Interesting & Helpful Links

couponmom - I use this to help me plan my grocery shopping list

afullcup - a place to find coupons among other things, like hearing about deals

refundcents & refundsweepers - for coupon trading & refund stuff

thecouponclippers - sign up to get newspaper coupons

mygrocerydeals - coupons plus search local stores & compare prices

mygreenelectronics - find a local e-cycling center near you so you can recycle your gadgets!

1000bulbs - you can send up to 12 used CFL bulbs in a prepaid, pre-addressed Recyclepak using this site.

Find out the size of your carbon footprint at carbonfootprint.

Mail order from the farmer's market with Diamond Organics.

Play Drawminos - knock down some virtual dominoes & set up your own!

Guess the Dictator/Sit-com Character - it really does it. I could do this one over & over...

Most Dangerous Animals of 2007 - just cute & fun...

Sometimes it's fun to shoot down those damn chain-emails. Thus snopes.com. C'mon, be a snoper!

Codex Transportica - I was impressed by the detail on this site - it is just from a different world.

Print out & create the fun paper toys at ReadyMech. Makes lulls at work bearable & crafty.

Over Your Head

The name says it all: Passive Aggressive Notes dot com

Another blog to make you smile - ICanHasCheezburger.

dailycandy allows you to sign up for a weekly newsletter that reveals discount codes exclusive to its readers.

ebates rebates you 2 to 5% of any purchase made through their site to you & they have lots of venders to choose from.

fat wallet rewards you for shopping online with rebates.

Go use someone else's wi-fi connection - wifi free spot - namely a coffee shop or other place that provides it.

Twenga - a price comparison site. You can check out pretty much anything on this site, compare items side by side, even see the price history of an item. Very cool.

I've been thinking of trying mint to track my spending. If you do, let me know how it goes!

One of my fave mags is Lucky. Their online community is luckystylespotter - so check it out!

Great place to find deals - most items seem to be about 1/2 off of MSRP - 6pm.

Shopstyle is a really cool community where you can create a Stylebook, a Wish List and more. Plus you can sign up for Sale Alerts to go to your email on the brands & items you choose. Pretty nifty little site.

Love their magazine, love their site - diyideas!

Take all your junk to the curb & post on freecycle or craigslist to let people know they can come get it. (Note: At first I thought this tip was good but then I thought about safety issues... Maybe dump the stuff at your neighbor's instead. Just kidding, don't do that!)

yapta allows you to get a refund or travel voucher if your airline ticket price drops after you buy it. You'll just need your confirmation number & ticket price & yapta tracks it for you. Sweet!

farecast lets you know if you should buy that ticket now or wait till later for a better rate. It predicts whether a fare will rise or fall & when...

Try out celebrity hairdos on your head on instyle's hair makeover page.

Evite is how all my local friends & I plan our shindigs. They have oodles of templates to choose from & a great RSVP feature so you can keep up with who's coming & who has a lame excuse not to.

Are you an ambitious cook? Take it to the next level with epicurious. Recipes included are from Gourmet & Bon Appetit magazines as well as global cuisines & food & wine pairing ideas.

Awesome food blog that covers everything from the new pizza cam to Clara's depression recipes to peep art -