Freebies and free stuff

Today Ebates is running a Cyber Monday 2 campaign (…really? That was the best name they could come up with? I would have gone with Super Awesome Bonus Money day.) where they’re at least doubling the rebates at over 500 stores. Some examples include:

Toys R Us – 10% cash back instead of 2%
Barnes and Noble – 10% cash back instead of 4%
Disney Store – 10% cash back instead of 5%
Walmart – 6% cash back instead of 1%
Nordstrom – 6% cash back instead of 3%
Old Navy – 5% cash back instead of 2%
Kohl’s – 4% cash back instead of 2%
Apple – 2% cash back instead of 1%

Those just scratch the surface – there honestly are a boatload more. Not only that, but new members to Ebates can get a free $10 gift card after making their first purchase. So if you’ve still got some Christmas shopping to do, today might be the day to stop procrastinating.

Now I just need to figure out what to actually buy for a few people. I’m open to suggestions. *crickets*

So mark your calendars and set your alarms for 1 PM EST on this Tuesday, November 1st. Why? Because Fed Ex is giving away 30,000 $25 American Express Gift Cards on their Facebook page starting then.

Are all of your watches synchronized? Good! Let’s grab a pizza and meet back here in about 8 hours. I left my wallet at home, though, so who’s buying this time?

What’s with the free $2 credits today? First CVS and now a free $2 Amazon mp3 credit. All you need to do click the yellow button and enter code FALLMP3S. After half a dozen failed attempts, I had to end up copy & pasting the code. I can recall the starting lineup for every Seattle Mariners team over the past 20 years, but I guess my little peabrain can’t correctly remember a string of eight characters.

The first 500,000 people who pledge not to be a MoneyTrasher (don’t ask) can have $2 free CVS ExtraBucks added to their account. Only 33,000 people had taken the pledge when I did, so either not many people know about this or lots of folks can’t bring themselves to promising not to throw money away.

As the follower count to HIF’s Twitter feed shows, most of you have a Twitter page. If you don’t mind making one tweet about Amazon, you can get $5 in Amazon Video on Demand credit for free. Just go to their page and click on the yellow button. That will take you to Twitter, follow the instructions, and the $5 will be credited to your account. You’ve got until tomorrow, June 19, to snag this offer.

If you’d like a free Amazon $2 MP3 credit, go to that link and enter code CLOUDMP3.

This was an insanely popular offer when I previously posted it. Amazon shows me what people have bought (not who bought it though, so your purchases are totally anonymous) and I have to say there was a ton of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga picked up last time. Considering HIF was recently named in Seventeen magazine, I guess that makes sense. Turns out teenage girls don’t listen to Foo Fighters or The National. But how about Bon Iver? Florence and the Machine? They were both on The Colbert Report last week, that means they have to be hip and cool!

Sign up by noon EST on Monday, June 27th, and get a free $10 Buca di Beppo gift certificate. This would be been a sweet segue into their birthday freebie, but I already posted it in May. Dang my momentary lapse in procrastination!

EDIT: They’ve run out of freebies.

Vocalpoint is giving away a free $10 Craftsmen C3 Tool gift card. This is sure to go fast since Father’s Day is on the horizon. I plan on using mine to buy a hammer that will only be used to open walnuts and kill bugs.

Only Vocalpoint members are eligible, but they periodically give away great freebies, so I’d suggest signing up. When doing so, if you happen to have a Y chromosome, lie and say you’re of the XX variety. I don’t know what they have against us guys, but if you admit to being able to grow a shaggy beard, they’ll kick you out of the club.

EDIT: Obviously, you can’t get this offer any more since Tax Day has come and go!

Is it seriously tax time again? You’ve got to be kidding me. Oh well, at least both H&R Block and Turbo Tax are offering free federal tax returns. I’ve always used Turbo so I guess I’ll keep the streak alive for one more year.

I try not to be so apathetic when it comes to my finances, but one look at a W-2 and I’m instantly asleep. I don’t know how accountants do it. They’re honestly the closest we have to superheroes.

EDIT: Just go ahead and smack me now. Link added.

You can either get a free $1 check from Miller High Life or donate said dollar to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. This is cool, I’ve never been sponsored by a company before. But now I can say HIF is sponsored by Miller High Life!

The fine print says residents of AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, DC, FL, IA, KS, MT, MS, NE, NV, NH, NM, OK, SC, WI, and WY can also get a $1 off Miller High Life coupon. I don’t know if that means these residents aren’t eligible for the $1 check or if they simply get an extra option on how to get $1. If you live in one of these states, leave a comment and let us know what your choices were!