adidas has just brought their A-game to their SummerSale! Now, you can get thousands of items—FIFA World Cup soccer gear,
running shoes, basketball gear, swimwear… even iconic Originals and NEO
lifestyle pieces and more—upto 50% off! Styles for men, women and kids; everything an active family
needs for a summer of sports. This sale only happens twice a year, so it is
time to go all in or nothing. Here are some of the adidas sale items!!
With two children, both the hubby and I being self employed, a child in private school and sports, as well as having an infant still in diapers and a car payment; my whole life is dedicated to saving a buck, earning cash back, and having multiple streams of income. I am seriously thinking about renting out space on my body for advertising tattoos. Yes, it is that serious. I am one of those crazy coupon ladies all the clerks and store managers at my local grocery stores know me by name. This behavior is born out of necessity, of course, however, there is something thrilling about going to the grocery store and getting paid to shop or saving ridiculous amounts of money. On my best days, I walk out with a full grocery cart (or two) with having paid under $20. Twenty dollars isn't as good as those extreme couponers who manage to leave with thousands of dollars in merchandise AND with cashback. (Walmart is good for cash back off of coupons as an FYI) However, with the Inbox Dollars (www.inboxdollars.com) and Ibotta Cash App (http://ibotta.com) I know I am recouping some of that $20 spent, if not all. I did do the extreme couponing thing for a while, and I got pretty good at it. However, it quickly becomes a full time job; cutting circulars, scouring for coupons, monitoring multiple store sales, intimate knowledge of store sales seasons, and usually ending up with 30 boxes of Advil and 50 bottles of mustard...it gets time and space consuming fast. On a positive note, while I was knee deep in circulars, printer ink and scissors, I did manage to build an impressive stockpile of food,water and toiletries, some of which I donated to save space in my home. I also did gain a great knowledge on how to coupon effectively without having to spend 30 hours a week doing it. So here is how I do it: I rarely go to the store with knowing exactly what I want. When you go to the store willy nilly you are prone to overspend. So I get my game plan together. It will most likely change a bit after I go through the rest of the steps, however it's a much needed starting point.
Then I go straight to Coupon Mom to check to see which stores I shop at are having sales on what items. I look to see if the items on my working list are on sale and if there are any items I will most likely need (like toothpaste, deodorant, toilet paper etc) are on sale. At this point, I am planning on what store (or stores) I am going to and what other necessity (or free) items I can add to the list. I do not however print my coupons from Coupon Mom. I also use various store apps to see what sales they are running locally just incase Coupon Mom missed some deals. Coupon Mom is a great resource as it actually matches circular and printed coupons to the sales items for you! (www.couponmom.com) Then I print most of my coupons from Inbox Dollars (www.inboxdollars.com). Inbox Dollars offers printable coupons and 9.9 times out of 10 they are the same coupons that Coupon Mom has on their site. So why do I use Inbox Dollars? Because with each coupon I redeem, I get 10 cents credited to my account. I know 10 cents isn't a lot of money. However, in the month of May I redeemed 230 coupons. I'll let you do the math on that. For any coupon I don't already have or can't print via Inbox Dollars, I do a simple Google search or I go directly to the manufacturers website for printable coupons. It usually works. Then I go to my trusty Ibotta Cash App (http://ibotta.com) and compare what I need, what's on sale and what I have a coupon for to what Ibotta Cash App (http://ibotta.com) is offering in rebates. At this step I am finalizing my list. There have been times that between the store deals, store coupon, Inbox Dollars coupon, and the Ibotta rebate, I have basically been paid to take the merchandise out of the store.
Here is how the Ibotta Cash App (http://ibotta.com) works: You sign up and download the app here http://ibotta.com (Available on Android and iPhone. Unfortunately there is not a Windows App available yet) Once you download the app on your phone and go through the start up process, start unlocking rebates for your favorite stores! Start shopping! Buy the featured products you want and hold on to your receipt Lastly, get paid! It can take up to 24 hours to get paid, but usually it hits your account in less than 1 hour! You can have funds transferred to Paypal or Venmo, or treat yourself to a gift card from Regal Cinema, Starbucks or Itunes! Yep, it's that easy! So the maximum savings formula is easy:
STORE SALES + STORE COUPON+MANUFACTURER COUPON=MAXIMUM SAVINGS
AND
MAXIMUM SAVINGS+INBOX DOLLARS COUPON+IBOTTA CASH APP=CASHBACK (Sometimes at a profit!)
For example, I went to Safeway to buy Chloe diapers. Safeway normally sells Pampers for $9.99 and were offering a store coupon for $2.00. Then I had an Inbox Dollars coupon for $1.50. Which would bring my total to $6.49 ($6.39 if you count the 10 cents gained for the Inbox Dollars coupon). However, I went to the clearance section and found the Pampers Cruisers for 50% off which now brings the diapers to $5.00. With the $2.00 store coupon and $1.50 Inbox Dollars coupon that brought it down to $1.50! With the 10 cents from Inbox Dollars and $1.00 rebate from Ibotta I paid 40 cents for $10 diapers. And if you have to buy diapers you KNOW what a score that is! So this month Ibotta is running a contest. You get extra cash for reaching a team goal of $10! I am already at $4.25 by myself, soooooooo can you join my team? Please? Join my team, because as you can see (from the screenshot to your left) I earn cashback (smile) Click here http://ibotta.com/r/twoja to join my team! As always, Happy Shopping!
