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From December 5 to 25, McDonald’s celebrates the holidays with its new SZN of Sharing, including daily deals, merchandise and giveaways, including the chance to win FREE meals for life. Let’s take them one at a time. McDonald’s Daily Deals Move over milk and cookies. You could buy a Big Mac or Crispy Chicken Sandwich,
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There are always some great meal deals at national fast food and fast casual chains, to help you stretch your strained budget. Top deal of the month is foot-long cookie at Subway and the new Mozarella Chicken sandwich at Wendy’s. We update this money-saving list of fast food deals and discounts and new menu items
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It’s possible to double the daily rate of your rental car with add-ons such as a second driver, navigation system, toll road pass, car seat, ski rack or bike rack. If you haven’t rented a vehicle in a while, it’s worth reviewing the rental do an don’trules to save money, even legal grief.
Visit more than 200 museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions for FREE on the first full weekend of every month, thanks to the Museums on Us program. It’s a perk for holders of a Bank of America or Merrill credit card or debit card. Just present your active card with a photo
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As always, four-season resorts from East to West were busy this summer upgrading existing chairlifts and gondolas or adding entirely new ones to open acres of new terrain for skiing and riding. If you are a downhill enthusiast – as I am – check out these best new lifts to get you up the mountain
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If you need to talk to a live Frontier Airlines customer service agent, you are out of luck. The troubled low-cost airline has shut down its customer service call center, which most major airlines still operate, including competitors Spirit and Allegiant. Instead, the only way to get help with rebooking a cancelled or missed flight,
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What’s your family favorite holiday movie? If it’s a recent one, you are in luck because Regal Cinemas is offering tickets to five of the best holiday movies for just $5 each. There’s a different holiday classic each weekend – Saturdays and Sundays only – between Nov. 27 and Dec. 24. See one or see
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‘Tis the season to be jolly, and also to be victimized by holiday scams. Most scams are year-round, but the bad guys get especially active around the holidays because they think we are so busy looking for bargains that we won’t notice it’s a scam. If an offer sounds too good to be true, it
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In the past, stores have been open on Thanksgiving Day, including some that opened at 6pm to give shoppers a head start on Black Friday deals and discounts. These days, most stores are closed on Thanksgiving, but their online stores are open. These are the national chains closed on Thanksgiving Day 2022, in alphabetical order
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We all know what outsourcing and moving manufacturing overseas has done to the US economy, and issues with the supply chain, Shop instead with these small businesses which sell only Made in USA holiday ornaments, decorations and other items for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. Help the US economy, especially small businesses, and do something
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