Thrifty and Thriving

The usual promotion from restaurant.com – 80% off – when you enter code SAVOR

I find these are only worth buying if you’re going to use them in NYC, Boston, or some other big city.

Readers, have you found these useful in the 518 area?

CNN money has a rating of top 5 least expensive cities and top 5 most expensive cities

Three Ohio cities made the list of most affordable. Time to move?

Mattel’s Barbie doll is taking on new carriers: first as a news anchor and then… as a computer engineer! Read more here

She wears black leggings and a T-shirt with a binary-code pattern on it

(I so own a t-shirt that says things in binary)

And you can look at the new Barbies here
I might need to get one!

Siena college is scheduled to receive a $2 million federal grant for their science department. Read the story here

As a proud alumna, I say congrats Siena!

If that’s not enough to make you all warm and fuzzy about the school check out our latest seen from Siena v Iona game.

This Friday only (Feb 12) receive a free 8×10 collage at Walgreens when you enter code VDAY online; select in store pick up to avoid shipping charges!

Sephora is offering a Korres set for $39

This set contains:
- 25 x Pomegranate Wipes
- 0.68 oz Wild Rose Brightening and Line Smoothing Serum
- 0.68 oz Wild Rose 24-hour Moisturizing and Brightening Cream
- 0.34 oz 99% Natural Silicone-Free Face Primer
- 0.34 oz Wild Rose Brightening Foundation WRF3
- 0.21 oz Wild Rose Lip Butter
- 0.3 oz Provitamin B5 and Rice Bran Mascara in Black

The set is a nice way to try the line. The only thing I cannot figure out why they included foundation in the set – it’s a set color, so clearly will not be for everyone; and if you read the reviews you’ll see the foundation getting lots of hits.

Regardless, this sounds like a good buy.

Aldo is offering extra 40% off on women’s clearance boots. Offer valid online only and prices already reflect the discount.

Check them out here

Bank of America is offering a checking account promotion – you open a checking account with them, deposit $500 and if the account stays open for 30 days you get $100 sign on bonus.

Offer is available for new customers only, but

The new customer is not eligible for this offer if they were a signer on a Bank of America checking account that was closed within the last three months.

The account you have to open is MyAccess Checking; there are no fees if you open it online but you have to use offer code AOU261209 to be eligible for the promotion
You have to have $500 balance on the account, have it open for at least 30 days and make a minimum of one transaction with the newly assigned check card

More details along with a link to open the account here