I'm a big fan of BeautyCrunch.com- it's primarily an authorized reseller that offers overrun and discontinued (but still very good) artistry brand beauty products. This site literally has prices that seem too good to be true.

I have ordered from this site once before, and the experience was great. My order came in about a week and my makeup was excellent. The site mainly carries Stila, DuWop, Too Faced, and Pop Beauty, Sugar and Pixi. Check it out for yourself. It's  a cheaper way to treat yourself to something pretty and new :)

Thanks to Inc.com, cause I love the simplicity of this Article. You just might turn your mildly obsessive past time into measurable income. If you don't know much about Twitter, this is a great 101 read. If you know lots about Twitter, then this article has a few secrets that will change the way you thought about using it.

Here are five strategies. Click here to learn more about them. And o yeah, Please Retweet :)

I love this idea.I have a small apartment and need to utilize every inch. So this is a great, space conscious, inexpensive way to stay organized and can work just about anywhere in your home. The steps are quick, simple, and can be found at MarthaStewart.com

Listen Up. It's National Blood Donor Month. Everything posted here has an economically friendly angle. Be it free, cost effective, or conducive to saving your dollar bills. This particular topic allows you to give back and help save a life, without spending a nickel. 

It's seems that everyone is more excited than ever to put 2009 behind them. Almost as if a curse has been lifted. I too, am guilty of this very optimistic New Year energy "contact high" :) But for good reason. Late last year, I wrote about Lemonade, a short film that takes a very intimate look at what just a few of the many established talent of the advertising world have done since being laid off. I'm not going to drone on examining this film. But I will say this: If you are looking for some inspiration, if you're unemployed, if you're working!, if you feel you have fallen asleep in your life, if you fear that you are next on the chopping block at work, or if you just want confirmation that you are not going crazy because you feel like a hamster on a wheel....Watch this film. I beg you, watch it. Best of all, its free to watch via Hulu. Please enjoy.

So since moving to a new city, after almost 6 months I have come to the realization that I cannot live without the internet. So after much research and hard work, I found a company that was charging a reasonable price for just internet. Keep in mind that every singe cable company that I talked to tried to up-sale to a package. But I decided to stick to my guns and have only internet installed. Why? For three money saving reasons:

1. Streaming Prime-time Content-
I am in love with sites like Hulu.com, ABC.com, MTV.com etc. These sites offer their prime-time content in it's entirety (this is probably not a surprise to you). The problem is you may not be taking advantage of it. Which results in paying around $40-60 dollars a month on a basic cable bill.
2. Netflix-
We all know how Netflix works, and I'm happy to report that I watch full seasons of HBO specials and Showtime, plus all the other content on the site for only $4-$8 dollars a month.
3. Tivo/DVR- I'm saving the additional fee your cable provider charges for Tivo/DVR. You can go online and watch the same content for free when ever you want. Is that not like a free DVR? I'm just saying. 

Now for the downside (because there is always a downside to consider):
1. Live TV and sporting events-I am missing out on things like Award shows, Football, and Basketball games. These sports are in full swing right now and unless i go to a bar or the BF's house or the family, Im not seeing it. If you happen to know where I can see my games online please PLEASE tell me. I do like watching these shows from the comfort of my own home. But this is a luxury I'm forgoing at the moment.   

2. Commercials- I don't see about 75-80% of the commercials, promotions, and infomercials you consume when watching TV. Fine by me :) 

3. What else am I forgetting. Tell me please. 

So, for now it's week one of my experiment. At the end of the month, I will report how much money I have saved, and how much I have been able, or unable to maintain satisfaction consuming the media I enjoy.

But so far, so good- I'm doing just fine. And for now. I'm only paying $24.90 a month.

Let's do this...

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Gap's Style Mixer app for the iPhone does more than just let you peruse and mix Gap pieces — the cool feature is that when you open the app near a Gap store, you unlock a special discount. So, sure, you can mix and match styles and then add them to Facebook, but what you really want is the discount, right? Yea!