$50 off a Purchase $100 more when LOFT reaches 1 million Likes on Facebook

So I feel like I got a nice little treat in my inbox this morning. $50 off? oh wait it's probably of like a $200 purchase.. eh.. oh wait it's off $100.. *Does the math.* Wow, so I can spend $50 at LOFT and make out pretty good? That means if something is $100 I can get half off? Sweet! =D

Click the link below and share with fellow fashionistas for your $50 off!

https://www.facebook.com/LOFT?sk=app_157987357565755 

Cash Incentive for Sticking to Your Resolution?

With it being a new year and all, many have joined the gym and vowed to go faithful to attain new found health and new bodies too. But all too many times, I see gym memberships go to waste as schedules get bogged down, laziness gets the best of us and those fees are automatically deducted from your bank account (this hurts me even when it's not my money). If you aren't utilizing that membership, that is money that is going to waste (money that can go to so many other things... like shoes, for instance ;).

What if you could be rewarded with CASH for sticking to your resolution to workout? If you find yourself becoming weary anytime between now and December, perhaps you can make a pact through a non-profit called Gym-Pact to help you stick to your guns. You can recommit yourself to a routine that will only cost you if you don't honor your commitment. Money can be a big motivator and I know if I can do something to keep myself from wasting  it I make the effort.

Ok, so how does it work?

- You sign up on the website.
- Set your personal commitment; how many times a week you will go to the gym and how much you will pay if fail to stick your commitment.
- Check in on your mobile phone every time you go to your gym
- Earn cash rewards collected from other people who failed to stick to their commitment. That's pretty sweet!

The plan is flexible so you can change your pact as you need to and you get sick and vacation days.

What is even better is that the organization is a non-profit so it's goal really isn't to make a profit off of your weakness but it is really to motivate you to workout. Check it out by clicking the link below.

http://www.gym-pact.com/whatis

Hey, Guess What?

I just saved a bunch of money on Christmas presents! How did I do that you ask? I didn't buy any. Yep, that's right: not one. As the shopper that I am, I once loved shopping to for gifts for my friends around the holidays. I would take advantage of markdowns and discounts wherever I could and somehow be able to spend about $20-$25 on each friend on gifts originally priced for at least 2x as much. But in more recent years, I forgo a lot of the gift giving due to financial strains and just ole not knowing what to get or what each friend needs. I say rather than spending money just so I can say I got you something (you might not like, need, or use) it is much wiser to just save my money. I recently read an article that talks about just that; the money we spend and over spend on gifts that the recipients might not like or appreciate as much as you thought they would when you were picking out the gift. On average, we tend to spend more on a gift that we would on the same product for ourselves. That money can be better used elsewhere. I try to show my love and appreciation for the special people in my life throughout the year so I don't feel like I have to prove anything. LoL. I sounds like a real cheap skate (I'm really not) but I just have a different perspective.
I didn't even want any gifts from anyone. I have very particular taste and very few people ever get it right so I'd rather people save their money instead of spending it on a hit or miss gift. LoL.. now I sounds like stuck up little brat.