Happy Sunday!
I come bearing gifts and recommendations. :D First up, I'm having a contest in my Pokémon blog! All you have to do is sign up for the newsletter and you can win a package of Pokémon ochazuke! Don't know what that is? Just read the entry. :) Do You Ochazuke?
Most of you know I've been pretty broke the last year or so. That's changing now that I'm working full time at a better job (with a cheaper commute), but things are still pretty tight. A few of the things that are helping me get by are signing up for free samples (I've got a whole bag full of free shampoo, lotion, soap, deodorant, food, etc!), and using a few "rewards sites" - the two I can most recommend are Swagbucks and Instant Cash Sweepstakes (the name is terrible, but it's actually an awesome site.) I've gotten $25 in amazon.com gift cards from Swagbucks in just a few months (all you have to do is use their search engine) and a few dollars so far from ICS (you just fill out 3-question surveys and slowly rack up money, and they have a $50 drawing every day), but I've only been using it for a couple weeks - the longer you use it, the more you can earn, so I'm looking forward to hopefully bringing in a bit more in the future. You can even write surveys on it too, which is fun (mine are always awesome.)
For the girls (which I think most of you are) I cannot recommend the Diva Cup enough! (And it is currently only $25 (with free shipping) at amazon.com!) Without going into too much detail, it is fantastic. Clean, convenient, and makes me actually feel "normal" when I'm on my period. There are other menstrual cups on the market, that's just the one I happened to pick, but I am so, so happy with it!
I also started taking probiotics recently to see if they would help my skin. Well, it's only been a few weeks and while yes, they have helped my skin, I just feel good all around! I never have stomachaches anymore (even when I overeat :p) and I feel less stressed, too (although that might be a combination of a lot of things, good new job, etc.) The brand I am using is called Culturelle (picked them because they are inexpensive and have a dairy/gluten-free version), which is still on discount on drugstore.com.
You can read more about my efforts to live on a tight budget at my blog, broke sandwich!
Most of you know I've been pretty broke the last year or so. That's changing now that I'm working full time at a better job (with a cheaper commute), but things are still pretty tight. A few of the things that are helping me get by are signing up for free samples (I've got a whole bag full of free shampoo, lotion, soap, deodorant, food, etc!), and using a few "rewards sites" - the two I can most recommend are Swagbucks and Instant Cash Sweepstakes (the name is terrible, but it's actually an awesome site.) I've gotten $25 in amazon.com gift cards from Swagbucks in just a few months (all you have to do is use their search engine) and a few dollars so far from ICS (you just fill out 3-question surveys and slowly rack up money, and they have a $50 drawing every day), but I've only been using it for a couple weeks - the longer you use it, the more you can earn, so I'm looking forward to hopefully bringing in a bit more in the future. You can even write surveys on it too, which is fun (mine are always awesome.)
For the girls (which I think most of you are) I cannot recommend the Diva Cup enough! (And it is currently only $25 (with free shipping) at amazon.com!) Without going into too much detail, it is fantastic. Clean, convenient, and makes me actually feel "normal" when I'm on my period. There are other menstrual cups on the market, that's just the one I happened to pick, but I am so, so happy with it!
I also started taking probiotics recently to see if they would help my skin. Well, it's only been a few weeks and while yes, they have helped my skin, I just feel good all around! I never have stomachaches anymore (even when I overeat :p) and I feel less stressed, too (although that might be a combination of a lot of things, good new job, etc.) The brand I am using is called Culturelle (picked them because they are inexpensive and have a dairy/gluten-free version), which is still on discount on drugstore.com.
You can read more about my efforts to live on a tight budget at my blog, broke sandwich!