Random House is giving away FREE books as part of the Read it Forward program.  (I know last time I posted about this, some of you won free books!)  This is an awesome way to preview new books!   Quantities are limited and winners will be chosen at random.  One entry per person per book.  Below are the direct links for the available books:

The Stuff That Never Happened, by Maddie Dawson, go HERE

Shift, by Tim Kring (this looks interesting), go HERE

Fragile, by Lisa Unger, go HERE

**Update – it’s back again!! Sign up now if interested!!  Act fast if interested – Synovate is accepting new applicants!  This opportunity is usually available for only a day or two max so sign up now if interested!  Since I posted about this two weeks ago, many of you have written me and told me how much you have loved being a part of Synovate.  You have told me about trying out new products and that this has been a wonderful company to use for product testing and receiving rewards for your time!  Go HERE to sign up to be a product tester and share your opinions with Synovate! You will have to fill out one brief page of questions.  After you do this, check your email to confirm your application.  **Tip – use your email address designated to couponing so that all survey related emails goes with your couponing emails.

Now this is a deal I LOVE!! I think all of you will enjoy it too!  😉  Starting Friday, August 13th and ending at midnight August 15th, Floridians will experience TAX FREE shopping just in time for last minute back-to-school shopping!  You will see ZERO tax on: Clothing and related items with a sales price of $50 or less, Books with a sales price of $50 or less, School supplies with a sales price of $10 or less.

To clarify how this works, if you find a coat that costs $55.00, you will have to pay tax on the entire $55 purchase.  But, if you buy two $45.00 coats, you will have zero tax on your purchase.  Make sense?  Go HERE for more info.

Don’t live in Florida?  Go HERE to see a list of each and every state participating in sales tax holidays!

I have been receiving daily emails from Daily Worth for over a month now and I love it.  Every day they email me financial tips.  They are practical tips that are very practical in today’s economy.  If you haven’t signed up yet, you should.  Go HERE to sign up.  **I used my couponing email address when I signed up so that all of my coupon related emails go in one place.

**I am reposting this in case you missed this awesome contest over a month ago when I first posted this! 🙂 I entered this fun contest about three weeks ago and a couple of days ago I received an awesome brochure from Colorado Tourism.  Just looking at all of the activities and beautiful tourist locations in CO made me want to post about this giveaway again.  This giveaway is provided by Colorado’s Tourism and it is not too late to enter.  The winner will receive a Colorado vacation!  Click the banner above to enter the giveaway.  You will have to answer one question and then the next screen will ask for your info for the contest!  (You don’t have to get the answer correct to enter!)  I requested that CO’s tourism guide be mailed to my house.  After that, I confirmed that I wanted to receive the guide and I was entered into the contest!  Good luck and please take me with you if you win!

If you haven’t entered the $25.00 Sam’s Gift Card Giveaway yet, don’t forget to!  Go HERE for more info and for entry info!

**Reposting this as it is still available** Gotta love this giveaway!  Go HERE to enter to win 4 Tampa Bay Bucs tickets!  The first screen will ask for your email address and zipcode.  Once you provide this, you will find out if you are eligible (this is based on how close you live to Tampa) and you will fill out the entry form.  **Note this giveaway takes a bit of work because – after you fill out the entry, you will be asked to join other sites.  You do not have to do this.  Select “no” and/or “skip” each screen.  Remember to give your couponing email address when entering this giveaway in case you receive spam.

**Reposting this as it is still available** Go HERE to enter to win 4 Carolina Panthers tickets!  The first screen will ask for your email address and zipcode.  Once you provide this, you will find out if you are eligible (this is based on how close you live to Carolina) and you will fill out the entry form.  **Note this giveaway takes a bit of work because – after you fill out the entry, you will be asked to join other sites.  You do not have to do this.  Select “no” and/or “skip” each screen.  Remember to give your couponing email address when entering this giveaway in case you receive spam.

I know in the past many of you have been frustrated because you have wanted to join Nielson’s National Consumer Panel but you have been unable to since you didn’t have a landline.  National Consumer Panel now is accepting applications for people who don’t have landlines!  When you join, you will take surveys and be equipped with a scanner to monitor the purchases you make each week.  You will be rewarded with prizes along the way!  Go HERE to apply.  You will find out whether or not you are eligible right away.