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Money Management Mondays Pt. 12

4/28/2014

It's been a while since my last Money Management Mondays post, so in case you forgot, here's the previous eleven money saving tips (click on each one to read the post)!

1. Don't own a smart phone.
2. Don't have a car payment.
3. Don't smoke cigarettes.
4. Don't play the lottery.
5. Purchase my Financial E-Course.
6. Live Cheaply
7. Be Positive about Your Money.
8. Financial Course.
9. Decide what is important to you.
10. Simplify Your Christmas Shopping.
11. Save (and Roll) Your Change.

Money Saving Secret #12 . I don't drink a lot.

This one is HUGE! It is a huge reason a lot of Americans don't have any money. Alcohol costs a LOT. Especially at bars. Especially if you go out once or twice a week, every weekend!

This is a huge one, because I know more people than I can count, that make decent money, but once the weekend is over, have nothing to show for it except a hangover!

When I DO go out, I have a GREAT time, but I don't have to go out all the time to have a good time! I have found fun things that don't involve going out to bars or clubs, I actually prefer not being at bars or the club on the weekend! Sometimes I even go out with friends after work and don't drink at all! I still karaoke and have a great time, but I simply drink water (sometimes cranberry juice!), and don't spend any money at all!
For as long as I can remember, I have always said, that I think people who drink all the time, are very boring, and un-imaginative people. They simply go out and drink every weekend (and a couple nights during the week usually), because they simply can not think up anything fun-ner to do! They can't even have a good time without a drink in their hand! I can not imagine going out and drinking every single weekend, that to me is so BORING! I prefer to have different experiences, go to different places, and enjoy life SOBER!

Oh wow, I almost forgot that this was a post about saving money, not my personal soap box about how I feel about alcohol! Haha. But seriously, just take a little bit and think about what I was just saying...Go and read my post "12 Ways to not be Bored this Summer", to get your creative juices flowing, and start having some sober fun!

And now for the money side of things!

Let's do some math here (I love this part!). If you go out let's say once a week, and spend let's just say $50, not only is that $200 a month (!!!) but you are spending $2,400 in one year...! $2,400!!! That is enough for a plane ticket anywhere in the world!!! So that means if I have to listen to you complain that you will never be able to afford your dream vacation, I will simply point out the drink in your hand, and the $2,400 that you're wasting.
If you cut down to only drinking once a month (which not only your wallet, but your body will thank you for), you will now only be spending $600 a year, which will be saving you $1,800! You just have to decide, if it's more important to you to get drunk every week, not remember what happened, and do damage to your liver, OR, to save up almost $2,000 for anything you want!!!

Want more of my financial tips and tricks? My e-book, "Creating Your Dream Life" contains just that, along with; How to set goals, How to develop self-confidence, How to travel the world, How to be healthy and good-looking, How to make a budget, Inspirational quotes, How to make more money (without barely doing anything!), and TONS more! Buy yours today, Here!

Peace Love and Money Management Mondays
Jess <3

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Your Week in Hairstyles!

4/16/2014

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Your Week in Hairstyles! 7 Totally Unique Hairstyles for your Week

Hello lovely ones! Lately I've been on a kick of making one post that contains a LOT of different information; including my different tutorials and products from throughout this site! I'm doing this for you guys, so you can have a lot of information in one spot! Today's post is alllll about the hair! I have here 7 unique and pretty simple styles to make your everyday hair not quite as boring!
For this little experiment, I am going to ask that for this week, you only wash your hair twice! Now, I usually only wash my hair once a week, and my hair is super healthy and doesn't need washed more than that! It is actually a lot better for your hair to wash it only once to twice a week. When you wash it anymore than that, it strips your scalp of all its natural oils, and makes it produce more, at a faster rate, which is why your hair gets greasy when you don't wash it for a day! Which is not how it should be!
So to wean ourselves off of washing our hair so un-needlessly, I made this post. It gives you great hairstyles that you can do, and most will conceal if your hair is looking a little greasy! Yay! So wash your hair on Sunday night, and then here we go!

