Living Vicariously Through Sons of Anarchy

Guest post written by Jonathan Snipes

I started watching the show Sons of Anarchy right when my wife claims that my midlife crisis hit. I guess she may have been right. But because I watched that show and saw all of the trouble that gang got into, I kind of convinced myself out of buying a motorcycle. It's something that I thought about doing for a long time and even though I wasn't going to run off and join a biker gang, I decided that maybe I should just invest that money that I'd otherwise spend on a bike. I think my wife is content with me just watching that show instead of buying a bike.

Thrifting for my home family

Guest post written by Breanne Morris

Even though I have to do it pretty often because all of my kids are growing so fast, I still enjoy going thrift shopping. It's not like a chore and it's a lot of fun! It's starting to get a little cooler and I know that my kids are going to need new cool weather clothes soon. So I went thrift shopping last weekend to find some.

I think that if kids need clothes that quickly, it's just so much better to buy them from thrift shops. It seems like every season I'm buying my kids all new clothes. While I was online looking up some new thrift places in our area, I ran across some info on home internet packages. After I read more, I decided to change over my home internet service to it.

I remember back when I was a beginner thrifter I was so afraid about buying anything, but now that I'm a seasoned thrifter I can find all kinds of great stuff. Plus, I love some of the things that I find for myself.

Anyone Else Hate Their Cell Phone Plan?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

I signed up with my current cell phone plan a few years back when I moved to Ohio because I needed one that worked in the remote area I was in.  I also needed two lines, and at the time, thought I was getting the best deal.

Fast forward a couple of years and I can't wait until this latest contract expires so I can get Straight Talk and forget about contracts.  When my renewal time came up before, I stayed with the same company but just went to a lower service since I don't use my cell phone much, but I'm still losing money on the deal.  I went home to NH last month and guess what?  My plan no longer has free roaming so I had a much larger bill than normal this month.  I don't use texting, but occasionally others will text me and since I don't have free texting with my plan, I'm having to pay even though I don't want to use it.

No more contract cell phones for me.  Straight talk offers everything you need in a cell phone - 1000 talk minutes, 1000 texts and 30 megs of data transfer - all for $30 a month.  Even the unlimited, talk, text and image service is only $45 a month, much less than my current plan.   I can even call a friend in another country for next to nothing with Straight Talk's International Long Distance Service that allows me to call from anywhere, even my home phone.

Hey, mom knows best, right?  I'm stuck for the next two months, but I'll be headed to WalMart for Straight Talk as soon as I can.  I don't need any fancy bells and whistles, so I'll probably take advantage of one of the reconditioned phones that are available for as little as $10.

With all the money I'll be saving, I can buy more yarn - right there at WalMart!

Walgreens Flexible Adhesive Bandages

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I have chickens, dogs, cats and like to garden, so I’ve always got some sort of cut or scrape on my hands.  Since I crochet, I have to make sure I’m bandaged so I don’t get blood on whatever I’m working on.

The problem with regular adhesive bandages is they feel cumbersome, they don’t bend very well, making it more difficult to crochet or type, especially when the bandage is placed over the knuckle.

I picked up a small package of Walgreens Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages the other day, thinking that may be the answer to my problem.  It worked!  The bandages are flexible enough that they’re not too cumbersome, and the fabric bandages seem to stick better when wet - another plus.

  

I looked at the name brand flexible fabric bandages as well, but the Walgreens brand was much cheaper.  I paid less than $3.00 for the 30 assorted sizes, which should suit my needs well.  

Another bonus was when I read that my purchase supported my local community since Walgreens will contribute up to $3 million annually to the Walgreens Way to Well Fund™  with proceeds from the purchase of any Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products.  

Win-win!

Psst ... Walgreens is also sponsoring some great giveaways - click to see how to enter!

Who Wants Free Pizza? Bonus Cheese Tray/Cutting Board

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA®. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

I was recently given a coupon to try out FRESCHETTA® Simply…Inspired™ pizza and offer my opinion to my readers (with a bonus bamboo cutting board to giveaway too!)  I tried two different varieties - Hawaiian Style and Southern BBQ Recipe Chicken - and loved them both.  The thin crust makes for a smaller, less filling pizza, but had as much flavor as what you might find in a pizza that is thicker and meatier.

 

You can read my specific review of each of them by clicking on that variety in the links above. There are a total of eight varieties and since I enjoyed these two, I'll likely be trying others.

 

Head over to Facebook and 'like'  FRESCHETTA Simply Inspired and follow FreschettaSI on Twitter and watch for other great deals and coupons.

 

 

 

In addition to my own pizza and cutting board, I was given a duplicate to give to one of my readers as well.  Both review links are also contests for a coupon for a free Freschetta Simply Inspired Pizza of your choice along with an awesome bamboo cheese tray/cutting board.  The Hawaiian Style review and giveaway ends May 15 and the Southern BBQ review and giveaway ends May 22, so head on over to get your entries in. The coupon is good for any one of the eight varieties of pizza.  Which one do you want to try?