iTunes on Facebook is offering 20 Free Songs (Indie Spotlight Rock/Alt) for becoming a fan of the iTunes page

McDonald is offering FREE sample of iced or hot Mocha every Monday until August 3rd between 7am and 7pm.

Share a Pint of New Starbucks Ice Cream application is giving away 20,000 pints of Starbucks Ice Cream.  800 will be available at the beginning of every hour until 7/19.  You will have to be among the people right on the dot in order to receive it.  You can either mail the coupon to yourself or a friend.

Here is the official rules:

20,000 will be given away until July 19th

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited/regulated by law. Sponsored by Conopco, Inc., d/b/a Unilever. Open to legal residents of the U.S. and D.C., 18 & older. Recipients may not reside in CO, LA or TN. Limit one coupon per household address. Ends 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 7/19/09

Happy Independence Day Everyone!

State deficits have dominated the news lately and none were bigger than the budget deficit that is currently looming over California.  With the governor unwilling to raise taxes, there really isn’t much option to cut.  Here is a link to LA Times that allows its readers to balance CA budget.  Give it a try!

Personally I took a look and I would be willing to pass some of the tax increases in order to balance the budget.  However, being a frugal, I like to see the modification to current pension/retirement benefits for state employees.  Some of the clauses were simply ridiculous.  One example is the UC system.  If you work for the education system (UC) and retired, the pension is willing to pay 80% of the yearly salary.  It is benefits like this that makes me wonder where all the education money is going to.  With all the money pouring into education, California still rank among the least in the country.

Saw this on Fatwallet the other day.  Nothing beats free especially when it comes to magazine!