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Green Works and the “Reverse Graffiti” Project

April 6, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

Several weeks ago, I did a sponsored review post for Green Works products. I was given several Green Works products to try and I loved them and reviewed them. In fact, my bottle of multi-purpose spray cleaner is just about empty and I need to get more. Luckily they have a $1 printable coupon on their Facebook page. Or, get a $1 off 2 coupon here.

$1.00 off two Greenworks Products
Anyway, now Green Works is sponsoring a project called the Reverse Graffiti Project, and you could win a trip to Los Angeles to help! The winner also gets $1000 cash for you to be able to enjoy the city while you are there.

Click to learn more or enter to win!

You can click that photo to visit the Facebook page for this project, where you can get your $1 coupon and enter for a chance to win a trip to LA to help with this endeavor. Or, watch more about the project on their video.

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DentalPlans: Affordable Dental Insurance

April 4, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

Does your insurance plan cover dental appointments and work? Taking good care of your teeth is so important to your overall health.  I am blessed that our family has good dental insurance. However, too many people I know do not have ANY dental insurance coverage.  Check out DentalPlans.com .  The site offers over 30 dental discount plans that help you save on those expensive trips to the dentist. Whether you need individual coverage or coverage for the whole family, they have a plan to fit your needs.  One of the ones I noticed that had affordable pricing was offered by Cigna.   Preferred Network Access by Cigna,  is an affordable dental discount plan, an alternative to Pennsylvania dental insurance . Their family option is actually cheaper than our insurance.

Don’t let lack of dental insurance keep you from taking care of your teeth. You only get two sets. Once they are gone you can’t get them back. Plus dental problems can lead to other health problems.  Check out  Preferred Network Access by Cigna to see if they can save YOU money.

You can go HERE for more information on how discount dental plans work and how they differ from dental insurance.

You can also read testimonials of people who have used Dental Plans discount programs HERE.

 

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Make Friday night family night with Swiss Premium Tea

April 3, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

I’m pretty picky about beverages. I should drink more water, but I really don’t like plain water. Sure, sometimes a tall cool glass of water is good, and necessary for the body, but I just don’t enjoy it. I don’t care for soda. I can’t have anything with artificial sweeteners, due to my migraines. My list gets shorter and shorter……and it comes down to pretty much iced tea, lemonades and other “ades.” Oh, did I mention I don’t care for sports drinks because they taste too salty to me? Yeah, maybe I am high maintenance, lol.

So when Swiss Tea asked if we wanted to do a review of their products here on Smart Spending Spot, I said “Sure!” Seemed like a good fit, since I do often purchase their products. In other odd quirks about me…….we currently have two Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, and have owned “Swissies” as they are called, since 1998 or so. So my odd quirk is that I have an odd allegiance to all products that are Swiss or have the word Swiss in them. These are the weird things that go through my head as I shop–if you have a bunch of similar products lined up, these are the things I check off in my head before buying.

But, there has to be something about the products to make me purchase again, and Swiss has that. I’m not an HFCS hater, but do prefer products that don’t have it, if given the choice. I try to steer clear of preservatives. I like variety of items, since I limit myself so much in product categories. They have regular tea, green tea, and several other flavors. I tried the lemonade and the regular tea, because that is all my store had. Upon viewing the other choices online, I am anxious to try the green tea and get that for my husband. There are decaffeinated versions too.

What I also liked about Swiss Teas is the promo they have going on right now. Their current promo is a sweepstakes for “Make Friday Night Family Night” and I have blogged many times before about family fun nights. The  “Make Friday Night Family Night” sweepstakes is going on now until April 15th.  They’re giving away a home entertainment center valued at $3,500, or one of eight weekly prizes of a Nintendo Wii. Readers in the eligible states* may enter the Sweepstakes weekly for a chance to win. With kids, going out can be expensive, and quite frankly, a hassle at times. Someone always spills something, someone else doesn’t get their way, you know the drill. Check out the Swiss website for more ideas on creating your family fun nights, and enter the Swiss Sweeps for your chance to win. And try Swiss tea!

 

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Swiss Tea. All opinions are my own.

 

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Easter Crafts: DIY Egg Dying

April 3, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

I use to buy those egg dying kits on clearance after Easter for the next year. Problem? I never could remember where I put them and I was too cheap to go pay full price for a new kit. Skip it all- here is a super easy way to do it yourself and it requires pretty much no skill – your older kid could do it!

Ingredients –

distilled vinegar
food coloring
water
container for dye – use something narrow but large enough to get the egg in and out – (I used a paper bowl but had to roll the egg a few times to get it all colored because it was too wide)
something to dry them on- a cookie rack works well
tongs or something to get the eggs out of the water

1) Half a cup boiling water – I used a glass measuring cup and popped it in the microwave for 4 minutes.

2) Add 1 teaspoon vinegar.

3) Add 20 drops food coloring.

4) Mix and drop your eggs in. I ran a cold egg under hot water for 15 seconds to help keep it from cracking.

5) Put the dye in the egg and let “soak” for 15 -30 seconds depending how dark you want it.

Set on cookie rack with something(pie pan?) under it to catch the drips and let dry.

 

If you want a pattern on the egg you can draw on it with white crayon. The dye won’t “catch” that part of the shell. You can also add stickers, glue on pom poms, sequins, etc.

Have fun with it and use your imagination!

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