Bryan Adams: Reckless -- Complete Album MP3 Download for 99¢

Looking to add to your music collection for your MP3 player, Zune or iPod? Right now, Amazon.com is offering Bryan Adam's album "Reckless" for a download costing just 99¢. Considering that's the normal price just to download one track, it's a nice savings to get all ten tracks for that low price.

The tracks are:
- Heaven
- Summer of '69
- One Night Love Affair
- Run To You
- Somebody
- It's Only Love
- Kids Wanna Rock
- Long Gone
- Ain't Gonna Cry
- She's Only Happy When She's Dancin'

Amazon only drops a price like this for a day or two, so if you want to download it, you should take advantage quickly. In a few days it'll probably be back up to $7.99 or so. To check it out, click the link below.

$20 Off $20 or Higher Rubber Stamp Order at Staples

If you have a need for rubber stamps, be they for return address stamping, stamping checks, marking invoices 'paid' etc., Staples has a nice coupon available right now that's valid through January 31st. It gets you $20 off a custom rubber stamp order of $20 or higher.

The coupon can be used for orders placed in stores, or you can use coupon code 47328 and get the same savings on-line at staplescustomprinting.com.

The offer is valid on Cosco® brand stamps, including Accustamp®, Evostamp®, 2000 Plus®, or Green Line stamps. It's one per customer and not valid with any other coupon.

So take a look and see if you could use a rubber stamp to simplify and speed some task, and take advantage of these savings.

To get your coupon, click this link.

MyGuide GPS with 3.5" Screen $59.99

Still looking for a GPS? Or maybe you want an inexpensive one to keep for your other car? Right now buy.com is selling the MyGuide PND 3.5" Screen GPS Navigation System for just $59.99. That's the lowest price I've seen yet on a GPS. Plus, it comes with free budget shipping.

This unit has all the basic GPS features, with turn-by-turn directions, 2D or 3D viewing modes, nightview, four million points-of-interest, and more.

Technical features:
- 3.5" Anti-Glare Color TFT LCD
- Brightness: 200 cd
- Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels QVGA resolution, Landscape
- Display Colour: 16.7M Color Screen
- CPU: Centrality 300 MHz
- Storage Type: SD /MMC Plus Memory
- Built-In GPS Module: Centrality II 20 Channels
- GPS Antenna: Integrated
- Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion 1100 mAh
- Operation time with GPS: 2.5 hours
- Speaker: 1.5 Watt Loud Speaker
- Windshield-Suction Mount
- Car Charger
- 2-Year Warranty

If you want to check it out and see more, click the picture below.

Universal Docking Station for Laptop Just $19.99

If you work with a laptop but miss the convenience of having a large screen or other peripherals, then a docking station may be worth considering. With a docking station, you get the ability to connect your laptop to bigger/more comfortable equipment when you're using it at your home or office. Buy.com is currently selling the Targus Universal Docking Station With Digital Audio for just $19.99, a whopping 84% off the retail of $129.99. Budget shipping is free as well.

Looking around at places like Office Depot and Staples, it sells for about $100 so this is really a big savings.

The Targus Universal Docking Station w/Digital Audio is designed to connect to any notebook with a USB port. Simply plug in the USB cable to connect a network, keyboard, mouse, printer, speakers or other external peripherals.

The digital audio connection transforms your DVDs or music into virtual surround sound for an in-home theater experience. And if you buy and connect a bigger LCD screen, you can see your DVDs or other files much bigger and better than on your laptop's screen.

Other unique features include two high-power USB ports providing twice as much power as a standard USB port, allowing you to connect USB devices with higher power requirements.

At this price, you may want to pick up one for the home and one for your office! To check it out, click the picture below.

Alaska Cruise Sale -- From $499 with $100 Shipboard Credit -- Book by January 30th and Save

Looking to make some travel plans for later in 2009? If you're thinking of an Alaskan cruise, Travelzoo has found a deal that may be worth checking.

Book by Friday, January 30th and you can find some amazing deals with CruCon's January Sail-a-bration Sale. They offer nice shipboard credits based on your cabin category and reduced deposit requirements.

All cruise lines and destinations are on sale, but Travelzoo highlighted the $499 offer on 7-night Alaska cruises aboard Norwegian Cruise Line (inside cabin). This includes $100 onboard credit (per cabin), double the credit that the cruise line itself is offering. And you can upgrade to oceanview cabins for about $100 more, and get a shipboard credit of $200!

These rates are available for departures in May, but prices have been reduced all the way through summer:
- $499 Norwegian Star sailing roundtrip Seattle
- $499 Norwegian Sun sailing roundtrip Vancouver
- $569 Norwegian Pearl (new ship) sailing roundtrip Seattle

Upgraded cabins are also discounted and the higher the level of cabin that you book, the more shipboard credit you get (up to $600 for a minisuite).

Click here for more information on the itineraries and to see all of the cruises included in this sale. Prices are limited to 60 cabins per sailing, and you must book by Friday, January 30th to get the onboard credit.

To book by phone, call CruCon Cruise Outlet at 800-493-6609 and mention Travelzoo.

