Try this free total tax calculator and be horrified at what you pay
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is offering a free total tax calculator. You punch in data about yourself and your income, including where you live and what school district you’re in. In return, it estimates the amount of taxes you are paying, including federal, state and local. Only basic information is required to use [...]
Sign up for free teen class in defensive driving
Register for a free Key to Safe Teen Driving class sponsored by Key Bank and Kumho tires. Key to Safe Teen Driving offers participants a condensed version of race course Mid-Ohio School’s Honda Teen Defensive Driving Program. Up to 120 students at each event will receive classroom instruction and practice in wet braking and emergency [...]
Free bowling or yoga for mom on Mother’s Day
Here are a couple of more free Mother’s Day treats for Mom: Take mom bowling on Mother’s Day. Stop by Classic Lanes, 2145 Avon Industrial Dr, Rochester Hills, Sunday from 10 a.m. to midnight. Before you go, print out the one-free-game-of-bowling coupon available on the website for yourself. If yoga is more mom’s style, give [...]
Freebies for Mom on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is Sunday. Here’s a list of freebies that you can enjoy with mom. (Many thanks to Leah Ingram and her Suddenly Frugal blog. Buy you and mom cups of coffee on Mom’s Day at Caribou and her cup is free. Take mom to brunch or dinner on Mom’s Day at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse [...]
Get your kids a free bike helmet Tuesday at Kohl’s new store in Livonia
Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation and Kohl’s are celebrating Safety Day by giving away free children’s bike helmets The event will be Tuesday, May 8, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the new Kohl’s store in Livonia, 29580 Seven Mile Road. Kris Draper, former Red Wings player and special assistant to the general manager, [...]
Plan to take advantage of Michigan’s no-license-required fishing days, June 9 and 10
Most of the time you need a fishing license to fish in Michigan waters, but four days a year, the state waves that requirement. Michigan’s next free fishing day is coming up in about a month on June 9 and 10. All requirements for fishing licenses will be waived for those days. Residents as well [...]
Get free blood pressure test at Walgreens throughout May
As part of National High Blood Pressure Education Month, Walgreens is offering free blood pressure testing at all of its more than 7,800 stores and Take Care Clinics every day throughout the month of May. After getting their results, people can log into www.walgreens.com/hearthealth, enter their reading and get a heart score to find out [...]
Oakland County offers free energy efficiency workshop
Oakland County’s OakGreen Initiative is sponsoring a free energy workshop where residents and businesses can learn how to be more energy efficient. The workshop will be at the Novi Public Library, 45255 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. You must pre-register at (248) 735-5602 or (248) 343-4308. Attendees will learn [...]
Free treatment for Phragmites available to homeowners on the water
If you live on the water and your view is blocked by Phragmites australis — big ugly weeds — the Detroit River – Western Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) may have a no-cost answer for you. Phragmites australis is a large wetland grass native to Asia that is diminishing the quality of our [...]
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Everybody loves a deal– especially those close to home that you’ll find on Detroit on the Cheap. Now we’ve got another great resource to save you time and money: Living on the Cheap.com. (http://livingonthecheap.com). Living on the Cheap is a new national consumer news website, offering advice on sports and recreation, entertainment, travel, couponing, shopping, [...]