Pop-ups? In real life?!

Do you ever feel like you’ve got a target painted to your chest? You should. In fact, you should feel like the Predator is lurking with his nifty tri-laser targeting system homing in on you and his thermals enabled to determine the exact location of your wallet at a distance.
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HookUP> FREE ticket on American Airlines!

You heard right. We’re hooking you up with a free flight!

Got a friend you haven’t seen in a while? How about your family? Maybe you just want to see if that girl/guy you’ve been chatting with online is real.

Whatever it is, tell us (in 100 words or less please!) why you should be HookedUP!

We’ll narrow it down to 5 semi-finalists and then turn it over to you to vote on next week!

There are only a couple of rules:

1 You and the person you’d be visiting (or flying out to see you) must both be Fans of our Facebook Page

2 Voting is also only open to Fans, so convince your friends to become a fan to increase your chances of winning.

3 Sorry. Travel is available only within the continental U.S.

That’s it. Pretty simple right?

So tell us why we should get you Hooked Up in the comments below and use the buttons to share this Give-Away with your friends! Fly happy!

Happy Mother’s Day! 7 money saving tips for new Moms

In celebration of Mother’s day, we figured it would be worthwhile to post a few tips for first time Moms on how to save a few dollars along this new and exciting journey called parenthood.  We hope you enjoy these tips and if you have any of your own please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.

1 Buy clothing from a thrift store or from Garage sales. Babies grow so quickly that you may want to consider buying some clothing a few sizes bigger than they actually are. If everything fits perfectly they’re going to grow out of it in no time.

2 Borrow clothing or baby gear off of friends. Unless they are planning on having another baby in the near future, chances are likely they’ll be more than happy to help you out with your new little bundle of joy. And most of the time “borrow” means “Here. Take it. I don’t want to see it again unless it’s on your kid”

3 Wait until after your baby shower to start buying clothing or gear. You’ll never know what you’ll receive!

4 Resist the urge to go all out decorating your new babies room! While this seems like a right of passage, you’re only going to be redecorating it a couple years down the road. If you must, keep it minimal and gender neutral. If you have another child of a different gender, you’ll want them to feel comfortable too.

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Hooking Up Austin

I have an admission to make… while I am a native Austinite, I took a slight diversion to California for several years after graduation. The one thing I learned in my many travels and moves over the years is this: sometimes there is nothing sweeter than being home.

As the new Austin Area HookUP Gal, I have to admit – while I enjoy hooking up all of my fellow Austinites with great deals and offers (slowly but surely, I promise!), I’m selfishly taking advantage of an opportunity to visit ALL the great local businesses that make Austin truly unique. You know that list (we all have one) – the one where you write down a certain restaurant or fitness studio or store you want to check out? Well – I’m hitting that list on a daily basis. How cool is that?!

So hello Austin! If there’s anything on your list that you want me to visit – shoot me a message, DM me on Twitter – just let me know! I can’t promise anything, but the more people I have searching for one special HookUP, maybe I can get it. It’s called strength in numbers. Doesn’t hurt to try, right?

So stay tuned for more offers to come. And enjoy this great city alongside me!

.10 cents to charity for every FAN!

.10 cents to project sunshine for every fan on facebook

For every person who becomes a fan of our Facebook page before this Friday night (5/8/09) at 8pmEST, we’re going to donate .10 cents to Project Sunshine (up to $1000).

It’s really simple.

All you have to do is go to  our facebook page and click add.

We’re honored to be able to HookUP a great cause! Thanks in advance for your help!

-Evan

Follow us on twitter @hookupfeed

and see what craziness I’m up to @evanlowenstein