Staples Clearance Deals -- Summer Beach Cooler Totes $4.90; Spa Set or Quilted Travel Set for $7.90; More...

Staples has some clearance sales going, for items you might not expect to find at Staples. For instance, they are selling a Beach Cooler Bag set for $4.90, reduced $25.09 from $29.99. They're also selling a pair of Cooler Totes with Opener for $4.90, reduced $20.05 from the original $24.95. Either of these (or both) might be a great item to put aside for the hot summer beach months ahead.

They also have a bunch of other items: a Spa Kit for $7.90, and American Tourister Quilted Travel Kit for $7.90, a Car Organizer for $9.90, and a Brighton Day Bag for $10.90. Each of these represents a savings of over $20.00 off the original retail price.

They even have a three-piece Travel Kit featuring a rolling duffle bag that's been cut down to $14.90 from $79.99 -- a savings of $65.09!

If you make your order over $50.00 (or if you are a Staples Premier Rewards member) you can get these items shipped to your home free. It also looks that you can get many items shipped to a store near you for free regardless of the total order.

To check out these clearance sales, click this link.

Coupon for Free Bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper

Have a hankering for a Diet Dr. Pepper? Dr. Pepper is giving away 2,000,000 coupons for a free bottle, just by registering on-line. What's even better is that you can choose the size bottle you want the coupon for: a 20 oz. bottle or a two-liter bottle!

You have to register by March 31st and the coupon is valid until the end of June. It's limited to one per person.

To get your freebie, click this link.

USB Charging 5-Outlets Mini Surge Suppressor $7.99 After Rebate

If you ever travel with a laptop or with other small electronic devices that can charge via USB connection, you might know the frustration of looking around an airport and seeing all the power outlets in use by other passengers. Or maybe you've tried to plug your laptop at your hotel room, and all the plugs are taken by lamps.

Well, you can add a nice small item to your travel kit and get a lot of bang for the buck. Right now buy.com is selling the Belkin USB Charging 5-Outlets Mini Surge Suppressor for just $17.99, and there's a $10.00 rebate until February 5th, bringing it down effectively to $7.99. You do pay shipping on this item of $4.99, but even with that, a net cost after rebate of $12.98 is still a good saving off the $24.99 retail price.

Not only do you get power outlets, you also get surge suppression protection for your device. Plus, in addition to three AC outlets, this unit also has two powered USB outlets* to charge MP3 players and compatible mobile phones like the Motorola RAZR.

It features:
- 360-degree rotating plug with 4 locking positions
- complete surge protection through all outlets
- compact, lightweight, efficient design
- mini-USB cable to charge virtually any USB device including BlackBerry
- $75,000 Connected Equipment Warranty

*Important: The powered USB outlets on this unit are intended solely for charging devices that can be charged via a USB interface. This product's USB outlets cannot be used as a USB hub and it does not transmit data.

To check it out and see if this would make a good travel companion with your laptop or other electronic equipment, click the picture below.

Free Audio-Books for Download

A couple of days ago I posted about a free download of an audio-book version of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." That was from audible.com, and most books you find there have a fee to download. Well, for those of you interested in more audio-books that you can get for free, you may want to check out LibriVox.

This is an organization that is recording and making available for free download books that are in the public domain. So while you may not get the latest bestseller this way, you can pick up interesting books on lots of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction, downloadable so you can listen on your PC or MP3 player.

They have a very extensive catalog, and you can search by title or author. And if you want to search a bit more specifically, you can click on 'more search options' and be able to find results based on poetry, dramatic, nonfiction, fiction, or by language, genre and more.

For people who enjoy audio-books to make their drive pass a bit more enjoyably, or who need them if visual reading is difficult, this is a great free site.

To check them out, click this link.

Free Audio-Book Download: Steven Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

If you're into audiobooks, here's a nice volume you can add to your library for free. Or if you've been wanting to read Steven Covey's book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," right now you can download it for free (it regularly costs $34.97).

There's a link at audible.com that offers it for purchase for free. It's unclear how long this special offer will be in place, so you may want to check it out quickly.

With the download you can choose whether to download it in a format for listening on a PC, on a CD player, on an MP3 player or on a iPod or iPhone.

To check it out and pick up your audio version of this acclaimed book, click this link.

40% Off Coupon Code for UGG Boots

If you're looking for some warmth this winter and like the style of UGG boots, here's a coupon code that might put some within easier reach. Superlamb Footwear has a wide selection of UGGs available. And if you apply coupon code LOYAL during checkout, they'll take 40% off your order.

It's not easy to find UGGs on sale, and when you do it's for limited styles etc. So having a coupon code that works across the entire stock is really a nice treat.

Shipping is free if your order exceeds $100; otherwise it's a flat $7.50.

The coupon code gets applied during checkout, but even after it says the code was applied, the savings don't show on that page, but if you go to the next page, the savings should show up.

To take a look at their stock and shop around, click this link and then remember to use the coupon code for your savings.

