Le Chic Geek

Here is a list of nationally available discounts/freebies for veterans and current active duty military.  It was originally put together by Tiff (and the narrative is Tiff’s).  It is updated each year by Jeanne. Veterans Day Discounts (for people who have served) Veterans Day discounts: I don’t know how many …

I just wanted to share these specials for Veteran’s Day.  I’m sharing ones specific to Fayetteville, NC below, and I’ll follow this post with some national offers. Harris Teeter https://www.harristeeter.com/harris-teeter-honors-veterans-military-families-with-veterans-day-discount *2800 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville, Nc, 28303 *3050 Traemoor Village Dr, Fayetteville, Nc, 28306 United States Armed Forces. Veterans and active-duty …

I’ve been following this streamer for a few years now and he’s been growing in popularity. 757spy streams his flight simulator while talking through his process and explaining the airplanes and airports he encounters.  He’s really knowledgeable and is fascinating to listen to. If you are an #avgeek like me, …

Amazon’s offer to get $15 credit for trying its photo app is live again for the month of November.  If you didn’t take advantage of the offer previously, you can now check out Amazon’s photo app in November and receive a $15 code. Even though the instructions say to turn auto-upload …

Fellow BoardingArea blogger, Matt of Live and Let Fly, ran into a common problem frequent travelers have–no room in the lounge. His solution is to limit the number of times a Platinum Cardholder and her guests can access the lounge.  After all, this is a quick and easy way to …

I’ve had the pleasure of spending a lot of time in Fayetteville, North Carolina lately.  One of my most adventurous days involved checking out Dirtbag Ale’s Farmer Market (taking place at their brewery every Sunday). I kicked off the day with Yoga at the Market.  It’s a good way to …

There’s a service that offers higher-end hotels at wholesale rates. In a partnership with them, I’m giving away three things–everyone can get a free membership to the website for 1 year (worth $99), I have a coupon code for 7% off, and one lucky person will receive a $40 Amazon Gift Card. …

On the Churning subreddit today, an active user who goes by REDACTED (Mr. X) explained how he was interviewed by the Secret Service over his MSing through money orders.  Since I’ve seen Mr. X posting there before (calling himself a “heavy MSer”), I believe the story.  Also, I’m quite aware …

Amazon’s offer to get $15 credit for trying its photo app is live again for the month of October.  If you didn’t take advantage of the offer in July, you can now check out Amazon’s photo app in October and receive a $15 code. Even though the instructions say to turn …

Recently, Blitzchung became a Hearthstone Grandmaster.  Hearthstone is a “free-to-play online digital collectible card game” created by Blizzard.  Think of it as sort-of a digital Magic: the Gathering.  And it is based (marginally) off World of Warcraft. But the important context is that it is a very competitive and popular e-sports game.  …