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StubHub is the fan's ticket marketplace and one look at the StubHub home page and you can see why. StubHub, headquartered in San Francisco, is an eBay Company (NASDAQ: EBAY).

StubHub is the largest ticket marketplace in the world based on sales. They enable fans to buy and sell tickets at fair market value to a vast selection of sporting, concert, theater and other live entertainment events, even those that are "sold out".

StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead through innovation. The company's unique open marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient, and highly reliable environment.

All transactions are processed and delivered via StubHub's patent-pending FanNetworkSM ticket delivery service, supported by seven-day toll free customer service at 1-866-STUBHUB, and backed by the industry-first FanProtectTM Guarantee.

Company partners include sports teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, leading NCAA athletic programs and media companies including AOL and CBS.

StubHub has sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets, broadway tickets, MLB tickets, NBA tickets, NHL tickets, NFL tickets and soccer tickets. The StubHub football tickets are extremely popular, and right now they have bowl tickets including the Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.

They also have exclusive tickets where you can treat yourself to a backstage pass, a complete travel package, the chance to win a sweepstakes and much more. They offer all-inclusive getaways, dream seat fan experiences, exclusive parties and VIP events.

For concert tickets, right now the Stubhub Sugarland tickets are very popular for the May 2008 concert in Honolulu, HI and the August 2008 concert in Sioux Falls, SD.

Here's a link to the StubHub home page:

StubHub.com - The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online

Labels: Broadway-Tickets, Concert-Tickets, Football-Tickets, Sports-Tickets, StubHub, Theater-Tickets, Tickets

Want to know what the most popular iTunes download was for 2007?

The folks at iTunes have compiled a list of the top selling songs and top selling albums of 2007. The most popular iTunes song and the most popular iTunes album are listed. In fact, they list the top 99 overall downloaded songs and the top 99 overall downloaded albums for the year. They also provide the most popular downloads for each category like Overall, Alternative, Classical, Country, Dance/Electronic, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul and Rock.

Here are the top 5 overall downloaded songs:

1. Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie
2. The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani
3. Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
4. Girlfriend (Radio Edit) – Avril Lavigne
5. Glamorous – Fergie

Here are the top 5 overall downloaded albums:

1. It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
2. Graduation - Kayne West
3. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
4. Daughtry - Daughtry
5. Coco - Colbie Caillat

Check out the full list of iTunes Top Downloads for 2007!

Labels: iTunes, iTunes-Most-Popular-Song, Most-Popular-iTunes-Download

Get a FREE 2008 Entertainment Book when you reserve a 2009 Entertainment Book thru June 30, 2008!

Heading to Las Vegas anytime soon? Save with the Entertainment Book Las Vegas coupons and discounts. The Las Vegas Entertainment Book is the most popular, followed by Hawaii, Orlando, and Orange County. These highly popular coupon books are currently priced as follows:

Entertainment Book Las Vegas edition: Regularly $25
Entertainment Book Hawaii edition: Regularly $35
Entertainment Book Orlando edition: Regularly $30
Entertainment Book Orange County edition: Regularly $40

Entertainment Book editions are available for major metropolitan areas in the United States, as well as Canada and even Puerto Rico.

Once you buy a book you will receive an Entertainment Book membership number, and you can then go online and register to get exclusive Entertainment Book online coupons. In addition to the Entertainment Book coupons, you'll find members-only online deals and exclusive discounts on Entertainment.com. You can also print coupons right from your computer, including new 50% and 2-for-1 dining discounts that are only available online.

You can also get repeat savings - if you find a place you like you can go back to save again & again at select merchants. Enjoy $1,000s in travel savings including hotels, car rentals, airlines & new package deals. Get cheap tickets for movies, sporting events, concerts & more. Save on restaurant gift cards & certificates for popular restaurants nationwide. Shop online & save with hundreds of new offers from top online retailers. Find all the savings in your neighborhood with easy searching, maps & directions.

Each Entertainment Book includes fast food coupons as well as coupons for fine dining. Make your dining and entertainment dollar stretch farther by saving up to 50% everywhere you go. Check out the 2008 Entertainment Book to preview hundreds of 50% off and 2-for-1 discounts near you. The book pays for itself very quickly.

Reserve a 2009 Entertainment Book And Get a 2008 Entertainment Book FREE!

Labels: Entertainment-Book

Cooking.com is having 6 days only of markdowns and Holiday Clearance items and prices are good while supplies last.