Wireless Rechargeable Mouse for Your Laptop or PC -- $8.99

If you've ever traveled with your notebook, you know how much of a hassle it can be to use the touchpad instead of a mouse for some applications. But adding your mouse with all its wires to your carrying case gets bulky and inconvenient too. Well, how about a nice, sleek wireless mouse that gets you all the advantages without the cable mess? Right now, buy.com is selling the Targus Notebook Wireless Rechargeable Laser Mouse for just $8.99, including free budget shipping. That's a nice savings of 85% off the retail price of $59.99.

Of course, this doesn't just have to be for notebooks, you can certainly use this on your desktop to remove one more piece of wire from cluttering your desk.

This rechargeable mouse features:
- 20x more tracking sensitivity than typical optical mice
- improved use on shiny surfaces
- convenient extension port
- efficient pre-programmed buttons - i.e. scroll-up/down, Internet Back
- recharge via the USB charge cable
- use the mouse during charging (no charge cradle required)
- RF wireless technology for a clean, uncluttered workspace
- weight - 6.2 ounces, size 4.7 x 3.3 x 1.9 inch

To take a look and see if this would be a nice accessory for under ten bucks, click the picture below.

Free Signature Collection Item (Up to $12 Value) with Any Purchase at Bath & Body Works (No Minimum Purchase Required)

Looking for some nice bath and beauty products? Bath & Body Works has a coupon giving you a complimentary Signature Collection item (up to a $12 value) with any purchase you make at their stores. There's no minimum purchase required, so you could go in an buy a small item for a couple of bucks if you wanted and use the coupon to get the free $12 item.

The coupon is valid through January 25th in U.S. stores only, and is good for any original packaging Signature Collection item except Signature Collection's Elegant NEW! Look. Gift card purchases don't count toward the minimum purchase, you need to actually buy an item. And the coupon is limited one to a customer.

To get your coupon printed for your next visit to Bath & Body Works, click this link.

Taylor and Salter Bathroom Scales on Sale at Amazon Plus $10 Off Coupon Code

Maybe you're trying to monitor how you're doing on that New Year's resolution. Or maybe you just want to get started losing some weight and getting a bit healthier. Well, right now, amazon can help a bit with a sale on bathroom scales made by Taylor and Salter. They have a nice variety on sale, with many reduced about 30% and some up to almost 50% off.

Plus, if you spend more than $29.00 on Taylor and Salter items, not only do you get free super saver shipping, you can also get an extra $10.00 off your order. Just use coupon code TYLRJAN9 during checkout. This coupon code is valid till the end of January. (The free shipping also still counts even if the coupon brings your final total under the normal $25.00 amazon threshold for free shipping.)

As an example of the savings, they have the Taylor 7331 Lithium Scale reduced from $55.44 down to $28.85. Or if you really want some detail, you can look at the Taylor 5596W Body Fat and Body Water Scale with Daily Caloric Reference, that's reduced from $49.99 to $35.93. Then after applying the $10 code you're getting it for $25.93, almost half the original price.

Some of the scales (like the Taylor 7331) don't meet the $29.00 minimum needed for the coupon. But maybe you have a son or daughter setting up a new apartment, or just want to have a second scale for some other reason (maybe add a regular scale with a luggage scale to take advantage?). Either way, having some upfront savings and a possible coupon giving you more savings is a nice combination.

To look at the scales that are being offered, click this link.

College Hush Puppies Slippers $9.99 (79% Off) Plus $5.00 Coupon Code

Looking for a way to keep your feet warm at home while showing off some college spirit for your alma mater or favorite college? Norm Thompson is selling college emblem Hush Puppies slippers for just $9.99. The retail price for these is $49.50, so this is over 79% off. Shipping is $5.99.

In addition, you can use coupon code 12964 to get an extra $5.00 off your order, making it an even nicer little deal.

There's a nice variety of NCAA colleges available, although some aren't available in every size. They are in true school colors, with embroidered team logo on the vamp. Material is high-performance suede, treated to resist water and stains; fleecy, breathable linings; and lightweight EVA indoor/outdoor soles.

If you're a college football fan (or know one), this might be a nice little addition to the rooting wardrobe.

To check them out, click this link.

Thinking About Shopping the Circuit City or Linens-N-Things Liquidations? Watch This News Report -- The New Prices May Be Higher than Before!

With all the news about Circuit City going out of business, people may be tempted to go there or to Linens-N-Things for the liquidation sale. Sounds great, like prices are being slashed left and right. But you may want to watch this report from ABC News about how liquidators jack the prices back up before they start taking discounts -- so the deals may be worse than you could've gotten in the first place.

Mark Your Calendar - National Pancake Day Tuesday, Feb 24th -- Free Short Stack at IHOP

Love pancakes? What could be nicer than a free serving? (OK, maybe if there were a side of bacon and eggs, but let's not get greedy...) On Tuesday, February 24th, participating International House of Pancakes are giving away a free short stack (three) of their buttermilk pancakes to everyone from 7:00 am to 10:00 am.

They ask that people taking part consider making a donation to IHOP’s national charity partner, Children’s Miracle Network, which helps improve the lives of children at the 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals nationwide. One hundred percent of the funds raised locally will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network hospital in the area. But the donation is voluntary -- the pancakes are free regardless.

