My mom introduced me to My Points (www.mypoints.com) just before Christmas. I was kind of skeptical about it at first but my mom and my aunt have been able to redeem their earned points for gift cards at places like Toys R Us, Target, Dave and Busters and many, many other places!
As most of you know, I am pretty much the Coupon Queen so I try to save a few bucks where ever I can...and for doing shopping over the internet and for clicking and viewing a webpage I earn points to redeem for gift cards!
How it works is SO simple! When you sign up you tell My Points the things you are interested in. They send you emails where you just click on the red button and get 5 points just for looking! Sometimes you can sign up for a newsletter or to get emails about deals from certain places and get a bonus 25-50 points. Also, from time to time they will send you emails with surveys. They don’t take a lot of time to fill out and you get a good amount of points for doing those as well.
Also, if you buy anything from any of the merchants associated with my points (Target, ebay, etc) go through the My Points website first and you will earn a certain amount per dollar that you spend! I shop on ebay a lot so I get a good amount of points from there. I also bought an Entertainment book through the website which helps me save EVEN more throughout the year and gave me a good chunk of points! I have only been signed up since November and I already have enough to get a $20 gift card to Toys R Us! Right now I am saving my points so I can get a few cards at once to use around Christmas time :)
If you are interested in signing up, please let me know and I will send you an invite (I’ll get points hehe). It’s easy money...really :)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Monday, February 20, 2006
Oprah’s Show on Debt – SHOCKING!
Let me tell you that if you haven’t seen this show you need to check out this link: http://www2.oprah.com/money/debtdiet/money_debtdiet_main.jhtml That link could have information that will change your life!
One of the MOST shocking things I heard on that show was that 70% of Americans have credit card debt (or maybe it was debt in general over a certain amount – I can’t remember) but I was floored and so was Oprah lol! My husband and I are among those who are in CC debt but we won’t be there for long! In the next few months it will be completely gone and we will start tackling some of my husband’s student loans.
Honestly, we thought we would NEVER get out of the hole that we were in when we were first married almost 4 years ago. It wasn’t until we were married for about 6 months that my husband was introduced to Dave Ramsey. A few months after that we saved up for the fee to take one of his classes called Financial Peace University and became graduates. It has taken us about 3 years and we will finally wave bye-bye to all our CC debt and be well on our way to financial freedom :)
When I watched Oprah’s show, I was reminded of Dave Ramsey and a lot of the suggestions they made on the show are ones that Dave himself advocates. Honestly, we owe Dave Ramsey our lives!!!! He has changed everything for us completely! When we get our tax return instead of spending it we put it on debt – yes I know people think we are weird but honestly I don’t care! That money is money we already spent and owe on – we need to get out from under it.
If you want to know more about Dave Ramsey, his plan, listen to this show or look up if there is a FPU near you go to his website at www.daveramsey.com
One of the MOST shocking things I heard on that show was that 70% of Americans have credit card debt (or maybe it was debt in general over a certain amount – I can’t remember) but I was floored and so was Oprah lol! My husband and I are among those who are in CC debt but we won’t be there for long! In the next few months it will be completely gone and we will start tackling some of my husband’s student loans.
Honestly, we thought we would NEVER get out of the hole that we were in when we were first married almost 4 years ago. It wasn’t until we were married for about 6 months that my husband was introduced to Dave Ramsey. A few months after that we saved up for the fee to take one of his classes called Financial Peace University and became graduates. It has taken us about 3 years and we will finally wave bye-bye to all our CC debt and be well on our way to financial freedom :)
When I watched Oprah’s show, I was reminded of Dave Ramsey and a lot of the suggestions they made on the show are ones that Dave himself advocates. Honestly, we owe Dave Ramsey our lives!!!! He has changed everything for us completely! When we get our tax return instead of spending it we put it on debt – yes I know people think we are weird but honestly I don’t care! That money is money we already spent and owe on – we need to get out from under it.
If you want to know more about Dave Ramsey, his plan, listen to this show or look up if there is a FPU near you go to his website at www.daveramsey.com
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Grammy update ;)
Well, since I knew I missed the Grammys I decided to go on the messageboards at U2.com and see if I could find someone who had a link to the performance. Thanks to my memberhship to the site I was able to get an asnwer within an hour! I had a link to download what he recorded on TV so I could watch the performance!
