Three Easy Ways to Save Money and Trees!

Short on Cash? Three Ways to Trash Fewer Trees and Save Money!

Updated Feb.1,2024. 23 Shevat 5784

There is a First Nations saying that is very true- take care of the earth and it will take care of you. Last week was the 15th of Shevat also known as Tu BiShvat. TuBiShvat is known as the New Year for Trees, when many Torah observant families around the world plant trees and celebrate with gratitude the wonderful foods that come from trees. I had intended to try to plant some fruit trees from seeds I had saved, but I was under the weather.

So this is abit of a late Tu BiShvat post dedicated to trees.

 I have been through some pretty tough times, over the past few years, just like some of you, and I have discovered that there are all kinds of things that I previously bought that I thought were absolute necessities, but I was able to cut out. This post has three things I used to buy a lot more and had to stop buying out of necessity. Not buying these things may have cut down on the number of trees being forested too. Perhaps you will look at my list and think- oh, this is nothing new, I did that ages ago. On the other hand , you may think- man , I think she may have gone over the brink!

This post also has a bit of a bonus too - an online daily habit I've changed that has helped me easily plant a few trees. Now - THAT might be new to you! 

Note: This blog has referral links that help our writers eat when you make purchases through them. 

 

Save Money By Saving Trees These Three Ways

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Congratulations Erica H! on your winning entry!

This giveaway offers you the choice of a gaming system or one thousand dollars cash. While the gaming system may be worth more, you might wish to explore how much it will save the planet if you opt for the cash prize.

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Something to think about.

So where do you enter?

Using Smaller Appliances May Make You Greener!

 Smaller Appliances May Decrease Electricity Costs

When I was in Germany, I was very surprised to see the family I stayed with only used a very small bar fridge. At the time I had never seen one used outside a hotel room before. Since that time, I have found in frosty climes that at times I needed no refrigerator or freezer at all in the Spring, Winter, and Fall..

Now here's a teeny fridge that also heats and may cost you hardly any electricity at all!

Conservation Events Highlighting Indigenous Stewardship

Indigenous Conservation Conversations

Indigenous Conservation has too long been ignored. The colonialist attitudes have been given too much latitude so now it's time for a change of attitude! This post will host information and links to First Nations land stewardship conversations about conservation. Do you have any info on Indigenous land stewardship? Please pop a note in the comments below.

Free Sheet Music!

 Looking for Free Sheet Music? Try These Resources!

Starving musician? Cash-strapped choir director? Need sheet music, but your pockets are empty? Here are some resources that you might find useful. Do you know of any other free sheet music resources? Please pop a note in the comments below.

Save Green through Fabric Upcycling!

 Fabric Upcycling More Than Quilting!

Each year tonnes of fabric are thrown into landfills. How do you reuse fabric? Do you quilt or upcycle fabrics?  Please drop a note in the comments below and share how you use fabric that would have been tossed to make a new creation.

Quilted Goose Image by VictorianLady from Pixabay

This post is about reusing leftover pieces of material- that would have been scrapped to make something new. 

Sign Up to Watch Movies Get Free Gift Cards! Limited Time Offer!

 Topic Streaming Offers Free Trial Plus Gift Cards Bonus Through Advertisers

Note: This blog has referral links that may help the authors eat if you use them. Thank you!

Topic online movie service is offering a one-week free trial and you can get 720 SB aka 7.20 to spend on Gift cards if you sign up through Swagbucks. Finding this treasure is a bit tricky, so hopefully, this post will help you add to your Swagbucks balance. Not on Swagbucks yet? See this previous post or join through my referral link. 

How to Sign Up For Topic Streaming Through Swagbucks

Hopefully, this is clearer than mud, but if it is difficult to understand, please drop me a note so I can improve my writing.

1. Sign up for Swagbucks.
2. Click the Swagbucks logo in the top left corner and scroll down the page and click on "Discover" under "Earn Your SB"

   

   Click Discover

   
   
3. Click on "Ayte Studios"

   

   Click Ayte Studios - Swagbucks Screenshot
   

   
   

4. Click "Desktop" at the top of the offer wall, then click "Topic"

   

   Click Topic - Swagbucks Ayte Offer wall screenshot

   
   
5. Sign up for Topic is quick and easy. Just put in your email address, then watch for the confirmation email and click to confirm. Topic will send you an email with links to about 10 different highlighted shows on its platform for you to choose from, or you can just sign in and browse through hundreds of shows on your own.

Something to be aware of - the email that I received did not look very professional, and it was full of links to romantic movies, so I deleted it immediately. This is something this streaming service needs to improve.

What do you think of this offer?

Please drop me a note and let me know.

Have a great day!

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Affiliate Marketing - Could You Make Money Helping People Too?

 Affiliate Marketing-Sharing Sales Tips With Others!

This post has referral links that can help me eat if you use them. Thank you.

Join shareasale.com, Earn Cash!

Do you tell people about great bargains? Do you enjoy helping others find what they need? If so, you'll want to join ShareASale so you can be rewarded for what you are already doing!

