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My 2014 FREE Vegas Reward Redemption’s Thru MyVegas

My 2014 FREE Vegas Reward Redemption’s Thru MyVegas

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We’re going to Vegas again, in less than 2 weeks to be exact. I always make sure to play MyVegas on Facebook because we’re a frugal couple. We don’t like paying the high prices that most tourists pay when vacationing in Vegas. It gives us a little more room to gamble (low rollers) and dine out at thee expensive restaurants.

So far we have all 6 of our rewards claimed. (MyVegas only allows 3 per person in a 30 day period). It used to not be limited, but since its gotten popular, they had to put a limit otherwise everyone would be going just to enjoy their free rewards and not really gambling per say.

We’re staying at the Monte Carlo this time in a Deluxe King room which is their very basic one. It won’t even compare to our last room at the Mirage from MyVegas, but oh well, free is free, and it was the only one available for our dates of travel. (Yes, they have a calendar for their room day redemption)

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MyVegas Reward Breakdown:

  1. (3) Nights at Monte Carlo – Sat, Sun, Mon = $467.04 saved
  2. (2) $50 Free Play Vouchers for Monte Carlo (Must stay 3 nights) = $100 saved
  3. 2 Premium Tickets to Zumanity Cirque De Soleil = $245 saved

 

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Which brings our grand total to $812.04 saved to go to Vegas. We paid $316 for both of us round trip to fly Southwest for $79 each way, $106 for our full size rental car and another $56 for our last night downtown on Fremont Street. I also have $104.68 saved on my Total Rewards card because of Social Rewards and my husband has $81, which are both going towards food at CET properties.

Overall, a nice haul (not our biggest) but MyVegas is to blame for that for putting up limitations. LOL cause I still have 150k loyalty points leftover! This will probably be our last trip for a while too since we found out we were pregnant with our first 2 days after we booked the flights. Going to be a unique experience that’s for sure. But, who needs booze to enjoy Vegas?

Have you played MyVegas on Facebook? If so, what have you redeemed, and were you happy with it?

JENN HAS BIG NEWS!

I know I haven’t kept this updated like I should have, but it’s summer and all. Or technically, still feels like summer (93 friggin degrees out!)

I have some big news that I’ve already shared with the Facebook world and our family. We’re expecting a baby around April 16th!! I didn’t think this day would come but it has and now that it has, I am freaking out and not feeling so thrilled about it. Yes, I am happy that god has blessed us with a child. But, now that my hormones are going a mile a minute, I am not super excited like I should be. Maybe once I am further along I’ll be happy? I mean after all, this is a life changing event here.

I haven’t exactly had the best time these past 4 weeks after finding out. There are days where the nausea is so bad that I don’t even want to move from the couch. I’d literally rather throw up and get it over with than feel like I’m hungover all day.

My nipples are starting to change and make me cringe at the slightest touch, my breasts hurt, the constipation is unlike any other constipation I have ever experienced. I am talking shit so painful, you just want to let it sit in your anal cavity than try to push it out. Don’t believe the hype or the happy pregnant people you see on TV if you’re a first time mom, it LOOKS and FEELS nothing like that in my experience! I hear it gets better after the first trimester, so here’s to hoping.

A little under 4 more weeks to go, then onto 2nd trimester.

 

8 Ways to Save Money on Your Vegas Trip!

8 Ways to Save Money on Your Vegas Trip!

We all know that Vegas can be a tourist trap with their endless amount of entertainment options, their high priced hotels and restaurants, and everything else in between. But can you really save money on your Vegas trip? The answer is yes! My husband and I go to Vegas at least once a year, mostly because of these money-saving tips.

 

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A Huge List of Birthday Freebies For Your Special Day!

A Huge List of Birthday Freebies For Your Special Day!

Who doesn’t love getting birthday freebies on their birthday? It’s that one time of year where you expect to be lavished with great food, great company and great gifts… or sub-par gifts depending on your perspective. Either way, I have come up with a list of birthday freebies for you here which will be added to as time permits and as more birthday freebies are discovered.

