...In no particular order
Aside from getting our Free twice-weekly Poor Man Bulletin...try these!
The Top 10 Forums to Find the Best Free Stuff and Freebies
Top 10 Best Freebie Forums...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/155029/the_top_10_forums_to_find_the_best.html
Money Saving Sites
www.simpleliving.net Terrific, information-packed site for those tired of trying to keep up with the Jone's
www.consumerist.com The little shopper vs. Wall Street
www.thesimpledollar.com For those of who don't have a dollar!
www.bargainist.com Best deals online
Check these sites to get coupons & rebates
www.retailmenot.com www.fatwallet.com www.couponmom.com www.couponcode.com www.couponcabin.com
www.ebates.com
Nice Online, Useful Programs
GIMP: http://gimp.org (free download)
An open source program used to create & edit - free alternative to Photoshop.
CamStudio: http://camstudio.org (free download)
Lets you record all screen & audio activity on your computer and create video files.
CCleaner: http://ccleaner.com (free download)
Removes unused files from your pc allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up space.
Give Away Of The Day: http://giveawayoftheday.com (free download)
Unique site that offers you a free license digital product daily.
PDF to Word Converter: http://pdftoword.com (free online tool)
Easily create editable Word Doc files from PDF content – for legit purposes only!
Tweet Deck: http://tweetdeck.com (free download)
Great for staying in touch with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and more.
Free Software-good alternatives to Microsoft
1. Evernote - FREE ($5 a month if you upload more than 60MB of data) Compare to: Microsoft OneNote ($79) Evernote is like a super organized digital scrapbook. As you go through your daily tasks on the computer, you can toss just about anything in it -- pictures, web clippings, and PDF documents. Evernote even lets you search for text inside images, so you can snap a picture of a product or recipe and then find it without digging.
You can create notebooks around projects, folders of web clippings, and notes to organize lists. Then Evernote syncs your notes to the web so you can access them from your Windows PC or Mac, and even via an app for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android and Palm phones. You can also capture new pictures and notes on your smartphone while you're out, and those sync back to your main computer.
2. LibreOffice - FREE Compare to: Microsoft Office ($249) LibreOffice looks and feels much like Microsoft Office, and the resemblance isn't just skin deep! It lets you import files from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and work on them and share them just as if you were using Office. You can even create new documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Office's file formats, and your friends won't know the difference.
LibreOffice is open-source software, which is created by volunteers and by employees at corporations which use it. They don't mind sharing, so you're welcome to download it for your Mac or your Windows or Linux PC. More at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110406/ts_yblog_technews/upgrade-your-life-amazing-free-software
10 Must-Have Free Downloads
Some downloadable software is so good that you just have to grab it. Unfortunately, often you have to pay for it after you try it out. But every once in a while, a must-have program is totally free. Such indispensable, no-cost programs are the hardest kind to find.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/221971/article.html#tk.nl_pvx_h_crawl
Free eBook
Suzanne Wells - This is great free ebook. This ebook is a business plan for 1 person to build an Amazon book business in 90 days generating $400 a week profit - only spending 5 hours a week on the business.
http://ebaysellingcoach.com/f/90_Day_Amazon_3.pdf
Moms can make a connection. I've always heard that holidays are the loneliest time for many and suicide rates often spike as a result. If you know of someone who is lonely, perhaps just lost a loved one, share some time with them and direct them to this site where they can join an online community. http://www.MomsLikeMe.com
Michelle Madhok founded a couple of sites for busy moms to make life a bit more fun
www.SheFinds.com and www.MomFinds.com
What is my site about?...
Discover the benefits of New Self Sufficient Living.
Provide for your needs in a smart way and make
choices that make your life simpler, cheaper and
more fulfilling....
http://www.new-self-sufficient-living.com/index.html
Overlooked supermarket savings – look for items with a peel-off sticker right on the product…60% of folks forget to use it. Also, another source for savings and to find what’s on sale before you leave home and visit your local stores – enter your zip code at:
www.MyGroceryDeals.com
No longer believe in the tooth fairy or the shattered illusion of job security-Get this
FREE report - 31 pages called How to Have a Great Life and a Great Business (Especially if You're not the "Business" Type) and is part of a new program that Brian Clark has put together called Lateral Action
http://lateralaction.com/smart-business/
FIND a carpool buddy
Click ‘Find-a-Ride’ to reply to or to post a listing at”
www.RideSearch.com
Find a Green Job
http://green.yahoo.com/livi...
