30 Days of Dead - Free Grateful Dead MP3 Downloads

I am extremely frugal when it comes to buying music and I will almost always wait for a deep discount before buying, so I just love it when one of my favorite bands offers free authorized music downloads!

The Grateful Dead archive site has run a promotion called 30 Days of Dead for many years; one month during which fans can download a 320Kbps MP3 daily of an unreleased and unique Grateful Dead track from the vault, selected by GD archivist and producer David Lemieux.   If ya miss a day, you have all month to download the previous days' featured MP3's.

I have used this promotion to fill out my Grateful Dead collection and I really have enjoyed getting to listen to these gems that were mostly performed before I was born!  I think it's fantastic that the GD community is just as supportive and enthusiastic about the band as ever.  The Grateful Dead were a truly unique style and sound experience and, for me, they defined a decade and lifestyle I wasn't even around to enjoy.

If you are up on your GD history, you can even enter the accompanying contest each day and win a 2015 Grateful Dead calendar that features that awesome & iconic GD art style.

*Both images used are by www.dead.net ©2006 -2012 Grateful Dead Productions

Earning Amazon Gift Cards with Bing

 I just redeemed my Bing Rewards points for another $5 Amazon gift card!  I've lost count of how much I've earned, but it's well over a hundred dollars.  I've redeemed for Amazon gift cards (I'm obsessed with shopping  there!) and Xbox Live gift cards the most.


If you want to sign up too, just follow my referral link (I'll get a 200 point credit boost to my Bing account if you reach Silver Status in your first 60 days).  Win/Win!

It really is an awesome program.  Bing awards points for every search you do.  No toolbar required or anything.  It's so easy and I actually love Bing Search the best!