Monday:

Since your hair is newly washed and clean, you can take advantage of that by doing nothing to it! Just leave it down, maybe tease it a little, straighten it if you want to. Beautiful!
And be sure to wear big fantastic earrings too!:P

Tuesday:

Today your hair isn't as clean as yesterday, but it still isn't dirty, so you can do something super cute and simple, like two pigtails! To make sure that you don't look like you're 5 years old, make the ponytails either at the nape of your neck, or directly even with your ears, like the above picture.

Wednesday:

A ponytail is a very easy, really cute way to do your hair when it's not the cleanest.

Wednesday night or Thursday morning you can wash your hair! I only wash my hair once a week, but I understand that not everybody wants to do that. But don't wash your hair more than twice this week!

Thursday:

Your hair is nice and clean today, so for this style you will need lots of teasing and hairspray! Just leave the rest hanging, and it will look beautiful!

Friday:

This hairstyle is PERFECT for when your hair is a little dirtier! It's a beautiful, simple, Rosie the Riveter style hairstyle. Here is the full video tutorial and pictures!

Saturday:

Semi-dirty hair makes the best poofs. So take advantage of not having washed your hair for three days, and do this incredible look! This was my first video tutorial I did, and my first Hair Tutorial! See it here.

Sunday:

So it's Sunday, and your hair is probably pretty dirty by now! Never fear, I have here my secret weapon for a dirty hair day!The best hairstyle for this is my "Poof with a Headband" Hairstyle. I wrote about it about a year ago, and here is the video tutorial for that! This hairstyle is amazing for dirty hair (especially bangs!), and can save you from any bad hair day!

Well the week is complete, and you now have 7 new, totally unique hairstyles to add to your repertoire! And you will find that since your hair is not being over-washed, it will be very happy, much healthier, and much more manageable too! Yay!

*Don't forget to like this on facebook below, and pin it! Thanks you beautiful darlings! Happy hairstyling!!!*

Peace Love and Hairstyles
Jess <3

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Shampoo-Commercial Hair; It's Possible!

4/1/2014

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Recently, I set out on a quest. A quest to find out if Shampoo Commercial Hair really is possible. The catch, is to get that great looking hair without all the smoke and mirrors; photo-shopping, lighting, and the actual shampoo!
Well, I am VERY pleased to say, that I have made a recipe that WILL give you shampoo commercial quality hair!!! And! You can find all the ingredients in your kitchen! For pennies!!!
Now I pass on to you my incredible Hair Mask Recipe that I swear by, and use myself every month!!!

Who's this, a couple hair models? Nope!!! Just me and my sister after using this recipe!
These pictures were taken in natural lighting, with no special lights or editing!

Are you ready for the magic hair mask recipe?!! Here it is!

Magic Hair Mask Recipe!
This recipe only calls for 4 ingredients! Yupp! Only 4! And, you can find all of them in your kitchen! For only pennies!

What You Need:
-1 Tbs Milk
-1 Egg
-1 Tbs Honey
-1 Tbs Coconut Oil

What to Do:
1. Whisk the first three ingredients together in a small bowl.
2. Melt the coconut oil, then stir it in with the other ingredients.
3. Immediately (the coconut oil hardens quickly) pour the mixture over your head; this part can be a little messy! Haha.
4. Massage the entire mixture into your hair, paying close attention to your ends which are more likely to be the most damaged.
5. After your entire head is saturated in this gunk, put your hair up in a bun, and put a shower cap on.
6. After an hour (two to three hours is best, but an hour will work too), take the shower cap off, and hop into the shower.
7. Make your shower water cold. This is very important. If you rinse your hair out with hot water, it will cook the eggs! Your hair will be completely coated in scrambled eggs! And trust me, I know this from experience! Yupp that's right, my first time doing an egg mask I, without thinking at all (!), rinsed my hair out with hot water, and trust me, it is no fun trying to comb out scrambled eggs that are stuck to your entire head of hair! Hahaha!
8. After you have your hair rinsed, shampoo your hair. You may have to use a little more shampoo than normal, just to make sure you get everything out.
9. Condition your hair like normal.
10. When you get out of the shower, air dry your hair instead of blow-drying (it's not good for your hair).

And there ya go! Once your hair is completely dry, you can brush it out a little, sit back and admire your shampoo commercial hair, and get ready for the compliments! Because with hair this shiny, people will notice!

Peace Love and Shampoo Commercial Hair
Jess <3

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