This week you'll find a Longhorn burger special, a great new deal web site and some travel savings. Remember if you spot a good deal send me an e-mail.

Longhorns Burger Deal
In honor of the Horns football season and the new fall semester Terraburger at 2522 Guadalupe Street is offering half price burgers all day Friday, September 18th from 11am to 11pm. Thanks to George for letting me know about the special.

New deal web site
There's a great new web site to Austin that you should definitely try out if you like a bargain. Each day Groupon.com sends out an e-mail with a new deal of the day. The deals are specific to the city in which you live.

It can be anything from restaurant deals to museum passes. The site just launched in Austin a few weeks ago and I bought one of the deals the other day because it was such a good deal--I got $50 worth of food and drink at the Woodland for just $25.

Here's how it works. You get the e-mail with the deal of the day. If you decide you want to purchase it, you click buy, fill out your credit card information, etc. Then at the end of the day if the site has sold the amount needed (it will tell you right below the deal if they have secured enough purchases) it will send you an e-mail with your coupon. If you decide the deal is not something you're interested in, just delete it and wait for the deal tomorrow.

There are two dozen cities across the country that this site advertises daily deals for including Charlotte, Minneapolis, Dallas and Chicago. So if you're traveling to any of these destinations it's a great way to secure some deals before your trip.

Halloween Costumes
A good friend of mine, Maria, told me about this next deal. It's perfect for anyone in search of a Halloween costume, but not looking to spend a fortune for something you'll likely only wear once. Buy costumes.com is offering 5 deals for under $5 all week long. For example today there's a Santa Claus costume for less than $5.

Free Prostate Cancer Screenings
A reminder there are still two more times to get the man in your life screened for prostate cancer free. St. David's Healthcare is offering free blood test and rectal exam for men over the age of 40.
• When/Where:
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Saturday, September 20
St. David's South Austin Hospital
901 W. Ben White Blvd.
• Saturday, September 27
St. David's North Austin Medical Center
12221 N. MoPac Expressway

Travel Deals
Southwest Airlines is having a fall airfare sale. Tickets are as little as $49 one way to all kinds of destinations. You've got to book by September 17th and travel between September 29 and December 17th. You also can't travel during the Thanksgiving holiday week.

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