Call Japan for free

Of course I wish this was happening for a less terrible reason, but both AT&T and Verizon are offering free calls/texts to Japan right now; AT&T, through the end of March, and Verizon through April 10th. [Edited to add: T-Mobile has joined the trend, as...

Prime just got a whole lot more view-tastic

Still rocking an Amazon Prime membership, either as a free trial or because you finally ponied up? Congratulations—you just gained access to over 5,000 movies and TV shoes via free livestreaming: Movies and TV shows included with an Amazon Prime membership can...

Are you eating well at Trader Joe’s?

Longtime readers know that I am an unabashed fangirl when it comes to Trader Joe’s; before we had a nearby one, I would load coolers into the car twice a year and make the pilgrimage to stock up on all our favorites. If you share the TJ’s love, check out...

Grab a friend, save on membership

Pretty Want Not reader Kim wrote in to let me know that if you’re interested in joining Mothers & More, right now they’re running a special through the end of March. Normally membership is $45 for the year, but if you and a friend sign up together,...

A word of caution about Amazon passwords

If you haven’t seen this Wired piece about a bit of wonkiness with older Amazon passwords, take a couple of minutes to read it. The upshot is that on some accounts, you can log in with a password that’s just close to the real password. Ack! So read the...

Heads up, Discoverers: Time to Get More

If you have a Discover card—and if you love it and pet it and call it George and use it for everything, like I do—take note that today is the first day to enroll in March’s Get More promotion, which is 5% cashback on your first $200 worth of grocery...

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