.00 for the next 2 hours only.

$1/1 Lunchables & Click To Donate A Lunch

One of my favorite coupons is back! Go HERE. Click on the food category and then click on the Lunchables link when you see it. It will take you to a page where you submit your state and email address and promise that you'll write a note to your child. When you do so, Lunchables will donate a lunch to a child in need, plus you'll be able to print a coupon for $1/1 Lunchables. It only allows one coupon print.

CurrClick: Hundreds of Homeschool Freebies (Today Only!)

CurrClick.com has hundreds of homeschool downloads available for free today. Click HERE to see the list of all their freebies.

Walgreens: Free Photo Collage Today Only

Today only (Friday, November 27, 2009), you can order a free 8x10 photo collage at Walgreens. Just go here and create your 8x10 photo collage and then use coupon code FINDJOY and choose in-store pickup at checkout and your order should be entirely free. This only works if you haven't done the collage online from Walgreens before.

Unique Christmas Gift Ideas: Giving Gifts that Give Back

On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, millions of people will brave the weather and long lines into the wee hours of the morning in order to get a good deal on the latest gadgets, toys and apparel.

This year, instead of getting trapped in the consumer craze consider giving gifts that give people the power to change not only their lives but also the lives of others. Here are 5 gifts to consider:

1. Give a subscription to SmartMoney (1-year). Price: $5. So many people are in debt and their finances in need of repair that a year subscription to a financial magazine like Smart Money could go along way to improve their finances and helping to educate them about budgeting, investing and a host of other financial issues. Currently until December 1, Amazon.com is offering a one year subscription to Smart Money for only $5. At this price, this is a great gift to offer someone who needs to get a better grasp on financial principles. Order SmartMoney (1-year) now.


2. Give Motivational, Educational, Inspirational & Self-help books, cds or DVDs.. So many people have dreams in their head and doubts in their heart. Continue to encourage their dreaming by giving them something that will continue to inspire and motivate them. Give Brian Tracy products. Right now he’s offering 20% off product purchase. See Save 20% on all Brian Tracy Orders Over $50! - Use Coupon Code AFF20">here. He is also running a special where you can get one of his audio programs for free. Brian Tracy Audio Programs - Now all are FREE!. I selected 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires.

Also consider book and audio downloads from motivational speaker and host of The Wealthy Speakershow Paul Lawrence Vann. Click HERE to learn more.

Additionally, I would be remissed if I didn't mention my own book Mother To Son: Words of Wisdom, Inspiration & Hope for Today's Young African-American Men. This is a great book about the lessons parents must teach their sons.


3. Donate to Charity. In lieu of a gift, give to charity in that person’s name. Some great charities to give to include Kiva Organization , Heifer Organization and the Steve Harvey Foundation.


4. Give of yourself. Instead of buying a gift for a family member or neighbor. Give IOU coupons. Give coupons for a few hours of daycare services, to mow a lawn, or any other skill that you may have and can offer that would be of assistance.

5. Give savings bonds, invest in a 529 plan or start an educational IRA for children. Instead of giving a child a toy, why not invest in one of these options. This will go a lot further to help secure the child’s future than buying a toy that will only last a day or a few weeks.

HOT DEAL ALERT: Get 1 Year Subscriptions to Smart Money, Real Simple, Cosmopolitan and Other Magazines for $5!!!!

Amazon is running some amazing deals on magazines. Give them as Xmas gifts!!!! You can get Smart Money Magazine and 9 other Magazines for $5 a year. The list of $5 for 1 year subscription magazines include

SmartMoney

Cosmopolitan

Real Simple

Sports Illustrated for Kids

Southern Living

Travel + Leisure

Food & Wine

House Beautiful

People StyleWatch

Popular Science


Get it now by clicking on the button above.

Ebates: Double Cashback from 400 Stores for Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Ebates is offering double cash back when you shop online at more than 400 stores on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Among the cash back highlights for Black Friday are:

The Body Shop: 10%

Famous Footwear: 9%

Gap: 10%

Old Navy: 10%

PetCareRX: 12%

Scholastic Store: 10%

ValueMags: 20%

Kohls: 6%

Macy's: 7%

Shutterly 20%

Don’t forget that it’s free to sign up for Ebates and you receive a $10 gift card of your choice once you sign up and make your first purchase. Choose from Target, Sephora, Barnes & Noble, Macy’s and Magazines.com. To get started, click HERE. Also check out the article I wrote on cash back sites entitled Frugal Living: Using Cashback Sites To Save You Money.

Win $100 With The Things Remembered Make It Personal Holiday.

Win $100 With Things Remembered's Make It Personal Holiday Contest! A Winner Every Week Thru Christmas! Enter Now!