Within this promotion here's a list of the current Top 5 Clearance Bakeware:

1. Emile Henry 1.8-qt. Baker - $29.95 Now Only $23.96
2. Emile Henry 9.5-in. Quiche/Flan Dish - $33.95 Now Only $27.16
3. Anolon 10-in. Rose Bundform Pan - $24.95 Now Only $19.99
4. Anolon 9.5-in. Musical Note Bundform Pan - $24.95 Now Only $19.99
5. Kaiser 9.5-in. Flora Bundform - $24.95 Now Only $17.99

Cooking.com is offering Free Super Saver Shipping on $99 Orders Thru 12/31/07.

They are also offering Special Values on their best brands thru December 31.

They have a promotion on a high-end All-Clad Copper Core 10 piece Cookware Set: $400 off, Free Shipping, includes 6 Free Gifts: Use Coupon Code C98274 (Expires 12/31/07)

And here are the current Cooking.com online coupons:

EXP 12/31/08: Get $15 Off $100 shipments! Use coupon code C88966

EXP 12/31/08: Get $20 Off $200 shipments! Use coupon code C88967

EXP 12/31/08: Get $40 Off $300 shipments! Use coupon code C94832

Labels: Cooking.com, Coupons, Promotions

With Amazon.com Year-End Deals you can save up to 70% and thousands of items are eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping.

Overstock.com is offering site wide FREE Shipping through the end of the year. We've repeated the current Overstock online coupons here for convenience:

$5 off $100 or More (Expires 12/31)

$10 off $200 or More (Expires 12/31)

$15 off $200 or More For New Customers (Expires 12/31)

$20 off $400 or More (Expires 12/31)

And here are the current TigerDirect Deals and Best Sellers :

1. Sandisk 256MB Cruzer Micro $5.99

2. Acer 17" LCD Monitor Black $139.99

3. ZINA Digital Photo Viewer Key chain w/1" Color LCD Screen $9.99

4. Logitech Ipod Audio Station w/AM-FM Black $49.99* After $50 MIR Exp 12/31

5. GE 7.0MP Digital Camera w/FREE 1GB SD Memory Card and Case $89.99

6. DCLCD by Sceptre 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor 5ms 1000:1 WSXGA+ 1680x1050 Built-In Speakers $149.99* After $50 MIR, Rebate Expires 12/31/07

7. I-Inc 19" LCD Monitor SXGA DVI/VGA Black Built-In Speakers $159.99

8. Acer Aspire AMD64 3800+ 2.4GHz WinVista Home Basic w/FREE 17" LCD Monitor $399.99

9. Acer Aspire Laptop Computer AMD64 Dual-Core 1.7GHz Wireless 14.1" WXGA Integrated Webcam WinVista Home Premium $549.97

Labels: Amazon.com, Overstock, TigerDirect, Year-End-Deals

Amazon.com Gift Cards are still a viable option with just over a day to go until Christmas.

There are 5 Great Reasons to Give Amazon.com Gift Cards:

1. Redeemable for almost any of the millions of items on Amazon.com
2. Available instantly via e-mail
3. Never expire
4. Available in any amount from $5 to $5,000
5. No hidden fees

Right now there's still time to email an Amazon.com Gift Card in time for Christmas.

Send an Amazon.com Gift Card by email just in time for Christmas!

Labels: Amazon.com, Gift-Cards

Overstock.com is offering special product deals and free shipping today only.

They just provided the weekend coupon for $20 off $400 or more, which starts today.

They are also offering Free Express Shipping through today so you can receive your order in time for Christmas.

The links are all available on the Overstock Coupons & Promotions page.

Happy Shopping!

Labels: Overstock

TigerDirect.com has brand name computers, including the industry's top names, at prices that are simply not possible anywhere else. They also carry a vast inventory of components: motherboards, processors, hard drives, optical drives, cases and emerging technologies.

TigerDirect is having enormous success online. Here are a few reasons why:

· They treat every customer with respect, considering every transaction to be of critical importance.
· They offer the highest-quality products at the lowest-possible prices.
· They back every product with a rock-solid satisfaction guarantee.
· They offer the most complete product information and photo galleries available.
· They ship most orders placed before 7pm ET anywhere the same day.
· They carry the world's largest selection of computer components for the "Build-It-Yourselfer."
· They provide customers with information—on the phone, in their catalog, or on their web site—to make informed choices. Each of their telephone representatives is continually trained by the manufacturers of the products they sell and can answer your questions instantly.
· They have established BUYING POWER, so they can buy products at prices far below their competition—and pass the savings along to you.

TigerDirect Top Ten Deals of the Week!

Labels: Computers, Deals, TigerDirect

Overstock.com has special product deals and free shipping on thousands of products. The last day for guaranteed shipping on specially marked items is December 20th.

