Gummy Bear Giveaway

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Love Gummi Bears? Enter this giveaway hosted by Candy Concepts!!! Info below

What:            Free – 5 (Five) Pounds of Wild Fruit Gummi Bears

When:           Enter by July 15^th, 2016 – 9:00pm EST

Where:         Candy Concepts, Inc.

How:             In the comments below, tell us you’re favorite flavor!

Did you know that gummy bears originated in Germany? This popular gelatin based candy comes in all shapes, flavors, and sizes. Normal size for a gummi bear is 2 cm high. Candy Concepts, Inc has the 12 wonderful Wild Fruit Gummi Bears in 5 pound and in 20 pound increments.

Enjoy flavors like Orange, Pineapple, Apple, Watermelon, Lemon, Cherry, Banana, Lime, Strawberry, Raspberry, Grapefruit, and Grape. Check it out today!

Come and help us celebrate “National Gummi Bear Day!” We are giving away 5 pounds, yes that’s right, delicious 5 pounds of Wild Fruit Gummi Bears. Be our lucky winner!

• Contest ends at 9:00pm on July 15, 2016.
• A winner will be randomly selected and notified by email by July 18, 2016.
• Once you are notified, Candy Concepts will ship your free candy.

See official contest rules and conditions at Terms and Conditions

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Letting Panic Take Over

I do not post too many personal things on my blog about myself because I still like to keep some privacy but a friend back home was talking about her own anxiety disorder and it resonated with me in such a way I felt the need to address mine in case it might help someone else. I have panic disorder, I have had it since I was 17 years old. I used to have panic attacks several times a week and couldn't focus on my school work, my college applications, and any other deadlines I had in my life. I barely could make it through the motions of a normal day and I hated myself for not having control over it. I was sent to a counselor who decided the only thing they could do for me was to medicate me, which I hated even more than the loss of control. Once I decided how much I disliked the medicines I decided that I would find some way to control myself, someway to help bring me back down. Because once my panic started, I would become agitated and cry, and scream, and my thoughts would become so bleak as if there was no hope, no light to my life. I slowly realized if I could let myself express my panic to others and then take a breath to calm myself enough. Then I would sit down and replan out whatever it was that was bothering me in a way to overcome the roadblock in my life. It helps, some days are better than others, and I wonder if I will ever be able to fully control that side of me that gets so upset every time something goes wrong or even when I think it may go wrong.  Reading my friends blog, I realized that sometimes you just need someone to know whats going on, and say hey I understand, I can relate. That feeling that someone gets you helps.

I hope that my words reach out and help someone who need that feeling in their life. May you find the peace that your mind and heart needs and know that there are others who feel the same.

With Understanding,

Snowangel

Budgeting and Emergency Funds

Hello All,

Today I decided to talk about emergency funds. I grew up in a family that lived paycheck to paycheck and I hated it, sometimes we didn't have the money to pay our bills and the electric or cable would be turned off. When I asked my mother, she would say that she didn't have the money to pay it and it would be payed within the next few days. As I got older I decided that I would better budget out my money and live within my means. I read books, I started writing down my bills and what I would spend each month. While that was fine and dandy, I realized I still wasn't keep track of everything. So I was told by a friend to open a spreadsheet and write it down, then I would total it so I knew what money I would spend each month and had it written down. After I did that, I was able to figure out what money I could send to my savings and decided to start an emergency fund. I would take a few dollars per month and add them to my savings account and not touch that money. After awhile it adds up and you have a small sum to cover those months when you need a little extra money for bills, for automotive costs, and any other unexpected funds that you may not have planned for. 


Have A Frugal Day!

Snowangel

A child is born!

I haven't written in awhile, due to being constantly tired. However I am now typing this as my sweet sweet baby boy sleeps in his bouncer next to me. That's right, I finally had my sweet angel. He is now  two months old and sleeping through the night which excites me. I cannot believe it has been two months since I have written a post! However I have been still trying to do my swagbucks, and bing rewards, and a few surveys here and there in between taking care of a little one. May I say it is very hard and yet I am able to still earn a gift card or two here and there. I hope everyone is doing good and still working frugally towards their goals. Recently my partner and I have decided to up our goals and hopefully we will soon be able to tell you all about it.

Stay Frugal!

Snowangel

PS- Here is a pamper rewards code that is good until  6/20 11:59 CST FB84SL2DADDAY16. Good for 10 pts :)

Yard Sale!

