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A Free Virtual Assistant

I could use a personal assistant.  One for homeschooling, one for house work, one for yard work...but since a real life personal assistant isn't affordable for me, I'm using a virtual personal assistant:  Manilla.  Manilla takes the hassle from remembering multiple passwords to multiple accounts and organizes all of my paperwork in one location.  The best part?  Unlike a human personal assistant, Manilla works for FREE.  

An explanation from Manilla ~  

Why is Manilla necessary?

  Most people have more than 20 different household accounts, including three to four credit cards, several travel and hotel rewards accounts, multiple magazine and newspaper subscriptions, plus cable, phone, and other assorted utility bills. In order to stay on top of all this, people have to manage daily incoming paper mail, an array of online usernames and passwords, and websites in order to access important account information and take action. Manilla seamlessly retrieves all your account information – current balances, previous payments, upcoming bills due – and stores it for you in one secure place. Most importantly, you need only one password to view, manage and organize it all. 

How to Get This Freebie:  Sign up for Manilla here

How To Enter to win $500:  Want to win $500 to pay your bills? Simply tell us you signed up for Manilla at this link and answer the hub page question (currently "How could a personal assistant help you?" to be entered to win.  (official rules)

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 This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Manilla, but I only suggest products that I've tried or that I've researched and genuinely feel are worth passing on. 

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Free Charlotte Mason Physical Education eBook

The Swedish Drill Teacher by M.H. Spalding is a classic book from 1910 that describes how to do the Swedish Drill exercises that Charlotte Mason recommended as part of the physical education program for her students. 

The 88-page ebook takes you through the various positions and movements of Swedish Drill.  It includes diagrams and photographs. 

While you're at the Simply Charlotte Mason site, look for these other free ebooks in the top right corner (my favorite is Smooth and Easy Days): 

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit SimplyCharlotteMason.com

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Free 'Homeschool Tips From a Homeschool Veteran' (55-page eBook)

 

The blogger of Smockity Frocks, Connie Huges, mother of 8, wrote a 55-page ebook titled Homeschool Tips from a Homeschool Veteran.  You may currently download it for free if you 'like' her Facebook page. 

I downloaded my copy safely and browsed through it for you.  It looks like it is for new homeschoolers.  There is a lot of advice on "How to Homeschool," and "How to Schedule."

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit her Smockity Frocks blog for the details, book description,and links.

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Thank you, Kristy, for sharing this on our Facebook community wall! 

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Free Flight on the Young Eagles 'Learn to Fly Day' on May 21st (US, Canada)

On May 21st, the Young Eagles program welcomes your family to a free flight at a local airport for International Learn to Fly Day.  Why would they do that?  Here's their reason: "International Learn to Fly Day was announced in 2009 as an effort to increase interest in flying and to encourage the aviation community to get others involved in Aviation."  Over 1.6 million Young Eagles have flown since!  There are a lot of freebies with this one; see below. 

Last year, our family discovered the Young Eagles program, where all four of our children were taken up in a Cessna airplane over the farm fields and the bay area where we live.   They went in search of our house while the children learned about flying from the pilot, a gentleman who has been flying for many years.  The experience was free and absolutely priceless. The experience sparked an interest in our then-12yo daughter who hopes to become a pilot (upon hearing that, our pilot said, "That's why we do this!").  

(that's our kids with their pilot!)

On May 21st, for International Learn to Fly Day, the Young Eagles program will again be taking off all across America and Canada. Your family can fly for free!  The children are first introduced to the airplane as they help the pilot check it before take-off.  They then buckle in and fly for about 15-20 minutes.  After they land safely, the children are giving a logbook to take home.  

The students are also given a free EAA membership, which includes an online magazine and free access to over 300 science and technology museums.  

The students are also given free access to an online aviation course.  Here's the description:

EAA and Sporty’s Pilot Shop have teamed up to offer Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course – a $215 value - offered for free! 

This online course is designed to take you all the way through the process of passing the FAA written exams (required tests to earn your private pilot certificate) and more. 

Then, your child between the ages of 13-19 who has completed Part I (recreational aviation) of the free online aviation course above, will qualify to take a free introductory flight lesson - a real flight lesson - that normally costs about $120.  

If your child is still interested in flying, he or she may then submit an application for a full or partial scholarship to continue private pilot lessons.   Over $300,000 in funds are set aside for those students over 14 years old who have completed the entire online aviation course.  

How to Learn More:  The entire program I mentioned above is explained more fully on this YE Flight Plan page. 

How to Get this Freebie:  Yes, free!  We didn't pay a single penny for the experience.  Visit Learn to Fly for more information including a list of participating locations.  Note:  My location is not listed, so yours may not be as well.  I found out about ours through the local newspaper.  Only about a dozen children showed up!   They had 6 pilots and 6 airplanes ready and waiting. 

If you miss the May 21st flight date, you may still request a flight through this link. 

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Free 'Beetle Busters' Kit in Your Snail Mail! (US)

The United States Department of Agriculture will mail you a  Beetle Buster Kit to teach children about the Asian Longhorned Beetle.  

Included in the kit are these items (educators guide, ID cards, classroom poster, and bookmarks):

How to Get this Freebie:  Order your Beetle Busters Kit here.

This is a Limited Time Offer.  While supplies last. 

How to Get this Freebie Outside U.S. or if they run out of stock:  The items are available to download free, here. 

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Thank you, Alicia, for sharing this with us!

Homeschool eBook Freebie: What Homeschooling Kids Want Their Moms to Know

For Mother's Day, CurrClick is giving away -- for FREE to everyone -- two ebooks titled "Homeschooling Advice for Moms, from the Real Experts, Kids!"  One ebooks is written by kids ages 6-11 and one ebook is written by kids ages 12-18.  

CurrClick describes the ebook like this:  

Homeschool Moms spend so much of their time guiding their children. Now, in honor of Mother's Day, kids are giving their Moms a break. And accolades! In this 2 volume, free, inspiring and informative collection of short stories written by homeschool kids, you'll find all sorts of amazing homeschool tips and advice from the real experts ... the kids!

How to Get this Freebie:  Click here to download both volumes for free!

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Free Admission to a National Public Garden

On Friday, May 6th, you are invited to attend a National Public Garden near you for FREE.  You may print out as many vouchers as you need for your party.  The biggest and most beautiful gardens in America are included in this program, so you may want to schedule an field trip with your classroom or friends this Friday!

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit this page at Better Homes & Gardens to print out your free admission voucher

This is a Limited Time Offer:  Voucher must be redeemed May 6, 2011.

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Thank you, Leslie!  If you have something to share, too, email me at freelyeducate@gmail.com.  If it's published, I'll link to your site as "thank you!"