Opening my first Etsy Store

So, I finally did it. With the encouragement of my friends, family and my ever devoted husband, I opened my etsy store. I have named it Savvy Bead Fix. while there isn't much in there yet, I find that quality definitely trumps quantity. You definitely should check it out now

Goosebumps Haunted Hollywood Vacation

Enter the sweepstakes for an all expenses paid vacation. All you have to do is purchase some specially marked  TruMoo Chocolate milk at your local store, enter the code on the cap at the TruMoo Facebook page and Voila! You are entered for the chance to win this sweepstakes. It's that easy! Oh, did i mention that once you enter, you instantly get a Goosebumps DVD coupon for $2.00 off?
So what are you waiting for! Go on, Go!

Sargento Cheese Review

Upon reviewing Sargento Cheese snacks through Influenster, I found that it contains 80 calories, 5 grams of protein & 15% of your daily Calcium. If this isn't healthy, I don't know what is.
#ChooseSargentoCheese

Cool sites you should most definitely check out

To save you money

shopathome.com---> Get cashback on all your internet purchases

ebates.com---> Get cashback (like rebates) on all your internet purchases.

Once you hit $20, they mail a check out to you. I know, I've gotten a couple

fab.com---> Because some of the coolest things I own came from this site

threadflip.com---> High Fashion at Consignment prices

thredup.com---> Buy or sell used clothes online. They even send out the bags for free!

CatholicMom Giveaway.

Who doesn't love a great giveaway, and beginner bibles at that? Well, hurry and go here, and get to it!

How to find the best deal for your money

Finding this season's hit jewelry without taking a hit to your wallet:

I am often asked how I find such lovely jewelry for under $2. For one, it's called Amazon.com. You should really use it. A lot of the cheaper stuff is shipped from China and will take 4-6 weeks to pass customs to get to your address. This isn't to say that the items themselves are made cheap, but that they are inexpensive in themselves.  I think of it as cutting out the middle man, and not paying overhead for that same item in the US at a 400% mark-up.

 For example: I managed to score this cool  vintage style Steam-punk necklace for $3.34. Now, to have that SAME exact necklace to be shipped from the US in 5 days approximately $15, including the shipping rate. Another one I had found was $40.
I'm on the sort of budget where I can wait in order to save over $10. 

One of my favorite sellers on Amazon is NiceEShop. Again, all the stuff ships out of China, and again, I view it as cutting out the middleman, because that middleman is obviously making more money than I am.

I'm not saying I don't support the American Dream of making more more, but if a business is marking up an item they bought out of China  so they are making, at most, $37 per item, I think I'll just wait for the item out of China, thanks.

Trying stuff out

BzzAgent

This has been some of the best shampoo/conditioner/1minute treatments I have ever used. After the first shampoo, I figured: Fluke, but after the second and third, I had to say: My hair looked so much better. I couldn't believe it myself, considering I have tried it all, done it all and said it all. But this is the most truly wonderful product on the market so far, and thanks to bzzagent.com, I finally feel like I have control of my hair again