Champagne Living (lifestyle and culture)

REVIEWED BY: Marguerite Zelle

MY RECOMMENDATION: YES

AMAZON SUBSCRIPTION LINK: Champagne Living, by Zipporah Sandler

WEB ADDRESS: http://www.champagneliving.net

BLOG DESCRIPTION: With everyone worried about the economy these days, Champagne Living provides concrete techniques for Living Rich on the income you already have. From buying a car at wholesale to dining out at "hot" restaurants at a discount, Champagne Living's readers know that they don't have to sacrifice the good life even in a bad economy. For people looking for work at home jobs, or starting their own business we have leads, if you're looking on going on vacation and paying just a FRACTION of what your fellow travelers paid - you'll find THAT at Champagne Living as well. From style to freebies to sweepstakes and free dining, Champagne Living is the one place on the web that brings all of the information to help you live a FABULOUS lifestyle for less.

MY REVIEW: I recommend this blog for anyone - well off or not so well off - who is trying to live great on a budget. This blog has a great deal of information that you can use. Occasionally you might have to visit the actual website to print out a coupon, or to go to some other website, but by reading it on the Kindle you can pick and choose when you want to do so.

Sample post:

Donate to your local library - get a free month of BookSwim
Just in time for Back to School and end of the summer reading, BookSwim (the Netflix style book club) is partnering with Boulder.com and offering a challenge that will help your local library and get you some NEW books to read as well.

From August 16 - 22, BookSwim is challenging you to donate 5 books to your local library. I don't know about you, but I have shelves and shelves of books that I've already read, ready to be donated. In return BookSwim is offering you a FREE MONTH of Book Rental Service ON THEM!

Why? Public libraries rely on book donations to reduce the cost of purchasing for their calalog. Plus, it also earns them added revenue during local book sales.

To register for the challenge, and to redeem your reward is easy: [link not included in this review]
Sign up (free and easy) and complete the challenge on ActBolder.com
You will receive an option to accept the reward linked to this particular challenge
Once you say 'yes, I want this reward,' ActBolder.com will email you your coupon code to redeem your reward
What a great way to help your local library and get some great books to read (since the kids will be back in school, you'll finally have time to relax with a good book).

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--Donate to your local library - get a free month of BookSwim
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--It's the Cocktail Hour - End of Summer

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Stumble Forward (money management)

REVIEWED BY: Ms. Cairo

MY RECOMMENDATION: YES

AMAZON SUBSCRIPTION LINK: Stumble Forward, by Christopher Holdheide

WEB ADDRESS: http://stumbleforward.com/

BLOG DESCRIPTION: Have you ever made a financial mistake? At Stumble Forward you will learn how to avoid financial scams and ripoffs and even learn how to make and save a little extra money on the side.

MY REVIEW: I find the title "Stumble Forward" to not be very confidence-inducing... (I occassionally do wonder where people get the names for their blogs and more importantly why... even if its a funny in joke like "The accidental thong" it means nothing to one's readers, so it's a bad thing do do!)

For the last several posts this blog seems to be focussing on debt consolidation companies...or debt relief programs.... (my own feeling is, you racked up the debt, you pay it off...)

However, there's lots of good stuff here... budget plans, advice against timeshares, stuff like that.

At 99 cents a month, give it a try. Invest 99 cents to learn how to save considerably more.

RECENT POSTS:
--The 5 Best Debt Relief Programs
--Western Reserve Life Insurance Company Review
--Census Scams Ripping People Off
--I Owe More Than I Make: 5 Tactics That Can Slash Debt Now
--Can Debt Settlement Rescue You From Financial Crisis
--Debt Consolidation Care Review
--Debtmerica Relief Scam: The Story That Nobody Tells You

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Ms. Cairo writes two blogs of her own:
Winged Victory: Women in Aviation
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