Bouncing back

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

I was just reading about the situation between Walgreens and Express Script and thank goodness for the Walgreens Prescription Savings Club.  it's just ridiculous that so many elderly people and veterans are going to have to suffer with all the hassle of changing their prescriptions just because Walgreens was trying to protect their prices and their customers. I mean, who do these people think they are, changing things up on their customers without even considering the fallout. What a mess. I think more people are suffering from bad insurance companies than from illness around here.

Anyway, I'm glad I wasn't one of their customers and I'm glad to have stumbled upon this because I will totally avoid dealing with this company now, it's not cool at all.  if you're not following Walgreens on Twitter you should, or at least go find Walgreens on Facebook and like their page.  Finally, go check out the prescription club. It's only $10 a year for families and if you're like us, it pays for itself fairly quickly because members get discounts throughout the rest of the store, too.  Good luck, I hope you

Weighing the options

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

You know life is good when the biggest decision you need to make is who to vote for in the Puppies vs. Babies online contest.  I'll nevr forget when Maddy was a baby and we had Charlie the puppy, too. My favorite photo is one where she was sleeping on the couch and he had his arm and leg strewn over her, like they were snuggling. He was the cutest puppy EVER. But definitely not cuter than the baby, I mean.  As humans, we're wired to just know intuitively that babies are cuter than puppies. I've never seen dogs ooglling over how cute babies are because they're like neurologically wired to prefer their own species, right?  Let's be honest about what we're talking about when we thingk of puppies, OK. This Puppies vs. Babies thing is serious.  A baby would never chew up dirty diapers and strew them all over the living room, right? Babies don't shed hair that can end up floating in your morning coffee. Babies don't pee on your carpet or under the dining room table.  But there are people int his world who are seriously voting for puppies in this contest. can you believe it?  So do us all a favor please, and go vote for the human race... the future of the free world depends on it.

best phone service for traveling

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

The getting richer effect has expanded... by LittleBard95

Is that incredible?  Seriously, I happen to think these monthly no contract phone plans are the absolute smartest lifesaver for travelers.  We've traveled through like 30 states this summer and my daughter's Straight Talk phone has worked through ALL of them.  My SimpleMobile, on the other hand, has only worked in SOME big cities.  We also have  Boost phone and a TracFone in the RV and the StraightTalk has had the very best coverage. I like the Straight Talk because we can get the cards at any Walmart, even online.  It's just plain SMARTER to only pay $45 a month for unlimited phone service that comes with texting and Internet.  Plus, I love that my 14 yr old daughter can feel The power of Android because using the latest technology is important for kids to keep up with the times. Imagine how difficult it would be for her to adjust to her adult life if she waited until she was an adult to Feel Richer with Android, like I did.  Honestly, I couldn't have figured it out without her :)

 

So what will YOU do with all the extra money you save from switching over to StraightTalk.  And if youre not switching, then why on earth not?  You have nothing to lose except that lame cell phone bill and restrictive contract.  

Use your brain

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

If that didn't convince you, Hook, line and sinker that you need to switch your phone service, then you're already using them, aren't you? When i found out I could get an Android on Straight Talk I was SOLD, I had to Call a friend and GLOAT because she was still on contract for another few months. It's just plain stupid to use a contract phone anymore when there are so many options for prepaid service. 

Sure, people have excuses for why they're still using a contract service, but really it's wasteful both financially and you have to consider that it's a smarter business model to have the cards because look at how many people are employed by contract services, the prepaid way is straightforward, you're not paying the paycheck of the techs, the customer service reps and everyone else. It's ridiculous, isn't it?

So how much will you save by switching service? When we switched, we ended up getting 4 phones a month for the same price we were paying for two phones. I was leery at first but it's been excellent, we haven't had any major complaints about the service. We travel a lot, so coverage is important but it sees like we';ve never all been out of range at once, even though we each have different phones. Anyway, do what works for you but run the numbers first, for sure. 

 

 

Big families KNOW what counts

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

It's no secret that we have six kids, but apparently we are geniuses, too. I was talking to a mom the other day who has two teenagers and their house has 4 cell phones, they spend over $500 a month on their cell phoe bills. I nearly spit my smoothie out my nose when I heard that. What a joke- WHY??? was all I wanted to know. It's not that my kids don't have phones, I can't even imagine how any human would get by in this modern world without one, but we use prepaid monthly cards. Check out the testimonials from  Real TracFone customers to see why this is such a big deal. 

First of all, in our house, no one's bill is more than $50 a month so if all 8 of us had a phone (and we don't, the youngest ones are only 3 and 5)  then it would STILL be only $400 a month, which is still less than the family half our size pays. But the cool thing is that we're all on unlimited plans, so we get So many features we end up taking them for granted. This lady was complaining that her daughter always went over her texting limit. What the heck are limits for? 

Ayway- my FAVORITE thing about the Tracfone system is that they have phones for under $10 so that when we have a child who.... "drops things" all the time, we don't need to worry about spending a fortune to replace her phone (three times this year!)

Anyway, if I haven't convinced you, check out their video, it lays it all out on the line. if you're spending too much you're wasting your time and resources. My friend with the big phone bill, she realized that if she switched to Tracfone, her husband could work two less days a month. That's HUGE. AND she'd be able to get a smartphone, so she's really glad to have switched. How about you?

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