National Pancake Day is a centuries-old tradition on the day before Lent, also known as “Shrove Tuesday” and Mardi Gras. For centuries, the English have “flipped” for pancakes on this day with rich lore and colorful events including pancake races. On February 24, IHOP will celebrate this tradition with its third National Pancake Day Celebration. And they give you a chance to feel good two ways: eating free pancakes and supporting the community at the same time.

There is a limit of one short stack per customer, it's for dine-in only, while supplies last and only at participating locations, and no other coupons are valid with this offer.

To read more about the details, you can click this link.

Sure Deodorant/Anti-Perspirant Free After Rebate - Two Types Now, Sure for Men After Feb 1st

If you use Sure anti-perspirant/deodorant or are willing to give it a try, they have a couple of types right now that are free after rebate with special packaging. And there's an offer starting February 1st where Sure for Men can be had for free too.

Right now, there are special packs of Sure MAX Clinical Power and Sure with Natural Extracts that have a yellow "Try Me Free" sticker across the top of the package. If you buy these before March 31st, you can get a rebate of your purchase price: up to $6.99 for a pack of Sure MAX and up to $2.99 on Sure with Natural Extracts.

The Sure for Men will have the same deal with the same special yellow sticker, but the rebate period doesn't start until February 1st (and lasts until November 15th). So even if you happen to find a specially marked pack on the shelves during January, don't buy it yet.

The rebate requires the yellow sticker, so don't buy a pack of one of these without it. You attach that sticker to the form you can get at their website, and include the original store receipt with the item circles the UPC code written on the back of the receipt.

These are all separate offers so you should be able to get one rebate for each of the three products if you choose (they have to be mailed separately, though).

Free after rebate is a nice way to make your dollars go further, so next time you're shopping, keep your eye out for these specially marked items (watch the date for the Men's purchase).

To read all the details and get the forms to print, click here.

Save Money Now On a Device to Save Electricity Later - Kill-A-Watt Monitor $17.99 (55% Off)

To help save money on your electricity costs around the house, it could be useful to know what appliances and devices are eating up how much of your bill. Right now there's a sale on the Kill-A-Watt P3 International Electricity Usage Monitor, reduced 55% from $39.99 down to just $17.99 at supermediastore.com. So you get savings on the monitor now and you can use it to help save on electric costs down the line.

They include free ground shipping too.

With Kill-A-Watt you can cut down on costs and find out what machines are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect your appliances and Kill-A-Watt will assess how efficient they really are. Kill-A-Watt with large LCD display will count consumption by the Kilowatt-hour, same as your local utility. You can figure out your electrical expenses by the day, week, month or year. Kill-A-Watt can check the quality of your power by monitoring Voltage, Line Frequency, and Power Factor.

To check it out and see if this would be a handy tool in making your home more energy efficient, click this link.

Portable DVD Player with Dual 7" Screens $89.99

A portable DVD player is a handy little item to take on trips to make them go quicker and be more enjoyable (particularly if you have kids riding in the back seat). But rather than having everybody leaning uncomfortably to try and see everything on one screen, wouldn't it be nice to have a system that gives you two screens to watch the movie or cartoon? That's the deal right now at buy.com, which is selling Philips Portable 7" DVD Player w/ Dual LCD Screens for just $89.99, which is $110 off the retail of $199.99. Budget shipping is free.

This player features:
- Two 7" TFT LCD display screens
- Smart Car Mount Kit Included
- Multi-Headphone Jacks
- Parental Channel Lock
- 16:9 Format
- Plays DVD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, (s)VCD
- Plays Music from MP3-CD, CD and CD-RW
- Shows Photos from JPEG image Files with Picture CD
- Display Size: 7 inches diagonal
- Width: 7.95 inches
- Depth: 5.9 inches

To check it out and see if this would be a nice travel accessory, click the picture below.

Sonic Impact Speakers and Travel Case for iPod Shuffle $13.99

If you got an iPod Shuffle for Christmas (or if you already had one) and would like to listen to your music through speakers, here's a nice little set-up you may want to check out. Buy.com is selling the Sonic Impact i-Pax Portable Speakers for Shuffle w/ iPod adapter for just $13.99 with free budget shipping. Considering that this started with a retail price of $129.99, it's a whopping 89% off.

This portable speaker case system has a 9-pin docking station made exclusively to fit the iPod Shuffle. The custom tilt-up/down connector allow you to conveniently play and store your iPod. It's been designed to hi-fidelity standards utilizing a digital amp, aluminum cone neodymium drivers for clarity, ported speaker housings and advanced Maxxbass technology for enhanced bass response and minimized distortion.

The i-Pax hard cover case has a number of functions. The case is a durable cover to protect your speaker system against the elements while traveling. The hard case also serves as an audio enhancer, with materials, size and density to act as a speaker cabinet. Inside the case there's convenient storage and playback input for the iPod Shuffle and a second locking storage compartment to store your earbuds. So you not only protect your system and your iPod Shuffle, but have downsized your travel items from three to one.

Convenient electronic features have been added to the i-Pax, including auto standby power mode when idle, battery charge display lights, iPod shuffle 9 pin connector dock, an AC adapter and a 3.5 audio input and earbud output.

To take a look and see if this would enhance your iPod Shuffle enjoyment, click the picture.