You will notice that some of these are not free, but money off coupons or discounts. The way I see it, they’re exclusively free offers specifically intended for your birthday only. Enjoy!

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Food and drinks

  1. Au Bon Pain: Join eClub: Free birthday sandwich or salad and Free travel mug for signing up.
  2. Join Bakers Square Email Club: Free Entrée with the purchase of another adult entrée and two drinks
  3. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s: Free dessert with the purchase of any entree.
  4. bd’s Mongolian Grill: become a Club Mongo member for a $5 coupon upon signup and birthday Free stir-fry meal.
  5. Biggby Coffee:  Join E-wards and receive a special treat via snail mail the month of your B-day
  6. Denny’s Rewards: Members get a free Grand Slam breakfast.
  7. People who join IHOP’s Pancake Revolution get free rooty tooty fresh ‘n fruity pancakes.
  8. Red Robin eClub members get a free burger.
  9. Join the Warehouse Club and get a free meal at Spaghetti Warehouse.
  10. Get a free birthday burrito for joining the mailing list at Baja Fresh.
  11. Hooters eClub members get 10 free wings.
  12. Join the Steak ‘n Shake eClub and get a free double cheeseburger and fries.
  13. At Tony Roma’s, Roma Rib Expert Club members get a free entrée up to $15.99.
  14. Starbucks Rewards members get a free drink.
  15. Baskin-Robbins Birthday Club members get a free scoop.
  16. Dairy Queen Blizzard Fan Club members receive a BOGO Blizzard 6 times a year.
  17. A&W Mug Club members get a free float.
  18. Those who sign up for Applebee’s Email Club get a birthday special at the discretion of the restaurant.
  19. Sbarro: Free slice of pizza when you join their eClub.
  20. Join Del Taco‘s email list for signup bonus coupon for two free chicken tacos and receive free shake on your birthday.
  21. Free Birthday Dessert Coupon at Jack in the Box.
  22. Sign up for Dunkin DDPerks and receive free Medium Beverage and another one on your birthday.
  23. Free Shake at Arby’s when you sign up for their eClub.
  24. TCBY: $3 off your total purchase when you sign up for eClub.
  25. Wienerschnitzel Weiner Lovers’ Club Members get a free corn dog on their birthday.
  26. Famous Daves Members get a coupon for a buy one entree’ get one half off coupon.
  27. Jamba Juice members get a 16oz smoothie for $2.00.
  28. Black Angus Steakhouse: Get a free cowboy cookie when you present your email.
  29. Cinnabon Club Cinnamon members get a FREE Mochalatta chill.
  30. Krispy Kreme eClub members get a free doughnut of their choice as well as a small coffee or fountain drink.
  31. Sizzler eClub members get a $5 off any entree’ coupon.
  32. Cold Stone Ice Cream eClub members will receive a buy one get one creation coupon on their birthday.
  33. Dutch Bros. gives you a free coffee on your birthday.
  34. Godiva Rewards gives you $10 to spend in your birthday month.
  35. Sonic Cruiser’s Club: Get a free treat on your birthday.

 

Retail

  1. Ace Rewards members get a birthday gift from Ace Hardware.
  2. Join American Eagle / Aerie Rewardsand receive 15% off the month of your birthday at AE or Aerie when you share your e-mail.
  3. Aveda members get a free gift.
  4. Get a free brow service (including waxing and shaping) at the Benefit Brow Bar.
  5. Join The Children’s Place “My Place Rewards” and receive a coupon for 15% off.
  6. Join Columbia Sportswear Greater Rewards and receive a coupon good for 20% off.
  7. Become a Cost Plus World Market Explorer and receive a 10% coupon on gourmet food & non-alcoholic beverages.
  8. CVS ExtraCare Beauty Club members get $3 in ExtraBucks rewards.
  9. Designer Shoe Warehouse Rewards members get a $5 gift certificate.
  10. Become a Hot Topic Member and receive a $5 off coupon on a purchase of $30.
  11. Kmart Birthday Club members get $5 off on their child’s birthday.
  12. Subscribe to Old Navy emails and get a Welcome Offer plus $10 off coupon on a purchase of $50.
  13. Sephora Beauty Insider members get a free gift.
  14. Free Smashbox Gift Set For Your Birthday when you sign up for Smashbox Pretty Points Rewards Program
  15. Get a free $10 off $10.01 coupon from Torrid.com on your birthday. Pair this with a free shipping deal or use it in-store.

