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[30 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 163 views]
Frugal Finds (4/30/09): Sick of hearing about the Swine Flu? Head to Vegas, Babe-y!

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

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Sin City starting at $24. If you’ve had just enough of the squealing around this whole Swine Flu Outbreak, head over to lovely Nevada, which has reported less

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[29 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 129 views]
Frugal Finds (4/29/09): Fight off zombie apocalypse (aka ‘Swine Flu’) with inexpensive surgical masks

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

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Blood was its Avatar and its seal—the redness and the horror of blood. We’re all going to die! Not really. But I’m sure by now you’ve all heard of the

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[28 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 191 views]
Frugal Finds (4/28/09): My soul is not free but the ‘Emo is Awesome, Emo is Evil 2′ album is

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
Gadgets and Gear:

10 to 15 percent off computers. Lenovo takes 10 to 15 percent off select laptop and desktop systems via coupon code “USPTHREEDAY” with free…

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[27 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 213 views]
Frugal Finds (4/27/09): Save Chuck and some cash by buying $5 footlong at Subway today!

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Alerts:

50 percent off airfare to Frisco. Today only, Southwest Airlines has 50 percent off roundtrip fares to/from San Francisco, Oakland, or San Jose via coupon

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[25 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 174 views]
Frugal Finds Weekend (4/25/09): Build a blog for less than the cost of a spiral-bound notebook

I’m no blog building expert. I’d be the first to admit that, by geek standards, I’m pretty much a newb when it comes to Wordpress blog design. Which is why this blog is a perfect example of what can be done with a bit of research, application of said research, free blog themes and free plugins. Although I paid for hosting and domain registration so I have more control over what I can put on this blog and because I’m picky like that, there are resources that allow you to start your blog in less than a minute for free. There are also resources that help you

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[24 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 233 views]
Torture memos set to song; still unclear if song about torture also constitutes torture

Jonathan Mann committed himself to writing and posting a song a day to his YouTube channel. The inspirations for the songs cover such diverse topics as Battlestar Galactica, Israel and Palestine, and Tumblr.

And what was his inspiration April 19?

Why, the torture memos of course.

Mann took the text of a portion of the memos released last week and set them to music. The result is a somewhat peppy guitar and piano tune that sounds like an

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[24 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 261 views]
The Shark Attack: Rankings leaks, John Yoo speaks and the LSAT too

In The Shark Attack, the Blawgirl brings you a list of links to blog posts published at The Shark, a blawg written by and for law students.

Has the hysteria hit you yet? Stay calm amidst the ranking craze. Students and bloggers peed themselves Sunday and Monday when U.S. News and World Report law school rankings were leaked (see what I did there?).

Torture memo debate at Chapman turns up the dialogue rather than the drama. Chapman University School of Law visiting professor and former Bush

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[24 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 228 views]
Frugal Finds (4/24/09): Listen to your literature with free audio book mp3 downloads

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

$550 notebook. Dell Home has the Dell Inspiron 15 Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 15.6″ Widescreen Notebook in pacific blue for $549 plus $29 for shipping. (via

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[23 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 284 views]
Frugal Finds (4/23/09): Fly from Long Beach to San Francisco, Calif., for $29 one way!

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
Alerts:

Fly for $29. Today only, JetBlue has several one-way fares starting at $29, including flights from Long Beach to San Francisco, Calif. Fares require an…

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[22 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 143 views]
Frugal Finds (4/22/09): Save some green by going green on Earth Day

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Earth Day (today!) Deals:
Fresh & Easy will be giving away free canvas tote bags to customers who purchase $10 or more today. Find your nearest Fresh & Easy here.

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