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If you have any plastic cash or actual green bills after Black Friday, I’m going to make a list here of some ways you can spend what’s remaining.

Full disclaimer – yes, everything I share here can help me earn plastic money and genuine money as well.  Most of it in rather tiny ways, but we all know how piggy banks get filled – one coin at a time.

Let us now commence my pretty much shameless plug here for all the ways I use side hustles to foot the bills for my family. (And let me include a photo here so you can see how tall and cute these kids are currently.)

If you’re going big (and annoyingly convenient) – think Amazon. Use my link right here – and I get pennies from each dollar you spend.  (But again, remember that piggy bank idea.)  Thank you for taking the extra time to click through this Amazon link. It really does help!

How about giving the gift of groceries delivered to your door for free all YEAR?  You can give the gift of Shipt for only $49 through this link.  Now, remember – you aren’t giving them free groceries for a year – you are giving them a subscription to the Shipt service all year, which means that any time (ALL YEAR LONG) that they make a Shipt grocery order over $35 (and aren’t all grocery visits over $35?) they will receive the delivery FOR FREE.  It’s a fantastic deal and completely worth it.  You would spend far more than $49 driving to the store throughout the year, not to even mention how valuable your time is that you do not have to spend standing in the grocery store.  Use this code!

Another wonderful option is to share the love at Grove Collaborative.  You can join yourself or you can give gifts from Grove or give the gift of joining Grove.  I love the subscription service because I’ve already talked ad nauseam about how I love any thing (subscription, deal, service) that makes my life easier.  I think of this as someone running an errand for me.  Dish soap, toothpaste, toilet bowl cleaner, candles, you name it. It’s coming right to my door.  You can sign up right here and start by getting free stuff for yourself for signing up.

Do you have children at your house with cell phones or access to the internet via your family computer?  It’s an endless challenge to monitor and maintain proper use of these tools in our houses, at our kids’ fingertips.  One tool that was recommended to me and we’ve been using for more than a year now is Circle.  It’s a small box and you buy it one time and you don’t need a monthly fee or anything else after your purchase.  Think of it as master control center.  It can control any device in your home (including TVs) in most any way you choose. It connects to your phone and you can control it from there.  If you use this link you get a discount too.

How about some local love?  My friend Kristin who owns TR Makers, a fantastic shop in Travelers Rest that highlights and supports talented local artists, carries my Travelers Rest Here hats and stickers.  She hand stamps them and they’re so cute.  (I’m adding a new color this month too!)  You can go to her shop in person (and you’ll love it) and you can also order the hats online here too and have them shipped directly to you.  Order right here!

Stocking stuffers need to be small – right?  And do you know what is small and fits neatly into a stocking? Essential oils! (And soaps and face lotions and more.) Yep – you can order Young Living essential oils through me or you can become a member and order them yourself. You can buy a diffuser or sunscreen or any Young Living product.  I’m happy to help you figure that out.  We use peppermint daily – on troubled tummies, for motion sickness and in the delicious homemade peppermint patties I make.  Lavender goes on some child or me every night for sleeping. (Actually – we use the Tranquil roller for that – it’s one of my favorites.)  Manuka gets pulled out for weird kid stuff – like athlete’s foot and such.  I love frankincense on my face (crossing my fingers it’ll help combat wrinkles). Tea tree is always being called up to the show and so is Thieves.  Use this link or send me a message to order directly through me.

Thanks for reading through all of these options and for being willing to buy gifts in a way that also helps my family.  It’s big deal and I am truly thankful.

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