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Restaurant Freebies

Restaurant Freebies

If you weren’t one of the millions of people who took advantage of Denny’s giving away a free meal, there’s still time for you to catch another restaurant deal. This obvious stunt to get people to stimulate the economy just might work for certain restaurants who are following the giveaway trend.
On February 24, 2009 [...]

4Feb2009 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Not Let Your Fitness Efforts Sink With the Economy

I don’t need to remind everyone about the state of the American global economy. I’m sure you all have felt the effort somehow, either in the grocery store, in your pockets, or even through your home. Don’t let the effects show up in your belly, butt, thighs, wherever. Don’t neglect your health because of the [...]

5Dec2008 | Jessica | 14 comments | Continued
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Free 8×10 snapfish photo book-$30 value

Thanks to my sister (who knows I love coupons and free stuff) I am taking advantage of this free offer from the Oprah Show and getting a free photo book of my 4 month old baby! I thought I’d share this with any YBPs out there who love pictures as much as I do. Enjoy!
Here’s [...]

13Nov2008 | Kimberly | 3 comments | Continued
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The Newest Coupon Queen

It’s time I shared with you all my new hobby. My husband coined it “hyper-couponing”, but I just like to refer to it as “coupon collecting.” After reading this article in the Chicago Tribune and watching an Oprah episode on the same topic, I decided to give it a try myself. I’ve always been a [...]

25Aug2008 | Kimberly | 10 comments | Continued
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Missing Money?

I hesitate to ask that with the steadily-declining news about the economy. But, this site may bring good news.
I caught a report on the TODAY Show about missingmoney.com. It was part of a segment on how to budget better and find new sources of cash and financial relief. The site, by the National Association of [...]

11Apr2008 | Garry | 2 comments | Continued
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YBP Giveaway

It’s always better to give, than receive. Oprah has always believed that and Drew Barrymore recently got on board. Here at ybpguide, we’ve always advocated helping others in need. After all, what good is a blessing if you can’t share them with those less fortunate.
With that said, we’re giving away 10 free copies of [...]

5Mar2008 | Fredric | 5 comments | Continued
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Resolutions Revisited: 6 tips

A year ago on ybpguide, we posted a great article about a free service that helps you achieve your New Year’s resolutions. Sometimes, it’s better to have a little help and make a little progress, then be alone and make none.
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions, but unfortunately a huge number break them within [...]

10Jan2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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The Good News is …

If you know any black male High School seniors who want to teach, they may be able to go to College for free. This is an effort of the “Call Me MISTER” program. “The mission of the Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) National Initiative is to increase the [...]

8Jan2008 | Garry | 1 comment | Continued
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New Use for an Everyday Item…

I think it’s pretty cool when we can figure out ways to be resourceful and not spend more money on household items. For example, Real Simple gave me this great idea for the many loose pictures I have just laying around. Why buy more photo frames when I could neatly display them with unused binder [...]

11Nov2007 | Kimberly | 1 comment | Continued
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Summer Festivals

One of my favorite parts of summer is the opportunity to attend music festivals. Some of the big ones are: Coachella held in L.A. near the end of April, Bonnaroo held in Tennessee mid-June, Summer Fest held in Milwaukee last week in June through the 4th weekend, Essence Music Festival held in New Orleans at [...]

10May2007 | Gloria | 6 comments | Continued
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find new things. stumble.

i found the coolest web application a few weeks ago and i can say that it’s one of the best out there.
it’s called stumbeupon.
it acts as a little button in your web browser that allows you to find cool websites that you might not necessarily find on your own based on the interests you fill [...]

5Apr2007 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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tech news 3/14: ‘free shaquanda cotton’ edition

thanks to everyone who has commented and posted on their blogs about this disturbing story regarding a wrongfully imprisoned 14-year old girl in texas. don’t forget to contact the governor and tavis smiley and tom joyner!

i missed last week regarding the tech news, so i hope you enjoy this edition.
buzzing across the news wire are [...]

14Mar2007 | Fredric | 28 comments | Continued