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DOLLAR-WISE DIVAS: REBATES! SAVE MONEY ON APPLIANCES NOW-- AND ENERGY IN THE FUTURE



Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages with tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!

 

By Nancy and Dawn Clement


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FREEBIE ALERT! FREE MEDICAL INFO AND CLASSES AT COMMUNITY HEALTH LIBRARY IN LA MESA


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DOLLAR-WISE DIVAS: SAVAE TIME & MONEY! CREATE A HOUSEHOLD BINDER

 

By Dawn and Nancy Clement

 

Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages with tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!


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FREEBIE ALERT: IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH—TAKE A WALK WITH YOUR COMMUNITY DEC. 30

 

By Nancy Clement

December 22, 2009 (La Mesa and Spring Valley) -- Start the New Year off right by walking your way to health!

 

Live Well invites you to come and “Take a Walk with your Community” at a fun-filled event that features a 30 minute hosted walk, free entertainment, refreshments and a special guest. This special event will occur simultaneously at both Harry Griffen Park in La Mesa and Lamar Park in Spring Valley from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 30th.


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FREEBIE ALERT! WINTER SOLSTICE WALK DEC. 21

 

Cowles Mountain is the site of a Kumeyaay Indian solstice site and the Canyoneers are conducting a free walk up the mountain on December 21 at 6 am to view the sunrise on the first day of winter.


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DOLLAR-WISE DIVAS: SAVE MONEY – BE CREATIVE WITH GIFT WRAP

Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages with tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!
 

By Nancy and Dawn Clement

 

December 17, 2009 (San Diego’s East County) - We all know the holidays can get extremely expensive. Not only do people buy many gifts to give away, they also spend a good chunk of change on gift-wrap for those gifts. There are ways you can save on gift-wrap, however. You just need to get a little creative. You can even use the money you save to buy more presents!


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FREEBIE ALERT! FREE RINGTONES FROM NATURE


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DOLLAR WISE DIVA: SAVE MONEY ON GIFT GIVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS: BE CREATIVE AND CLEVER

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By Nancy and Dawn Clement

December 3, 2009 (San Diego’s East County) – Ready or not – the holiday gift-giving season is here!  Our gifts to you are ideas and tips to help you spend less money and feel more relaxed and peaceful during this special time of year. It is important to remember why we are celebrating, and to not be caught up in a whirlwind of consumerism.


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FREEBIE ALERT! DONATE YOUR LONG HAIR AND RECEIVE A FREE HAIRCUT

 

November 25, 2009 (El Cajon) --La Dolce Belladonna, located in Fletcher Hills, is proud to be a participant in the Locks of Love Program as an approved hair salon that performs free haircuts by licensed, professional hair stylists.

 


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DOLLAR- WISE DIVAS: SAVE MONEY! BRAVE THE CROWDS AND SHOP ON BLACK FRIDAY

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By Nancy and Dawn Clement

 


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DOLLAR-WISE DIVAS: FREE & LOW-COST ENTERTAINMENT YEAR ROUND

 

Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages with tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!

 

By Nancy and Dawn Clement

 

November 23, 2009 (San Diego’s East County) - San Diego has excellent theater, and ticket prices are low enough (even free!) that everyone can enjoy great shows.


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TRADE IN YOUR HOLIDAY LIGHTS FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT LEDS--FREE!


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DOLLAR-WISE DIVAS: SAVE MONEY WITH SPECIAL THANK YOUS FOR VETERANS


Take advantage of some of the hidden benefits of being a veteran!

 

By Nancy and Dawn Clement

 


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“FREE DAY” AT NATIONAL FORESTS TO HONOR VETERANS DAY!

 

 

 

San Diego, CA, November 5, 2009 – As a thank you to Veterans and Armed Services Personnel, Veterans Day, November 11 has been declared a “Fee Free Day” for Cleveland, San Bernardino, Angeles and Los Padres National Forests.

 


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TRICK OR TREATING IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

 

Does the thought of going house-to-house Trick or Treating make you feel uncomfortable? How about mall Trick or Treating?

 


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DOLLAR WISE DIVAS: SAVE MONEY, CREATE HALLOWEEN COSTUMES FOR LESS!

 

Share creative ideas to assist people of all ages with tips to save money and improve their lifestyle!

 

By Nancy and Dawn Clement

 

October 22, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)-Costumes are not about how much money you spend. You could spend hundreds of dollars and still have a less-than-exciting costume. What make a costume great is a little creativity--along with a few accessories. For example, take a man in an ordinary suit, slick back his hair, give him a pencil thin mustache and a string tie, and voila – Clark Gable! Take the same man, in the same suit, give him a wide tie, spectators, and a waist chain, and you have a Mobster. The clothes you wear are a mere canvas on which to paint your costume.

 

If you need a little inspiration, check out these sites:


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FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING SATURDAY

October 13, 2009 (El Cajon)- To help prevent identity theft, San Diego County Credit Union has announced that free shredding services will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at its El Cajon branch, located at 312 West Main St.


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FREEBIE ALERT! CALLING ALL KIDS--FREE ADMISSION TO SAN DIEGO ZOO & WILD ANIMAL PARK IN OCTOBER

 

KIDS FREE DAYS for children 11 years old and younger has been expanded and is now available all during the month of October. Everybody loves our World famous Zoo; now’s the time to enjoy the cooler weather as you learn more about animals and conservation. Come check out two fun, new play areas at the ZOO, and experience “Radical Reptiles” at the Discovery Station in the Wild Animal Park at San Pasqual.


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FREE SMOKE ALARMS!

 

 

The Burn Institute Senior Smoke Alarm Program is for people 55 and over who own their own homes. All smoke alarms, batteries and maintenance direction are provided by The Burn Institute for the program – free of charge.

 

If a senior is a renter, The Burns Institute will, at the renter’s request, call the owner on behalf of the renter to advocate and let the landlord know that it is his or her legal responsibility to maintain all smoke alarm equipment.


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FREEBIE ALERT! FREE ADMISSION TO 18 S.D. MUSEUMS SATURDAY, SEPT. 26


One Day Only!
 

Saturday, September 26, 2009 is Museum Day, and you can enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to enjoy 18 of San Diego’s museums. It’s easy to participate, simply go to the Smithsonian website (link below) and register for their free admission card. Registration is free and you can print out your card after completing the online registration. For details, see http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/.

 

This Freebie Alert is provided by Nancy and Dawn Clement, our Dollar-Wise Diva columnists.  They can be reached at 619-563-4184 or Dollar-Wi$eDivas@Cox.net.


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FREECYCLE: SAVE MONEY WHILE SAVING THE EARTH


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DOLLAR-WI$E DIVAS: SAVE UP TO 90% ON COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS


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