Special Product Deals and Free Shipping Page

In addition, they are running several site wide promotions:

20% off Swiss Legend Watches! 12.17-12.23

15% off Stuhrling Watches 12.17-12.23

10% off Luxury Watches 12.18-12.21

Today only SmartBargains.com is having a $0.99 Guaranteed for Christmas Shipping special.

One Day Only! - $0.99 Guaranteed for Christmas Shipping!

For iTunes Electronic Gift Certificates there's no need to worry about a shipping cut-off date--you can wait until 11:59 p.m. on December 24th to buy them as last-minute holiday gifts. You can either deliver them immediately via email, or print them and hand-deliver them yourself. Certificates can be purchased in amounts from $10 to $200.



For Amazon.com here are the cut-off dates and times:

For Two-Day Shipping, order as late as
3 p.m. PST (time varies by item) on Thursday, December 20.

For One-Day Shipping, order as late as
1 p.m. PST (time varies by item) on Saturday, December 22.

Labels: Amazon.com, Christmas, Gift-Certificate, iTunes, Overstock, SmartBargains

The tax credit for energy saving home improvements is set to expire in December 2007. Thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 you can get a tax credit of up to $500 by making energy saving improvements to your home, but you only have a couple weeks left to make the improvements.

Here is a list of improvements that qualify:

Insulation that reduces loss of heat or A/C
New exterior windows (capped at $200)
“Highly efficient” central A/C, heat pump, or water heater (capped at $300)
“Highly efficient” furnace or boiler (capped at $150)
Solar-powered hot-water systems: you get a credit for 20% of the cost (capped at $2,000)

For reference, you can check out the U.S. Department of Energy article on what The Energy Policy Act of 2005 means to you.

If you need a new hot water heater, you can install a Heat Pump Hot Water Heater and reduce operating costs by 25%-45%. It will cost about $375-$400 above the installed cost of a conventional 50-gallon electric water heater , but there's potential for 1-year simple payback. Subtract the $300 tax credit from the price and the cost is almost the same as a conventional model.

If you're looking to replace your heating and A/C unit you can install a Geothermal Heat Pump and reduce operating costs 30%-60% annually. There's a $300 federal tax credit through 2007, and the cost is approximately $7500 for a 3 ton unit vs. $4,000 for a typical heat pump or central AC system, so you'll recoup the costs in 2-10 years.

Labels: Home-Improvements, Tax-Credit

The Sharper Image is having a Holiday Weekend Sale with up to 50% off Plus FREE Shipping.

Sharper Image Holiday Weekend Sale - Save big on last minute gifts – up to 50% plus Free Shipping over $50!

Here are the Sharper Image Top 5 Last-Minute Gifts:

Garmin nuvi 750 Portable GPS (GA710)
Full-featured, compact GPS unit with over six millions points-of-interest.
Original Price $599.95 Now Only $449.95


Ality Pixxa 8-Inch LCD Photo Frame with 512MB Memory (AL001)
Display the photo you choose on the day you choose - automatically!
Original Price $299.95 Now Only $199.95


Casio Exilim EX-S880 8MP Camera (CO755RED)
YouTube™ fans will love the newest Exilim 8MP camera/camcorder!
Original Price $299.95 Now Only $219.95


Melitta ME1MSB Smart Mill and Brew 10-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker (SL150)
Wake up to fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee – and MSN® Direct weather!
Original Price $199.95 Now Only $99.95


Sharper Image LoveHandler (SI224SIL)
The best way to sculpt your abs, trim your waist and lose your "love handles"!
Original Price $299.95 Now Only $149.95

Labels: Sale, Sharper-Image

Yesterday Overstock.com provided us with a coupon that's good this weekend only for $10 off purchases of $150 or more. They're also running promotions on 5% off dresses and 10% off golf equipment through Sunday. The weekend coupon, Limited Time Promotions and about 20 new Weekly Product Discounts good thru 12/20 are available on our Overstock Coupons & Promotions page.

Overstock also provided us with a link for Last Minute Holiday Deals. Deals include memory foam mattress toppers, 200 thread count Egyptian cotton sheet sets and these deals, among others:

Garmin StreetPilot c530 GPS Vehicle Navigator - $234.64 (Save 61%)
83 of 83 (100%) would recommend to a friend

Tiffany-style Dragonfly Red & Purple Torchiere Lamp - $82.99 (Save 83%)
131 of 133 (98%) would recommend to a friend

Prague Women's Nappa Lamb Leather Blazer Jacket - $44.99 (Save 88%)
50 of 51 (98%) would recommend to a friend

Just so you know, here are the shipping cutoff dates for Christmas Delivery:

December 17 - Last day for guaranteed delivery on all items (does not include oversized items, see "shipping policy" on their site for details)
December 20 - Last day for guaranteed delivery on specially marked items

Happy Shopping!