Bluetooth Adapter for iPod $19.99

Have an iPod you like to listen to, but you'd like to free yourself from the hassle of wired earpieces? One way to go about is is with a bluetooth set-up. You may already be using bluetooth for your cellphone and other purposes. Well, here's an adapter you can plug into your iPod so it too can broadcast your music in bluetooth. Buy.com is selling the wiRevo A100 Stereo Bluetooth Adapter for iPod for just $19.99, 80% off the retail price of $99.99. They'll include free budget shipping too.

If I read this correctly, you can use the same headset while listening to your iPod and cellphone, and if a call comes it, it switches from music to the phone call.

This device features:
- Audio Streaming from iPod to Stereo Headset
- Audio Remote Control from Stereo Headset for iPod
- iPod Male Connector for LINE-IN
- iPod Female Connector for charging
- One button for power ON/OFF and pairing
- Red/Blue LED for indicating status and warning
- Auto reconnection feature
- Stereo Headset Link initiation during the stand-by mode
- Self power-up on connection with iPod
- Automatic shutdown on removal from iPod
- Standby mode when iPod Sleep and Bluetooth link loss
- Auto switching between music playback and voice call
- Powered by iPod and internal rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery
- Support simultaneous charging both iPod and A100
- Continuous playback during charging both iPod and A100 simultaneously
- Low battery indication
- Play Time: 7 hours
- Stand-by Time: 250 hours
- Charging Time: 2.5 hours

To see if this bluetooth adapter is for you and your iPod, click the picture below.

Tilting Laptop Cooler -$2.01 (That's Minus $2.01) After Rebate (You Pay Shipping)

Have a laptop that you'd like to keep humming for longer? A cooler that sits underneath is one way to help keep the components cooler and running better. Right now, Fry's is offering the Silent Tilt 360 Degree Swivel and Tilt Notebook Cooler on sale for $9.99 (it usually is priced about $29.99) so the starting price is already a good deal. But on top of it, there's a $12.00 mail-in rebate for purchases by January 22nd. That makes the cost after rebate negative $2.01!

You do pay shipping for this item, which is about $6.00 depending on your location. But even after that, a final net cost of about $4.00 for a tilting laptop cooler is very sweet.

The features:
- fits 11" - 15.4" notebooks
- ultra silent fan
- 360 degree swivel base
- ergonomic 6 level adjustable tilt, from 20 - 50 degrees
- USB powered - no additional external power needed
- extends notebook's life by lowering its operating temperature
- protects your lap and prevents heat damage to your furniture

To check it out and maybe place an order, click this link.

Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Series - On Sale Now for $64.99

If you love Raymond (hey, Everybody Loves Raymond), or know someone who can't get enough, here's a deal for you. Right now, Amazon.com has slashed the price for The DVD set Everybody Loves Raymond - The Complete Series down to just $64.99. That's 64% off from the retail of $199.98.

Even looking at other discount DVD sites, prices for this range in the $120-$130 range so this is really a standout offer.

All 9 seasons - over 100 hours 44 discs - are available under one roof! Inside this collectible house structure are all 210 episodes, along with loads of bonus features and a copy of the 40-page script of the series finale autographed by all 10 of the episode's writers.

Of course, Raymond is on in reruns almost every night, but this way you can see the episodes you want, when you want -- without commercials interrupting the laughter.

Amazon's price cuts don't stay low for long, so if you want to check out this set, I'd do it soon. Click the link below for more info.

Southeast Asia Sale on Cathay Pacific: New York/Hong Kong $795 Roundtrip Including Fees; Manila $872; Bangkok $1142; Hong Kong Stopover Allowed

If you have a yearning to visit Southeast Asia, it's a little less expensive right now if you take advantage of a fare sale aboard Cathay Pacific. They have cut fares for travel in February was down -- roundtrip nonstop from New York to Hong Kong is as low as $795; in March or April the fare is just a bit higher at $865. But if you're going all that distance and want to take further advantage, there are a lot of other cities available with great fares. And Cathay Pacific allows you to include a stopover in Hong Kong so you can get two great cities for one low fare.

For example, they have flights to Manila from New York in February from $872. I did some searching using the Multiple Destination/Stopover link on their flight search page and was able to book New York to Hong Kong, stopover in Hong Kong for two days then on to Manila, and return from Manila to New York for $886. If I moved dates around, I probably could do even a bit better.

What's amazing is that these are the fares including the airport/security fees and taxes!

They have New York to/from Bangkok from $1142; to/from Kuala Lumpur from $1136; Beijing from $885; Singapore from $1141; Ho Chi Minh City from $1136; and several others as well. The lowest fares can typically be found midweek but you should poke around.

Some of the cities have best prices in February and slightly higher in March/April. Other cities have one low fare covering all three months.

They also offer airfares from Los Angeles and San Francisco. What's weird is that several of the cities are much less expensive from LA, but Hong Kong is more than the fare from New York.

These low airfares have to be booked by the end of January, but the sooner you book, the better your choice of dates and flights is bound to be.