 

Entertainment

  1. Join the AMF eClub for free bowling and $20 off your next visit ($5 off per person, up to four people)
  2. Join the Brunswick Bowling Zone for two free games of bowling.
  3. Join Chuck E. Cheese’s Chuck E-Club and receive 20 tokens.
  4. Dave and Buster’s Rewards members get $5 in free game play.
  5. Show your ID to get a free movie or game rental at Family Video.
  6. Harkins Movie Theaters offer their guests a free medium sized popcorn on their birthday. Present your ID at the box office or to the Guest Services counter to receive your birthday coupon.
  7. IPic Theaters members get a free movie ticket.
  8. At Medieval Times buy one get one free admission.
  9. Caesers Entertainment Members get an offer for a free alcoholic beverage in Las Vegas to use sometime during their birthday month.
  10. BullWinkles eClub members get a $20 Bonus Play Fun Card Certificate.

 

Online Sites

  1. Swagbucks: Get 50 free swagbucks on your birthday when you’re a member. You can cash out for a $5 Amazon gift card when you reach 500 points. You can read more about Swagbucks here.
  2. Disney Rewards: Get 100 bonus points for being a member on your birthday. This is a reward site for those that purchase Disney movie tickets, movies and the sort. You enter your movie codes on this site and redeem for prizes listed.

 

If you know of any other birthday freebies that are not listed here, please let us know in the comments below.

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Let Your Cats Indulge in the New Fancy Feast® Broths!

Let Your Cats Indulge in the New Fancy Feast® Broths!

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Fancy Feast® Broths decided to choose my cat for this great sponsored post campaign. Princess Yasmine thanks you for allowing her to try this decadent treat!

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When Yasmine was younger, she was taken away and abandoned far too soon. We found her on the streets, took her in and bottle fed her, and when she was old enough, we started her on some wet kitten food. She probably ate creamy food for the first couple months after the bottle, then we transitioned her to hard food. She’s now 12 years old and has become picky in her old age, as in, won’t eat wet cat food anymore. Only thing I can think of is she got sick of it when she was a kitten. Now, she just likes the juice, which is why I was exited to let her try the Fancy Feast® Broths!

 

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:::Perk::: What!? Fancy Feast® makes broths?

I consider Yasmine my furbaby, I always want the very best for her, and I feel like we have found that with the new Fancy Feast® Broths.

  • The Broths are carefully crafted without any by-products or fillers. By-products are the parts of the animal that you don’t want your pet eating, like internal organs, blood and bones from dead, dying and diseased animals.
  • Real and recognizable ingredients are at the heart of every Fancy Feast® Broths recipe. Have you ever opened cat food and thought, what the heck is that? I know I have.
  • Each perfectly portioned, ready-to-pour pouch includes a variety of lickable tastes and textures and tender bites of high-quality real seafood cats are sure to love. I love this because of the real meat and for the no-mess clean up, for instance when you need a spoon to scrape the food out of a can of cat food and end up dripping it or spilling it onto the counter.
  • Fancy Feast® Broths also come in 8 varieties and feature either a Classic Silky or Creamy Broth with the main ingredient as meat with added vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, spinach, etc.
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pardon our weedy yard..

 

She knew something good was in the Fancy Feast Broths pouch, and as soon as I put it in the bowl she started to sniff and gave it a lick. Although she didn’t eat it all right then and there, she did come back to it later and finished it off. She is the pickiest of cats so if mine will eat it, so will yours!

Do you have a picky cat at home?

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf Fancy Feast®. #LoveABowl