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Have you heard of My Job Chart? It’s a free, easy-to-use, online chore chart and reward system for organizing and motivating your kids to learn first hand how to Save, Share, and Spend. We have used this program in the past when we had some children who were feeling unmotivated to do their chores. We were amazed at how well it worked and would definitely recommend it! You can sign up for it for free here. And if you’ve used it before, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, too! Also, check out my post with 5 FREE downloadable Chore Charts.
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If you’re a college student, you can sign up for the Amazon Student program. You’ll get FREE two-day shipping on millions of items and exclusive deals. Plus, you’ll get a $5 credit for each friend you refer. Then, after the six-month trial period, you either cancel your subscription or you can get 50% off of an Amazon Prime membership (regularly $79). You’ll keep your FREE two-day shipping and exclusive deals, and you’ll get access to 40,000 movies and TV episodes on your laptop, phone, tablet, and gaming console. Thanks, Freebie Finding Mom!  Related Stories I loved this post over on Cubicle Sherpa: It didn't take as long as I thought it would to convince my husband that we should ditch the cable. We had just switched back to DirecTV from ATT-Uverse, and we were still forking over nearly $150 a month in cable bills. I'd heard about the Roku on MoneySavingMom.com in April. Boy, did it get me thinking!! With some minor research, some number crunching, and a few weeks of convincing [hubby], we vowed to take the plunge and see how well it would work for us. One of our biggest fears… "Will there be anything to watch"? Let me tell you- we actually have more to watch now than we did with cable… Read the rest of the post here.
It just might inspire you to consider ditching cable once and for all.   Related Stories 
Target Shopping Trip 1 bag Organic Carrots – $1.09, used $1/1 Target mobile coupon – $0.09 after coupon 3 Kiwi @ $0.39 each - $1.17, used $1/1 Target mobile coupon – $0.17 after coupon 2 Up & Up Hydrogen Peroxide – $0.52 each, used 2 $0.50/1 Target printable - $0.02 each after coupons 2 Up & Up Hand Soap – $0.89 each, used 2 $0.50/1 Target printable - $0.39 each after coupons 1 Friskies Wet Cat Food – $0.47, used Free coupon (no longer available) – Free after coupon 2 Always Liners – $0.94, used $1/1 coupon from the 7/7 P&G insert – Free after coupons 1 Wet One Wipes – $1.99, used $0.75/1 printable AND $0.50/1 Target printable - $0.74 after coupons Total before coupons: $9.42 Total after coupons: $1.58 See the full list of deals at Target this week.  Related Stories 
Walgreens Shopping Trip 3 Kleenex – $0.89 each
Used $0.50/3 coupon from the 7/14 SmartSource insert 2 Mitchum Deodorant – $1.99 each
Used $1/1 coupon from the 7/14 SmartSource insert (I only had one of these coupons.) 2 Nestle Crunch – $0.39 each
Used $0.50/2 coupon from the 6/30 SmartSource insert Used $4.50 Register Rewards from my last shopping trip Total before sales, coupons and Register Rewards: $13.89 Total with tax (7.3%) after sales, coupons and Register Rewards: $1.46, plus received 2,000 (like $2) Balance Rewards (for buying 2 Mitchum Deodorants) See the full list of deals at Walgreens this week.  Related Stories 
CVS Shopping Trip 5 Garnier Fructis Hair Products – $3 each
Used 5 $1/1 coupon from the 7/14 RedPlum insert and printable
And used $3/$15 CVS coupon from in-store coupon machine 1 Revlon Nail Polish – $4.99
Used $1/1 coupon from the 6/23 SmartSource insert Used $10 ECBs from last week’s shopping trip and $0.50 quarterly ECBS Total before coupons and ECBs: $19.99 Total with tax (7.3%) after coupons and ECBS: $1.88 PLUS received $5 ECBS (for buying 5 Garnier Fructis products) and $3 ECBS (for buying 1 Revlon product) See the full list of deals at CVS this week.  Related Stories 
Ever wonder how brands developed? Right now, you can download a free copy of Brand Pro Audio: Exposing the Thought Processes Behind Three Top Digital Brands. This free download is an hour-long series of three audio behind-the-scenes audio interviews done by Robert D. Smith. Here’s more about this free download from Robert: Like me, I'm sure you've come across many incredible digital brands—bloggers, online marketers, authors, speakers, etc.—and probably wondered, How exactly did these people build something so great? Did they do it alone? Who did they hire? What's going on behind the scenes? Well, over the past few weeks, I decided to stop asking those questions to no one and start actually asking those incredible digital brands! The result is Brand Pro Audio: Exposing the Thought Processes Behind Three Top Digital Brands, an hour-long series of three audio interviews that, for now, you can download absolutely free. I interviewed Crystal Paine of MoneySavingMom.com, Joy Groblebe, who co-manages Michael Hyatt, author of Platform, and John Morgan, author of Brand Against the Machine. All three of these people have experience building online platforms that touch hundreds of thousands of lives on just about a daily basis. Collectively, they've had experience releasing New York Times bestsellers, self-publishing eBooks, speaking in front of thousands of people, consulting other top brands, and more. I'm beyond excited for you to hear these interviews because they are FULL of great insights that I know will help you ramp up the process of building your online brand.