Let me just say that after seeing Mary J. sing "One" her voice will echo through the song as I hear it play! wow! She was utterly amazing!
Let me just say that after seeing Mary J. sing "One" her voice will echo through the song as I hear it play! wow! She was utterly amazing!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Congrats to U2 on their 5 Grammys!
U2 was to nominated for 5 Grammys last night and they one ALL 5! That brings their total date to 21 Grammys!The unbelievalbe thing....I FORGOT THE GRAMMYS WERE ON! Yes, I do feel like kicking my own arse (to take a line from Jim Carey in "Liar Liar") I am still on the look out for video of their performace and acceptance of the awards. I seriously cannot believe I missed out on this BIG TIME! :( PLEASE, if any of you know of where I can see a video of U2 at the Grammys PLEASE reply to this message with a link. I am dying over here!
Here is a list of the Grammys they were up for and what they were up against:
Album of the Year
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
Also nominated:
The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney
Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani
Late Registration - Kanye West
Song of the Year
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2
Also nominated:
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Ordinary People - John Legend
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal
Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own - U2
Also nominated:
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Best of You - Foo Fighters
Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Best rock song
City of Blinding Lights - U2
Also nominated:
Best Of You - Foo Fighters
Beverly Hills - Weezer
Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Best rock album
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2
Also nominated:
X&Y - Coldplay
In Your Honor - Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang - The Rolling Stones
Prairie Wind - Neil Young
A big congrats to four of my most favorite Irish men! You deserved it because HTDAAB is an excellent album.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Rudeness episode on 20/20
Thanks to Tivo I was able to watch last night’s 20/20 today. The whole show was about rudeness and how people are becoming ruder as the years pass.
Well, they had a part where someone was running little tests on people to see what they would say to a rude comment she would make. She was in the south and asked a lady, “What do you think of that guy that used to work for you last year?” The lady replied, “I don’t know him very well.” The tester said, “I thought he was a jerk.” The southern lady replied, “That’s what I said.” I was FLOORED to say the least! So was the tester! So the tester went to North Carolina and asked, “What would you say if someone said ‘I don’t know him very well’ about someone?” He said, “That would mean he’s a good for nothing.”
WHAT?!?!??!?! Ok, please, can someone get me a dictionary or a guide on how to speak southern! lol Apparently the rest of us need to be taught because we are clueless!
I honestly don’t think I am a rude person. Although, when push comes to shove, I will be completely honest with people. I am not one for beating around the bush. I can tell it like it is – and honestly, I would rather have people do that for me too. It’s hard to play a game of, what do they really mean or what are they trying to say? Sometimes I will have my husband step in to “translate” because I want to make sure that I am really getting what is behind a certain statement.
To all my Southern friends and family members, please forgive me for being “rude.” I never meant anything by it, I am just ignorant to southern ways. (to be blunt)
Well, they had a part where someone was running little tests on people to see what they would say to a rude comment she would make. She was in the south and asked a lady, “What do you think of that guy that used to work for you last year?” The lady replied, “I don’t know him very well.” The tester said, “I thought he was a jerk.” The southern lady replied, “That’s what I said.” I was FLOORED to say the least! So was the tester! So the tester went to North Carolina and asked, “What would you say if someone said ‘I don’t know him very well’ about someone?” He said, “That would mean he’s a good for nothing.”
WHAT?!?!??!?! Ok, please, can someone get me a dictionary or a guide on how to speak southern! lol Apparently the rest of us need to be taught because we are clueless!
I honestly don’t think I am a rude person. Although, when push comes to shove, I will be completely honest with people. I am not one for beating around the bush. I can tell it like it is – and honestly, I would rather have people do that for me too. It’s hard to play a game of, what do they really mean or what are they trying to say? Sometimes I will have my husband step in to “translate” because I want to make sure that I am really getting what is behind a certain statement.
To all my Southern friends and family members, please forgive me for being “rude.” I never meant anything by it, I am just ignorant to southern ways. (to be blunt)
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