Living Simply

Real Simple magazine gives some tips for saving money.

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Cheap Make up video

Someone put together this video to show that you can get very inexpensive make up that works as well as the expensive brands. Just shop Target, Walmart, etc! Gotta love the cheap!

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The $69.00 cup of mocha!

My microwave broke. I am not sure if I am going to get it fixed. It was very expensive back in 1977 when my parents bought it! I am wondering if it is something simple though. In the meantime, I went and bought a new microwave for $69.00 at Lowes. I really only use it to heat up water for mocha drinks and also I make my breakfast in it. I guess I do use it more for other things like frozen dinners too.

I really was thinking of getting a convection oven before this broke. I spotted one at Lowes for $49.00 and I think I am going to get it as well. I haven't had a toaster in years and I really don't cook, but I think I would get good use out of one of these, and save a bit of money too!




For example, I buy the Lean Cuisine dinners and eat them for lunch, but if I had this convection oven I might just make a grilled cheese sandwich. The food would also not be so processed which would be healthier! They also use a lot less energy than a regular oven. I really don't use my regular oven anyways though since it is really old and I am concerned about the wiring.

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Real Housewives of Orange County

OK I have to admit this is funny! Bravo is selling this t-shirt promoting "The real housewives of Orange County". The t shirt by the way is currently sold out!



Below the Oranges it says the word "Real". Somehow I doubt most of these woman on the show can honestly wear this t shirt! There are a lot of things that don't seem "Real" about them!

Here is a video from the show.

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Made in the U.S.A.

www.stillmadeinUSA.com

www.usstuff.com

www.buyamericanmart.com

www.madeinusaforever.com

With the economy doing what it is doing here a lot of people who are losing their jobs. The topic of what is made in the U.S.A. comes up, since a lot of things are no longer made in the country. So here are a list of a few places that sell products that are made in the U.S.A.

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Freebies!

Here are a few freebies. I have not signed up for these yet, but I thought I would share for anyone who would like them!

Free reusable grocery bags

Free ohshot.com t shirt

Free Quiznos sub, yum!

Free 10 night supply of face cream

Free Victoria secret lotion

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Need or a Want?

I have been thinking about things I want or need to buy with much more thought these days. It really is interesting when you ask yourself a few questions.



1. Do I NEED this or is it a WANT?
2. I worked hard for my money, do really want to spend it on this?
3. Do I already have something like this at home?
4. Is this all I would have to buy or would I need more accessories to go with this item?
5. Am I buying this item for myself or just to keep up appearances with everyone else?

I have put a lot of things back on the rack or shelves at the stores!

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Saving money at Walmart

Doesn't it seem like a good gage of how the economy is doing when Walmart is doing better than most retailers?



Really, how can you resist when you know that you can get something at Walmart for so much less? I know I save money when I go grocery shopping there, compared to my regular grocery store.

I heard an interview today that said even Target was not doing as good as Walmart. I think that says a lot right there. I mean most people think of Target as getting some pretty good deals. Now I would not say that I love Walmart, but if I can save some money, than I guess that's where I am going shopping!

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Allergies and Bed Linen

Today I was going to take a break from working and go to IKEA for the sale on bed linens. We go a few inches of snow overnight and now I am not sure I am going to go. IKEA is about a half and hour or so from were I live and I am not sure I want to be out there with the crazies!

I think I might have to get some allergy mattress covers for my bed and see if that gets rid of some of those dust mites. I was reading one article and it said that dust mites can appear on your pillows in as little as six weeks! Yikes! I remember a story OPRAH did a few years ago and they showed all the bugs a person most likely has in their pillows, and yuck!

This is a video from CNN and OPRAH that aired years ago



I thought this video was funny at the end, when they interviewed a lady about having dust mites in her bed and she didn't want to be seen on camera!

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Sounds like a deal!

IKEA is having a few one day only sales, and one is just right for me! I really need some new queen size bed sheets. Mine have a few holes in them and my lovely rusty well water has made the white not so white anymore. So any size you buy for $9.99 includes 2 pillow cases, 1 flat sheet, and 1 fitted sheet. They are 400 count sheets and regularly sell for about $40.00!

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Shopping

I went to Target today and the store seemed so empty! I only was there to buy a heating pad for my back and that is all I bought.
I did walk around and look for awhile. There were some good sales on some throws, I never went over to the clothes department but perhaps I'll go back.

I also went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and saw they are selling the "snuggie" blanket for $14.99 just in case anyone is interested!
If you don't know what it is here is the commercial.

Someone is laughing all the way to the bank on this one!

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Walmart, Kmart, Target, Sears

OK I admit it, I shop at Walmart sometimes. I know a lot of people can't stand Walmart, and I am not sure what I think of the store, except that it is hard to shop somewhere else sometimes when you know for a fact that you can get it at Walmart for less!

Their clothes are really inexpensive and that is obvious in how well they wear. But for me that is OK sometimes because I always seem to wreck my clothes by spilling something on them, or wearing them outdoors to do work, or my water ruins them because I have well water.



Their groceries are usually less at Walmart, and I know I save money there as well. I used to shop at Kmart alot but not so much anymore since the store by my house moved to a new location. Then they did a store make over and the place just seemed kind of dumpy after that.

For better clothes I like to shop at Target. I bought some really nice colorful long sleeve tshirts for 50% off the other day. Really can you beat $5.00 for a nice shirt?


The store that has baffled me lately is Sears. I must admit I have not shopped there much through the recent years, although in my childhood we did. And I always loved looking at the Sears catalogs! Now Sears is having financial problems (who isn't right?) But I don't want them to fail! I want to be loyal to Sears and shop there but their prices are just too high! Sears is trying to compete in a higher end market in my opinion. They need to lower their prices so they can be somewhere in the middle of Walmart and Macy's for instance.



Come on Sears listen up! This is your time to make it again!

I'm just saying.

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