by Ann-Marie on March 13, 2013
If you missed my money-saving tips this morning on Indianapolis’ B105.7, here’s the rundown!
- Next Tuesday March 19th is National Ravioli Day, and if you head in to Bravo, you can get 50% off all Ravioli entrées!
- And just for Hoosiers, I wanted to let you know about a new warehouse book sale where you can shop 60,000 books for only $1 each, and 50% of each sale goes to a non-profit called Save Our Veterans. It’s called Bukka Books, and the sale takes place every weekend at 101 S. Parker Drive near downtown.
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Tune in this Thursday morning for Friday Freebies (a day early!) on B105.7 during Sean Copeland’s morning show for more money-saving tips!
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by Ann-Marie on December 14, 2012
What can you give to a high schooler or recent grad that can help them learn how to make good money decisions for their next phase of life?
Smart From the Start
by Brad Kronland and Rob Roach of Fishers, Indiana is the perfect pocket guide to help young adults with all the do’s and don’ts of their first critical financial choices:
- Getting their first car – leasing vs. buying, pre-owned vs. new – and how to negotiate the deal
- Deciding whether to rent an apartment vs. buy a house
- Understanding the buying process, mortgages, and taxes in simple, easy-to-understand terms
- Figuring out their insurance deductible, 401(k) options, investing and saving for retirement
- … and so much more!
At the end of each chapter are easy definitions relating to the topic introduced. You also learn how “they” make money, whether “they” are the insurance agent, credit card issuers or other key players. All throughout the book there are tips from fictitious “Ted”, who may not make the best decision but learns his valuable lesson, proving that even smart people make mistakes!
Here’s an excerpt from the book:
How can insurance companies make a profit when they are constantly paying for their customers’ car repairs or doctor bills? Insurance companies make a profit by collecting insurance premiums, investing those premiums in stocks, bonds, or other investments, earning money on those investments, and then paying claims with a portion of those gains. They are very good at projecting how many insurance claims will be filed during a year. They use this information to set their premiums, making sure they’ll be more than the projected claims.
Read more about Smart from the Start in this recent Grad Magazine article.
Do you know a young person that will be faced with
their first financial decisions?
Buy It
Grab your copy now on Kindle or Nook for an instant download, or order it on paperback. If you’re around the north Indy area, you can also find copies at Mudsock Books in Fishers. At just $9.95 digital or $12.95 printed, it is a smart investment for the young adult in your life to get easy tips and critical tools for their future from top financial professionals!
Win It
The authors of Smart from the Start have given me a copy of their book to give away to one lucky Chaos Is Bliss reader! The contest starts now, and ends at 9pm ET on Wednesday December 19, 2012. The winner will be randomly drawn, notified by email and will have 24 hours to confirm before another name is drawn.
How to Enter
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by Ann-Marie on August 6, 2012
My MOPS group has not only been a place that I treasure for spiritual growth and fellowship, but also for the wealth of resources I’ve found! Carrie VanAlstine of Adeo Arts is one such gem.
I enlisted Carrie’s help in new family portraits, and let me tell you, working with Carrie was easy, working with my children is not. My children are high spirited, feed off of each other’s energy, and drain all of ours. So I was delighted to nab one of Carrie’s “mini-sessions”, an easy 20-minute block of time that was just long enough to get what we wanted (plus a few new headshots because ya know, I’m so vain), but not so long that I was beggin’ for mercy for the children to Sit. Still. And. Smile!
Little did I know before meeting her that Carrie has been a busy little bee, having just published her first children’s book, Frizzy Izzy Yelp!. You can find it on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble. “Sprinkled with lessons in zoology, horticulture, and geography this rhythmic story inspires and reminds us to be kind to our world and those we share it with.”
A little more about Carrie’s background…
Carrie VanAlstine is a teacher, photographer, dancer and mother of two. Her passions for the Earth, biology and family unite in her book about how to live peaceably with one another. She is a licensed educator and taught high school biology, zoology and Earth and space classes. She is also the owner of Adeo Arts Photography Company. VanAlstine was inspired to write and advocate for endangered species when she was teaching. After the birth of her first child she felt even more driven to speak for those amazing creatures who had no voice but were striving just as she was to provide a safe and healthy life for their babies.
You can browse Carrie’s photography gallery and schedule your own full session at Adeo Arts or on her Adeo Arts Facebook page. And learn more about Frizzy Izzy and even see some of the cutest “Furry Friday” photos on the Frizzy Izzy Facebook page.
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by Ann-Marie on May 11, 2012
Harry Potter Available on Kindle
One of the top benefits of an Amazon Prime membership is FREE 2-day shipping. Another benefit I’m just learning more about is the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, where you can borrow e-books for your Kindle for FREE!
Just announced on Amazon today …
You can get a free 30-day trial of an Amazon Prime membership, after that it’s $79 for a year (averages to $6.58/month) … is it worth it?
And just to make it timely, if you don’t already own a Kindle but have been toying around with the option, now through Sunday (5/13/12) when you purchase a Kindle you can take 30% off any select cover.
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This deal has ended.
by Ann-Marie on March 14, 2012
by Ann-Marie on March 7, 2012
Have you read The Hunger Games? My neighborhood wine book club read it late last summer but I missed reading it. I attended the party book discussion and actually I was almost glad I didn’t read it, because quite frankly I’m a weenie. When a book is so well written that the images just from people talking about it are stuck in your head when you go to bed at night … it’s probably a good book for the majority. And to have those images come to life on the Big Screen probably spells O-S-C-A-R (and I don’t mean bologna).
Regardless, this book is #1 on New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Publishers Weekly.
If you haven’t read it yet, or if you were so invested you want to get into books 2 and 3, right now on Amazon you can get The Hunger Games Trilogy
instantly delivered on Kindle for just $18.99 – that’s all 3 books in the series (the regular digital price is $53.97!).
As with most Amazon pricing, prices fluctuate even by the hour. Grab it now before this price is gone!
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After a career in advertising and marketing, Ann-Marie is now a SAHM of three fun-loving children. Always a deal seeker, she slowly took her basic couponing skills to the next level and began sharing tips with her friends.