Giving away three great holiday gifts each week in its Make It Personal contest. Each week they will pick a grand prize winner who will receive $100 to spend at ThingsRemembered.com. All that is required is that you write a message that you would engrave on a preselected item and email that message to them. To enter the contest and see this week’s preselected item, click on the link above.

Also to see a list of Things Remembered's Top 10 Personalized Holiday Gifts click below.
Things Remembered's Top 10 Personalized Holiday Gifts! Shop Now!

The Best Things in Life are Free

Fast Video Converter Pro Normally $24.95, this utility is available free as part of a Thanksgiving promotion.

Fast Video Converter Pro supports just about every video format available, from 3GP to Divx to WMV.

(Fast Video Converter PRO enables you to convert videos between popular video formats, such as AVI, ASF, AVC, DIVX, FLV, H264, MP4, MOV, MPEG1/2, OGG, RM, RMVB, VOB, WMV, XVID, 3GP, 3G2, etc.)

It's perfect for converting videos to play on everything from your iPhone to your Zune.

Download your copy here: Fast Video Converter Pro

Please hurry -- this special ends in a few days.

Holiday Idea: Send Free Thought E-Greetings with Smilebox

I know it's a recession and many of you are trying to determine how to do something special for those you love. This year, in lieu of gifts, I'm sending Smilebox Greetings to my closest friends. These are very nicely done greetings that allow you to add photos and music. The greeting cards offered by Smilebox allow you to tell someone they're special to you in a unique way. Sign up by clicking on the photo to start sending your free Smilebox Greetings for the holidays and special occassions.

Get Paid For Your Opinions: Global Test Market

The number of companies you can sign up to take surveys for keep coming! Global Test Market is another company that I've worked for and would recommend. I found it easy to get to $50 necessary for cash out. Click on the join now button to get started.

Deal: Get Personalized Book for Your kids for Christmas With Free Shipping

IseeMe.com has a lot of great items on their site that would make great Xmas books. They personalize books for kids and their hottest product is A Christmas Bear For Me that is personalized for your child.

Right now you can get free shipping on any of their Personalized Children's Books now thru 12/10. Use code FSW715.

To take a tour of their Personalized Children's Book A Christmas Bear For Me click below



Take a Virtual tour of our New book at ISeeMe.com, A Christmas Bear for Me!

My Thanksgiving Message To Everyone

As we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, I am reminded of what I am thankful for this year. At the top of my list is my family! The recent addition of our 3rd son this year reminds me everyday just how wonderful life is and how thankful we are for the blessings of God.

I am also thankful for being able to create and maintain this blog and share with each of you all the savings I learn about. I know that so many of you are facing hard times and the economy shows no signs of recovering. I’m grateful to be able to assist many of you in anyway whether it’s helping you learn about the power of couponing and saving $1 or letting you know about an awesome deal that eases the financial burden on your purse strings.

Just know that today my family and I are wishing each of you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Great Deal: Get Motivational Speaker Brian Tracy's 21 Secrets of Self Made Millionaires

Brian Tracy Audio Programs - Now all are FREE!

Become a millionaire quicker and faster. Check out these Brian Tracy Audio Programs. Tracy is allowing you to select one of his audio programs for free. I selected his 21Success Secrets of Self Made Millionaires. You will have to pay shipping and a small $3 processing fee but the price will show as free once you move to checkout. I've heard good things about this CD. To get the CD click on the NOW ALL ARE FREE WORDS ABOVE.

Picture This! Great Deals On Arts Cow

All of us have the digital library full of images that somehow never made it to prints. With the holidays fast approaching and inevitably someone has a new digital camera on their list, it would be timely to have a very special deal on photos.

Arts Cow has a special for 1200 Free Prints. Just sign up and start saving.

Their regular prices are exceptional --- just look at this comparison below for 8x10s. (Note: prices exclude shipping and handling)



To get started click here.

Black Friday Deals: Target

Check out the best Target deals for Black Friday. Click here.

CVS Black Friday Deals

There are a lot of good black friday freebies from CVS. Check them out here.

Black Friday Deals: Buy.com

$19.08 Off** until 11/26! + FREE BUDGET SHIPPING on The Office: Season One

Unbelieveable deal: You can get The Office from Buy.com for $10.90! It is just one of the many deals Buy.com is offering until Nov. 26th. You can also get various seasons of House for $17.50.

To get started click on the link above.

Body Wash: 3 Hot Coupons Available Now

3 new coupons are available for body wash so if you like body wash you're in luck.


$1/1 Coast Body Wash

$2/1 Nivea Body Wash for Women

$1/1 Tone Body Wash or Bar Soap

Walgreens: Free Toberlone Chocolate Bar

Toblerone chocolate bars this week seems to be ringing up at $1.50 each at Walgreens. Ues the $1/1 coupons from the 11/22 SmartSource insert stacked with the $1/2 coupon from the Walgreens November Coupon booklet and you'll get them free! Thanks Common Sense with Money.