So this weekend I decided to hit some yard sales!! WHOO! I haven't been out to check out yard sales in forever and was super excited to get out and spend a little bit and pick up some items that were on my list of things to get. The last time I did check out some yard sales was several months ago haha, growing up my family went every weekend and I find all kinds of deals even deals on stuff to put up for my friends and family members as gifts! I did miss out on the furniture I wanted because I slept in til 7:30 am but I did still find some deals. So here is what I found

A Thomas the Train Rug priced at 1.50. It was wrapped up, so it just looked like a rug and shoved into the linen products in a baby section. This rug retails around 20 dollars!!

Two 10 packs of Hangers for 2.00. I have been looking for hangers for my little guys room! So yay for super cheap hangers! Also this money went to support a church's (not a church I attend) missionary trip.

A Winnie the Pooh Photo Album for 1.00. I have been looking for a photo album for my little guys ultrasound photos and finally found one! I knew I was gonna spend at least a dollar on it whether I bought it new or not. Thankfully I found one that matched his decor for only a dollar! I scooped it up and am now getting ready to fill it with all his ultrasound photos.

The last item I got was a cloth diaper. They had a Bumgenius Albert Freetime Cloth Diaper for 10 dollars at the same church yard sale I got the hangers from. I have been wanting this cloth diaper for forever and could not see myself spending retail for it, so I have been keeping my eye out for some that were used but still very good condition. Free times can go for up to 20 dollars a piece and I got this one from a momma who hardly used it for 10 dollars and again the money went to helping a missionary trip. I snatched it up and it is currently being stripped so it can go in my stockpile of cloth diapers

All in all, I am pretty happy with my purchases and part of my money went to charity :) Definitely check out yard sales in your area, you might be surprised as to what you find!

So I debated over writing a blog post this week or not. I couldn't decide what I wanted to blog about this week. I have decided to write about what was on my mind. I know I do not have a good number of readers and those who do read my blogs probably wonder why I blog or how I choose my topics.  It is all completely by random to be honest, I blog because I thought that maybe I could help someone out with my frugal happenings or tips. I grew up really poor and have just a little bit more money now than what I had when I was a kid. I am not rich by any standards but I make ends meet. A lot of my childhood has been on my mind lately with thinking about how I am going to raise my child. I want him to want for nothing, to have everything I never had but at the same time I do not want to spoil him. I debate things like this over and over in my mind, how I might want to raise my children because to be honest I don't know what I am doing. I work on all the parenting things a little at a time or when they come up at that point and I need to decide my stance on the matter. Like for example I do not want him to have my sugar habits, I want him to eat healthier than me, to live a healthier lifestyle. I struggled with my weight and self-confidence and still do and I never want that for my children. I also do not wanna have them addicted to sugar and soda, I don't want them to have to grow up too soon. I want them to have the childhood I gave up to help my mother raise my sisters. Maybe it is the small things right now that I have to make decisions but I hope that I make the right ones for my kids. To repeat what a friend told me today, its your child and your decisions. Hearing her say that helped me because even if I do not make the best decision for my child at least I attempted to raise them the best that I could. 

Wishing you all the best,

Snowangel

Frugal Happenings and Whatnot

So still working over here on making sure I blog weekly about my life, all the cool stuff  I am doing and whatnot. So this week in my long journey of frugalness, I picked up some decor and house stuff from my neighbor. She gave me three red and brown rugs for my kitchen, three throw pillows, two containers of wooden coasters, and two dark red curtains. All of this home decor already matches what I have in my home so that was super lucky of me. Slowly but surely my kitchen is coming together. I am super excited, also in frugalness I have stayed home alot and haven't used but a half of a tank of gas in almost two weeks, which saves me 16 dollars!

In other news, yesterday my friends showered me with gifts at a surprise baby shower in my honor. I had lots of fun, and even though it was a few of us we played a few games, and ate some good food. I am so excited about having friends I can share these moments with in my life. I have always struggled with making and keeping friends and I can't believe I am lucky enough to have a small group of friends that I enjoy spending time with. So back to the gifts, I got a bunch of baby clothes, some bath and grooming products, two handmade blankets both of which were beautiful, a gift card, and some washcloths that were made into a washcloth bouquet. All of the gifts were much needed and will come in handy after my little guy is born. Also this saves me a good bit of money cause now I do not have to buy some of those items.

I also wrote thank you cards to my friends who gifted me at the shower. I used thank you cards I had at home and saved myself a trip out to buy some as well as the cost of the cards.These cards were cards I have leftover from another event so they came in handy.


I hope everyone has a frugal day!