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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Even though, I am a total retail addict (not that you didn't know that from the title of my blog) the split in my personality is spending money. Seriously, it is a strange situation to deal with. The emotional side of me screams, "gimme, gimme, GIMME! American Express be damned!", while the more logical side of me calculates all the cost benefits and upcoming bills I will have to pay. Since the more rational side of me prevails, I have made a pact with myself to only spend on baubles and new fits when I make extra money. Meaning, I recently had a few sales from my Kitsy Lane boutique (thank you lovelies! Send me pics of you in your new baubles!), I paid all my bills, AND got an awesome offer for being a Kitsy Lane Boutique owner, now it's time to buy myself a jewelry piece and a chai latte! Hooray for me! So this is what I bought, the Shelley Necklace!
Isn't she lovely?! She's cute and reminds me of the beach...where I would rather be right about now.
Happy Monday Shoppers! If you caught my first Cate & Chloe review (you can read it here), you already know I am totally gaga for Cate & Chloe's jewelry pieces. Just incase you missed my original Cate & Chloe review (and are too lazy to click on the link) here is more about them from their website: "The visionaries of Cate & Chloe began the company with one simple clear concept in mind: to create stylish yet affordable jewelry women could wear every day. In the fast paced world we all live in it is often times hard to find time or money to have that perfect jewelry piece or accessory for that special occasion or just simply to wear confidently around town. Most importantly the visionaries wanted to ensure that every piece is hand selected to ensure it meets the standards of the C&C vision for stylish design.
Inspired by their favorite designers, the creators of Cate & Chloe wanted simple, versatile, elegant pieces that would complete every woman’s personal collection. After experiencing life in the working world, they found there was little time to let their inner fashion guru shine! They wanted to create an easy place for young professionals to find classic, timeless accessories that would add a little glamour to an everyday look. Since the inception of Cate & Chloe, the visionaries have continued to strive for the highest level of quality, innovation, and timeless designs to ensure its avid followers are able to flaunt C&C pieces from the Red Carpet to the office!"
I promise you, this isn't just a fluff statement. I went totally gaga over Cate & Chloe'sLayla Beauty Pendent Necklace (and so did my friends, family, husband, frienemies and that annoying, yet sweet lady at the supermarket). With the second piece I was shipped as part of the VIP membership *details to come* I did not know how they could compete with Layla Beauty Pendent Necklace. When I received the second Cate & Chloe package, of course, I tore through the adorable packaging with reckless abandon like a child on Christmas morning. However, in the back of mind I was thinking, nothing could ever top my absolute adoration of the Layla Beauty Pendent Necklace. Nothing! Then I opened the jewelry box.
These little beauties are what awaited me. I stared at the sparkling earrings and thought to myself...I am going to rock these to the blogger event at Plush! All those insanely beautiful and fashionable bloggers are going to envy my bright, brilliant, glowing, shining, shimmering Olivia Dignity Stud Earrings! (And Layla Beauty Pendent Necklace) Take that perfect bloggers with million of followers! I will have my moment!
You're not ready for my moment to shine :)
All jokes aside, besides the exquisite beauty of the pieces, the other wonderful thing (especially for your wallets and budgets) is that the Layla Beauty Pendent Necklace is $115 and the gorgeous Olivia Dignity Studs are $125, BUT with the Cate & Chloe VIP Membership, you would get both (and other envy invoking pieces every month) for only $39.99!!!! I don't know if you read that correctly. With the Cate & Chloe VIP Membership you will receive two high quality, stylish, gorgeous pieces with a retail value of about $200 every month for $39.99.
Here is how the membership works:
After you sign up here are all your amazing benefits:
To be the envy of your school reunion, PTA group, fashionable bloggers group, or merely receive your beautiful jewelry pieces each month visit www.cateandchloe.com to get started! As an added bonus, get 20% off of your sign up with coupon code : IHeartRetailTherapy20 !! **This discount applies to the $39.99 subscription only (because their other prepaid option plans are seriously discounted too!) ** If you would just like to shop for a few pieces, you can do that too! Visitwww.cateandchloe.com to view all of their collections!
I apparently forgotten what it was like to have babies and toddlers. There is such a huge age difference between my seven year old son and 11 month old daughter, I totally forgot what life is really like when you a baby in the house. The constant diaper changing, bottle cleanings, packing a diaper bag that would help anyone survive the apocalypse, and ofcourse the constant outfit changes. My dear sweet baby girl goes through more outfits on a daily basis than Katie Perry during her concerts. My baby girl is a diva! On top of the many wardrobe changes, she seemingly outgrows new clothes in a matter of weeks. Having babies is expensive!
To keep up with her uncontrollable growth spurts I am constantly on the look out for new clothes (at a reasonable price). I am currently coveting Tea Collection. My dear readers, Tea Collection rocks. They have the cutest outfits for baby girl AND they have adorable clothes for my football playing, rough and tumble seven year old son! (Tea Collection sizes run from infant to 12) Please don't tell my son I described his clothes as adorable, by the way. What makes Tea Collection unique is they scour the globe for new styles, textiles and patterns to deliver you and the kids in your life quality, (The Tea Collection clothing I have purchased for my children have withstood football practice, tumbling in the grass, countless washings, Earths Best strained everything, rolling, wild sleeping, tugging, jumping, pulling, teething, drooling, falling, crawling, first clumsy steps and the dryer...beautifully), adorable (there's that word again) and stylish clothes. On top of the stylish clothes, Tea Collection also practices ethical sourcing and actively donates to The Global Fund for Children. You know I am a sucker for ethics and corporate responsibility (and you should be too).
Here are just some of the many adorable (I need to invest in a thesaurus) pieces I have found:
Isn't it...handsome? There we go! My son can live with that adjective. Go to TeaCollection.com now to view all their handsome and adorable pieces now! As an added bonus, as you know, nothing better than spreading love (and savings!) to friends and family...and that is just what
TeaCollection is doing! For just two days only (4/22 and 4/23) you can receive
20%off everything on Tea Collection during their Friends & Family Sale.
Take advantage of the sale and pick up twirly dresses, colorful Tees and sweet
baby items for summer. Also check out Tea's new sporty selection of swimsuits
for your little water bug. Feel free to tell your friends and family, because
there is always enough TeaCollection love to go around.
Share your spring style with ModCloth’s ‘Spring-Time to Shine’ Contest, and you
could win a $50 gift certificate! Entering is simple -- just snap a photo of
yourself in your freshest spring ensemble and upload to the Style
Gallery. Outfits do not need to feature ModCloth (although it is
encouraged!), and users can submit as many entries as their hearts desire. Two
winners will be chosen and featured by ModCloth. This contest is open to both
domestic and international applications through 1 p.m. PT on 4/28. Please see
ModCloth's blog
for more details. Good luck! As Always, Happy Shopping
