The first of my ‘free gifts’ arrived the other day. My year’s subscription to Redbook magazine for purchasing $20 worth of products at E.L.F. It’s always nice to get something you haven’t had to pay for. And if you’re interested, they’re now offering a year’s subscription to Working Mother magazine with a $20 purchase.
While I’ve had some free time I’ve been working on content for the new Budget Smart Girl Web site. I’ve decided to include a ‘what I’m test driving’ section. Products that promise to either save time or money. I’ll try something out, see if it’s really worth the money, and does what it says, and report back to Web site visitors.
As an avid gardener and cook, one thing I’m tempted to buy is an AeroGarden. You can grow things like tomatoes, herbs, even start flower seeds, in it, and best of all it’s small enough to fit on a countertop. As I love eating salads for lunch, I thought this will probably pay for itself over time. And it’s a way for me to do some year round gardening. Check it out at www.officialareogarden.com
And speaking of vegetable gardens, I’m really thinking about starting one in the back yard this year. The only thing I’m not looking forward to is the digging, but I think I may have come up with a solution. When we moved into our house the previous owners had two ponds, one was a preformed one. We took it out of the ground and it’s just been sitting around. I’m thinking of using that as my garden, no digging, and as it’s off the ground, not so much back aching work when it comes time to planting and weeding. Now I’m going to start looking through seed catalogs.
We used to get the Sunday newspaper, but then decided not to renew our subscription because the paper seemed to have more ads than editorial content. I did write cancel on the new bill and even called their office, but the paper kept arriving every Sunday morning for the next six weeks Finally they stopped, but then we started getting letters from a collection agency, saying the newspaper had handed over our account to them because we owed them for six week’s subscription. I got that all sorted out and last week I received not one, but two offers to start receiving the paper again, 52 weeks for just $26. The one thing I do miss about the paper is the coupons. I figure at 50 cents a week if I use just one 50 cent coupon at the supermarket, the subscription has paid for itself. However, on the other hand it’s not my favorite paper, and should we decide not to extend our subscription beyond the 52 weeks, I’d hate to go through all the hassle again.
For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm
While I’ve had some free time I’ve been working on content for the new Budget Smart Girl Web site. I’ve decided to include a ‘what I’m test driving’ section. Products that promise to either save time or money. I’ll try something out, see if it’s really worth the money, and does what it says, and report back to Web site visitors.
As an avid gardener and cook, one thing I’m tempted to buy is an AeroGarden. You can grow things like tomatoes, herbs, even start flower seeds, in it, and best of all it’s small enough to fit on a countertop. As I love eating salads for lunch, I thought this will probably pay for itself over time. And it’s a way for me to do some year round gardening. Check it out at www.officialareogarden.com
And speaking of vegetable gardens, I’m really thinking about starting one in the back yard this year. The only thing I’m not looking forward to is the digging, but I think I may have come up with a solution. When we moved into our house the previous owners had two ponds, one was a preformed one. We took it out of the ground and it’s just been sitting around. I’m thinking of using that as my garden, no digging, and as it’s off the ground, not so much back aching work when it comes time to planting and weeding. Now I’m going to start looking through seed catalogs.
We used to get the Sunday newspaper, but then decided not to renew our subscription because the paper seemed to have more ads than editorial content. I did write cancel on the new bill and even called their office, but the paper kept arriving every Sunday morning for the next six weeks Finally they stopped, but then we started getting letters from a collection agency, saying the newspaper had handed over our account to them because we owed them for six week’s subscription. I got that all sorted out and last week I received not one, but two offers to start receiving the paper again, 52 weeks for just $26. The one thing I do miss about the paper is the coupons. I figure at 50 cents a week if I use just one 50 cent coupon at the supermarket, the subscription has paid for itself. However, on the other hand it’s not my favorite paper, and should we decide not to extend our subscription beyond the 52 weeks, I’d hate to go through all the hassle again.
For money saving tips visit www.gardenandhearth.com/Bargain-Shopping.htm and www.gardenandhearth.com/EatingWellonaBudget.htm
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