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Happy Memorial Day weekend! How are you celebrating? Memorial Day is considered the kick off to summer, whether you spend the weekend opening up your pool, grilling out, going camping or spending quality time with friends and family around a campfire. It is also a great weekend to shop! Here is a round up of some of the great deals that are happening over the weekend including: Apperal,Home Goods, Sporting Goods and Electronics.

Happy Memorial Day! As a thank you to all the men and women who serve our country, we have spend the last few weeks rounding up a list of more than 175 stores that offer a military discount!

Do you ever have days where you just want to let your geek flag fly? Maybe you’re tired of trying to act too cool for school, and you just want to nerd out for a bit with other people who share your affinity for all things geek. Well, there’s good news: May 25 is your day. Geek Pride Day.

For many people, tax time is either a time for rejoicing or a time for dread. Those people that are looking forward to large tax refunds are usually the ones ready to have their taxes completed as soon as they have their W-2s in hand. People who owe money, on the other hand, usually want to put off paying that large bill for as long as they can. The best idea is to be one of those people who fall in the middle, neither owing the IRS nor expecting a refund from them.

Moms with a great business idea can be deterred from pursuing their goals due to lack of money to get their business started. However, many women will be surprised to learn that they can obtain free money in order to start a new company. Read on for more information.

My husband and I have always preferred simple, which translates to “cheap,” over elaborate and expensive. We love spending time with friends and family in the kitchen, cooking up a favorite meal, and we usually entertain at least once a week. Read on for some of our budget-friendly tips for hosting a great party:

Alright, so maybe I’ve been playing a little too much Family Feud on my iPhone lately. That game can get rather addicting (even worse than Words with Friends for me!). I could probably come up with more than 10 for this list. Coupons are usually easy to find for these items, and you can almost always find them on sale some place.

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Psst. Wanted to let you in on a little secret! We're hard at work here at FatWallet putting together a HUGE military discount round-up post for you which will launch on the FatWallet blog on Friday, May 25th. In the mean time we've pinned 119 stores and restaurants that offer military discounts on our Military Discounts pinboard! Come check it out!

CarMD is generously giving away one Vehicle Health System to one super lucky winners! This thing is cool because it saves you money on your vehicle's maintenance by diagnosing problems and hidden issues before they become expensive problems. The system provides you the least expensive and fastest way to get it repaired including required parts & labor costs. Here's how to enter: