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Bing Cashback Comes to an End

Shaun Carter — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:57:57 +0000

July 30, 2010 was the final day for Microsoft’s cashback search engine program, Bing Cashback. I was sad to see it go because using Bing resulted in many great deals for me. The best deal I scored using Bing was a brand new Playstation 3 on eBay that I received $102.50 in cashback.

I’m assuming that the program was not very profitable for Microsoft and likely didn’t result in any market share gains against the likes of Google. Considering that Microsoft is sitting on a cash pile approaching $40 BILLION, it would have been nice to continue rewarding online shoppers with huge cashback offers.

Some great alternatives to Bing Cashback include:

Big Crumbs

Mr. Rebates

Ebates

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So Bad – Eminem (Prod. by Dr. Dre)

Shaun Carter — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:09 +0000

The new Eminem album, Recovery, is one of his best to date. The sound is much different from any other record Marshall Mathers has put out, but the heavy sampling and lyrical prowess of the best selling rapper of all time shines through and creates an enjoyable, head bouncing experience.

The track “So Bad” is by far my favorite on the album, with it’s amazing Dr. Dre produced beat and superbly witty Eminem lyrics. Eminem and Dre are always able to create magic when they collaborate on a track.

So Bad – Eminem (Prod. by Dr. Dre)

Yeah..
Haha..you feel that baby?
Yeah, I feel it too.
Damn.
You know..i’m so glad we could spend this time together
See, not as crazy as you thought I was am i?
Heh..

I’m the American dream! I’m the definition of white trash balling,
I’m right back on ‘em, with the
(*scratches*) I can’t call it
Same shit, different toilet, oh you got a nice ass darlin’!
Can’t wait to get you into my Benz, take you for a spin
What you mean we aint fuckin’, you take me for a friend?
Let me tell you the whole story of Shady’s origin
You’ll be sorry if you slam my Mercedes door again!
Now, it all started with my father
I must have got my pimping genes from him, the way he left my mama
I’m a rolling stone just like him, word to Johnny Trauma (??)
Keep my entourage with me, baby i’ll make a promise
There aint nobody as bomb as, me i’m as calm as
The breeze, i’m the bees knees, his legs and his arms i’m a
S-superstar, girl, i’m ready for you mama!
Why you think the only thing I got on is my pajamas?

[Chorus x2]
So bad
So good that i’m so bad
Guarantee i’ll be the greatest thing you ever had
Cause you aint never met nobody like me
And you aint gonna want no-fucking-body else at that..

I’m equivalent to a shot of Cuevo, first I kiss your navel
Work my way down, baby you can lay down on the table
But you may wanna find something more stable
I told you I aint fooling from the gate, this aint the first day of april!
But thank you for staying April, i’ma make you learn
To appreciate me, differentiate me
From these phoney, little fishy and sissy fake G’s
Skip over the huggy-bear and all the kissyface, please
Initiate phase three! Missy now service me
Take another shot of Jager, shake it so nervously
Take your time baby, ooh you’re the bomb baby!
Ooh you’re doing that even better than your mom lady!
I told you i’m Shady, you didn’t listen now, did you?
Relax woman, you know that i’m only kidding with you
Got a twisted sense of humour, it’s warped, but I didn’t hit you
I think you’re finally starting to get the picture, i’m..

[Chorus x2]
So bad
So good that i’m so bad
Guarantee i’ll be the greatest thing you ever had
Cause you aint never met nobody like me
And you aint gonna want no-fucking-body else at that..

[Bridge]
Dynamite, dynamite, dynamite, so!
Dynamite, dynamite, dynamite, so!
I can hold you in the morning
But in the evening I gotta go..
’cause i’m on to the next girl,
And the next girl I kinda like, oh, oh, oh..!

I got you caught up in the rapture
Make you recapture the feelings you had for your last boyfriend before he slapped you
You never wanted someone so bad you’re sweating
But if i’m what you wanted, why’d you panic when I grabbed you?
Girl don’t be so frantic i’m just a hopeless romantic
Don’t try to fight the feeling of something that’s organic
You can’t ignore it, so don’t just stand before it
Just drop them panties to the floor, let’s get to camcordin’
Damn shorty, I told you this was bound to happen
Soon as you wrote your number on a napkin I was bound to work a number on your back and
Throw your spine out of alignment
My love has got you so blinded you couldn’t pick Amy Winehouse out of a lineup
So stop with the snoring, pick your pint up
Let’s get the pineapple schnapps going, no one’ll knock cause i’ma hang a sign up
Saying “Don’t Disturb”, shorty i’m so superb
I say the right things, don’t I spit the dopest words?

[Chorus x2]
So bad
So good that i’m so bad
Guarantee i’ll be the greatest thing you ever had
Cause you aint never met nobody like me
And you aint gonna want no-fucking-body else at that..

(Over the chorus) Haha..
Dr. Dre
2010!
Light years ahead of you..haha..
Whoo!

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The Bourne Trilogy on Bluray! Cashback from eBay!

Shaun Carter — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:58:52 +0000

I recently purchased The Bourne Trilogy on Bluray via eBay and scored a great deal! I picked it up for $33 after cashback, 52% off the price at Amazon and a whopping 73% off the list price of $120.

My total cashback on this purchase was 13% of the total auction sale price – 8% from Bing Cashback (which is ending at the end of the month), 2% eBay Bucks, and 3% from MrRebates (get $5 free just for joining!). That’s a total of $4.81 cashback for doing something I would have already done online!

This cashback adds up fast! I have already earned hundreds of dollars in cashback online just for buying the same things I would have already been buying!

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Brand New Droid X For Only $64.99!

Shaun Carter — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:14:16 +0000

Brand New Droid X For Only $64.99 – I’ll show you how!

Those of you who are clamoring to get your hands on the latest and greatest smartphone to come from Motorola so far this summer, the Droid X, I will show you how to get it cheaper than anyone else, using a few simple methods of leveraging your power as a consumer!

Step 1: The first thing you will want to do is signup for a free account at Big Crumbs. This website will enable you to get cashback for all of your online shopping (and that of your friends too!). You will get a whopping $60 cashback for using this free website to order your Droid X!

Step 2: Login to your new Big Crumbs account and search for LetsTalk.com. LetsTalk is one of the Internet’s leading cell phone service websites and this is where you will be ordering your new Droid X. You MUST click the link to LetsTalk through your BigCrumbs account or you will not get your $60 cashback! The price of the Droid X on LetsTalk is $149.99 with a new 2-year agreement on Verizon.

Step 3: On the checkout screen at LetsTalk, use the coupon code “25rafpcver1” to save an additional $25 off your Droid X order. This will bring your total being charged to your credit or debit card to $124.99.

Step 4: You will receive your $60 cashback from Big Crumbs via PayPal or Check a couple of months after your purchase. After this cashback your total cost for the new Droid X is only $64.99!

That’s it! Using these four steps you can save $135 off the price that Verizon is charging for a new Droid X. Enjoy!

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Under the Dome – Stephen King for Under $10

Shaun Carter — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:42:17 +0000

I was first intrigued with Stephen King’s novel Under the Dome when it was released in hardcover at a whopping 1074 pages back in November. But I rarely purchase hardcover books because of their sizable expense so I have waited patiently for the paperback release.

I just purchased my copy of Under the Dome on BarnesandNoble.com through a cashback online shopping portal called Ebates. Ebates is currently offering 6% cashback for any purchases made through their site to Barnes and Noble. This is in addition to a $5 signup bonus for each new free member to the site.

There is also a B&N coupon code good for 15% off one item (M7H9M7E). The B&N price for the paperback edition of Under the Dome is 11.69, a 41% savings off the list price. The coupon code saved me an additional 1.76 and my Ebates cashback will be another 60 cents.

My total price for Under the Dome = $9.33

People often poke fun of me for being such a die hard online money saver, but the results are quite staggering. I have saved thousands of dollars online and earned hundreds of dollars in cashback for doing the same shopping that you do. I am currently in development of a new website to teach others how to save significant sums of money online by combining coupon codes, cashback and special offers. Stay tuned for more details!

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My Solution to BP Station Owners’ Declining Revenue and Boycott

Shaun Carter — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:59:42 +0000

I have been following the BP disaster in the Gulf quite closely and have been especially observant regarding the business and economic ramifications of the event and I feel I have a solution to the revenue problem being realized by station owners. I will be the first to say that a boycott against BP branded gas stations is a childish solution to the problem at hand. The minimum wage employees of BP gas stations all across the country are being harassed verbally and physically threatened because of their affiliation with the oil giant. These stations are typically owned locally or regionally and the only connection they have to BP is the gas in their underground tanks.
While I am on the subject of boycotting BP, it should be realized that as one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil, they supply the raw materials for making plastics, food preservatives, dyes, carpet, DVD’s and more. So, just because you boycott a BP branded gas station, doesn’t mean you aren’t consuming a product utilizing their crude oil.

