For Students: Apple Macbook $728.00 Plus Free Printer After Rebate

If you are a student and looking for a Macbook there's a deal now for students at Apple's education store. They're selling the Macbook for $728.00 with free shipping. There's also a set of printers for which you can get back up to $100.00 by rebate so you can get a printer for free in the package.

The specs for the Macbook at this price are:
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 Ghz
- 2GB DDR3-1066 SDRAM (Expandable to 4GB)
- 250GB 5,400RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
- 8x Double-Layer SuperDrive
- 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Video Card
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- AirPort Extreme 802.11n
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- 13.3" Widescreen Display (1280x800)
- Built-in iSight camera
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- 60 Watt-Hour Lithium-Polymer Battery (up to 7 hours)
- Weight: 4.7 lbs
- Unibody Design

To check out this Macbook, click this link.

For the rebate on a printer bought together with the Macbook, click this link. Here's a form showing the printers that qualify for a rebate (some are less than $100 so those would be free after rebate, or you could get a higher-priced printer and get $100.00 back on one of those).

Restaurant.com Promo Code - 80% Off All Orders Plus Bonus $10 Certificate Through the End of the Year

Well, restaurant.com is bringing 2009 to a close with a steep promo code that also comes with a bonus per order. If you use promo code CHEER now through the 31st, you get 80% off AND a bonus $10 dining certificate per order.

Note that I say per order -- so if you want to buy several certificates at this promo discount, you can do them as separate orders and get a bonus for each one.

That means every certificate you buy brings even more value. If you are buying a $10.00 certificate (usual price of $4.00) it's you're now for 80¢, and a second one comes along free. That's a total of $20.00 of dining credit for less than a buck (96% off!).

If you buy a $25.00 certificate (most of those cost $10.00 but some are a bit higher), you can get it for as low as $2.00 now and get the free $10.00 certificate added, meaning a total of $35.00 of dining credit for as little as $2.00 (94% off).

And one of my favorites when the promo is this good is the Dinner of the Month Club. (You get a $25.00 certificate for any participating restuarant once a month for the term you choose, plus a bonus sign-up certificate, and then this bonus $10.00 certificate on top of it!

So a three-month club (three $25.00 certificates, a $10.00 extra bonus certificate and then this promotional added $10.00 certificate for a total of $95.00 dining credit) comes down to $6.00 from the usual $30.00. $6.00 for $95.00 worth of restaurant credit is 93% off!

A six-month plan (seven $25.00 certificates including the sign-up bonus, plus the $10.00 promo code bonus) is just $12.00 now, getting you $185.00 of dining. A 93% savings!

An annual plan gets you twelve $25.00 certificates, a free $50.00 certificate and this bonus $10.00 once, adding up to $360.00 of food credit for $24.00 with the promo code. That saves you 93% for the year.

The Dinner of the Month is a great deal now because you can get the discount but redeem the certificates at the start of a month when new inventory is in stock at the most popular hot spots!

Each restaurant's certificates come with whatever restrictions (days of week, minimum check before certificate accepted etc.).

This is one of my favorite deals and the one for which I hear great feedback, so take advantage before the year is out. It's also great for family members away at school or anyone else that would make a great gift recipient.

Click 80% Off at Restaurant.com plus bonus $10 certificate with each order. Use code CHEER thru 12/31/09.

Free Koofers T-Shirt for College Students

If you're a college student and want to get a free T-Shirt to wear around campus when your favorite stuff is waiting for the laundry, you can get a freebie from Koofers. Once you register on their site, they send you a form by e-mail for the T-Shirt request. You need an .edu e-mail address to get it.

To check it out, click this link.

Free Backpack from Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is offering a free backpack to people who might be interested in getting information on attending their school. This isn't just for current High School seniors or juniors; the form for prospective starting semester goes all the way out to 2019. So if you have a youngster and would like one of these backpacks, it't there for the asking.

To check out the form requesting information and get your free backpack, click this link.

Windows 7 Upgrade $29.99 for College Students

Microsoft has often had special offers for college students, such as the Office 2007 Ultimate package, and now that there's the new Windows 7 operating system, College Students can upgrade at the special price of $29.99.

