Deals of the day or 7 Ways to Save a Bundle

......without giving up shopping, your trip to ... or your manicure.

Recession Spa
You've likely heard that beauty schools offer free or seriously discounted haircuts by students under teacher supervision. At Aveda Institutes, for instance, you can get $15 to $25 cuts (AvedaInstitutes.com). You might also try massage schools: The American Massage Therapy Association lists institutions on its site, searchable by state (AmtaMassage.org/amta-cos). Steiner Education Group's chain of accredited massage schools has 17 locations, from Las Vegas to Miami, and offers 50-minute massages by students, usually Saturdays or Sundays, starting at $25 (SteinereEd.com).

Dining Out on a Dime
Restaurant.com lists restaurants that let you buy dining certificates at significant discounts. Recent deals? Million Dollar Cowboy Steakhouse in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, $25 certificate for $10; Mosaic Restaurant in Atlanta, $10 certificate for $3; A.J. Maxwell's Steakhouse in New York City, $50 certificate for $20.

Price Choppers
FatWallet.com, an online community for bargain hunters, features coupons, savings alerts, and rebate information. DealHunting.com, CouponCabin.com, and NaughtyCodes.com have codes to enter at checkout for discounts on purchases or free shipping.

Think Ink
Bring your toner cartridge back to Staples and receive $3 off the purchase of anything in the store or online.

E-mail Your Text Messages
It's free to send text messages to a cell phone from your computer—just type your friend's cell phone address into the "to" box in the e-mail header. For Verizon Wireless customers, the address is the number@vtext.com; for AT&T, number@txt.att.net; for T-Mobile, number@tmomail.net; for Sprint, number@messaging.sprintpcs.com.

Tech Support
Use free open source software—downloadable via the Internet. For instance, GIMP, an image-producing, photo-retouching program similar to Photoshop, is available at no charge at Gimp.org. Find other sources of free software at SourceForge.net. And of course Google offers a variety of free options to manage documents, calendars, spreadsheets, and photos.

Tickets-a-Go-Go
Many people know TravelZoo.com as a great source for cheap flights, but the site also has a Deals Near You section, where you can learn about reduced-rate tickets for theater, concerts, and special events in your area (just enter your zip code). This spring tickets for a San Francisco Giants baseball game were available for $15 (regularly $25). Tickets for August: Osage County in New York were $67, normally $117.

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