BP recently announced a rebate program to compensate its distributors 1-2 cents per gallon of fuel purchased going back to the date of the rig explosion. This compensation is meant to alleviate the sales declines suffered by these distributors from the nationwide BP boycotts. But the question remains, will this money trickle down to the station owners and/or consumers? I think not.

Gas station owners derive a good portion of their revenue and virtually all profit from the sale of items inside their stores and make little to no markup on the gasoline. Many BP station owners are reporting revenue declines of 10-40% because people who would ordinarily fill up (and grab a coffee or snack inside) are patronizing alternate gas stations. The solution that BP should be attempting is getting people back into the stores to purchase those convenience items that the station owners depend on to stay in business.

My solution: BP needs to begin a loyalty/rewards program for consumers that offers a rebate on every gallon of fuel purchased. This way the discount is not reflected on the price advertised at the street corner so that competitors will not just match the discount. BP could require you to signup for an account and give a membership card that will then entitle you to a 3 to 5 cent per gallon discount on fuel. This discount could be given directly at the pump in the form of a lower price after swiping your membership card, or in the form of a reward sent to you in the mail after you reach a certain rebate threshold.

By offering an incentive such as this, BP stations would see a dramatic rise in business not only at the pump but inside their convenience stores as well. In desperate economic times such as this, many people will choose a BP station to save a nickel per gallon despite what’s going on in the Gulf. This would also go a long way in repairing the PR nightmare that BP has been experiencing over the last couple months. The cost to BP would be minimal considering the larger positive impact it will have on their stations’ business, thus increasing BP’s overall franchise royalty revenue.

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New Hosting and Blog Design

Shaun Carter — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:04:30 +0000

It has been quite a long time since I posted here and to celebrate I have changed up the theme to something more fun. I have also moved to a new webhost, iPage. After much searching and deliberation it was clear that iPage offered a terrific value at only $3.50 per month compared to the $10 I was paying previously with another host. The service I have received has been terrific and the control panel and features are quite impressive as well. I highly recommend checking them out. And for those affiliate marketers out there, iPage pays $115 per referral!

I have some new content on the way and a couple web projects in the works that have been taking up a lot of my time. I will explain them in more detail at a later date.

If you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. – Conan O'Brien

Shaun Carter — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:59:09 +0000

Conan O’Brien just finished his last episode of The Tonight Show. I have not been a long-time fan or follower of O’Brien, but the recent controversy surrounding NBC’s decision to shake up the late night line up had me tuning into his show regularly for the past couple of weeks. I grew to enjoy his show and comedic delivery and felt the final episode tonight was the best one since I started watching.

The title of this post “If you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” is one of the final things Conan O’Brien said at the end of his final Tonight Show episode and really struck a chord with me. During the episode, O’Brien had Tom Hanks on the show and they reminisced about the old days when he was a young red head kid trying to impress an accomplished actor with his raw comedic talent. O’Brien expressed his hatred of cynicism and encouraged the young viewers to be kind and work hard to get what they want in life.

I’m feeling extremely motivated and inspired by his words tonight and will be keenly following his career and working really hard on my own future, and being kind along the way.

Are We Really Out of the Recession?

Shaun Carter — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:15:09 +0000

Economic indicators are pointing to a recovery, but I’m not so sure many working-class Americans would agree. With official unemployment in my home state of Michigan at 15% and the realistic number in the 20′s, I don’t see an economic recovery anytime soon, especially in Michigan.

Home sales are up, economic growth is up, jobs are still being lost (albeit at a slower pace) and more Americans saving rather than spending is what will keep the downturn/recession stretching into 2010. Much of the increase in home sales could be attributed to the government stimulus expiring and buyers rushing to make their purchase to claim the $8,000 tax credit. Employers continue to belt tighten in anticipation of further economic difficulty and in turn are essentially compounding the problem by supressing payroll numbers to save costs.

In 2009 I earned most of my income working in another state because of the lack of jobs in my own. At the same time I have seen my college tuition rise at unprecendented rates making it increasingly difficult to gain the degree needed to work in my desired profession. At what point does it not make economic sense for me to invest in a college degree? That point is fast approaching.

Get 25% Off at GoDaddy

Shaun Carter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:55:23 +0000

I received a renewal notice from GoDaddy today and decided I should get it taken care of and also discovered a 25% off coupon code for purchases over $100. I decided to go ahead and renew ShaunCarter.com for 9 years using that coupon code and was able to bring the per year cost of the domain down to around $6 by renewing a couple other domains to bring the order total to $100 – not a bad deal.

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