For anyone who wants to or needs to go to Southeast Asia soon, the options are terrific and these prices are sure to catch your eye. Plus on top of the fare, you're traveling on Cathay Pacific, one of the top-rated air carriers in the world. It's also the only airline in the world that offers fixed-back shell seats in economy class. These innovative seats ensure that the person in front of you doesn't intrude in to your space when they recline. All seats also have 9-inch widescreen TVs featuring a library of on-demand entertainment, including 100 movies, 350 TV shows and more. And it's nonstop to Hong Kong!

Click on this link, and change the originating city from San Francisco to New York to see these low prices.

Australia Roundtrip from West Coast $760; From JFK $960

Looking to head down under? You always hear people raving about Australia after they go for a visit, so it's on many people's travel wish lists. Right now, Qantas is making that dream come a bit closer by offering a sale on airfares for outbound travel between February 1st and September 21st. You can fly from San Francisco or Los Angeles to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane for $760 roundtrip. If you're on the East Coast and want to leave from New York City, it's just a $960 fare.

These special prices are about $300 less than the regular airfare, so it's a nice bit of savings. They need to be booked by January 26th, but the sooner you look, the better your choice will be of dates.

The airport and security taxes/fees are additional, as with most advertised airfares.

It's really unusual to see such a long period covered by a discount fare. You can pretty much pick the season you want to be there. Remember, it's still summertime in Australia in February!

To check out the sale and see available dates, click this link to Qantas.

Diana Krall "Look of Love" MP3 Album Download $1.99

If you like jazz vocalists in general or Diana Krall in particular (my cousin in Paris is a big fan), Amazon.com is currently offering an MP3 download of an entire album for $1.99. The album is "The Look of Love," and this low price gives you a savings of $7.91 from the cost of buying the tracks individually.

The tracks are:
- 'S Wonderful
- Love Letters
- I Remember You
- Cry Me a River
- Besame Mucho
- The Night We Called It a Day
- Dancing in the Dark
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- The Look of Love
- Maybe You'll Be There

When Amazon does this, the price only stays down for a couple of days at most, so if you want to add some Diana Krall to your iPod, Zune or other MP3 Player, click on the link below for more info.

Spirit Airlines -- Buy One Trip Now, Get One Free Later

With many of the Spirit Airlines deals I've posted, they have had super-low fares available just on specific dates for specific city-pairs. But right now there's another way you can save on travel with Spirit.

They are offering a Buy-One-Get-One-Free deal. At first I thought they meant a free companion ticket but that's not what this deal is about. Rather, if you book a flight now for travel through June 17th, they'll send you a voucher in mid-July that you can use by September 2nd to book free travel (up to the same dollar amount) between September 9th and November 18th. You have to register for the promotion and register for their frequent flyer club to take advantage.

The conditions are a little long to read, but if you travel between cities served by Spirit (mainly along the East Coast but some other places like Detroit, San Antonio and Los Angeles), then this might be a way you can get two trips for the price of one.

This promotion expires January 15th, so you need to make your travel plans quickly. To check out the program, click this link.

Restaurant.com Promo Code - 60% Off - Valid Until January 19th

Hopefully, many of you were able to take advantage of the end-of-the-year promo code on Restaurant.com. But for those of you still looking for a nice deal on dining out, there's a new promo code that gets you 60% off the prices of their certificates or dinner-of-the-month club.

With the code, you can get $25 certificates at participating restaurants for just $4.00 (normally $10). For restaurants that have $10 certificates (typically for use at lunchtime), those are reduced now from $3.00 to $1.20 with the promo code.

It's a great way to be able to dine out well without putting as big a dent in your budget.

If you want to use their system but aren't at the point of picking a specific restaurant, the dinner-of-the-month program may be an answer. A three-month plan ($75 worth of dining) is normally $30, but with the pro code right now it's just $12.00.

For those of you who haven't used restaurant.com, their certificates come with some restaurant-specific restrictions that I think are fairly easy to meet (i.e. minimum check of $35, minimum 2 entrees etc.). There are restaurants all around the country on their list. So you can try out a new place or visit an old favorite a bit more often.

The code to use is EXCLUSIVE -- enter it at checkout and hit 'apply' to see the savings in your cart before you submit your order. Just click on the link below to visit restaurant.com.

Save 60% off $25 gift certificates. Use code EXCLUSIVE and pay $4. Valid through 1/19/09.

Swiveling 19" LCD Monitor $129.99

For the most part I haven't been posting too many deals for computer monitors, since there are so many variables involved -- size, resolution -- but I ran across one that has a feature that may be different enough to meet some special needs... and at a nice price.

TigerDirect is selling a Swiveling Samsung 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor for just $129.99 ($160.00 off the retail price). You can tilt this screen 90 degrees to make it a vertically oriented screen -- great for full-page viewing of documents, larger viewing of vertical images etc.

This monitor boasts 1000:1 high static contrast ratio, 8000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 1440 x 900 resolution, and 300 cd/m2 brightness. A fast 5 ms response time also delivers outstanding image quality. Its innovative height-adjustable stand gives you the flexibility to change your viewing position – even to a complete vertical angle – to ensure maximum comfort. This monitor is also ENERGY STAR and VESA compliant.