Free Grocery Delivery PLUS Up to $50 Credit!

 Grocery Delivery Gets Cheaper With Instacart Friend  Referrals!

Our blogposts have some referral links that may help our authors eat when you use them. Thank you!

Right now there is a banner on Instacart that says Get Free Grocery Delivery Expires in ___.

I don't know if this is just for today, or if it will always be there for first-time shoppers.

Claim Your Free Delivery Today!

Usually, when you refer a friend to Instacart Grocery Delivery Service you get $10 off and your friend does too! So hey, maybe they have a new promo on just for today.

Get Your Green Input Into Beauty Products!

ELLE Seeks 600 Beauty Product Jurors!

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Here is a chance to get free beauty products!

ELLE Quebec and ELLE Canada magazines are looking for 600 jurors (men and women) across Canada to blindly test the best products in the beauty industry and choose their favourites. 

Elle Beauty Gran Prix Banner

• You might  also be interested in these other Beauty savings blog posts.

Free Books and Magazines!

 Free Books Including Free Shipping!

Note: Posts on this blog may contain links that will help me eat. Thank you,

Love reading? The post will contain information about Free books that include Free Shipping.

God willing, I will be able to return to this post many times to update it.

Christian Book Treasure Trove 

Restored Church of God offers numerous Christian books on a wide variety of topics available shipped free to you or you can download and help save the planet. The book that most intrigues me right now is called The Awesome Potential of Man.

Order The Awesome Potential of Man by David C. Pack

Free Canadian Photography Magazine 

Did you know that Canada's number one photography magazine can be delivered to your door absolutely free? Photo news is delivered free to thousands of photographers free three times a year. Photo news is filled with beautiful photography and photography tips for photographers of all skill levels.

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GFA World offers Free Book with Free Shipping

Revolution in Missions offered by GFA World really opened my eyes to the huge financial waste involved in sending missionaries from other countries halfway around the world, and the importance of having people engage in missionary work closer to their own homes. I was wowed by the dedication of the missionaries in some of the most impoverished places in the world. One story I'll not soon forget: a local missionary rode for hours on a bicycle to sell his blood to get enough money to buy a movie projector to show movies about Christ to illiterate communities!

Order Revolution in World Missions

Do you know of any other free books or magazines that are delivered free of charge to Canadians? Please drop a note in the comments below.

Have a great day!

We're all in this together and I'm prayin' for you!

Su

Discovering Solar - Check Out This Van!

 Could Solar Power Help Keep Your Lights On?

Note: Some links on this blog help our authors eat when you use them.Thank you!

I was lead to this video this morning about putting Solar Panels on a Sprinter van. It has a great tutorial about the different ways to wiring circuits. Enjoy!

Have a great day!

We're all in this together and I'm prayin' for you!

Su

No Cell Phone? No Problemo!

 Tired Of Offers Only Available to Cell Phones? Some Companies Offer Alternatives!

I do not have a cell phone so when companies require you to have a cell phone it can be frustrating, Just like the Bible says, "God will take care of you!" If you have faith as persistent as a mustard seed and ask, you may be lead to alternative means of doing things without a cell phone.

God willing I will update this post with alternatives to things requiring cell phone entries or contact info as I find them.

Tips for Finding Alternative Contest Entries

1. Pray. Prayer changes things.
2. Check the contest details. For example the Shoppers Drugmart Wish and Win Contest looks like it only allows entries via texting by Cell phone, but in the official rules it states:

EMAIL ENTRY: You may enter by sending an email with your name, full address including postal code and daytime phone number to SDMContest@sweepspros.com, with a subject title “SDM Holiday Wish and Win Contest 2020 Entry” (“Email entry”). Normal internet access and usage charges imposed by your online/carrier service may apply. Multiple individuals are not permitted to use the same email address. The Contest Administrator of this Contest will contact you by email should you be selected a potential winner. Limit one (1) Email entry per person during the Contest Period.

3. Complain - Yes, we are to do all things without complaining, but we are also told that we must let people know what they are doing wrong. If a company does not know how you feel, they cannot change their ways. There may be a whole lot of people who feel the same way.

What solutions has God lead you to today?

Remember to pray, 'cause things change that way.

We're all in this together, and I'm praying for you!

Su

 

Discovering New PC Optimum Points Opportunities!

 Have you seen these PC Optimum Opportunities?

God willing I will update this post periodically.

When I moved to Attawapiskat one of the things I was very sad to leave behind was the opportunity to earn PC Optimum points. Quite a few things have changed over the years, including Shoppers Optimum being rolled into PC Optimum points. Here are a few new things I just discovered that might be new to you too.

New to Me PC Optimum Points Earning Opportunities

1. Sign up to Shoppers Drugmart Online Medication refill and get 5,000 bonus PC points -Limited time.
2. Sign up for PC Optimum Subscription and get a 10% bonus on all PC products.PC Optimum Insiders Subscription plus other cool stuff!