Labels: Coupons, Deals, Overstock

Here are some popular Gift Cards and discounts:

Need a last-minute gift? Give an Overstock.com gift card!

20% off Luxury Watches at Overstock.com! Offer expires 12.17.07

10% off Jewelry and Watches at Overstock.com! Offer expires 12.17.07

See more new discounts on the Overstock Coupons & Promotions page.

A gift certificate from BareNecessities.com -
always the perfect gift.

Gift Sets at FragranceNet.com, Up to 70% OFF retail!

Gift Cards from The Sharper Image

Labels: Discounts, Gift-Cards

Visitors are coming in from pretty much all over the world now so I thought I'd take a moment to share some MoneyJibe visitor information with everyone, along with a list of the most popular pages.

Here are the Top 10 countries:

United States
(Unknown)
Slovakia
Canada
France
India
United Kingdom
Austria
Australia
Germany

Here are the top 10 States:

New York
California
Arizona
New Jersey
South Carolina
Georgia
Washington
Massachusetts
Virginia
Missouri

And here are the Top 10 most popular pages:

Best iPod Prices We Found
Overstock Coupons & Promotions
What's New
Sharper Image Coupons & Promotions
Petsmart Coupons & Promotions
Tax Withholding Calculator
Search
Bare Necessities Coupons & Promotions
SmartBargains Coupons & Promotions
Spider-Man 3 Video Game

I hope you've been able to save some money, make some money, and do better financially with the information and resources provided on MoneyJibe.com.

Have a great day!

Labels: Popular-Pages, Visitor-Info

Overstock and SmartBargains just informed us of their latest promotions.

Starting today, SmartBargains is running a Designer Handbag Sale where shoppers can save an extra $50 off popular styles.

Over the weekend they launched their "Guaranteed for Christmas Delivery" ship method. Shoppers will be able to choose this method throughout the next week and a half to guarantee delivery for Christmas. All Free Shipping coupons will continue to work for both standard delivery AND for guaranteed delivery for the rest of the week. SmartBargains Coupons & Promotions

Overstock.com provided us with their new weekly product discounts, which include a 2-inch Memory Foam Topper with Contour Pillows, Egyptian cotton sheets, and a Portable Folding Speaker System for Apple iPods, among others. Overstock Coupons & Promotions

Happy Shopping!

Labels: Overstock, Promotions, SmartBargains

Labels: Gibson-Research-Associates, Protect-Your-PC, ShieldsUP

Protect your children and your family from lead poisoning.

Saving money, making money and creating a secure financial future for yourself and your family is important, but taking adequate measures to protect them from harm is even more important.

With all the recent press on imported products, especially toys, containing lead, it's become vital to be able to test household products for lead. Some toys and even ceramics produced in foreign countries may contain lead and expose your family to lead poisoning.

I found the highly-rated Homax Lead Test kit, which is a hand held lead test kit you can use to do your own lead testing at home. It contains swabs you can use to test paint, ceramic, glass, soil, plastic and any other surface for lead, with accurate and instant results. You can use it to test for lead in toys and jewelry, and even check for lead paint in homes prior to 1978.

Use a lead tester for toys and give yourself peace of mind today!

Labels: Homax-Lead-Test, Lead-Test-Kits, Lead-Tester-For-Toys, Lead-Testing, Protect-Yourself

We just got notice from OnSale.com today about their Sweet Holiday Sale.

You'll save up to 10% on an Apple iPod with their iPod Holiday Craze, offering iPods at the best prices I've seen since the new generation Apple iPods were introduced earlier this year. Their prices currently beat Amazon by a good margin and that's rare indeed.

iPod Nano price start at $137.94 and $179.94 ($7-$15 less than Amazon's $144.99 and $189.00-$194.99)

iPod Classic prices start at $227.94 ($17 less than Amazon's $244.99)

iPod Touch prices starting at $283.94 ($15 less than Amazon's $298.99)

You'll also get FREE Engraving, a FREE FM Transmitter, a FREE Case, and FREE Shipping after Mail In Rebates.

Here are the links:

Save 8% off Apple iPod classic 80GB - Black only $227.94+ FREE Engraving + FREE FM Transmitter (AR) + FREE Case (AR)

Apple iPod nano 4GB Silver Only $137.94 + FREE Engraving + FREE FM Transmitter (AR) + FREE Case (AR)

Save 10% off Apple's iPod nano prices. iPod nano 8GB - Black only $179.94 after discount. For this HOLIDAY Season only!

