Restaurant.com is giving you the opportunity to give free $10 gift certificates to everyone on your gift list.

Go here and click on the “Give Now For Free” button. You may give up to 3 gift certificates a day until Christmas day.

If you are planning to wake up before the sun and fight the crowds on Black Friday, you might want to check out this blog. Hot Coupon World set it up to feature all the ad scans for the big day.

I can’t even believe it’s almost Thanksgiving! I am quite unprepared for the big day so we will probably go out to eat. I don’t know if I will go shopping or not, I guess it all depends on how much I eat the day before.

Are you planning on shopping the Black Friday sales?

I just noticed Ebates is now offering 1% cash back on Ebay purchases.

Although Ebates is my favorite cash back site, I do all my Ebay shopping through BigCrumbs. As far as I know, they have the highest Ebay cash back percentage out there.

On a side note, I also noticed Ebates has a number of stores that you can earn cash back buying gift cards. Once your logged in, look under “The Buzz About Ebates” on the right hand side of the page.

Did you know Box Tops for Education has donated more than $250 million to schools nationwide since 1996?

You can help your local school earn money in several easy ways :

Clip box tops from hundreds of your favorite products. Each box top coupon is worth 10¢ to your school. That may not seem like a lot but it can really add up fast.

Enter promotions There are easy ways to earn and even win box tops for your school.

Shop! Through the new online Marketplace program every school can earn up to $20,000 each year. For every purchase you make through the Box Tops MarketPlace, a percentage will go directly to your school. How easy is that? Gifts and good deeds!

Simply visit the Marketplace, click on any of the 70+ stores available and shop as you normally would. There is no extra charge and you will be helping your favorite school earn money.

Click here to visit the site and start earning. While your there be sure and check out the parent community and recipe section.

Stay tuned because there is a very special Marketplace giveaway coming soon. You won’t want to miss it!

Looking for a quick, simple and free way to design your own 125 x 125 button? Free125Cards.com is a free tool where anyone can quickly and easily create their own button.

These buttons are an excellent way to promote your blog through link exchanges and social networks. There are tons of background images and colors to choose from.

A new $50 code has been released for Sharebuilder. These codes allow you to invest $5 and receive $50 back.

1. Go to Sharebuilder
2. Click on “Get Started”
3. Select “Individual Account” and “I am responding to a promotion”
4. When you see “enter promo code”, type in CASH50
5. You want a “Sharebuilder Basic Account”
6. Create your own investment plan as a one time investment
6. Deposit $5 from your bank account
7. Pick your stock. Find a stock for $1 or less as your trade will cost $4.

In a month or two your account will be funded with an extra $50. You can then transfer it to your bank account or continue to buy/trade stocks.

Multiple accounts are allowed. If your going to do this, I would suggest spreading the accounts out over time or just opening a separate account for your wife/husband/whoever.

New Code Update (11/24/08) : SMEMNOV08

YourPet.com is a social network for you and your pets.

It’s basically like the MySpace for pets. Upload photos and videos, make new pet friends, vote for the cutest pet, and more.

The best part is just for creating a profile you will be entered to win the weekly $100 Petco gift card prize.

Click here to sign up your little fuzz ball.

Check out these great blogs…

Money Saving Pro is a great blog that provides tips, ideas, creative techniques, practical guides, and how-to articles that help you become a smart shopper.

Tales From Bloggeritaville is Leigh’s personal blog. She posts a lot of great photos and fun stories that are always positive and upbeat.

Both of these blogs gave My Good Cents awards this week. Thanks!

I also want to mention, From Wags To Riches. If your a Walgreens shopper, this blog is a must.

Before bed last night I was reading a message bored I frequent and saw a post about Archive.org. The site allows you to type in a web address and see what it looked like back in the day.

I ended up staying up for hours looking at random sites I’ve had over the years, including my very first blog in 2001.

Although most images were broken in the archives, I was able to retrieve about sixty photos that I thought were gone forever. I feel really lucky to have these again.

It was so cool to be able to go back and remember the things I wrote about or in some cases not remember writing them at all. If you have any lost websites from the past, I highly suggest looking them up. You won’t be sorry.

Let me know if you find anything good!

If your in the market for a new wordpress theme, check out Dreamweaver. They offer free themes that in my opinion are some of the best.

Their latest theme is called Flexibility.

When I was looking for a new theme, I literally checked their website several times a day hoping a new theme would pop up.