Monthly Archive: December 2011

Dec 30

POST A PICTURE OF A FREEBIE AND WIN 5 FREE CARDS FROM HP!

I’m making today Freebie Friday! I want to see pictures of all the freebies you guys received this week. The first 14 people to post to the Lubbock Savvy Shopper’s Facebook wall will receive a coupon for 5 FREE Cards from the HP Kiosk. XOXO,Rachel Follow me on Twitter – @HotPinknChoc!

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Dec 28

COUPONING IN 2012

There are going to be some new roadblocks to couponers in 2012. Some of them we’ve already seen as manufacturer’s have put limits on their coupons. We also see a trend in stores providing store credit as purchasing incentive instead of less cash out of your pocket up front. I expect there will be more …

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Dec 26

TIME TO HIT THE CLEARANCE SALES & PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR!

Today is ONE of the best days to buy for next Christmas. As awesome as it sounds, the “Clearance” items you see on sale today will most likely still be there for a week or so and their prices will continue to plunge. So, my advice to you is this… If the items you want …

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Dec 25

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Today is the birthday of my best friend, my Savior, and my Creator. May you have a wonderful Christmas and may your day be filled with joy, celebration, peace, and warmth that can only be found in knowing Him personally. MERRY CHRISTMAS! xoxo,Rachel Follow me on Twitter – @HotPinknChoc!

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Dec 24

CHRISTMAS EVE TRADITIONS

Our family has some tried and true traditions. We love to open a few Christmas presents on Christmas Eve, go driving around the city and look at Christmas lights in our pj’s, and talk about the manger scene with our children. On Christmas morning, we always have cinnamon rolls, hot chocolate and Christmas music during …

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Dec 23

SETTING BOUNDARIES DURING FAMILY VISITS

THIS is sure a touchy topic at our house! We have grandparents, siblings, uncles, cousins, and more on both my husband’s side and mine. There are always people who want to visit or be visited during the holiday season. It’s nearly impossible to see everyone and if we do we’ll be run ragged and miss …

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Dec 22

GETTING ON THE WELL-DIGGING BANDWAGON?

This Christmas is shaping up to be different for my family in several ways. First of all, our Friday night home-group has been discussing the purpose of gift giving at Christmas. It’s very important to all of us that we make sure our children understand what Christmas is and is not about. For us, it’s …

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Dec 21

NEEDS VS. WANTS – KEEPING IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE

My life is saturated with deals, sales, buy one/get one specials, discounts, coupons, and on and on it goes. I am connected with 1,300 people on Twitter, almost 2,000 with Facebook, and I have several email addresses I use to aggregate all the inflow of information I receive daily. Basically, I feel like I’m a …

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Dec 20

IS FACEBOOK THE BLOGGERVERSE?

The past couple of weeks I’ve been noticing a lot of other bloggers spending more and more time on their Facebook postings. I’ve been told that the more ‘likes’ you receive the better your chances of your post remaining in the feed system. I haven’t experienced this for myself. I don’t know if you would …

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Dec 19

HOW TO START YOUR OWN BLOG – 5 TIPS TO SUCCESS!

So you know you want to start a blog but you’re not sure how to go about it. Here are five easy steps, and a few good tips, to make the process quick and easy. #1  Choose your niche. What’s your blog going to be about?  You may want to do a bit of keyword …

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