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SpendLessTV.com knows you care, and your Dad will too!

You can show Dad you have real heart for him, and also hold onto your real savings at the same time with these videos loaded with easy budget-friendly or even free do-it-yourself gifts, gift baskets, recipes, entertaining and activity ideas Dad will love!

Father’s Day the Home Shopping Way – a Karen Alloy comedy

Father’s Day Artists Showcase, Live Performances –  Live web broadcast  from NerveDJs.com

Meetballs 3-course, feed 4, under $35 - Chef /Owner, Bill Poirer, from the Boston Restaurant, Sonsie

Summer Grilling , Serve 8 for $10 Each – David Joachim & Andrew Schloss, authors of “Mastering The Grill”

Cupcake Father’s Day Gifts – Clare Crespo, author of “Hey There, Cupcake!”

DIY Coin and Key Keeper – Crayola Creative Workshop

DYI CD Case Photo Frame – Crayola Creative Workshop

Origami necktie and Shirt Card – Easy to do!

Men’s Spa at Home – Lenny LaCour (yes, men like them too!)

For some great gift basket ideas, check this previous blog post:
The Gift… Basket?

These previous posts mention  great resources for nice discounts and even free fun local activities :

Hidden Deals! Ye Olde Telephone Book Bargains

End Cabin Fever For Free

Frugal Festival – In Los Angeles

Visit us on Twitter for more up-to-the-minute deals and ideas!

Father’s Day FACT:  Did you know:

Scholars claim the tradition of Father’s Day can be traced in the ruins of Babylon where a young boy called Elmesu carved a Father’s Day message on a card made out of clay nearly 4,000 years ago. Elmesu wished his father good health and a long life. The idea of a Father’s Day celebration in the U.S.A. originated in 1909 in Spokane, Washington, when Ms. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd was listening to Mother’s Day sermon.  Sonora pondered if there is a day to honor mother then why not for father and she began a rigorous campaign to celebrate Father’s Day in the U.S.  It wasn’t until  1972 that a permanent national observance of Father’s Day  was established by President Richard Nixon. More Father’s Day facts

We love a celebration…

… especially when there is delicious Mexican food, drinks, and music to indulge our festive selves in, and we’ve given you everything you need to have a super Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and keep your wallet happy… enjoy!

Music:

Kumbia Kings, “No Tengo Dinero” Live & Rocks!

Obus, “Dinero Dinero” Metal Rock en Espanol, Live

Santana, “Shake Your Money Maker” live, Germany

Food:

Mex Dinner: 4 for Under $35
Executive Chef from Sol Toro Tequila Grill shows easy recipes.

Healthy Gourmet Mex. Dinner for 4 at $8.75 Per Person!
Video shows recipes.

Green Chile Chicken with Tomatillos
Celebrate with the recipe in this video, SO easy and budget friendly!

Green Chile Chicken Stew
El Pinto’s Executive Chef Patrick Hancock shows how to make it in under 10 minutes!

Tres Leche Cake
Cake soaked in sweetened milk; a delicious desert and so easy! Makes any party a real fiesta!

Decorations

Cinco de Mayo Decorations
Crafty Creations show easy tissue paper flowers and a mini sombrero table decorations.

How to Make a Pinata
SO EASY! Video shows how.

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Happy New Year!

A New Year’s Eve blue moon may only happen every 10 years or so, but you can create a free New Year’s Eve Celebration every year! (or every day if you really like!)

Here are a couple of finds that you may enjoy:

Take note,  history is free! Not only will a full moon light up this evening, but a blue moon will help ring in 2010 for those in the Western hemisphere.  So don’t forget to take a break to look up at the night sky.   You may not actually see the moon in the color blue.  The moon may sometimes appear to be blue, but the term “blue moon” refers to the second full moon in a month which occurs just once every 2.7 years.  The last blue moon to glow on New Year’s Eve was 19 years ago, in 1990.

Watch free ~ LIVE ~ Streaming Videos of New Year’s Celebrations from cities All Over the World: Earth Cam

Of course, in one of the world’s most popular New Year’s Celebration hubs, New York City,  it wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without the  traditional free Times Square Crystal Ball Celebration! But there’s more than that. Check out this link to NYC activities, many of which are free:  About.com, New Year’s Eve in New York City. (and with many hotel rooms running from  $350 to well into the thousands per night on New Year’s Eve, these may come in real handy!)

In Los Angeles, Calif., Universal City Walk has a free huge outdoor New Year’s Eve Countdown Bash open to the public.

There are so many more free events in cities and communities around the world.  We found a ton of free offers on everything from midnight runs, to free cab and train rides, to e-greeting cards, by doing one simple google search.

To find activities in your city, try an online search using terms like:

-your city- free new year’s eve

And enjoy your night!

Wishing all our readers and viewers a healthy, prosperous, secure, and happy year.

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The year’s last festive hurrah (and on budget!)

New Year’s resolutions, reflections, and gearing up for the annual taking over of the dining room table in preparation for meeting the tax deadline on time this year, isn’t far off, but for now we’re focusing on enjoying the year’s one last festive hurrah! New Year’s Eve celebrations can be a blast, and it’s possible to do it on a shoestring, too! Hosting a great party doesn’t have to be a huge expensive event. One way to spread the joy and save a few pennies is to ask guests to contribute. Friends love participating and having a hand in making sure the new year is welcomed in right. We’re not hosting an event this year, but we were invited to share New Year’s Eve with friends who asked for guests to contribute something to eat or drink, or bring a party game, or a great story to share. It can be a simple as that. But there’s more than one way to have a New Year’s bash without breaking the bank! These videos offer tons of different ways to ring in the new year  in style and on budget.

Enjoy, and Happy New Year!

How to Host a Budget New Year’s Eve Party

How to Make New Year’s Party Glasses

Limo’s – How to Get the Best Deal

New Year’s Eve Ideas – Creative Juice

New Year’s Eve Menu - Susan Doherty

New Year’s Eve Party Makeup Tutorial – Michelle Phan

There are many more additional bash-on-a-budget tips in our previous blog entry:
20 Holiday Party Ideas for Any Budget

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