Lose your phone often?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprint for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Some of us are not too good with keeping up with things. I have misplaced cell phones, keys, children- okay not children but you get the point. Wouldn't it be nice to have a product that helps to keep up with at least one of those things?

Sprint offers the Sprint Total Equipment Protection App. Sprint customers on Android, Blackberry, or other select cell phones can download the app which will make it possible for you to locate your phone, sync contacts, remotely wipe out your phone (if it is stolen or lost), lock your phone, or sound an alarm. Sprint customers can sign up until August 30th. You will be up and running in just a few minutes.

Have you ever had a little water spill on your phone only to have it become unusable? Or, have you jumped into a swimming pool with your cell phone in your pocket? The Total Equipment Protection App provides protection for such accidents. The TEP app provides a quick and easy way for you to receive a replacement phone if anything happens to your phone because no one likes being without their cell phone.

Check out the YouTube Video below for more information about this great offer.

Save Money with Straight Talk

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

Have you seen the commercials on tv about Straight Talk? One of my favorites is the couple who come out of the store and head toward their car. They actually go towards some fancy luxury vehicle and the wife wants to know why her keyless entry wasn't working. The husband reminds her that they own a different vehicle- a station wagon.

I love the idea that Straight Talk makes you feel richer because you spend less money on their phone bills. Who doesn't want that? You can cut your phone bill in half! What could you buy with the money you save on Straight Talk? They get you hook, line and sinker with the cheap price!

To get straight talk you don't need a credit check or a contract. We are thinking about switching over to Straight Talk when our cell phone contract is over. It costs $45 a month to use Straight Talk and the All you Need plan has 1,000 minutes of talk time, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data. So you can talk, text, and surf the web with Straight Talk. And you can make international calls to call a friend.

If we switch over I would like to get a cool smartphone. If I really want to go the frugal route, I can get one of the reconditioned phones starting at $10. These phones still have a camera, mp3 player, internet access, and Blue Tooth capability. Straight Talk has everything you need for your phone.

Interested yet? Check out the following video about Straight Talk's great price.

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Save Money with Straight Talk

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

Have you seen the commercials on tv about Straight Talk? One of my favorites is the couple who come out of the store and head toward their car. They actually go towards some fancy luxury vehicle and the wife wants to know why her keyless entry wasn't working. The husband reminds her that they own a different vehicle- a station wagon.

I love the idea that Straight Talk makes you feel richer because you spend less money on their phone bills. Who doesn't want that? You can cut your phone bill in half! What could you buy with the money you save on Straight Talk? They get you hook, line and sinker with the cheap price!

To get straight talk you don't need a credit check or a contract. We are thinking about switching over to Straight Talk when our cell phone contract is over. It costs $45 a month to use Straight Talk and the All you Need plan has 1,000 minutes of talk time, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data. So you can talk, text, and surf the web with Straight Talk. And you can make international calls to call a friend.

If we switch over I would like to get a cool smartphone. If I really want to go the frugal route, I can get one of the reconditioned phones starting at $10. These phones still have a camera, mp3 player, internet access, and Blue Tooth capability. Straight Talk has everything you need for your phone.

Interested yet? Check out the following video about Straight Talk's great price.

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My Walgreens Brand Product Experience

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I have had the opportunity to shop a Walgreens a few times. Unfortunately, there is not a Walgreens in our town, or I would shop there weekly. I have, however, had the opportunity to try one or two of Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products. The product that I tried recently was the Walgreens brand PM Extra Strength Pain Reliever. Since I used to have sleeping problems, I would occasionally take a product like that to help me sleep. I worked just as good for me as other similar products.

I would definitely try other Walgreens products because they help save money and they are pharmacist recommended. You'd have to figure that pharmacists know a lot about medicine, so if they recommend Walgreens products that's good enough for me! People may be hesitant to try store brand products, but these products usually have the same active ingredients as name brand products so you save money when you go for a store brand product.

And Walgreens contributes 3 million dollars yearly to the Walgreens Way to Well Fund™. So you can help make a small contribution to a program that offers free health tests and other wellness services to local communities when you make a purchase. There are a few blogs offering giveaways of Walgreens gift cards. Check them out! 

Exploring your options

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fannie Mae. All opinions are 100% mine.

With the economy the way it is, it can be scary wondering how you are going to pay your bills. Have you ever wondered how close you are to being foreclosed on? I mean, we have been through some hard times financially and we are not financially irresponsible people. It's scary thinking about how it can happen to anyone. I'm sure that many people who go through foreclosures are there because of financial catastrophes and not because of living out of their means.

Our money woes came from my husband's poor health. When he got his kidney transplant almost two years ago, it was a wonderful life changing event. However, we had to go back and forth to the transplant hospital which was four hours away from our house. I had to work part of the time because I'm in my twenties and don't have that much paid leave time available. When I ran out of paid leave time there were times that I had to be with my husband, so I didn't get paid. That can snowball quickly. Add to that the fact that later on in the same year we had our first child. Surprise! If you're a parent you know how expensive children can be. We were able to pay all of our bills somehow but we are just now starting to catch up from the year where I made $9,000 dollars less than normal with the same amount (or more) bills that had to be paid. We could have been a foreclosure story if we would have had a major financial emergency.

If you are overwhelmed with your financial situation, you can check out KnowYourOptions.com.You may have faced similar sites hopefully only to find out was not what you thought it was. This site has  a tab called Beware of Scams that can provide helpful information. I personally haven't been affected by foreclosure but I know many people have. It helps to have a resource to turn to. Visit KnowYourOption.com to find out more information.   

Educational Tool for Teachers- Collaborize Classroom

This post brought to you by Collaborize Classroom. All opinions are 100% mine.

Are you a teacher? If you are, I'm sure you can always use an educational tool to supplement what you are doing in the classroom. You need an educational tool that can help you reach out to every student in your class. Collaborize Classroom is an online learning platform that is proven to improve learning. It can make a difference in the level of retention of information that your students have.

One of the best things about Collaborize Classroom is the fact that it is web based. That means that you don't have to install any kind of software in order to use it. And of course, students love being able to learn online. Anytime you can implement an online learning tool, you are reaching a portion of your student population that you may have missed through traditional educational means.

When students are actively engaged in discussion, they learn and they retain knowledge. Collaborize Classroom has many teacher resources available that can help busy teachers with tips on how to use this tool. There are several PDF's available that discuss a range of topics such as how to support students in science, the art of asking question, how to make history relevant and more. There are also free resources to help teachers create lesson plans that are fun and engaging for students.

The following video goes into further detail on how you can use Collaborize Classroom.

 

 

It literally takes only five minutes to get your site up and going. You can begin engaging your students in online discussions that make all the difference. Go to Collaborize Classroom to learn more about how you can use this tool to increase student learning gains.