I was checking my Google Reader this morning when I noticed a shopping deal on My Money Blog.

Check out Bing to see what deals are available.

Bing shopping is offering 20% cashback if you shop at Ebay.com and Walmart.com.

With Bing Shopping you can earn up to $2,500 with their cashback program in a year. The wait for the cashback depends on the store with a maximum wait of 60 days and there is a $5 minimum for payout.

If you use a Paypal account for your purchases on Ebay, Bing will automatically deposit the funds into your account. It should be noted that the cashback program is for US residents only.

If you like shopping online, this may be something you’d like to check up on to see if you can save some money on. Since they have different deals year round, you may want to find out other cashback deals by following Bing on Facebook and Twitter.

If you’re looking for a good deal on eating out, today may be your day.  Restaurant.com are running another special with 80% off their low gift certificate options.

80% off Gift Certificates

Today you can get a $25 Gift Certificates for only $2 . The Coupon Code FOUR will take off the 80% as you check out. While you have to check the restrictions for the restaurants you choose, you can get some great deals on this.

You’ve seen how we like to look for different deals when eating out. Restaurant.com can help you discover a new spot to have dinner out. Being frugal doesn’t mean you stop eating out, it means that you appreciate that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to have a good time.

Throwing a Classy and Easy Dinner Party

If you love to entertain friends at home, you may want to check out my series on having dinner parties. We’ve been doing this more this year and it has been fantastic. You don’t have to spend a ton of money on it as some people think. The key is to let it be a reflection of you.

• Drinks
• Appetizers
• Meals
• Desserts

What are your ideas for reducing your eating out budget?

Congratulations goes out to Oblivious Investor who won the The New Coffeehouse Investor: Book Review and Contest. Hopefully Oblivious Investor should be receiving it later this week.

Check out the The New Coffeehouse Investor.

It’s a good book and I gave a friend my copy to borrow and check it out.

If you’re just getting started with investing or need a guide to point you in the right direction, this a solid book. You’re going to find some useful information like:

• Finding an asset allocation for your retirement portfolio
• Indexing the Stock Market
• Figuring out how much to set aside for saving

If you read the book or want to know more, check out the Coffeehouse Investor site. It has some great information.

I can’t believe this site has been up for a couple of years! I’m grateful to everyone that has supported it and I wanted to take a bit of time just share with you some information about the ad policy here on the site. I’m trying to be a bit more transparent in regards to the blog’s content.

The ad policy I posted earlier today is nothing ground breakingly new. I have followed these general principles, but as the site has grown, I gotten many emails for reviews and advertising deals. I want to hopefully clarify where I stand and have written policy for ads on the site .

Here are the highlights:

• Advertising Goals: My goal is still to maintain the resourcefulness of the site for my readers, while introducing them to sites, products, and services which may be of interest to them.
• Product Posts and Reviews: You can not buy a positive review. I won’t accept money for the review itself, and I retain complete editorial control over what I write.
• Extra Products: If it’s a good product/service/site  and you send extra copies, then understand that they will be offered to the readers in a giveaway to  reward loyal readers.
• Text Link Ads: My policy is to be clear with text link ads. I do use them for affiliate programs for products that are very useful to my readers. I work hard on choosing who to work with and I want to maintain the trust of my readers.

You can find the complete details on this page.

I know it’s not complete and I haven’t thought of every possible situation.If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me.

I have a lot of respect for my readers (you). I want this site to benefit you and, at the same time, gain some revenue to help us reduce our debts.

Photo Credit:  notsogoodphotography

HP is offering another discount on a laptop and netbook bundle. Get $500 off on a bundle of the HP HDX 18T Premium laptop + HP mini 110 XP netbook.

Get $500 off on a bundle of the HP HDX 18T Premium laptop + HP mini 110 XP netbook

Check out the site if you want to get this special deal. HP HDX 18T Premium laptop has a huge 18″ screen and can play Blu-Ray movies.

Use the promotion code NBY4876 at checkout to redeem the offer. The promo code is valid August 13-15, 2009.

Here’s the disclaimer…again

Valid for HP Home & Home Office (www.hpshopping.com) internet and call center purchases only. Coupon valid on first 100 redemptions, or while supplies last. Any unused portion will be forfeited. Each coupon code is limited to one usage per customer; one coupon code per checkout. Offer void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Non-transferable. Not valid retroactively on previously purchased items. Not valid for any resale activity as defined by HP Home & Home Office Store. Coupons may not be used to purchase gift cards. Not valid on clearance sales. May not be permitted with certain bundle offers. Not valid on: Academic and Employee purchase programs, HP Employee purchase program, Refurbished products, Extended Service Plans. For complete coupon conditions, see “Coupon Information” in the “Customer Service” section at www.hpshopping.com.

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I wanted to remind you that starting tomorrow, HP is having the Back to School: Better Together Giveaway. I’m a part of it and I’m really excited about the whole contest. I know there will be 25 very happy people after the contest is over.

This is a massive event with 25 blogs and sites each giving one winner a wonderful bundle, including:

• a brand new HP dv6
• an HP Mini 110
• Syncables software that will connect your computers and share your school projects, academic papers, and personal stuff like photos and videos
• a customized Green Panda Treehouse Timbuk2 bag (each site has it own bag)

The contest dates of each site participating in the contest are different, so use the list below so you will know when and which site to enter for this fantastic  giveaway.

If you want to make sure you’re in the loop for my contest, please subscribe to Green Panda Treehouse to have the latest posts sent your inbox automatically. If you want to get tweets on the contest, then please feel free to follow me on Twitter.

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Here’s another special with HP on their Pavillion dv6 and Mini 110. This time is for the bundle package.  I have a code that can get you some money off on top of other rebates.

Make sure you use the coupon code to get the discount.

If you’re in the market for something portable and powerful, the HP Pavillion dv6 and the HP Mini 110 may just be the combo you’re looking for.

Shop at HP’s site and use the coupon code NBW48735 to save some cash.

Details for the HP “Go Big. And Small” coupon code offer:

•    Get a dv6t + Mini 110 together and receive $180 off.
•    Note: This is on top of the instant rebates already offered, so the total savings is $330
•    Get 2 systems for $799!

Limited Time Offer, only from August 9- 12, 2009

Here’s the complete fine print from HP:

Valid for HP Home & Home Office (www.hpshopping.com) internet and call center purchases only. Coupon valid on first 100 redemptions, or while supplies last. Any unused portion will be forfeited. Each coupon code is limited to one usage per customer; one coupon code per checkout. Offer void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Non-transferable.

Not valid retroactively on previously purchased items. Not valid for any resale activity as defined by HP Home & Home Office Store. Coupons may not be used to purchase gift cards. Not valid on clearance sales. May not be permitted with certain bundle offers. Not valid on: Academic and Employee purchase programs, HP Employee purchase program, Refurbished products, Extended Service Plans. For complete coupon conditions, see “Coupon Information” in the “Customer Service” section at www.hpshopping.com.

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