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I really have no introduction for this post. Born Pretty...is...awesome! Makeup palettes, cosmetic tools, falsies, hair removal devices, nail art stickers and decals, nail polishes, hair accessories, body wraps, eyelashes (some with feathers!) and things that are packaged with asian languages all over them that I have no idea what they are or what they do...but they look awesome! Furthermore, most of the items on the site are $20 or less! (I repeat, $20 OR LESS!) So what else is there to say about Born Pretty? Basically, this is a girly girls paradise. If you like traditional, conservative accessories, Born Pretty has it. If you like bling and shiny things, Born Pretty has that as well. If you like to look like an anime character and wear Hello Kitty clothing and accessories, Born Pretty has that as well. If you need adhesive to keep your boobs from overflowing, or tape to create the illusion of a more defined eye, or anything else you can possibly think of to adorn yourself...Born Pretty has that too. So without further ado...come shop with me at Born Pretty! Click on the images to view items.
See what I mean?! It's like a smorgasbord of all things girly and beauty related! I am shopping there to get my makeup artist kit stocked! So click here www.bornprettystore.com now! Also get 10% off your order using coupon code NZZT10 and free shipping worldwide!!! As always, Happy Shopping!
Writing and Publishing Your Book with Blurb x My Favorite Person Contest
I've always wanted to write a book; fiction, non fiction, childrens books, self help, and something "For Dummies". Unfortunately, I have no idea what to write and getting published seems like a daunting task. Fortunately, with the wonders of the world wide web and forward thinking entrepreneurs, self publishing is now a viable way to share your works with the world! While there are quite a few companies out there you can self publish with, there are quite a few conditions in the fine print that aren't beneficial for the author...especially if your book sells well. Some self publishing companies will get you started cheaply however, they will own 50% of the rights to your book. For instance, say you have finished your wonderfully, magnificent book and it starts flying off the shelf; then you decide to take your book to a large traditional publisher...while you can do that, you will owe the initial self publisher 50% of all you make off that book. (Not counting what your agent and whomever else will be getting paid off your book) Be warned when self publishing, read the fine print to make sure you are getting the best deal and hopefully 100% ownership of your intellectual property.
Out of all the sites I researched, Blurb is, hands down, the best. From the website (www.blurb.com)
"We love beautiful books. Which is a good thing, because beautiful books are our business. And helping you make your book with our tools—no matter what that book is or your reasons for making it—is our passion. We can print just one book for you—or a thousand. Want tosell your book? We give you two ways to do it:sell directly to your fanswith our Personal Storefront, orsell your book on Amazon. Want to make a personal photo gift book? Invented here. Are you an author? Welcome. Want to make a book for your business?
You’re in the right place.
We’ve got the inspiration, tools, instruction, help, and advice for making any kind of book you can imagine. So take a look around. Explore. Get inspired. Learn. And when you’re ready, make books. Everything you need to help you get your passions onto the page (or screen) is here. Beautiful print and ebooks. Made by you."
Pretty awesome, right? So go ahead and write that book you've been dreaming of, publish those delicious recipes that have been passed down from grandma, make a beautiful book with your photo collection, or make a beautifully bound book with all your families memories. You can do whatever you like, the sky's the limit!
Did you know that Blurb
might give you $2,500 to read about your favorite person? All you have to do is
make a book about a loved one filled with all sorts of kind words, creativity
and insight, and if selected, you could win the grand prize! For every book you
make (there are seven different categories, so seven different chances to win)
you will receive a 30% discount on the printed product. Go to Blurb
to check out the detailsof the contest to see what the categories are and when the entries are due.
The 30% discount on My Favorite books will be applied at checkout when you use
the promo code: MYFAVORITE. (And, even if you don't enter, you can still get
30% off on all My Favorite books or save15% on all printed orders through April 30th!)
A chance to win $2,500 and 30% off of printed book orders?! There's your incentive to follow your dream or create a lasting testament to your favorite people! What are you waiting for?! With the ease of use, great pricing and tools to help publish my own book, I am going to self publish with Blurb! Now I only have to figure out what to write about. As always, Happy Shopping!
Versace, Versace, Medusa Head on Me like I'm 'luminati
Sorry, I couldn't help it...that song is infectious. Furthermore, I have been drooling over Forzieri and their large collection of Versace (and many, many more designers). I also have some awesome Forzieri coupon codes...that's if you're interested.
I am loving the Crimson!
Badgley Mischka could make anything and I'd love it.
This color blue was all over the runways and it has gold studs! How could you go wrong?
Versace, Versace, Medusa Head on Me like I'm 'luminati
Yes a site full of pure fashiongasms! Visit Forzieri.com to browse and shop their huge selection of designer duds! By the way here are the promo codes:
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Sooooooooo, Chinese Laundry is having a sale! Shop new short & sweet booties for fall plus free shipping on orders over $75! Also, take an
additional 30% off all sale styles at ChineseLaundry.com! In addition to some adorable booties, here's what else I've found (if you find anything you like click a picture and it will take you to the site):
Super cute! To take advantage of the 30% off sales promo enter SALE30 upon checkout. Click herehttp://bit.ly/1bzalYg to get taken to the Chinese Laundry site and take advantage of these great deals.
