Over 100 Discounts for Senior Citizens

Do you realize that you can be as young as age 50 and still be considered a senior citizens for discounts? Here are a list of many dozens of discounts for senior citizens. Just remember,  YOU must ASK for your discount!   (Discounts subject to change or elimination.)

RESTAURANTS: 

   

Applebee's: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+)  
Arby's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Ben & Jerry's: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan's: discount varies by location (60+)  
Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)  
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee ( 55+)  
Chili's: 10% off ( 55+)
CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members ( 55 +)  
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee (55+)  
Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+)  
Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter ( 55+)  
Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off ( 55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off ( 55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal ( 55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off ( 50+) 
Long John Silver's: various locations ( 55+)  
McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday ( 55+)  
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)  
Shoney's: 10% off 
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)  
Steak 'n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday ( 50+) 
Subway: 10% off (60+)  
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell: 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)  
TCBY: 10% off ( 55+)  
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off ( 50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)  
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy's: 10% off ( 55 +)  
White Castle: 10% off (62+) 

 RETAIL & APPAREL:  

Banana Republic: 10% off ( 50 +)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month ( 50 +)  
Belk's: 15% off first Tuesday of every month ( 55 +) 
Big Lots: 10% off  
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days ( 55 +)  
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
Clarks: 10% off (62+)  
Dress Barn: 10% off ( 55+)  
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)  
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)  
Kmart: 20% off ( 50+)  
Kohl's: 15% off (60+)  
Modell's Sporting Goods: 10% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions  
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday ( 55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off ( 55+) 
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month ( 55 +) 

  GROCERY:  

Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month ( 55 +)  
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday ( 50 +)  
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)  
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 6% off every Monday (60+)  
Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday ( 55 +)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)  
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)  
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location) 
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)  
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday ( 50 +)  
Publix: 5% off every Wednesday ( 55 +)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)  
Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 5% off (62+)

TRAVEL:

   
Airlines:  
Alaska Airlines: 10% off (65+)
American Airlines: various discounts for 65 and up (call before booking for discount)  
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)  
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)  
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)  

Rail:  
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)  

Bus:  
Greyhound: 5% off (62+)  
Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50+  

Car Rental:  
Alamo Car Rental: up to 25% off for AARP members  
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members 
Budget Rental Cars: 10% off; up to 20% off for AARP members ( 50+)  
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off ( 50+)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members  
Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
Holiday Inn: 10%-30% off depending on location (62+)  
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP members  

Over Night Accommodations: 
Best Western: 10% off ( 55 +)  

Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Clarion Motels: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Econo Lodge: 20%-30% off (60+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 10% off when
booked 72 hours in advance Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)  
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler's Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)  
Marriott Hotels: 15% off (62+)
Motel 6: 10% off (60+)  
Myrtle Beach Resort: 10% off ( 55 +)
Quality Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 20%-30% off (60+) 

ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT:

AMC Theaters: up to 30% off ( 55 +)
Bally Total Fitness: up to $100 off memberships (62+)  
Busch Gardens Tampa, FL: $3 off one-day tickets ( 50 +) 
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)  
Regal Cinemas: 30% off 
Ripley's Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket ( 55 +)  
SeaWorld Orlando, FL: $3 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)  

CELL PHONE DISCOUNTS:  

AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $29.99/month (65+) 
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service ( 50 +)  
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+)
 

MISCELLANEOUS: 

 

Great Clips: $3 off hair cuts (60+)

Super Cuts: $2 off haircuts (60+)

 

Remember --- YOU must ASK for your discount --- no ask, no discount.

Dot Apple, Dot Google, Dot Netflix, Dot AOL New Domains

A top level domain is what you see after the last dot in a basic website address; in other word, .com, .org, .net, .gov, and so on. Now, the non-profit organization that manages the Internet, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, also known as ICANN, will now allow brand identity top level domains.

For example, Apple (AAPL) could have www.apple.apple in addition to www.apple.com, or www.ipad.apple as a website address. And they are pursuing it. Other companies jumping on the bandwagon include Netflix (NFLX), AOL (AOL), Volkswagen AG (VLKAY), Amazon (AMZN), and Google (GOOG).

It is not just company names that are being applied for. Many businesses have applied for .baby, .baseball, .money, .pizza, .read, .store, .music, and .news. Want to apply for your own top level domain? The application fee is $185,000.

