Master your money. Get organized. Take back your time.
The holiday season is upon us again! I love heading out to my mailbox this time of year to find happy Christmas wishes from family and friends.
But sending out those cards? That’s not quite as fun. You wind up tracking down missing addresses, fumbling through drawers for extra stamps, and nursing papercuts.
But what if you could get all of your holiday cards out without the hassle? Here’s how . . . [Read more…]
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So far in this series, we’ve looked at the perks and pitfalls of Amazon subscription services, Target Subscriptions, and ShopRite from Home. Today I’m exploring a service that recently came to my area — and might be available in yours! — Walmart Grocery.
Have you heard of Walmart Grocery? Formerly dubbed Walmart To Go, this service from Walmart is spreading fast and beefing up its perks. [Read more…]
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Turkey time is almost here! And this year, it’s you who’s doing the hosting.
Maybe it’s your turn in the family rotation. Maybe you love hosting! Or maybe, like me, it just feels easier to do the entertaining at home than to haul small children across great distances, skipping important naptimes, and hoping they’ll stay entertained through a long event.
Hosting Thanksgiving can be wildly stressful and expensive . . . but it doesn’t have to be! Let’s make this year’s turkey feast a relaxing, wallet-friendly celebration! Here’s how . . . [Read more…]
Getting out the door — for most of us, it’s the first project we tackle every day. And what a project it can be! Rushing around, frantically searching for lost keys and permission slips, hurling food into lunchboxes, and inhaling your breakfast as you run to the car.
But what if you could transform your mornings?
What if you could ease your way into your day, feel confident that you have all your belongings, and breeze out the door right on time?
Customizing your morning routine is the answer! Here’s how you can create your perfect, no-nag, set-it-and-forget-it morning: [Read more…]
Do you feel as though you are submerged in E-mail? Is your precious time being sucked up by the annoying but seemingly necessary task of reading, responding to, and organizing your E-mail?
If you’re tired of weeding through messages instead of doing what you really want to be doing, check out these 5 simple ways you can save incredible amounts of time with your E-mail! [Read more…]
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NOTE: As of November 2020, Target has discontinued its Target Subscriptions service. Instead, consider using the Target Drive Up service, Order Pickup service, or Same Day Delivery service.
I’m all about the Amazon subscription services. But, in addition, to those services, I swear by Target Subscriptions too.
Target Subscriptions are perfect for keeping your pantry, medicine cabinet, and supply closet perpetually stocked — all at a great price and with extraordinary convenience. So if you’re a die-hard Target fan or just someone who loves a great, easy, set-it-and-forget-it deal, have a look at the perks of Target Subscriptions!
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You’ve seen those exotic creatures on TV – the extreme couponers.
Their basements or dining rooms look like fully-stocked convenience stores. And everything they have they’ve gotten for next to nothing or even for free. It sounds incredible. But when you hear their stories, you learn that some extreme couponers often spend more time couponing per week than most people spend working at a full-time job.
What if it were possible to land amazing deals without devoting endless hours every week to the pursuit of saving money? What if you could tap into the strategies of experienced extreme couponers while dialing the effort required way, way down?
Here are five powerful secrets of diehard couponers that you can easily tweak and implement in your everyday life: [Read more…]
Checklists — I just love ’em!
In my life, they take any number of formats. I’ve got my daily to-do list front and center in my planner. I’ve got a ready-to-print list of things to pack when I travel. My husband and I routinely make a big list of things to tackle when we’re hosting an event. Heck, I’ve even got a checklist I used to create this blog post.
You probably know that checklists for kids are incredibly popular. Kids love them, and moms love them too! They’re a superb way to keep your kid on task and motivate him.
Consider those kiddie chore charts that act as graphic checklists for each day’s must-do tasks. Each day features colorful images instructing a child to make his bed, brush his teeth, put away his pajamas, and more. And once he completes a task, he enjoys the most awesome part of the process — placing a congratulatory sticker or perky magnet next to the task.
That internal motivation? That excitement over finishing an action step? That pride in a job well done? Even that sticker if you want it! That can all be yours with a checklist.
If you hate the idea of committing yourself to a checklist, or if you’ve only thought to apply checklists to a couple of areas in your life, check this out. I’ve got 7 big ways that a checklist can not just improve but revolutionize your life!
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Going to the store can be such a pain.
Whether it’s your supermarket, drug store, big box store, or warehouse club, when you absolutely need to schlep over to the store in order to restock your supply of something, it’s a major hassle.
I’m not talking about shopping for a cute outfit. It’s always the boring stuff. You’re out of toilet paper at 10 P.M., dishwashing liquid after loading up your greasy dinner plates, or tissues when your whole family is flattened by the flu.
And you have to get these boring but essential things again and again and again . . .
But what if there were a better way?
What if you never had to take time of your life to putter over to the store at the most inconvenient time possible? What if your personal care items, cleaning supplies, baby goods, nonperishable foods, and more landed magically on your doorstep?
And what if you could actually save money while keeping yourself constantly stocked with your family’s essentials?
Today, we’re kicking off a blog post series that looks into a number of services that offer inexpensive, home delivery of your pantry supplies.
And we’re gearing up by looking at one of the biggest names in the business — Amazon. [Read more…]
It’s easy for your Internet browser to be a clutter magnet that slows you down. Your browser is a mess of favorite sites and dozens of open tabs — videos to watch, articles to read, messages to which you need to respond, and more.
But, if you’re a Google Chrome user, you can transform your browser into a tool that supercharges your productivity and keeps you on task and organized. Check out these 7 incredible (and free!) Chrome extensions that are more than worth the download:
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