Students must be currently enrolled in college and provide a .edu e-mail address. If your school does not provide you with a .edu e-mail, there is an option to provide copies of documents to qualify -- student ID card, class list and proof of class payment.

There's a Windows Upgrade Advisor tool on-line if you want to verify your PC can do the upgrade (most PCs running Vista will be able).

The offer is good until January 3rd. To check it out, click here.

College Students with High Marks Get Up to $760 with BofA Credit Card and Deluxe Credit Protection Plan

I wish I had run across this item a few weeks ago, before some students enrolled at college. But there are still opportunities here for good college students, whether you're just starting or and especially if you're going to graduate this year.

It's may sound a bit complicated to follow, but by using a Bank of America Credit Card and joining their Deluxe Credit Protection Plan, good full-time college students (3.6 GPA or better and 12 or more credit hours/semester) can earn up to $1,000 a year ($500/semester). Since this credit protection plan costs $20 a month, they could net up to $760.00. (Even if you only qualify for one event, you would net $260.00.)

The $500 can also be earned by enrolling a college or by graduating with a degree (even an AA degree apparently). You can earn $500 twice a year for a $1,000 maximum.

If you are in a situation already getting a 3.6 or higher, or you are going to graduate soon, or you will start school soon, but not have any of these events occur before 30 days from now (the lead-time period), then maybe you should consider this. If you think this might be a possibility for you and want to learn more, read on. Thanks to Villa Bryan at Slick Deals for the info.

What's needed:
- A Bank of America credit card
- The credit protection Deluxe plan (20 dollars a month)

30 days after activating the plan, you can get 500 bucks for doing the following:
- Getting a 3.6 GPA for a full-time term (after activating the plan)
- Becoming a full time student at a school
- Graduating and receiving a college degree

You can only get money from those types of benefits twice a year. So if you take two semesters at 3.6 GPA or higher and graduate (three events) you would still only qualify for two.

To find out about how to get the Deluxe plan, you can call 1-888-668-6938 (the BofA website only seems to post information about a Credit Protection Plus plan, which isn't the one which has this benefit).

If you don't have a BofA card yet, call to make sure you can get the Deluxe plan if you sign up for a credit card. If you already have a card, call and find out if you can get the Deluxe plan. It costs $20 a month, so you should gauge whether this will be worth it (i.e. if you're not sure you can maintain a 3.6 GPA and you're not just enrolling at a college soon nor graduating soon).

You have to be a Full-Time student (12 units or more each term). You have to wait 30 days before activating a benefit (although apparently you can register during a semester in which you're pretty sure you will get 3.6 or higher, as long as you register for the plan more than 30 days before that semester ends).

When you activate a life benefit under the Deluxe plan, you get a $500 credit applied to your credit card bill. If you don't have a blance at the time, they put it in a reserve account, and you get to charge $500 dollars worth of stuff to it (such as next semester's books) and not pay.

To activate a life benefit (any of the three academic ones shown above), you call the number they give you, they send you an envelope, you send back an official transcript, enrollment verification, and class schedule. You must follow all of those rules for it to get activated. 1-2 weeks later you get a letter letting you know you if your benefit was activated or not. If not, they tell you why not.

So obviously this isn't for everyone. But if you're consistently getting high grades of well over 3.6 anyway, have a semester that's going to end in a little over 30 days, and think you can do it again the following semester, this is worth a look. It's especially worth a look if you're getting those level grades and planning to graduate, or planning to enroll in a new college soon.

Since this does involve getting a protection plan that costs $20.00 a month, you should research this carefully before applying, to make sure the benefits will outweigh the costs. But if they will, this is some nice bonus money for good school work.

College Students Using Microsoft -- Get Office 2007 Ultimate Version for $59.95

I just posted a deal for MacBooks for college students but I know there are a bunch of students who will be using Microsoft-based notebooks at college too. And there's a nice deal for them that's still active.

If you're enrolled at college and have a .edu address, you can get the Ultimate version of Office 2007 for just 59.95, a savings of over 90% from the retail price of $679. That's the Ultimate version, not the one you see at stores called Home and Student which just includes Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Ultimate has all those elements of Office included , plus Publisher, Access, Accounting Express, Groove, InfoPath, and OneNote -- the really complete all-purpose pack.