Where & How to Reuse Stuff
http://green.yahoo.com/living
Avoid speed traps (every state and city is on the hunt for more revenue) by going to these sites before you begin your road trip.
www.SpeedTrap.org
www.Trapster.com
www.Njection.com
Debt Settlement: Fraudulent, Abusive, and Deceptive Practices Pose Risk to Consumers. PDF report to Congress from the GAO
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-593T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10593thigh.pdf
Goldline Research offers a consumer database of top service providers located throughout the US in many areas (Credit & Debt Providers, Executive Search firms and more…) Search by zip code.
http://www.leadingproviders...
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Recondition Batteries How-to
Whether you want a stand alone system, or grid tie (you still should have a backup), we want you to be prepared.
Did you know that you can actually recondition used batteries and bring them back to useable life, and best of all the process is really inexpensive.
You can Learn more about batteries and reconditioning batteries at the link below
An Introduction to Batteries and Battery Reconditioning (click here) http://www.reconditioningbatteries.com
Become a Frugal Cook-Free 4-week Course
http://frugalliving.about.com
Dropbox is a free backup software that allows me to easily and securely backup the most important files on my computer to an external disk somewhere else on the internet. They offer 2GB of secured online storage for free. If you need more space than that, they have an account with 50GB of storage for $9.99 per month and another with 100GB of storage for $19.99 per month. www.dropbox.com
Terrific site for resources and green, eco-friendly goods
http://www.growandmake.com?ref=71
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5 Myths About Going Green-Video
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/5-myths-about-going-green.aspx
Free Colleges
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/26/college-for-free-yes-free/
How to Go Green in Your Kitchen Video
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/personal-finance/video-saving-green-by-going-green-kitchen.aspx
Alternative Energy, Green Jobs Resource & News
http://www.alternativeenergy.com/
How To Make A Rain Barrel…good for the garden
http://www.naturalrainwater.com/make_rainbarrel.htm
Safer, Smarter, Fuel Efficient Driving™
FuelClinic™ software will show you how to improve your gas mileage and get 10% to 20% better MPG (sometimes more) using the vehicle that you already own, while helping improve road safety, reducing traffic congestion, and saving you money.
http://www.fuelclinic.com/
Terrific site for resources and green, eco-friendly goods
http://www.growandmake.com?ref=71
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5 Myths About Going Green-Video
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/5-myths-about-going-green.aspx
Free Colleges
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/26/college-for-free-yes-free/
Here are three steps you can take to join the freecycling movement.
1. Find a freecycling group near you at Recycling Group Finder. If you can't find a group near you, consider starting one, either on your own or through organizations like the ReUseIt Network, FreeMesa.org, The Freeuse Network, FreeSharing.org, Sharing Is Giving or The Freecycle Network. Freecycling works best when the group members live geographically close because it's more convenient and uses less energy when stuff is exchanged.
2. Each freecycle group will have its own rules, so learn and abide by those rules. But commonly there are four kinds of posts: Wanted is you searching for an item; Found is telling others that you got what you were searching for; Offer is letting the group know what item you have to give away; and Taken is informing the group that you found a person who needed the item offered.
3. Before buying something, check to see if any one in your group is looking to get rid of the item you need. Before throwing an item in the trash, post an offer for the item to see if any one needs that item.
The Best Free Software of 2010
Get what you DON'T pay for: Here are 196 programs that cost nothing but will make your computing life richer—all while keeping your wallet fat.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361876,00.asp?KC=PCMA033010
Safer, Smarter, Fuel Efficient Driving™
FuelClinic™ software will show you how to improve your gas mileage and get 10% to 20% better MPG (sometimes more) using the vehicle that you already own, while helping improve road safety, reducing traffic congestion, and saving you money.
http://www.fuelclinic.com/
How to End Long-Term Contracts
It’s not always easy to get out of auto leases, cell phone, gym club contracts.
Most will allow you to transfer your contract to another party without fees. Try posting ads on Craigslist.org or go to a paid site such as:
Cell phones – www.celltradeusa.com
Gym Membership – www.transfermymembership.com
Car lease – www.TakeMyPayments.com
The newest trend in couponing include bigger payouts, especially from brand name manufacturers. Average increase is about 2- cents BUT watch out, many have faster expiration dates. Redemption of coupons printed from your home computer are rising so in addition to checking retail sites and reputable sites including:
www.coupons.com
www.RedPlum.com
Be Generous for less…
Buy discounted giftcards for less – up to 40% off from 1,400 retailers and the shipping is free at: www.plasticjungle.com
If you’re the household CEO, Organize with these freebies…
Giveaways & Sweepstakes Blog – www.freebies4moms.com
Reliable roundup of no cost items at: www.freestufftimes.com
Sign up for info about samples, coupons, discounts & deals here”
www.mysavings.com
No purchase required for these samples at:
www.heyitsfree.net
Terrific site for resources and green, eco-friendly goods
http://www.growandmake.com?ref=71