Watch Streaming TV Online for Free: Hulu

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Hulu is not a big secret. For those of you that are new to it, it’s basically a website that features a variety of full length television shows and movies, plus other exclusive clips and content streaming for free. It’s all free because it’s advertisement based.

There’s not much more too it. Just go to the site, pick something to watch, and there you go. You are required to create an account to access age restricted material, but that’s about it.

Popular shows on Hulu right now include Lost, The Office, Arrested Development, & Family Guy. They’re all streaming and they’re all free.

The content is always changing, so just because an episode of a show or a movie is on there now doesn’t mean it will be there forever. Also new content is added frequently, so just because your favorite show isn’t available right now doesn’t mean it won’t be up eventually.

We don’t have cable, but we don’t miss out on our favorite shows. We still watch things like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and we don’t have to spend a dime to see them. We even watch them on our own TV, thanks to the set up I’ll be blogging about later this week.

One of the things I love best about Hulu is it’s RSS feeds. It has a ton of them so you can stay up to date on shows or videos recently added to the site, or even just subscribe to a specific show so you know when the new episode is up (super helpful if you’re a little bit forgetful sometimes).

This is just one of the many websites I utilize for free TV, and I’ll be posting about another one tomorrow. Don’t forget to check back then or subscribe to my RSS Feed so you don’t miss out!

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Posted at 5:11 PM, August 31, 2009 by Tiffany


Free Samples from Freeflys

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We all know I love free samples. I’m constantly looking for new ways to find out about them, whether they be blogs to follow or websites to check. I want to know about every freebie out there so I never miss a single one.

Recently I discovered the website Freeflys. Basically, they just round up all the available free samples so you can access them in one place. It is completely free, but you have to sign-up to access them. The sign up page is a little obnoxious because you have to go through a bunch of offers (they have to make their money somehow), but you don’t have to opt it to them if you’re not interested.

The website is nicely organized into categories, and each category has an RSS feed that you can subscribe to, so you don’t even have to visit the website everyday to check for new freebies, you’ll automatically be notified when I new one is posted.

Here are the samples I found on Freeflys today. Some of these are samples that I have listed before, but they’re still available so if you haven’t signed up for them yet, make sure you do it soon.

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Posted at 10:28 AM, by Tiffany


Ditching Cable TV for Free Internet TV

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Did you know that the boyfriend and I don’t have cable? We don’t have satellite either. We have never paid for TV. Never. It isn’t packaged in with our rent and we’re not illegally stealing cable either.

Everything we do is legal, free, and very thrifty. I’m going to share how we do it for you in my series “Cable TV for Free” starting next week. So stayed tune to learn how we do it, so then you can do it and saves tons of money every year.

Feel free to subscribe to my RSS feed so you don’t miss a single post.

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Posted at 2:21 PM, August 28, 2009 by Tiffany


Friday Freebies 9-28-09

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The week is almost over, so let’s celebrate with some freebies.

Of course, it is Free Chocolate Friday, so don’t forget to go sign up for a coupon for free chocolate from Mars. This promotion is coming to an end in about a month, so make sure you take advantage of it. Get all the details here.

Walmart.com Samples:

Other Freebies:

Free Magazine Subscriptions (Thanks to Mashup Mom)

Don’t forget that you can still get the free $5 in Amazon MP3 credits here.

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Posted at 12:21 PM, by Tiffany


Save Money Dining Out: Restaurant.com

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Let me tell you a secret: the boyfriend and I love to eat out. We like going out and enjoying different restaurants, different foods, different atmospheres. Where we live in Chicago there are tons of family owned restaurants and little holes in the wall with lots of charm and great food.

Eating out is expensive. When I was growing up my family hardly ever ate out (it was hard to do cheaply with two adults and four kids). I learned that eating out is a treat, not a necessity. It’s much cheaper to cook at home.

If I was asked to make a list of the easiest ways to save money, do not eat out at restaurants would be near the top of the list. The boyfriend and I do eat out, but only on occasion since it is so expensive. I’ve recently discovered something that’s going to make this whole dining out experience much cheaper.

Enter Restaurant.com. The main goal of this site is to save you money while dining out. How great is that? Basically they sell $25 gift cards to select restaurants for $10. That’s like getting $15 of food for free–over 50% off. Their Dinner of the Month
club can save you 60% or more AND earn you free gift certificates.


Restaurant.com Weekly Promo OfferI searched for participating restaurants and there’s almost 100 available within five miles of my apartment. I can’t wait to give this deal a try. The main problem will be picking a restaurant from all those choices.

To make this even better, they’re running a promotion right now where you can buy $25 gift certificates for only $2. Yes, you read that right: only $2. Those savings are huge! Use the code TASTE at check out. This offer is valid through 8/31/09.

So if you’re going to eat out anyway, whether it’s a weekly thing or just a special occasion treat like us, you should really give Restaurant.com a try. It will save you major money. Just make sure you read all the rules for each restaurant: many of them have minimum purchase requirements, you can only apply the gift certificates when you’re dining in, etc. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

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Posted at 2:22 PM, August 27, 2009 by Tiffany


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