I like to watch movies – especially documentaries. I was pretty psyched when Time Out Chicago sent me an invite to the free movie sharing site Snagfilms. Snagfilms is “a free video streaming website with the soul of an old time cinema house. They recently relaunched their online platform with a new look and feel.
You have to love a site with a manifesto. It is:
SNAGFILMS MANIFESTO:
- We believe you should have free access to a carefully selected library of high-quality entertainment.
- We believe the best recommendations come from trusted sources: friends, experts, and most importantly, you.
- We believe it should be easy to discover, watch and recommend great movies.
- We believe that great movies and motivated fans can change the world.
Although this site is new to me, it has been around since 2008. SnagFilms, an “ad-supported social video-viewing platform.” offers viewers carefully selected video content and the chance to discover, watch and recommend high-quality content from its extensive online library. What you will find is smaller, indie movies, not blockbusters that you will see on other sites.
There are tons of movies including more than 800 documentaries and over 150 that are in the health and wellness category alone. It’s Erica heaven! The site enables you to create a movie queue, make lists (“collections”), get recommendations, follow others and be followed by others. Content is available online and via many other apps and devices.
I can’t wait to check out some of this content! How about you? Blockbuster or Indie? What are your favorite movies?
If you know me, you know I do not enjoy driving and much prefer public transit. Great news for me (and you if you are like me and are in Chicago) – September 22 – 28 is Car Free Week in Chicago. Drive Less Live More is a web-based program designed to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality by shifting local travelers from drive-alone car trips to healthier, active, and greener travel modes: these include transit, cycling, walking, carpool, vanpool, water-taxi and telecommuting. 
Drive Less Live More is more rewarding. Don’t sit in traffic – get started today, you could win big! Some of the prizes listed are:
- A Civia Loring bicycle from Roscoe Village Bikes
- A Chicago “Stay-cation,” including a Museum of Science and Industry passes, a night for two at the historic Blackstone Renaissance Hotel on Michigan Avenue, and a $100 Bistrot Zinc gift card
- ZipCar & Divvy memberships, and much more!
It seems easy, too. Users sign up and create a profile. Then, they self-report trips via an interactive Trip Tracking Calendar. Transit, cycling, walking, carpool, vanpool, car-sharing, and telecommuting trips are awarded a point score: each one-way trip using at least one of these travel modes receives a score of .5 points. Points are used to enter drawings for prizes. Employers can get in the action, too!
What is your preferred commuting method?
There are tons of good deals around as summer ends and school starts:
- Check out the great end of summer clearance at The Clymb. Prices are up to 90% off and I got a Lole dress for $15!
- Buy one, get one 50% off on Garden of Life plant based protein products from Vitacost.
- Get 25% off of full priced items with code FRESH at C. Wonder plus 50% off on all sale items, too!
- Go Picnic is hosting SALEtember – up to 70% off on great stuff for lunchboxes – kids or yours!
- Get $50 off of $200 purchase at Kenneth Cole online with code SRKC50
- Travelzoo has local deals all over the country!
- In Chicago, 50% off on dinner for two at Las Palmas in Bucktown and great deal on Scooter rentals for 1 or 2 from Scooter Dawgs!
- In NYC, check out 58% off on top-rated “Food on Foot Tours“ – only $25 or 50% off on Harvest Tours and tastings at the Brooklyn Winery
- (For a change of pace) In Atlanta, get 50% off on dinner for 2 at 1Kept in Buckhead
- Who knew I had things in common with Jenny McCarthy? Check out her picks at Gilt City (new customers get an extra 25% off if you sign up with that link) this week. Monday included Mercury Method in Bucktown which I love! And Wednesday added Prasino and the Roof@ The Wit. Yesterday, they added Nellcote and even more next week!
- Extra 20% off at the “Shop the End-of-Summer Sale” at Derailed – now!
- Get 10 free single serve packs with your order from Nuun Hydration through September 19th.
- Get 20% off everything (excluding Super Fleece) plus free shipping from Champion.
- Get an extra 25% off on active wear and outdoor gear at Sierra Trading Post with code SGPLUS2513. Sign up for their newsletter and like them on Facebook for even more great deals.
- Lifebooker Loot has great deals on health, beauty, spa, fitness and more in major metros including Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, DC, NYC and more! Get an additional 20% off with the code AUTUMNLOOT.
- Check out great curated deals for kids and moms at Zulily. Hurry, sales last 72 hours only!
- Midwest runners, save $5 on the already low priced Wisconsin Half or Wisconsin Marathon on May 3rd with the code KIMSCODE.
Still Available:
- Need good hotel rates? Try TravelPony? They have brand name hotels in major metros at prices much lower than other travel websites. You can sign in with Facebook to get free access to these savings. Spread the word about TravelPony. (This is how they can offer such low rates.) Check out TravelPony
now! I did some searches! Looks good in NYC and Chicago!
- Check out great cash back deals on your favorite outdoor retailers from Active Junky: Backcountry.com (12% back), The Clymb (8% back), REI (5% back), Altrec (6% back) and many more!
- Get 20% off on activewear from Ellie.
- You know I am a bit addicted to subscription boxes. Get 2 months free (pay shipping only) of new gluten free subscription box from Taste Guru with code 2FREE.
- Guilty Pleasure Alert! Living Social had 50% off on US Weekly! Get an extra 13% off today with code FRIDAY13 – valid for all Living Social deals Friday 13th only.
- Chicago ladies (and gents), don’t forget you get $10 off your first service at Pretty Quick with code ericafinds through 11/1.
- Get up to $50 off in coupons from Whole Foods with this link
- Sign up for Puritan’s Pride’s newsletter and get BOGO on a their vitamins.
- Download any audiobook for only $6.95 at Downpour.com—no membership required! Limited-time offer.
Save up to $15 on Flights & Hotels at One Travel with Promo Code EOS. For 72 hours, get $20 off your next flight with code GETAWAY20. For 72 hours, save $20 on your flight with code GETAWAY20.
That’s all I have for now! Much less exciting weekend planned ahead after all of the races last weekend. Phew! What are you up to?
PS. Don’t forget my Swirlgear and Ohyo Bottle giveaways!
