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How I Made Hundreds Consigning Clothes
For the past eight years, twice a year, I go through my closet and my daughters’ closets, and find clothing that we haven’t worn in awhile. The goal is consigning clothes. I’ll do this in one of two ways: First, I’ll try a local consignment shop. Next, if that doesn’t pay off–as in cash in…
Top 9 New Dog Essentials
Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of American who adopted a dog during the pandemic? Or maybe you’ve decided to open your home up to a foster animal. Either way, congratulations. My guess is you landed here because you were looking for new dog essentials. When we adopted our first dog, Buffy, we…
Awesome Dog Costumes for Halloween 2020
Are you one of the 29 million Americans looking for awesome dog costumes for Halloween? Yup, that’s how many of us dog lovers celebrate Halloween with our pets–29 million. Recently, the National Retail Federation came out with a list of awesome dog costumes for Halloween. These include funny pet Halloween costumes as well as animal…
Place Your Supermarket Order Online Just Updated 2020
I just updated this blog post on where you can place a supermarket order online. It now includes 39 43 stores. As more and more stores allow you to place a supermarket order online, I’ll continue to update this blog post to reflect that. In my lifetime I’ve had experience getting my supermarket order delivered…
Dorm Packing Checklist
Chances are college students used a dorm packing checklist when they moved into university housing this month, with all of their dorm must have essentials. And, if like last spring, they suddenly have to move out when campuses close down, they’ll once again need a dorm packing checklist. Except this time it will because they…
MM.LaFleur Personal Styling Service Review Updated 2020
Update: the MM.LaFleur personal styling service has just introduced new styles that fit with the work from home aesthetic for 2020. These include bundles of WFH outfits. These outfits feel like pajamas but look professional enough for a ZOOM meeting. Given this new information, I’ve decided to update this review of the MM.LaFleur personal styling…
Best Mat for Peloton Review
When it comes to accessories and the best mat for Peloton, I’ve come to realize something important. There are three kinds of mats for Peloton that you might be considering. Perhaps that’s how you ended up on this review blog post. First, there is the Peloton bike mat or the mat that goes under the…
How School Uniforms Save Money Updated for 2020
I’ve just updated this article on how school uniforms can save money. It is reflective of the unique school uniform situation many parents are facing in 2020 as children go back to school. The original concept of this blog post? How school uniforms save money and how they save parents money when buying school uniforms….
Easy Anniversary Gift Ideas
Are you a procrastinator looking for easy anniversary gifts you can buy at the last minute? In other words, who among us hasn’t put off buying a gift, be it a birthday present or last minute anniversary gift? I’ve been married for 28 years, and I know when my wedding anniversary is. But, every November…
What is Menstrual Lingerie
Before my daughter told me about Thinx period underwear, I’d never conceived of the idea of menstrual lingerie. How did the topic come up in conversation? Well, earlier this year, when the supply chain for nearly everything was clogging up, we started talking about period products and other sanitary necessities. It got me thinking: if…
Chewy Pet Parents Autoship Review
As Chewy pet parents I guess we were ahead of the curve in falling in love with the online pet store called Chewy. That is, we’ve been Chewy customers aka pet parents since 2018, when we first started using the autoship service to buy our dogs’ food. To be honest I’d heard of Chewy.com before…
Shopping Back to School at Dick’s Sporting Goods
I’ve written a lot about shopping back to school supplies and clothing. There’s my blog post about the Target college dorm registry, which focuses on shopping for back to college. I’ve also got a recent post on sales tax holidays that let you shop for back to school and not pay sales tax. So it…
State Sales Tax Free Weekend Shopping Just Updated for 2020
I just update this post on sales tax free weekends for 2020 again because three states announced their plans very last minutes. Anyway, the goal of this article is to tell you when the tax-free days are that are coming up in July and August. You may think of these as back to school tax…
Peloton Digital App Review
When you get either the Peloton cycle or the Peloton Tread, you automatically “get” the Peloton digital app. That is, your subscription for your workout equipment includes a free digital membership to Peloton. But let’s be honest. Not everyone can afford the bike or treadmill. Well, here’s the good news. You don’t have to own…
Easy Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas
Are you looking for traditional wedding anniversary gift ideas? Certainly, you’ve come to the right place. So, you landed on my blog post on easy anniversary gifts. Then, you made your way over here. That blog post focused on every wedding anniversary gift and theme and symbol. Because of that, it was overwhelming. Certainly, I…
What Is Rakuten
You may have noticed that the cash back site Ebates is now Rakuten, and you may be asking what is Rakuten? Put simply Rakuten is the same cash back shopping site that Ebates always was. It’s just that Ebates is now Rakuten, named for the company that owns the site. From herein I will refer…
Easy Modern Wedding Anniversary Gift Themes
Are you looking for modern wedding anniversary gift ideas by year and theme? If so, you’ve come to the right place for ideas on contemporary anniversary gifts by year. Why write a modern wedding anniversary gift list For instance, did you first read my blog post on easy anniversary gifts? Then, you made your way…