Labor Day Weekend Deals and Activities

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Check out these great Labor Day Weekend deals from Living on the Cheap

Happy Labor Day!

Eat Free at IKEA
Dine in the IKEA Restaurant and deduct your restaurant receipt
(eaten the same day) total from any home furnishings purchase
over $100 (before taxes.) This freebie is good Saturday, September
1 through Monday, September 3.

The catch? You’ll need to present a receipt for a $100 or more for
purchases made at the store that day.

 

BOGO Deal at Firehouse Subs
Firehouse Subs is giving away a free medium sub when you purchase
any sub combo. To redeem the offer, simply bring a printed copy of
the coupon. This is valid on Monday, September 3 only.

 

Free Museum Admission on Saturday and Sunday
Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders will enjoy free
admission on Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2 only, as
part of the Museums on Us program. These include Newport Art Museum
in Newport, RI; Chabot Space & Science Center in San Francisco, CA;
Chicago History Museum in Chicago, IL; and National Museum of Women
in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Here is a link to the list of all the
participating museums nationwide.

 

Free Phone Calls for the Military
Labor Day gets started a day early for troops and hospitalized veterans in Afghanistan and Kuwait, who will be able to call the U.S. for free for a full 24 hours. The Free Call Day starts at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday September 2, 2012, courtesy of Sport Clips Haircuts, and ends at 11:59 p.m. that same day. (All times are EST.) Free Call Days are offered at more than 800 MWR internet cafes using SPAWAR located at various military installations in Afghanistan and Kuwait.

 

Cheap Movie Tickets on Labor Day Weekend
Regal Cinemas is letting you see movies on the cheap this Labor Day weekend. From Friday, August 31st through Monday, September 2nd, you will be able to see some first-run movies for only $6. These tickets are for RPX shows only (RPX is the Regal Premium Experience, the chain’s high-end theater experience with plush seats, a high-definition 60-foot-high high screen and a sound system powered by 100,000 watts. Tickets are normally about $14.) Movies to choose from include The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel’s The Avengers and The Hunger Games. If you’re a Regal Crown Club member, you can get tickets for even cheaper – $5!

Kids Earn Great Prizes with Summer Reading

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Earn Prizes with Summer Reading

Summer is the season kids long for. They pine for an end to school and celebrate when the final bell rings. But a week into the break many kids pop into the kitchen with a “Mom, I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.” This summer, keep your child engaged and busy (and off TV and video games) with an incentive-based reading program:

Barnes and Noble: Read eight books, record the titles on a form, and earn a FREE book from the retailer’s prepared book list. Fast readers can expect to earn all the books. The company provides great titles to choose from and the list changes every year.

Pottery Barn: Unexpected, but true! If your child reads all of the books on a recommended list, they earn a FREE book! The company has posted clear directions.

Scholastic: Kids log reading minutes for a chance to win fun prizes. Beyond that, the project offers kids a chance to be part of a bigger goal: breaking the Guinness world record for summer reading minutes. Learn more at Scholastic.

iVillage and PBS: These organizations have teamed up for a six-week program called “Summer Community Reading Challenge.”  In addition to the sweepstakes for prizes and $1000, get daily emails with book discounts, reading suggestions, ideas for fun activities, and FREE downloads of PBS shows! Sign up to get started.

Sylvan Book Adventure: This program is for kids who want a challenge. Points are awarded for book quizzes with scores above 90 percent. Accumulate points to earn a variety of prizes. There are quizzes on roughly 8,000 book titles.

Half Price Books: Dedicate 15 minutes a day to reading any book during June and July, and earn a $5 gift card! This program is created for kids 14 and under.

Local: Check your local library or independent bookseller for summer reading programs. Many offer prizes and free activities.

 

There are lots of ways to make summer reading free and fun! Summer contests and challenges just add to the element of fun in a quest for the love of books.

 

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