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The latest great offer from Gen-A Travel:

Visit both Australia and New Zealand for 7 nights for only $1099.00 per person!  This incredible value 10-day package includes round trip airfare with Qantas Airways:  Los Angeles/Sydney/Auckland/Los Angeles, 4 nights accommodation in Sydney and 3 nights accommodation in Auckland with a free room upgrade. Valid for travel 12 August – 21 September 2010,   Hurry, sale ends 17 August 2010. (Airfare taxes and fees additional.) Call Gen-A Travel for more information or to book this trip! 1-877-650-4545

Free stuff rocks!

Audible listeners have always been able to download audiobooks to their iPhones and play the content, but with Audible’s new free app, users can now access their entire Audible library on their iPhone or iPod Touch!

You can also find out about the next author chat, upcoming releases and more right on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Get Audible anytime, anywhere on your mobile phone! Learn More.

Nothing but the best for our members:  I personally researched and found the best deal for Gen-A’s roadside assistance program. 

To provide our members with spectacular savings on roadside assistance, we have partnered with Best Roadside—who has been in business for 25 years.  We negotiated such a good deal; you can buy it from us cheaper than buying it directly from Best Roadside!

Check it out:

Need I say more?

To find out more information and to take advantage of this great deal: Click Here.

Only Gen-A members are eligible for this offer. If you’re not already a member Sign Up today; as you can see, this deal more than pays for your membership!

Westin Hotels and Resorts is running a spectacular deal right now: for every night you pay their regular rate, you’ll receive 50% off your second night—now through December 31, 2010!  Click on the box below to take advantage of this great deal:

Gen-A members can book a package to the beautiful Marival Residences & World Spa (the new gem in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, located just 10 miles from Puerto Vallarta’s airport) and receive a free upgrade to a 2 bedroom residence and $100 spa credit! 

•Privacy for Parents, book a one bedroom residence and get a free upgrade to a 2 bedroom residence –you can save hundreds on a totally new luxury all-inclusive experience. Spacious elegant residences, great tours, 3 golf courses — ALL INCLUDED!

•$100 Spa Credit per all inclusive plan booking of 3 nights or more.

Call our travel consultants at: 1-877-650-4545 or visit the Gen-A Travel page on our site today!

I’m so excited about our new Gen-A Travel department!

Our travel department will open the door for Gen-A members to get exclusive privileges such as: exclusive savings, upgrades, shipboard credits, complimentary shore events, hotel upgrades, complimentary breakfasts and other amenities.

Some current exclusive Gen-A Travel specials:

Cape Town, South Africa – Complimentary 4-night Stay at Twelve Apostles Hotel & a 60-Minute Spa Treatment – For new bookings January 15 – October 31, 2010.

Azamara Club Cruises – Up to $2,000 per couple ChoiceAir Credit and $500 per stateroom Onboard Spending Credit – For new bookings made June 1 – August 31, 2010, in Oceanview, Veranda, or Suite Staterooms.

Crystal Cruises – Up to $1,000 per Person Savings on Penthouse or Verandah Staterooms on Select Sailings – For bookings made by September 30, 2010.

Uniworld River Cruises – Save up to $400 per Couple on Select Egypt Cruises & Tours. Bookings must be made by August 31, 2010

Let our travel consultants do all the work for you!

To find out more info, please visit: http://genatravel.org/

My very favorite place to buy bath products (shampoo, conditioner, scrubs, lotions, shower gel, etc.) is . . . Marshall’s believe it or not!

I used to splurge and buy an expensive salt scrub that cost $25.00 (from a name brand store).  It was very luxurious, smelled great and left my skin feeling fresh and well, scrubbed.  I never did like paying that price though.

One day I wandered over to the bath and body products section in a Marshall’s store and ended up buying not only a comparable scrub, but a couple of shampoos, conditioner, lotion AND shower gel for the same price I used to pay for that one salt scrub!  And I’m talking equally luxurious brands:  shampoo from France, lotions from Great Britain, shower gel with olive oil from Italy, Dead Sea salt scrubs from Israel.  So now, that’s the only place I go to buy those items.

Once I get home though, I do take the price tags off.  Like I said in my first post: I love looking like I spent beaucoup bucks on something; who has to know where I got it from?  ; )

Even a savvy shopper like me learns new ways to shop smarter every day.  I recently went to buy some vitamins and went to one of my favorite vitamin stores: Vitamin Shoppe.  I like them because they carry some of the specialized brands that I prefer even though they are 25+ miles away from my house.

 However, I recently did some research and found that, in general, buying vitamins online saves you money—on the vitamins themselves as well as on gas, wear and tear on your car and travel time.

 One website in particular has especially good prices. I did a comparison of their prices versus VitaminShoppe.com and the in-store prices at the Vitamin Shoppe.  For more info: please take a look at the comparison chart below.

If you are a member of Generation America, you can sign up for the Value Health Discount Card (login, click on the Benefits tab and scroll down to the Health & Beauty section).  This card provides 10% to 60% discounts on dental, vision, pharmacy, chiropractic and other health benefits.  If you buy the premium plan, it also gives you an additional 10% savings on any vitamins purchased on VitaCost.com.  Orders may be placed online or toll free by phone.

 Also, when you’re on the VitaCost.com home page, take a minute and scroll down to the “Coupons, Discounts & Deals” tab.  They offer a free one year subscription to “Health” magazine with any purchase of $50.00 or more as well as some other really great specials…definitely worth a look.

 In conclusion: I wish I’d had this information a week ago!  I could have saved myself $25.00 not to mention about an hour of travel time.

* Value Health Discount Card: 10% Discount on vitamins purchased on VitaCost.com .  

 ** The VitaCost.com site states: “In the states of Florida, North Carolina and Nevada, you will be charged that state’s sales tax on all products.” The VitaminShoppe.com site states: “Residents in some states must pay applicable sales tax for certain types of products. To see if your order will be charged sales tax, please click here; or refer to your local sales tax rate as applicable.”  I checked and there were 33 states that will have to pay sales tax on all or part of their orders. Vitamin Shoppe (In Store): My Vitamin Shoppe in-store receipt showed that no sales tax was charged.

*** VitaCost.com offers free shipping on any order of $79.00 or more, otherwise they charge a flat rate shipping fee of $4.99.  VitaminShoppe.com offers free shipping on orders of $99.00 or more. They also have a flat rate fee of $4.99 for orders less than $99.00

Every summer, my parents used to take me and my sisters camping at a National Park. We lived in California so Yosemite, Sequoia, Mount Lassen, and the Grand Canyon were some of our favorites. Now, for seniors (62+), there is an “America The Beautiful” pass which covers the entrance fees for the passholder and up to 3 passengers in the same vehicle.  It also provides the pass owner a discount on some Expanded Amenity Fees such as camping, swimming, boat launching, and guided tours.

The cost of the senior pass is $10 and is valid for the lifetime of the pass owner.  It is valid only at participating Federal recreation sites (no State Parks or local city/county recreation sites).  Visit http://www.recreation.gov for information about Federal recreation sites.

For more information about this pass, visit: http://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior.html or call 1-888-275-8747, extension 1.

Free music still exists!  Login to the Generation America website , click on the Benefits tab, scroll down to the iTunes logo and click on it—you’ll see a special offer from iTunes for a “Free Single of the Week”.  This is a great deal…nothing beats FREE!