   

   Screen shot P C Optimum Subscription Bonus Details

   
   
3. You can shop online through Instacart and get your PC optimum points!

Gotta Dash and grab that cash! (points)

May this Bless you too!

We're all in this together,

And I'm prayin' for ya!

Su

Microsoft PC Software Paying $250 Free!

 Canadian MS-Dos or Microsoft Office Suites Purchasers Get $250 Back!

Did you purchase a computer with Microsoft Office programs installed? Did you purchase Microsoft Office stand alone programs? If you bought PC versions of Microsoft MS-DOS, Windows, Office, Word, and/or Excel between December 23, 1998, and March 11, 2010 (inclusive), you may be eligible for compensation from a class-action lawsuit.  Plus you don't need any proof of purchase.

Your Old Software Owes You Money

Wow! $250 for free without proof of purchase?  That's really tempting! Beware the spirit of greed!

If you think this class action lawsuit applies to you, you'll want to check it out. If you purchased more than one Microsoft Office product from the list, you will be able to ask for recompense for each one.

I saw this as an ad on the Weather Network and zipped over to check it out, but stopped partway through filling it out when I realized the software I bought was previous to that, or at least I thing=k so... hmmm... now I don't know. I'll need to sleep on this.

For more information go to https://www.thatsuitemoney.ca/en/claim

God Bless!
Keep your stick on the ice!!
Su

3 Tips for Safely Collecting AirMiles Points

AirMiles Points Collecting In a New World 

Did you know you can collect and use aaaairMiles rewards for more than air travel? There are a number of ways to collect and redeem AirMiles from the comfort of your own home. For example, some people can order groceries from Metro and have a delivery service or friend pick them up. 

Air Miles recently posted this reminder on their website to help people stay healthy while earning their air Miles points.

Teachers! Get a $20 Scholastic Bonus and Help Students in Attawapiskat!

 If you are not a member of Scholastic Reading Club, you can get an extra $20 when you sign up if you use the following code:TGAT20 

Plus when you give this name and referral account number, you will help the Grade 8 teacher in Attawapiskat get books for her students. 

Cathy Stoney - Account Number -6356358

Why help Attawapiskat Grade 8 students?

Ardene 5 Easy Green Savings Tips!

 Love Ardenes? You'll Love These Savings Tips!

Note: This post has referral links that may help me eat - or get some warm socks. Thank you!

Ardenes  70% Off Everything Boxing Week Shop Now!

This post has tips on how you can save green while helping to save the planet by shopping at Ardenes. Did you know Ardenes offers eco-friendly clothing/? This was a surprise to me too. I was also surprised to find they offer clothes for men as well as women.

Introducing Better for the planet fabrics - Learn More!

Ardenes New Sustainable Clothing

Ardenes is trying to help save the planet by adding more eco-friendly clothing to the large variety of items you can get in-store or online. For example:

Check out these cute recycled beanies.

Recycled Beanies  9.90 Buy one for yourself and get a second for $1

Here is the description from their website:

Pack of 2 knit beanies. Recycled polyester fibers are made of post-consumer plastic, meaning less ends up in a landfill. 60% recycled polyester, 40% recycled acrylic. 

OR how about these eco-conscious bamboo sneakers?

Eco-conscious Bamboo Sneakers $11.45

Or maybe what you need is an eco-conscious backpack:

The Exterior shell and lining in this Eco-conscious backpack are made with 100% recycled water bottles! Recycled polyester fibres are made of post-consumer plastic, meaning less ends up in a landfill. 

Eco-Conscious Recycled Back Pack

The great thing about getting a backpack as a gift - you can use it as the wrapping and save on paper!

There are lots more eco-conscious items at Ardene's including shirts, t-shirts, jeans, jeggings and hoodies!
Plus you can save yourself some green with these savings tips

5 Secret Ardenes Savings Tips

Ardenes offers great savings on a wide variety of things every day, but did you know you could even be saving more?

Here are three ways you may not know you can save at Ardene's

Cyclists! Start Door Dashing with a $65 Bonus!

 Need Cash? Door Dash!

While many delivery companies require you to have a gas-guzzling vehicle, Door Dasher welcomes cyclists and scooter riders. too! Using a bicycle or electric-powered scooter to door dash not only saves the planet but reduces your expenses, so you have more take-home pay at the end of the day!

Dog Walking Old Lady And Wolf - Free photo on Pixabay

I'm signing up to be a door dasher and I'm going to get a $65 Bonus when I complete my first delivery. You can too! 

Free $200 Amazon Gift Card When You Help Your Friends Smile!

 Byte Me Invisible Smile Improvers Doctors Offer $200 Referral Gifts!

Until December Byte Me is offering people a $200 Gift Card to give their friends 75% off an impression kit and $100 off their aligners! Do you know someone who has difficulty chewing because their teeth aren't aligned? Byte Me has a solution for that and it is quite economical too!

Check it out through my referral link http://fbuy.me/v/sistersuhoteldieu

Thank you for stopping by!

We're all in this together and I'm praying for you!

Su