A Simple Way To Give

If you’re a frequent online shopper like me, you probably heard of or use websites like Ebates that give you a percentage back on your purchase.   A few months ago, I also discovered a website called iGive.  Similar to Ebates, it tracks your online purchases but the money is donated to your chosen charity.   The best part is that you get credit for both Ebates (or Mr. Rebates) and iGive on the same online purchase.  When I shop online, I always go through Ebates first to see if my store is participating on the Ebates cash back program.  If yes, I go to the store’s website.  If you have the iGive button installed on your computer (an easy one-time process), all you have to do is  click on the iGive button and do your browsing/purchase as usual.  Those little amounts add up over time and it’s nice to get and give  something back!  Since joining, I raised $92 for my cause…

September 14: Unfinished Posts

Every Wednesday, I’ll (try) to post up a Simple Living Tip, with an emphasis on tips that can be done while living a more traditional 9-to-5 life. 

This week, I’m listing some unfinished, never to be finished (?) posts.  How does this simplify your life? It doesn’t, but it simplifies my life. Ha!

I had scheduled a post about Amazon.com but who really needs to read my opinion on this mega-retailer? We all know about it.  Some parents may want to take a look at their Amazon Mom program. Nothing saves your sanity during the first few sleep-deprived months than scheduled delivery of diapers and wipes (at very good prices).

I started tracking how much “extra” money I earned via Ebates ($44 and counting).  I should have started using them years ago as I’m quite a big online shopper. Oh well…

I had started a rant about stupid baby names. I’m talking about you Jayden, Beckett, Asher, Madison, etc..  People, let’s all agre to stop bending over backwards to give them a “unique” name and stop spelling normal names in weird ways, please….

I started a post about Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP. Then I read a few posts and liked some of it, although she obviously has a team of experts.  I also read through her newsletter with an insider look at the Venice Film Festival.  Hair, make-up, paparazzi, delicious foods, Matt Damon, exclusive parties, etc..  At one point, she goes to a jewelry shop and says that she “needs a sugardaddy”…Really? Gwyneth who hails from a wealthy Hollywood family, made millions in movies and is married to a rock star needs a sugardaddy…. at that point, I realized yet again that she lives in a freaking rich girl’s bubble. 

I also started a post about guilt.  To summarize, leave that guilty feeling for murderers and criminals.

Do you have a lot of unfinished posts?