Cheapskate's Handbook

A Travel and Food Blog For the Have-Nots

20% off Vans

Vans is offering 20% off when you use coupon code TRUEFAN08 -hooray for cheap shoes being even cheaper!

$1.50 Slices of Cheesecake Factory Fun

That’s right, to celebrate their 30th anniverssary, the Cheesecake Factory is offering it’s little slices of heaven for only $1.50 a pop. Yummers!

Free Drinks At Starbucks & Jamba Juice.

Exactly what the headline says. Starbucks for free and Jamba Juice BOGO.

Refresh and rejoice.

Estimate the Cost of Your Road Trip

If you’re planning to travel and want to know what it will cost you to drive -and if it will be cheaper to fly, Drive Pricing has you covered.

Using Google Maps and your car’s MPG rating, it can tell you the estimated cost to drive to your destination.

I found out it costs me about $8 to drive to work every day and $190 to drive to San Francisco -which means that I should fly there next time I visit or rent a car -a Prius would only cost me $100.

10 Foods Under $10 -Oh, and They’re Healthy

For those of you who think it costs more money to eat right then it does to eat crap. Read this Consumerist article.

Deal on Music

Download Girl Talk’s new album for whatever you want to pay.

Janet’s Cafe: The Best Breakfast in San Diego

Janet’s Café is one of the best breakfast spots in all of San Diego. The catch: their three locations are all in the East part of the county that few tourists, even few locals, bother to visit. For food this great, and at these portions, it’s worth driving a little out of your way to try some. Best of all, you can incorporate your stop into part of your trip out to beautiful Julian.

I believe that for portions, specials and atmosphere, the best of the three Janet’s Café’s is the one located in Alpine. Conveniently, it’s also right on the way to the far East of San Diego County, so you’ll pass it on your way to Julian, Borrego Springs, Palm Springs, Arizona, etc. Hooray for it being on the way.
Here’s the dish on Janet’s

Chic-A-Fil Free Sandwich on Friday

But only for people wear cow-related apparel. Dress completely like a cow and get a free combo meal.

Or, if you don’t want to be embaressed, just head to 7-11 and get a free slurpee that day.

Discounts on TGIFridays + Free Appetizer

Sign up for TGIFriday’s new rewards card and you get to cut in front of the line waiting for a table and get a free appetizer or dessert just for signing up. After every 100 dollars spent you get some kind of goodies.

SF’s Best Cookies -Hot Cookie

Looking for some of the best cookies on earth? Happen to be around San Francisco? Have no fear, Hot Cookie is here!

Business: Hot Cookie
407 Castro St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-2350
Price: $ (Each $ represents a $5 increment)
Rating: 5 out of 5

You can smell the sweets from down the street and with flavors like cranberry, white-chocolate oatmeal and just good ol’ chocolate chip, whatever you’re in the mood for, Hot Cookie carries it. And they carry the best. And just in case you want a truly “Castro” experience, they have large macaroon cookies dipped in chocolate. -in the shape of penises. Personally, I recommend the chocolate chip peanut butter.

The cookies may seem a little expensive for just a cookie, but if you get the day old cookies, it’s about 3 for the price of one fresh one. The day old’s are slightly less moist and definitely don’t feel hot-out-of-the-oven like the brand new ones, but damn are they good.

Stop by this cute little cookie shack just once and you’ll see why so many San Franciscians can’t get enough of their Hot Cookies. And don’t worry, the do sell milk.