You can check out all the details on this swiveling monitor by clicking the image below. Good deals at TigerDirect have a way of selling out, so if you've been looking for a new monitor that can swivel, check it out quick.

Philips 5-Outlet PowerSquid Surge Protector $9.99, 83% Off

With all the devices we plug in nowadays, it's nice to have some added capacity and flexibility along with some surge protection. Here's a nice little item at a hefty savings you may want to look at. It's the Philips 5-Outlet PowerSentry 540J PowerSquid Surge Protector. Buy.com is currently selling it for $9.99 -- that's 83% off the retail price of $59.99. Plus free budget shipping is included.

This product features:
- 5 grounded flexible, adapter-spaced outlets
- power blocker automatic shutdown technology
- V3 advanced surge protection technology for safer and more reliable protection
- Protection/Ground Indicator Lights
- Energy Rating 540 Joules
- 3.46 ft Power Cord

To take a look and see if this will help you keep your devices humming, click the picture below.

Personalized Gift Items Up to 75% Off - Plus Code for Extra 15% Off

Right now, Things Remembered is having a clearance on many gift items you can personalize, with savings as much as 75% off the original price. These include items such as heart-shaped boxes, money clips with a photo slot, keychains with various themes, a frame for mom or a pen for dad... even a flask in the shape of a cell phone! Personalizing any of these items is included in the price.

Plus, there's a coupon code you can add at checkout that drops the final price 15%. The code is WORKINGTR.

An example of the savings:
- My Heart Keepsake Box (was $20), now $4.99 - 15% = $4.24.
- Football Award (was $40), now $9.99 - 15% = $8.49.
- Photo Money Clip (was $20), now $4.99 - 15% = $4.24.

There are a lot of gift ideas here, and you can plan for future events like Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, anniversaries, even next Christmas!

To take a look, click this link.

TV Shows on DVD -- Discounted 30% Plus Buy One Get One Free!

If you love TV shows, Amazon.com has a sale and promotion going on that you may want to check out. They have a bunch of TV series on DVD that not only have been discounted 30% or more, but also are good for buy-one-get-one-free until January 14th. So you end up with two DVDs for less than the regular price of just one -- actually a combined price reduction of 65% from the list price of just one DVD.

Many of the shows have multiple seasons available on the list, so you can get two seasons of your favorite series. Or you can mix and match to round out your collection.

There are current favorites as well as classics, with a long list of shows. Some favorites include:
- Spiderman - The New Animated Series
- Barney Miller
- The Shield
- Rules of Engagement
- Married with Children
- Square Pegs (with Sarah Jessica Parker)
- Bewitched
- I Dream of Jeannie
- My Boys
- Get Smart
- Gidget
- ... and plenty of others

To take a look at what's available and see if you want to pick up some of your favorites, click this link by January 14th.

Free e-Book Download: Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan

With all the financial turbulence going on, there's all sorts of things people can do to make their money work better and harder. Hopefully this blog is one of them for you. But if you are a fan of Suze Orman (or someone who's curious to read her advice), you can get a free download of her book Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan -- Keeping Your Money Safe & Sound.

Kick off the new year with 5 steps you can do now to pay off credit card debt, raise your FICO score and more! Plus, calculators.

The download is free at Oprah.com between now and January 15th. You can view the file but are restricted from copying it or forwarding it to others (you can tell others to download a copy themselves, of course). She'll also be doing a free webcast on the 15th for which you can register at the site as well.

To get your free e-Book download, click this link.

Free Inauguration Cover of The New Yorker Magazine

Here's a little freebie for someone who's collecting historical tidbits about the upcoming Inauguration: a free commemorative cover from The New Yorker magazine. They're known for great cover art and this issue's cover may be something to frame and hang if you're interested.

It's free just by registering at their website. Of course you can subscribe while you're there too, but that's not required. Requests must be made by the end of the month but quantities are limited so if this is up your alley you may want to do it now.

This is for the cover only, not for a full issue. To register, click this link.

QuickBooks 2009 Simple Start Free After Rebate

When you can pick up some useful software for free, that's always a nice deal. Here's a free-after-rebate offer on Intuit's QuickBooks 2009 Simple Start. Fry's is currently selling it for $80.00, and there's an $80.00 mail-in rebate for purchases by January 22nd. What's more, they even ship it to you for free!

QuickBooks Simple Start combines easy-to-use bookkeeping software with essential tools for your business. It's the simplest way to track sales and expenses and lets you keep everything in one place.

Note that Simple Start is for first time users and can only import data from prior versions of Simple Start.

If you think this Quickbooks version may help keep track of your financial info and be helpful, why not take a look by clicking this link.

West Coast to Hawaii from $278 Roundtrip on Hawaiian Airlines

If you live along the West Coast and yearn to visit Hawaii, there's a sale going on at Hawaiian Airlines that may put it well within reach. You can book roundtrip flights to Honolulu for as low as $278 (plus airport/security fees) from Seattle or Portland. A number of other cities such as Phoenix, San Jose and San Francisco are just a few dollars more, at $299 plus fees.

Maui roundtrips are also available at low prices, just over $300, if that's your preferred destination.

