Goodbye $ sucker!

We are about to hit month number one without cable.  My thoughts?

Goodbye cable.
You cost too much.
I don't miss you one bit.
Adios.
Good Riddance!

We now subscribe to Netflix for a low fee of $16.99.  We can stream straight to our TV or we can rent up to 3 DVDs at a time.  We are movie fanatics anyway so it works out great for us.  Neither of us were really into TV even though we had a DVR.

So with our new found love...well, mine at least, we are saving a ton and able to watch all the shows I always said I would one day start watching.  Oh, did I mention with the closure of our only other movie rental source, Hollywood Video, we have no choice but to go by way of Netflix.  Not sure about Red Box yet....

KFC's Double Down

I had been anticipating the Double Down for a week or so.  It made it's debut yesterday.  Yum!

What is it??  It is sandwich-like but without the bread.  What takes place of the bread are 2 chicken patty's either fried or grilled.  Fried all the way!  On the inside is cheese, sauce, and bacon. 

Yes...greasy yumminess!

I went yesterday to try this delish "sandwich".  My first thought when it came out was, "The picture made it looks so much better", but that's to be expected.

 





So my thoughts on it?  It was so-so.  Not great by any means.  My chicken wasn't fried all the way so it was just a greasy melty mess.  The taste of the chicken frying batter was overpowering and left nothing else for the tastebuds to enjoy.

In the end, I think that will be my one and only Double Down.   

Bursting with great news...

but I can't spill it on here. The blog isn't private and I want to keep it that way but this is one issue I can't discuss here.

Email me at kbella80@yahoo.com or on Facebook if you would like to know.

Flights are booked!

I finally found a good deal on flights to Hawaii! 

I use bing.com to track flights.  They have a predictor on the site that will tell you whether to wait because prices are dropping or to buy now. 

Guess what I came across today on Bing....BUY NOW!  So I did! 

I love that site.  Prices dropped $200 since yesterday.  I have been tracking this flight since late last year and this is the lowest I've seen.

Now I really hope I don't get the urge to check in a month or two and find out it's even cheaper.  I'll be sad. 

We're going to Hawaii.  We're going to Hawaii. We're going to Hawaii!!

MAC vs L'Oreal

I am a MAC girl.  A very loyal MAC girl until today.  I strayed. 

I am on a cost cutting mission and one area I thought I could cut costs on was makeup.  My decision was to try a drugstore brand to replace my MAC foundation.  I used to use Maybelline, Cover Girl, etc. and never could understand why anyone would pay high costs for makeup until 8 years ago I discovered the beauty and awesomeness of MAC while at a friend's house.  I was hooked!

I normally use MAC's foundation:

Studio Tech - $29.50 

Studio Fix -    $26.00

As you can see that's a little pricey but I love it and have never cared about the cost until now.

CVS has L'Oreal makeup products 40% off this week and I had a $2 off coupon.  Hmm, so what does that mean for me?  It means a $12.99 product is $7.79 coupled with the $2 coupon I end up paying $5.79 for foundation.  Woohoo!!  That's almost a $24 savings.

I ended up buying L'Oreals's True Match Super-Blendable Compact Makeup for $5.79. 

It seemed to have a similar texture as the Studio Tech.  I matched it to my skin color and matched it to the color I use from MAC.  It was pretty close........






Then I tried it on.  Oh my. Now I remember WHY I stopped using that type of makeup.  Horrible horrible horrible.

First, when I put the product on my face it was much much lighter than it looked.  The color was way off.

Second, the makeup sunk into my pores rather than glide on and provide coverage.  It also left flakes which I thought was due to lack of moisturizer on my face.  Nope, even with moisturizer it was flakey.

I couldn't even bare to use it on my whole face.  The three spots I tried it on, which are the main areas I need coverage on, was enough for me to know that that L'Oreals's True Match is NOT for me.

This round of cost saving make up was a huge FAIL.

The winner:  MAC

I may continue my search but it won't be with any of the cheaper end brands.

Sephora maybe?

**UPDATE**

CVS has a great return policy on makeup.  They have a 100% satisfied guarantee, no questions asked.  I was able to return it with no problem.  In fact I got more back than what I paid.  They didn't take into account the $2 coupon I had used.

At what point do you stop?

Andrew is not liking the idea that I am stocking up on items I deem necessary and he deems unnecessary such as shampoo and toothpaste. His idea of necessary defers from mine in that I think those types of items are a necessity and why not stock up on it while it's free or extremely cheap, while he thinks that if you don't need it right that moment then why get it?

So here's the dilemma. He says he doesn't mind me getting the stuff but only if I set a limit on how many items I get. Now how the heck can I do that? If the items are free or practically cheap I want to take advantage of it. I really don't see why it's a big deal but with him it's always a struggle on the money end. In the long run we save money but he doesn't see it that way. If we want to save money then we shouldn't spend it is his view. Grrr....

Sometimes I wish we never merged bank accounts. It is so much less stressful with separate accounts. Oh how I miss the days!

Sooo...

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