Microsoft is alsog offering college students Vista Ultimate with SP1 for just $64.95 -- this version of Vista usually goes for $219.95 so you're saving $155.00. And at no extra cost to you, Microsoft will contribute $10 to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa for each purchase. It's a nice deal, but with Microsoft on the verge of issuing Windows 7 operating system, I would only do this if you really need the upgrade now.

Hey, college costs are high enough -- why not take advantage of one of the ways being a student helps you save money? To check it out, click the link below.

For College Students and Teachers at Any Grade Level: Apple Macbook Pro 13.3" Laptop + iPod Touch 8GB + Printer + Free Shipping All for $1,099

For anyone heading off to college or for teachers (at any grade level) who want to get a MacBook, there an offer from Apple valid through tomorrow, September 8th, that you might want to check out. If you’re a college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac through September 8, you can get a free iPod touch (up to $229.00 rebate). Plus you can add a printer up to $100.00 and get a rebate on that too. The offer is valid with the MacBook Pro 13.3", starting at $1,099, or any other model.

Click this link to get to the offer page. Add a MacBook (or other Mac if you prefer). Then add an Ipod touch 8GB valued at $229 or less just after you add the laptop. If you want to add a free-after-rebate printer, click this link and choose one that's $99.95 (you can pick a more expensive one and get $100 back on that).

Once you've placed the items in your cart, click this link to process your rebates.

It's all shipped to you for free. So after all is said and done, you've got a nice package of Apple computing and entertainment power for $1,099.

Free 30-Song Summer Mix from iTunes and Stanford University

I'm not sure if the people at Stanford University have a particularly unique taste in music, but iTunes has teamed up with them for a special collection of 30 songs specially picked by the iTunes team for Stanford.

They are doing this to encourage people to check out out Stanford on iTunes U. There are a wide range of Stanford courses, events, faculty lectures, student-produced music, films and much more -- all available as free downloads for your computer, iPod or iPhone. But there's no obligation here to do anything further if you don't wish to -- you can just download the summer mix for free.

To check it out, click this link.

GE® .7 Cu. Ft. Capacity Microwave Oven $29.00

This one may be a good deal for anyone who's got a kid going off to college in the fall. Or it could come in handy if you could use a small microwave oven around the house. Right now, Lowes® is selling the GE® .7 Cu. Ft. Capacity Countertop Microwave Oven (Color: White) for $29.00. It was $59.99 so you are getting over half off the usual price.

It features:
- 0.7 cu. ft. capacity
- 700 watts (IEC-705 test procedure)
- Convenience cooking controls at the touch of a button
- Auto Defrost - Automatically sets defrosting times/power
- Glass Turntable rotates for even cooking
- Electronic touch controls - point-and-cook convenience
- Child lock out - prevent accidental starting

To take a look and see if this would be a handy appliance to pick up, click this link.

NCAA College Small Rugs $5.00 at Walmart

There are just a few schools available so this isn't for everyone's school, but Walmart is having a clearance sale on small rugs featuring several NCAA College logos. They're priced at just $5.00, reduced from $9.96. These would be handy for anyone attending one of the schools or for sports fans who follow them too.

The schools available are Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and USC.

The rugs measure 20" x 30", are machine washable and the fabric is polyester.

You can find them in stores (maybe take a look while you're getting your free ice cream tomorrow from 11 am to 4 pm), pay to have them shipped home or get them shipped to your nearest Walmart for free ship-to-store.

To check them out, click here.

Microsoft Vista Ultimate on Sale for College Students at $64.95 -- Savings of $155.00! Ultimate Office Special for Students at $59.95 Still Alive

Back in August I wrote about a really sweet deal from Microsoft for college students, where they could get the Ultimate version of Office 2007 for just 59.95, a savings of over 90% from the retail price of $679. That's the Ultimate version, not the one you see at stores called Home and Student which just includes Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Ultimate has all those elements of Office included , plus Publisher, Access, Accounting Express, Groove, InfoPath, and OneNote -- the really complete all-purpose pack.

