List Of Ideas To Celebrate Independence Day
The Fourth of July is almost upon us, and I wanted to make this list before I changed my mind. Independence day is a great way to celebrate your love for America and I want to help anyone who need some ideas of what they can do to celebrate.
Who knows, you might find something that you never tried before and want to. Or you may have never celebrated 4th of July and want to this year. Enjoy the list and Happy 4th of July.
Watch the Fourth of July Fireworks
1. If you're in the Tri-State area, Macy's Fourth of July fireworks will start live at 9:20PM EST. You'll get to enjoy, first hand, the pyrotechnics extravaganza. If you don't live anywhere near the Tri-State areas, you can always watch it on the news channel or online at UStream.
2. Make your own fireworks. If it's not prohibited in your area, you can purchase some fireworks and have a blast.
Make a Playlist of 4th of July Songs (Here's a couple to get you started).
1. "Independence Day" - Bruce Springsteen
2. "American Pie" - Don McLean
3. "God Bless America" - Celine Dion
4. "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" - Toby Keith
5. "This Land is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
6. "Born in the U.S.A" - Bruce Springsteen
7. "America" - Neil Diamond
8. "Surfin' U.S.A" - The Beach Boys
Don't Miss Out on The 4th of July Sales
- Amazon (more coupons): Celebrate the 4th of July with deals on TVs, Clothes, Shoes, & More
- Best Buy (more coupons): 4th of July Savings Event - Hot Deals on Cool Tech
- Ebay (more coupons): Shop the 4th of July Blowout Sale in Every Category
- Kohls (more coupons): 30 to 50% Off at the Star Spangled Savings Sale through July 3rd
- Also, Get $5 Off $25+ with an In-Store Printable Coupon [Exp. 7/2]
- Macy's (more coupons): July 4th Furniture Sale with the Lowest Prices of the Season
- Also, 20% Off at The Hot One Sale w/ Code: HOT [Today Only]
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- $12 Off Tickets to SeaWorld San Antonio w/ Code: SAVE12
- Eat Free All Day at SeaWorld Orlando w/ Code: PLAYANDDINE
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- Sears (more coupons): Hot Deals on Appliances + Extra 10% Off Appliances $499+ with Code: APPLIANCE10 (Only on Appliances Sold by Sears)
- Target (more coupons): $5 Off $50 through This Link
The rest of the list can be found at Dealspl.us. They are to be credited for this list.
Fourth of July Games
1. Baseball: It's America's favorite pastime.
2. Read the Declaration of Independence and quiz your kids on it.
3. Have a costume contest and invite family and friends to see who wins in wearing the most patriotic costume.
4. Play Flag Tag Relay.
Watch a Patriotic Movie
1. The Patriot. There's the one with Mel Gibson and the other one with Steven Seagal.
2. Independence Day. This is one of my favorite movies starring Will Smith.
3. Forrest Gump. This makes me smile every time I watch it.
4. This is America, Charlie Brown: A mini-series of 8 episodes.
5. Born on The Fourth of July: Tom Cruise stars in this biography.
Cook Up Something Good (Some of America's Favorite Independence Day Dishes).
1. Grilled Hot Dogs/ Brats
2. Grilled Burgers
3. Pizza
4. Barbecue Ribs
5. Grilled corn on the cob
6. Potato salad
7. Barbecue Chicken
8. Kebabs
9. Grilled fish
10. Steak
11. Grilled vegetables
12. Popsicles
13. Ice-cream
14. Peach cobbler
15. Patriotic cake and cupcakes
16. Watermelon
These are only some ideas to get your Independence Day party started.
4 Online Ideas To Make Your Weekend Less Boring
It's the weekend and you don't have any major plans. You might end up being like me and stay on your computer for the better part of the day. I don't know about you, but I would like a break from all the business, work, and searching the web. So I took the time to look up some fun things you can do this weekend.
You don't have to thank me now, you can thank me later. Some of them you might have heard or used, but I bet (hope) you haven't used them all. Try one of these options when you want a little break during out the day.
Play a free online browser game. You don't have to download this baby, it's all played on their website. Urban-rivals is a cool card game where you use the characters/cards in your deck to fight against people all around the world - real-time.
Just because you're staying in for the weekend doesn't mean you can't shop. I know that there are plenty of websites online you could choose to shop from, but I figured I should add one that would benefit its customers more. Big Crumbs is a cash-back shopping website that gives you great deals from most of the stores you already shop from.
Codecademy is a resourceful website that I use everyday. The reason why is because I use their lessons to learn HTML, JQuery, Javascript, and more. I basically had no clue how to make my own websites from scratch, but since joining with them, I've been getting more confident with my skills. Try them out this weekend if you want to learn how to code. I'll be posting about my progress with them one day soon.
Lastly, I have SellABand. Invest your time this weekend! At Sell A Band you can search through thousands of artists' profiles and listen to some of their music. If you like what you are seeing and hearing then you have the option of supporting them by helping them raise funds. You'll be kept updated with them throughout funding them. Once they reach their funding goal, because of you and other believers (funders), you'll be rewarded with free stuff like exclusive t-shirts, CDs, downloads, etc.
Have fun and enjoy your weekend.
3 Simple Ways To Manage And Pay Off Your Student Loans
Let's face it. Student loans are one of college students' worst nightmares. As a college student, I know that they are a pain in the butt. Sometimes I think I should have avoided ever taking out a student loan, but I have to admit that they helped me in their own way.
Enough of that. I want to prove to all current and future college students that all is not lost. I know I won't feel too stressed out when the time comes to pay back my loans because I have found three online methods to help me out. Let's take a look.
Upromise allows you to earn money for college by making everyday purchases. You can shop through Upromise, eat at their participating restaurants, grocery shop, or even invite family and friends to earn more money. The money you earn goes to your Upromise account. They give you an option to choose if you want to invest your cash-back earnings in a high-yield savings account, tax-deferred 529 plan, or to pay down on your college loans. You can even request a check to spend your money on any other expenses you choose to.
Smarterbucks is a rewards program that helps you pay down on your student loans. All you need to do is shop like you normally would in Smartbucks' marketplace and receive cash back that automatically goes to pay off your loan(s). They use a system where you sign up with their bank, "Smarter Bank" and get an online checking account with them. With it you will get their Visa debit card to use on groceries, etc. to earn more money.
Tuition.io manages your student loans for free. You can use them to manage all your student loans. That includes private and federal loans. I find this is a good way to track how much you owe. I can never keep track of the amount for some reason. I plan to start using these websites as soon as possible. I hope you will too.
