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[QuarterMillionMan]

Disneysteve is right. Some sites require 10x play through but TVG (I think) only requires 1x.

[disneysteve]

Disneysteve is right. Some sites require 10x play through but TVG (I think) only requires 1x.

I was going to say that also. You often need to play through a multiple of the bonus amount.

[rennigade]

Rebooked rental vehicle for $161 cheaper. Amazing how much prices can fluctuate for both hotels and rental cars.

[crazyliblady]

Rebooked rental vehicle for $161 cheaper. Amazing how much prices can fluctuate for both hotels and rental cars.

I had a much better experience contacting the local branch of a car rental agency by phone and reserving through them rather than calling the national number. Also, if you have any memberships, like AAA, professional memberships, etc., ask if there is a discount available.

[disneysteve]

Rebooked rental vehicle for $161 cheaper. Amazing how much prices can fluctuate for both hotels and rental cars.

I've made that recommendation many times. Even if you have a reservation like for a hotel or car rental, keep checking the price every week or two until your trip. I've often cancelled and rebooked at a lower price, sometimes 2 or 3 times for the same trip.

[Thrif-t]

I got a $106 MasterCard for a class action lawsuit.

I said in the other thread I was going to cancel my Disney+ subscription but now with my free money I'm gonna keep it going for another year. My family had a cow when I said I wasn't renewing. But this is the last year

[kork13]

I forgot to mention this over the weekend ... On Friday, I won my organization's chili cookoff (best of 10 entries). Besides the obvious bragging rights (of which I am proudly taking FULL advantage), the win apparently also came with a $50 Visa gift card.

Only problem is that I'm literally the 3rd highest-ranking person in our unit of 350+, and military pay scales aren't exactly a secret... So I need to figure out how to pay it forward in some way (they won't let me just hand it back). I feel bad taking $50 from our booster club's funds that are ordinarily spent on making life not suck for our wildly over-worked squadron at large.

Most likely, I'll probably try to donate it as a raffle prize for our Christmas party.

[james.hendrickson]

I got a $106 MasterCard for a class action lawsuit.

I said in the other thread I was going to cancel my Disney+ subscription but now with my free money I'm gonna keep it going for another year. My family had a cow when I said I wasn't renewing. But this is the last year

Season 3 of the The Mandalorian is coming out in a few weeks. Thars almost worth paying for Disney Plus itself.

Since this is saving forum - I do feel obligated to mention that Tubi has free content, some of which is just as good as Netflix and Disney Plus.

[Thrif-t]

Season 3 of the The Mandalorian is coming out in a few weeks. Thars almost worth paying for Disney Plus itself.

Since this is saving forum - I do feel obligated to mention that Tubi has free content, some of which is just as good as Netflix and Disney Plus.

You know I watched Season 1 and really like it but then only watched a couple episodes in Season 2 and never finished. I need to get back to it. Honestly, I hate how streaming is 10 episodes wait a year or more for the next season. I forget what has been happening by the time it comes back on!!

I will say during covid I got a good deal on HBO Max and watched all 10 seasons of Game of Thrones, I loved it. I'd rather wait till a show is done then watch it all at once, NO WAITING!! I'll be doing that with House of Dragons whenever its run it's course.ha

[bjl584]

My GF wanted to do some fall planting around the property. We headed to Lowes, and all their perennial bulbs and shrubs are 50% off.
So that was a nice surprise

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Opened an online checking account that pays $400 for a $1000 deposit. The catch is monthly fees. But for another $500 deposited, monthly fees are waved. Have to have account open for 90 days, and I will probably close it right after I get the $400. Do not have to do regular deposits or debit card uses for this reward.

[rennigade]

I had a much better experience contacting the local branch of a car rental agency by phone and reserving through them rather than calling the national number. Also, if you have any memberships, like AAA, professional memberships, etc., ask if there is a discount available.

I always book rental cars through costco. Ive always had luck getting decent prices that way.

[crazyliblady]

I always book rental cars through costco. Ive always had luck getting decent prices that way.

Oh, I am not nearly so concerned about prices as I am about them actually having a car available when I get to the car rental agency. For some reason, when I have called the 800 number, they do not seem to be up to date on what is actually available to rent at that location. But if I call the local office, I can reserve something that will be available and they are very kind about finding discounts that I did not know exist.

[disneysteve]

I switched to per diem employment in August. I just learned a couple of weeks ago that per diems are supposed to use the time clock to record their hours. I didn't have to do that when I was full time or part time (or when I was per diem back in 2016-17). Until now, I was just emailing my manager with my hours. So I started clocking in and out and got my first paycheck today since making that change.

The win is that they actually paid me for extra time. I got paid for an extra 30 minutes on this check. Before, if I worked a 4-hour shift I got paid for 4 hours exactly, even if I was actually there longer than that (which is quite common). I'm very happy to learn that from now on, that extra time will actually be paid time.

[bjl584]

I was able to fix a broken closet door over the weekend. The hole where the pin goes on the bottom was stripped out, so I fabricated a metal bracket to go over it and used it to remount the pin. Saved about $100 for the cost of a new door