Well, that deal is still active for qualifying college students, but now there's another great special for college students as well. Microsoft is selling them Vista Ultimate with SP1 for just $64.95 -- this version of Vista usually goes for $219.95 so you're saving $155.00. And at no extra cost to you, Microsoft will contribute $10 to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa for each purchase.

Vista Ultimate is the most complete and robust version of the operating system, and SP1 has the various updates that made it work better. It will give your computer more flexibility to run programs and applications, although you should be sure your system has all the required memory before you upgrade -- Vista does take a bunch.

But it's another way that Microsoft is cutting students a break. You need to be a current student at a registered college, and have a .edu e-mail address.

Hey, college costs are high enough -- why not take advantage of one of the ways being a student helps you save money? To check it out, 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.

Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate Available to College Students for Over 90% Off!

The Microsoft Office Ultimate offer for college students is back.

Microsoft is once again offering its Office Ultimate 2007 software suite to college students for $59.95, which is less than one-tenth of the regular retail of $679. Now that's what I call a price savings!

This isn't just the Home and Student version that you can sometimes see on sale at $79-$99.

This is the full deal: the suite contains Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook with Business Contact Manager, Accounting Express, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Groove, and OneNote. It's got the most widely used tools for so many computer functions -- the deal makes me wish I were a college student!

To participate, the student must be enrolled in college and taking at least 0.5 credit hours currently, and must have an e-mail address with a .edu domain. Microsoft claims they will be checking up, and if anyone cannot verify their student status they will be charged the $679 retail price instead, so this is for legit students only.

But if you are a student this can boost your PC's productivity (and thus yours) at a fraction of the regular cost. If you want to check out the offer, click the link below.

Restaurant.com Certificates at 60% Off with Promo Code

Well, the latest Restaurant.com promo code is in. This time it's a 60% off value, making the $25 certificate just $4 instead of $10! Have you taken advantage yet? These certificates offer tremendous value, but also minimize the risk of trying a new restaurant.

With the holidays coming up they can make great stocking stuffer for your kids away at college so they can get a break from dorm food. If you have family members living somewhere far away, it's a way to give them something practical they could use (maybe give several certificates adding up to really big savings in the coming year).

There are lots of ways to spread the savings around. Check out Restaurant.com, and add the promo code SWEET at checkout to activate the 60% off your cart. The code is valid till October 22nd.

I don't want to be too repetitive on how these work, so if you're not familiar, click on restaurant.com in the index of keywords in the left column.

Spread the news around!

NCAA Football Fans -- School Hoodies $11.99

If you're a fan of four schools (or know someone who is), you might want to take a peek at this one...

The schools are Alabama, Tennessee, Washington State or Florida State (Syracuse was included but they're out of stock).

Amazon.com is offering Old Varsity Brand hoodies for these four schools for $11.99 (usually $29.95). The hoodies are gray, and are screen printed with a large name of the school, a small nickname and logo. They're 80% cotton 20% polyester so they should be good for those crisp fall football Saturdays.

They'd make great Christmas presents for that football fan you know and love. If you get a few (or other stuff at Amazon that totals over $25) they're shipped free as well.

Here's the link.

Go, team, go!

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 Over 90% Off for College Students!

Microsoft is offering its Office Ultimate 2007 software suite to college students for $59.95, which is less than one-tenth of the regular retail of $679. Now that's what I call a price savings!

The suite contains Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook with Business Contact Manager, Accounting Express, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Groove, and OneNote. It's got the most widely used tools for so many computer functions -- the deal makes me wish I were a college student!

To participate, the student must be enrolled in college and taking at least 0.5 credit hours currently, and must have an e-mail address with an .edu domain. Microsoft claims they will be checking up, and if anyone cannot verify their student status they will be charged the $679 retail price instead, so this is for legit students only. The offer ends April 30, 2008.

But if you are a student (or a parent who just sent your son or daughter off to college), this can boost your PC's productivity at a fraction of the regular cost.

Here's the link to the offer.

So, college students, have at it! And the lesson about saving money? Well, let that be an extra thing you learned this semester!