Things I hate to pay for... Music

I hate to pay for music, seriously, being a child of the Napster generation aka free legal music, I find it very difficult to bring myself to pay $15 for a cd, no matter how amazing the artist. Sorry, music industry! But I also do not think it is right to pirate music, I mean how else will the artist become millionaires if they can't sell their music? Oh, yeah I forgot you have to sell your soul now to go to concert.  I have put myself in quite a little pickle here, not wanting to pay for something but not wanting to steal either....

Oh, but I have devised a way to get my music for free! I like to call it music scavenging. Did you know that at least once a week someone does some type of music mix freebie? Last week I got 10 top ten songs for.... free! And I did it totally legally! Sometimes the music isn't something I would listen to but there is usually at least one song I like.

 Or sometimes you just trigger a random gift card, like I did this week at amazon which got me a $5 MP3 gift card! ( Don't ask me what triggered this deal because I have no idea!) Still super sweet!

Now this method will most likely not work for the music connoisseur but for the average listener like me, it works great and I don't have to worry about doing jail time! So google, follow and watch for mix list freebies, you never know what treasure you may find!

Suprise!

Ok I loooove free stuff and I looove make- up, so I have partnered up with my sister to bring you a suprise!

I am going to be giving away Mary Kay Ulitmate Mascara, compliments of Hannah's Mary Kay!

What needs to happen before than:
1. I need to reach a hundred likes on my Facebook Fan Page and a hundred followers on my Blog!

2. You need to leave a comment stating you would like to win the Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara on this post!

3. Tell your friends, family and maybe neighbors!

4. You can earn additional entries by sharing this page, and than posting the link to your post on this blog post! *whew* There was a lot of use of the word post in that sentence!

5. You can also earn an extra entry for joining The Road to Debts Free's Blog or Fan Page. Just make sure you post on here to let me know!

Don't want to wait for the giveaway? Or looking to start taking better care of your skin, than Checkout Hannah's online Mary Kay store now! There is free shipping and a free gift with a $40 or more order!

Also for all those women who have no idea where to start with skincare or have a special evening out, Hannah will do a free facial locally or she can do it "long- distance"!  Umm... who doesn't love a freebie!



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The Emperors New Clothes

This is was one of my favorite short stories by Hans Christian Anderson as a child and I have often thought to myself how nice it would be to be the Emperor in this story. I would love to be so powerful that I could convince people I was wearing clothes! Or at least have enough self confidence to belong to a nudest colony!

Why in the world you ask would I wish such a thing? Because buying cloths has become a money sucking and demoralizing experience. Let's face it, things are getting more expensive and our checks are getting smaller. Plus 3 growing children seem to take precedence of my own personal wardrobe (who would have thought little boys underwear could be so expensive, $10 for 5!). But I have hope for you, I have found a way to replenish my wardrobe without having to pay for it!

My secret to accomplishing this is not really a secret.. it's Ebay! Okay, I am not going to make you an Ebay millionaire but I will tell you how I pay for my shopping habit ;)

Step 1: Decide on a clothing brand- Name brand items sell the best, I personally stick with Gap because they sell very well. I also opened a Gap charge because you save 15% off your first purchase (ONLY DO THIS IF YOU WILL PAY IT RIGHT AWAY!!!). When you spend a set amount they also send you $10 bucks in rewards which means FREE clothes!

Step 2: Buy clothes- I go right to the clearance rack, avoid the rest of the store like the plague! I only buy items that work out to be $3.50 or less. And I never spend more than $35, so that means I can get 10 items for my $35. I also look for items with "special" fabrics like silk, wool, or cashmere. Men's items also go fast. If I find something I like on the clearance rack I keep it for myself and let the rest of my clothes pay for it!

Step 3: Setup Ebay account: Setup your account, you can list 50 items a month for free!

Step 4: Take clear pictures and make sure you calculate the Ebay .09% fee into the list and shipping price! USPS has a flat rate priority envelope that you can stuff whatever you want into it for $4.75!

Step 5:  Sit back and reap the rewards! My item was paid for and I got my shopping fix without having to spend a dime!

I have managed to make a small amount of money by selling clothes but it has definitely been with trial and error, so if you are serious about doing this spend sometime researching how to sell on Ebay. And I can also answer questions.

So, I will leave the Nudist's to their colonies and put my clothes back on, thanks to the clearance section and the Ebay world!

Till next time my clothes loving friends!

These are a few items I have picked up all for $3.50 or less!