Continuing higher and that is the plan as the Dow gained 72 points on extremely holiday light volume.  The US markets closed early today.  The advance/declines were almost 4 to 1 positive.  An overseas bank scandal did nothing to stop the rise in the stock indices today.  A market that shrugs off bad news is one that is going higher.  The S&P 500 is at its resistance line on the daily charts.  The smaller stocks have already broken through their resistance and the S&P 500 should follow.  GE was off a touch on extremely light volume.  Not exactly sure why GE isn't joining in the party here.  Still overbought on the daily technicals here but that doesn't mean that we can't go higher.  I may look at the July calls once again.  Gold had a good day, up over $20 on the futures.  The US dollar was just a bit weaker.  The XAU rose 5 7/8.  ABX and NEM climbed 1 1/4, while GG was up 1 7/8.  Volume was very light.  My ABX August calls are in the black.  The daily technicals are mid-range, so there is still room to the upside in my opinion.  Mentally I'm feeling a bit tired, did not sleep well.  The stock indexes are in full summer rally mode.  We'll see how far we can go.  There's always the risk of some headline out of Europe but as we've seen recently that can go either way.  Friday is the next event in my mind but the market may ignore that as well.  Gold has found a bid here and I certainly don't know why.  We were short term oversold though.  We'll watch events overseas if there are any, take tomorrow off and be back on Thursday.  

Pretty much just a drift today as the Dow fell 8 points on light volume.  The advance/declines were 2 to 1 positive.  The overall market was much stronger than the Dow.  The summation index continues higher.  The economic news today for the US was soft but the market wants to go higher here.  Summer rally mode continues.  We should move higher into the employment report on Friday.  It's a vacation week with the July 4th holiday right in the middle.  I would not expect a lot of volatility or volume.  GE fell 1/3 on average volume.  Still overbought here on the daily technicals.  We did have a vaid breakout on Friday though.  I'm not sure if I'm going to try the July calls here.  Gold was off around $5 on the futures as the US dollar bounced today.  The XAU was up 1/8.  ABX, GG and NEM all had fractional moves to the downside on very light volume.  My ABX calls are still in the black.  At his point I plan on holding the calls until the earnings report at the end of this month.  Mentally I'm feeling OK.  The stock indices are in a waiting game until Fridays employment report.  Throw in a holiday in the middle of the week and very light volume.  So I really don't expect much in the way of market moves for now.  I do think that we'll drift higher for the time being.  Gold should be quiet as well as the market players are on holiday.  I'll simply watch and wait for the numbers on Friday.

An Invention to Get People to Shut Up

Have you even been in a movie theater where people keep talking through the film? Now, Japanese Scientists have come up with an invention that will cause people to stop talking. It works on the theory that if people hear what they are saying 0.2 seconds after they say it, they won't be able to keep talking.

This device would also be useful for meetings, classrooms, and libraries.

Alcohol Found in Coca Cola and Pepsi

Are teenagers going to try to get drunk by drinking soft drinks now? Probably not, sicne they would have to drink thousands of cans to get a buzz. However, scientists at the National Institute of Consumption in France analyzed different cola beverages and discovered that ten of them had trace amounts of alcohol, including Coca Cola (KO) and Pepsi (PEP). The amount discovered is extremely small and the alcohol occurs naturally through slight fermentation in the manufacturing process.

Alcoholism Homelessness Murder Suicide Baseball Failure Jail Death Moviemaking Success

It is rare that I do a book review on non-investment related books, however this book is about business and overcoming obstacles. This is a true autobiographical account of twin boys who grew up in Northern California with unbelievable challenges, traveled to Hollywood, and with no experience whatsoever and no connections in the business, produced a high quality motion pictures with award winning movie stars. The book is called Either You're in or You're in the Way: Two Brothers, Twelve Months, and One Filmmaking Hell-Ride to Keep a Promise to Their Father by Logan and Noah Miller.

I just happen to stumble upn this book when I went to the library yesterday to look for something else. It was out on display, I looked at the cover, and it peaked my interest, for a few reasons. If you think you had a tough childhood, you should read about these guys. Their father was an alcoholic and homeless, causing him to be in and out of trouble with the law. He lived in a state park and his truck but eventually ended up dying in jail. They lived with their mother in a tiny shack with one bedroom and no shower. They were one of the poorest families living in one of the richest counties in the United States, Marin County. On top of that, their uncle was murdered.

The goal of the boys was to become professional baseball players. Unfortunately, that goal fell through, so in honor of their father, they decided to move to Hollywood make a quasi-autobiographical movie. The movie is called Touching Home.

These are a couple of guys in their twenties with no training in screenwriting or motion picture production, no connections to people 'in the business', and of course, no money. They wrote the script, hired the actors, obtained the production equipment, hired the production staff, long before they were aboe to raise money for the production. The actors included Academy Award nominees Ed Harris, Brad Dourif, and Robert Forster.

The Miller brothers ran into every conceivable problem that they could possibly run into and a lot more problems that were inconceivable. They cover all their major trials and tribulations in depressing and humorous detail. Anyone who has ever considered creating their own movie from start to finish, better read this book first.
As a matter of fact, anyone who is in business for themselves or is considering starting their own business should read this book. And of course, anyone who want a feel-good entertaining page-turner true life book would enjoy Either You're in or You're in the Way.

One of the great quotes from the book is:

'...time holds no preference for anyone, it moves with or without you, and while you're here, you might as well be making good time and going after your dreams.'

I read the entire book in one day. This is one book I couldn't put down; I felt the entire journey. I very highly recommend it.

By Stockerblog.com