Download your copy here.
If you missed it, you can also see my video with Robert D. Smith on time management.  Related Stories 
Here is a unique deal that I have only seen a few times before! Order a one-year subscription to Hobby Farm Home Magazine for only $7.50 when you use coupon code MONEYSAVING at checkout. This magazine gets excellent reviews on Amazon and this is the lowest price that I have seen on this magazine. About Hobby Farm Home Magazine: Hobby Farm Home celebrates traditional farm life with modern flair. Articles include cooking with home-grown produce and farm-raised meat, the decor of the farmhouse, reviving farm traditions, and the handmade creation of objects-bringing the farm indoors. This offer expires tonight 07/17/13 11:59 PM EST. Are you looking for other magazine titles? You can use coupon code MONEYSAVING to save 20% off of most titles at DiscountMags! (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.)  Related Stories 
Right now, you can get a subscription to EatingWell Magazine for only $7.50 per year when you use coupon code MONEYSAVING at checkout. You can order up to two years at this price! EatingWell Magazine: A delicious balance of cooking and must-have nutrition features, EatingWell is the award-winning magazine where good taste meets good health on every page. Each issue is filled with dozens of delicious and nutritious recipes, smart shopping tips, healthy-in-a-hurry menus and much more! Beautiful color images illustrate never-fail, full-flavored recipes for healthful everyday eating and entertaining.
This offer expires tonight 7/17/13 11:59 PM EST. Are you looking for other magazine titles? You can use coupon code MONEYSAVING to save 20% off of most titles at DiscountMags!  Related Stories 
Missed the first posts in this series? Check them out here.
#2 Read Voraciously If you want to be a good writer, the best thing you can do is to immerse yourself in good writing. Surround yourself with well-written books by authors that inspire you to think, dream, and do. Writers and bloggers are constantly pouring out words to the world. If you don’t replenish your creativity supply, your well will soon run dry. Yes, You Have Time To Read You might be saying, “But I don’t have time to read!” Can I encourage you to evaluate if that statement is really true? I believe everyone, no matter how full their life, can make reading a priority — even if it’s just a few pages from a book every day. You usually always have time for what you want to have time for. As has well been said, “If it’s important to you, you’ll make time for it. If it’s not, you’ll make an excuse.” So in most cases, it’s not a matter of not having time; it’s a matter of choosing to use your time differently. Could you cut out some of your Pinterest-hopping, Facebook-viewing, or TV-watching? Or, what about finding ways to add reading to things you’re already doing? A few examples: - Listen to audiobooks while you’re driving or cleaning.
- Read the classics aloud to your children at the dinner table (even just 5 minutes every night).
- Always carry a book with you in case some free minutes open up in your day.
- Be a little crazy like me and read on your iPad while walking & running on the treadmill.
- Find many additional ideas and ways to fit more reading into your day here.
Read From a Wide Variety of Perspectives In addition, I think it’s important to be challenging your mind from different perspectives. I try to always be reading a few well-written blogs and books from a broad spectrum of genres. This allows me to continually be exposing my mind to new ideas and inspiration. I usually have 3-4 books going at one time — each from a different genre. For instance, right now I’m reading a novel by Lynn Austen, a spiritually challenging book, a biography, a homeschooling book, and I’m getting ready to start a new business book. I do something similar with my blog-reading. I follow about 20 blogs total: a few deal blogs, a few blogs on simple living, a few blogs on leadership/business, a few blogs on parenting & homeschooling, and a few book review blogs. Since each of these blogs approach things from different perspectives, I'm challenged and inspired in unique ways each day. Evaluate Everything You Read One very effective way to grow as a writer is to always evaluate what you're reading. Analyze how the blogger or author is communicating their points. If I'm really enjoying a post or book, I'll often ask myself, "What is the author doing to effectively draw me in and keep me reading?" This simple question can teach you so much about how to write well. By making reading a priority, exposing myself to new ideas, challenging my mind, and analyzing what I read, it not only is helping to hone my writing craft, but it also sparks many, many new blog ideas! Real-Life Example #2 When I was reading One Question by Ken Coleman, this quote stuck out to me: "Good questions inform. Great questions transform." As I mulled over it in my brain for a few days, he not only inspired me to ask more questions of people, but also to encourage you all to ask more questions, too. And that’s where part of my answer to How Do You Develop Goals That Are At the Same Time Stretching But Also Realistic? came from. What are some of your favorite well-written books, blogs, and authors to follow/read? I’d love to get some new ideas & inspiration!  Related Stories 
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