Save 10% off Apple's iPod nano prices. iPod nano 8GB - Silver only $179.94 after discount. For this HOLIDAY Season only!

Save 10% off Apple iPod nano 8GB - Blue only $179.94 + FREE Engraving + FREE FM Transmitter (AR) + FREE Case (AR)

Save 10% off Apple iPod nano 8GB - Green only $179.94 + FREE Engraving + FREE FM Transmitter (AR) + FREE Case (AR)

Save 5% off Apple iPod touch 8GB starting at $283.94 + FREE Engraving + FREE FM Transmitter (AR) + FREE Case (AR)

Save 5% off Apple iPod touch 16GB starting at $379.98 + FREE Engraving + FREE FM Transmitter (AR) + FREE Case (AR)

Happy Shopping!

Labels: Best-Price, iPods, OnSale.com

It's a great time of the year to de-clutter your home and give away clothing and other items that are still in good shape but you no longer want or need.

And if you itemize your taxes, you'll get a tax break too. Just be sure to get a receipt when dropping off your non cash contributions--don't deposit them into an unmanned container where you can't get a receipt.

No receipt = no deduction.

Keep in mind that under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, you can only deduct charitable donations of clothes or household items if they're in "good" condition or better.

Reference IRS Publication 526 - Charitable Contributions for all the details.

Reduce your tax bill and help your community with charitable contributions!

Labels: Charitable-Contributions, Taxes

Not sure what to get someone for the holidays?

If they have an iPod, or are getting one for Christmas, an iTunes Gift Certificate makes a great gift.

iTunes has gift cards, printable gift certificates, and email gift certificates, which can be used for thousands of songs, TV shows, games and movies.

You can even set up a monthly allowance for your kids so they can download their favorite songs without needing access to a credit card.

iTunes Gift Certificates – Easy, Last-Minute Gifts for the Holidays

Labels: Gift-Certificate, iTunes

The Entertainment Book is a discount coupon book you can use to save money on dining, entertainment, travel, local retail services and much more.

The 2008 Entertainment Book has hundreds of discount coupons for casual dining and fast food, dining out, travel and hotels (including airlines), entertainment and sports, and retail and services. Common dining discounts include buy one entree and get the second of equal or lesser value for free. You can use the Entertainment Book to save up to 50% everywhere you go.

For a limited time only through Dec 31 you can get $10 off plus FREE standard shipping on the 2008 Entertainment Book.

Save money on dining, entertainment, and more!

Labels: Coupons, Dining, Discount, Entertainment, Entertainment-Book, Save-Money

Well, I can't believe it's December already but the the good news is we just got word on the latest coupons and promotions, and FREE Shipping offers abound. Here's the scoop:

FragranceNet just provided a $10 off $75 coupon and their FREE Shipping coupon is still active through Dec 3. FragranceNet Coupons

Overstock.com just released their December coupons, which include FREE Shipping through Dec 15, $5 off $100, $20 off $400, and a new customer coupon for $15 off $200. They also provided new product discounts good through Dec 7 on gloves, slippers, and bags including shoulder, leather, satchel and other bags. Overstock Coupons

The Sharper Image is offering a coupon for FREE Shipping with a $50 purchase ($49.95 counts too), and their December promotion is 50% off a Cozy Quilted Throw with any purchase. They also have a FREE Shipping plus 50% off a second Ionic Breeze air purifier, and FREE Shipping plus a 4-piece starter set on the Fresher Longer food storage containers. All offers are good through December 31. Their top selling products include a Digital Photo Keychain for $49.95 (stores up to 31 photos), the Ion Audio USB Turntable for $199.95 (converts vinyl records to CD or MP3), and Noise-Cancellation Headphones for $149.95 (batteries included). Sharper Image Coupons

SmartBargains still has their PayPal 20% cash back promotion running (they told us they expect to have to pull it on Monday). Through January 4, 2008 they have FREE Shipping on orders of $75 or more, as well as a 12% off coupon for new customers. They also have a list of top 24 Holiday Gifts, which include great prices on His and Hers Movado watches, a Calphalon cookware set, a diamond necklace, cashmere throws and more. New discounts include Christmas trees and Christmas decor like wreaths and garland, diamond stud earrings and Cole Haan handbags from $99.99, and their entire stock of women's outerwear is on sale at up to 60% off, all through December 31. SmartBargains Coupons

Labels: Coupons, Deals, Free-Shipping