Travel at these low prices is valid between now and March 14th, and again from April 19th till June 4th. Between March 14 and April 19, the fares are about $71-$100 higher.

Tickets have to be booked between now and January 16th, but dates may sell out so if you have plans for Hawaii anytime soon, you may want to check this out quickly.

To see more details and see if you can make a Hawaiian escapade fit your travel plans, click this link.

Coupon for The Limited: $20 Off $60 or $30 Off $100

Are you a shopper at The Limited? Here's a coupon that can make your next shopping experience just a bit sweeter. You can get $20 off a purchase of $60 or more, or $30 off a purchase totaling over $100.

It's valid till January 11th, and can be used in-store or online. To use it in the store, print it out and present it to the cashier. Online, you can get the same savings by entering promotional code 842 during checkout.

It excludes purchases of gift cards and items on markdown also aren't covered. But if you're looking to update your wardrobe, it's a nice way to get some hot items with an instant discount.

To print out your coupon, click this link.

Bach Violin Concertos MP3 Download 99¢

Love classical music? On top of a nice download deal for Beethoven MP3 downloads a few days ago, here's an offer on some terrific Bach violin concertos. Amazon is offering a group of these performed by some grand artists for just 99¢.

There are twelve tracks included, and if you were to purchase them individually they would total almost $15.00, so this is a nice savings for the batch.

These feature Itzhak Perlman performing with the English Chamber Orchestra on a number of these. There are also some double violin concertos involving Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman.

It's a great way to build up your collection and make your MP3 listening a bit more classy. To check it out, click the link below.

Entertainment Books at 35% Off

If you've ever used the Entertainment Book, you know it can be a great source of savings. You can use them to get great deals on local restaurants, plus an assortment of day-to-day services, entertainment outlets and more. Plus, when you travel, you can also use a book for your destination city to get the same great deals on restaurants and make a vacation more affordable and enjoyable.

The earlier in a year when you have a book, the more deals you can squeeze in, and get more bang for your buck. And right now, just starting out a new year there's an offer that lets you get 35% off the cost of Entertainment Books already!

They have books covering all the big, popular cities but also many regional areas as well, so people living virtually anywhere can take advantage.

And starting with 35% off puts you that much ahead of the game at the start. To check out their books and see what's available, click the link below.

Free Scholarship Search Service

If you have (or know) a teen who's going to be entering college soon, you know that it takes a lot of resources to dig around for financial assistance. There is a ton of money out there that can help, but also a ton of places where you need to look.

Scholarships.com offers students of all ages a free college scholarship search, college search and myriad other financial aid and student loan information. Students utilizing this service need only take a few minutes to complete a free scholarship search -- and the results may prove very fruitful.

Getting this kind of assistance for free is a nice deal, but if it helps make college more affordable and possible, the benefits can really be lifelong. Click the link belwo to learn more.

Begin your free College Scholarship Search today - find money for college at Scholarships.com.

Teva Men's and Women's Sandals for $9.90; Girls' Style Too

The middle of winter is a nice time to pick up sandals. First of all, you can sometimes find nice deals out of season. Plus, when you get them delivered you can start dreaming of the summer months ahead.

Right now, Teva.com is offering some sandals for men and women at a nice low $9.90. Included in the sale is the Men's or Women's Lennox, which normally go for $30.00 a pair. Also available is the Women's Conchita Thong, which is reduced from $65.00 all the way down to $9.90.

They also have a girls' Pretty Rugged sandal available in kids' and toddlers' sizes, reduced from $40.00 to $9.90. These look like they'd hold up for some nice spring and summertime playing.

Shipping is $5.95, so even with that you're doing much better than the original prices.

So take your first step toward summer fun. To check them out, click the links below.

Men's Lennox
Women's Lennox
Women's Conchita Thong
Girls' Pretty Rugged
Toddler Girls' Pretty Rugged

Bluetooth Headset by Jabra for Hands-Free Calling $12.99

With the increasing number of places that mandate no hand-held calls on cell phones, getting a good bluetooth headset is a must. Here's a nice deal on one made by Jabra, a well-respected brand of headsets.

Buy.com is currently selling the Jabra BT2050 Bluetooth Headset for just $12.99, which is 74% off the retail price of $49.95. They include free budget shipping as part of the deal.

This headset features:
- striking design
- simple functionality
- clear sound Bluetooth 2.0 EDR & eSCO
- wear with or without earhook (2 sizes provided for comfort)
- auto-pairing for no nonsense set-up
- Jabra Discreet Light feature (no distracting, unsightly lights)
- talk time: 4 hours
- standby time: 180 Hours
- weight: 8 g

To take a further look and see if this will complement the way you use your cellphone, click the picture below.

Free Cloth Grocery Tote Bag

Happy New Year!

Let's get the year off to an easy start with a free item that'll help you be a bit more environmentally considerate.

Instead of having to choose between paper or plastic at the supermarket, lots of people have started bringing their own reusable cloth tote bags. Well, here's a chance to get one for free. Mantra Venture Group is offering it just for visiting their website and registering. It's completely free including shipping. They even give you a choice of color -- red or green.

Making a small dent to help the environment at no cost -- a nice combination. To register for your free bag, click this link.