th4 Want a chance at a $100 Amazon card? Join this Tweetchat tomorrow.You may learn something, too, at the “Smart planning for summer travel” Tweetchat on Tuesday, May 21.

From 2 to 3 p.m. EDT, representatives from Ally Bank will offer money-saving info and solicit travel tips from savvy consumers like, well, you.


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th5 Free health screenings, two chances at gift cards.

Checked your cortisol levels lately? On Saturday, May 11, all Sam’s Club stores with pharmacies will offer several basic medical screenings for free, including one for the “stress hormone,” to get a reading on how well your adrenal or pituitary glands are working.

(This Mayo Clinic page explains what can happen if your cortisol goes haywire.)

You don’t have to be a member to take advantage of these screenings, so stop in.

And the gift cards?I’ll get to them in a minute. Don’t stress out.


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th2 Want to see the summer blockbusters? I can help.Last night I hit the midnight movie with my friend Linda B., who agrees with me that there’s no sense seeing “Iron Man 3″ during the day when we’re well-rested.

There’s just something fun about being there at 12:01 a.m. the day it opens, especially for a popcorner like this one.

I hope to see a lot of other movies this year, with Linda or with my niece and her boys. Maybe you want to go to the movies, too, but are horripilated by the price of the tickets.

I can help: This week I’m giving away two $15 gift cards to Regal Cinemas.


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th 15 Giveaway: Another $50 Sports Authority card.When I announced the winner of last week’s $50 Sports Authority gift card on Facebook, I alluded to “a similarly lovely giveaway” to come.

It’s pretty similar. Actually, it’s identical: The Sports Authority chain has donated another $50 in store scrip.


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th6 Tax day antidote: A $20 Amazon gift card.I mailed my taxes on Tuesday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, huh? Since some of you may be finishing up the paperwork, or may be glum about the paperwork you just mailed, I’m hoping this week’s giveaway will cheer you up.

And if not, maybe my upcoming Swagbucks announcement (more on that below) will do the trick.


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