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Unsplurge A New Way To Save

**I have a chance to win an influencer gift certificate for this post. No other compensation has been received**

We all need to save money for something. Maybe you’re trying to bill your cushion in your savings account. Perhaps you’re saving for a nice down payment on a car or house. Maybe it’s just that pair of shoes you’ve been eyeing up.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a friendly nudge to say, hey don’t give up. Did you put any money away this week? Don’t forget this ::insert picture or quote:: will be a lot more satisfying that going to McDonald’s tonight.

Well you can have that plus keep track of what you have saved and get support from others that are trying to do the same thing with the Unsplurge app.

Unsplurge is a free app for your iphone or ipad. Download the app, register, and set a goal. You can actually set more than one goal if you like. Take a picture of that new bike you want and it will show up in your goals for motivation. You can also see your progress of how much you saved.

I decided to set my goal for holiday shopping. Hey it could be whatever you want. Me, I refuse to use credit cards for holiday shopping. I put a number in my head I think I’m going to need to be able to get nice gifts for all the kids, hubby, and my dad and go from there.

The app was really easy to use and set up. I liked that you can choose other people to support and give them words of encouragement and like their goals. It’s kind of interesting to see what others are saving for too. Everything from weddings and houses to a dinner out at a restaurant. No goal is too big or too small!

If you have friends using splurge, you can add them too or invite your friends from facebook and encourage each other.

I think this app is a great idea. I need all the motivation I can get.

Besides iTunes, you can also find Unsplurge on the following social media sites:
Twitter: @unsplurge
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Unsplurge

Unsplurge is also having a contest. Download the Unsplurge app. Then either email your username to: chris@unsplurge.com OR tweet your unsplurge username to @unsplurge by Saturday September 21 for your chance to win one of three $40 Amazon gift certificates and a custom money jar with the Unsplurge logo!

FlattenMe.com Personalized Children’s Book: Owl Always Love You

**I received the below mentioned product at no cost in order to complete an honest review. No other compensation has been received**

My kids just get a kick out of hearing their name in a song, a book, a movie, or a TV show. Especially my 4 year old son, it really gets his attention. I love well done personalized items like signs, books, and shirts for instance. I like it even more when any name can be done. (It’s always disappointing when they are prefabricated and one child is left out because they don’t have their name). With Flattenme.com, you won’t have that problem.

Their newest hardcover book “Owl Always Love You” can put the name of your child (any name) into the story.

This book is so cute. Even the front cover makes me go “awww”! My daughter is only 5 months old but I thought it would be nice for her to have her own custom book, especially since her name is not always readily available on prefab name products.

They were able to do it and they did it beautifully. The story is so sweet and perfect for a little one. The book is just long enough to make it a nice bedtime story but not so long that a little one would lose interest. It has beautiful pages with each turn.

Even though she is only 5 months old the pictures were engaging to her. She wanted to play with the pages as I turned them. I could see me reading this book to her for years to come.

If you’d like to order your own personalized book save your self some money with this coupon code for my readers from FlattenMe.com: Owl_fall15 to save 15% off your order. Coupon code expires October 15, 2013.

You can find FlattenMe on these social networks too:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/flattenme
Twitter: @flattenme
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/flattenme/

Perricone MD Photo Plasma: Hydrates, Sun Protection, Anti-Aging Effects

**I did not receive any compensation for this post. Prize is sponsored by Perricone MD**

I think we all know how important it is to protect our skin from the sun. It’s important to protect your skin all year round, not just in the summer. Sun damages is the number one cause of premature aging and skin cancer. Using products that protect from both UVA and UVB rays (broad spectrum) is the best.

Perricone MD Photo Plasma is a product that does a lot of work for you. This one product contains a broad spectrum SPF 30, contains powerful antioxidants to help slow the signs of aging, and it’s also a light weight moisturizer.

Photo from Perricone MD blog (photo linked)

You can click on the picture or the link above to read all the details about this multi-duty product.

I’ve had the pleasure of trying Perricone MD products in the past. While they are expensive I can attest that they do work. I love the consistency of the plasma products, weightless and your skin just drinks them up. They feel so soft on your skin. Wouldn’t you like to try this product?

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Perricone MD Photo Plasma ($69 value)

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Renuzit Adjustable Cones New Design

**This is a sponsored post from the Purex Insiders. I received samples to complete a post and will receive a gift card upon completion**

I like having fragrances in my house. Maybe a nice bakery scent in my kitchen, a fresh clean scent in the bedroom, maybe a nice vanilla scent in the boys room. I like candles but with a 4 yr old and a baby it’s not the safest decision. Plug-in scents are ok too but when baby gets more mobile I’ll have to worry about that too. Renuzit adjustable cones gives you a safer way to add fragrance to your home and it’s economical too.

As a Purex Insider, I was given a few sample of the Renuzit adjustable cones in their new stylish design, including the Renuzit Premium Black Cones.

In the black cones I received Tahitian Breeze and Hawaiian Oasis. But they have other amazing sounding scents in the premium black cones: Red Velvet Cake, Limoncello Sorbet, Creme Brulee and Chocolate Covered Cherries.

In the white cones I received After The Rain and Simply Vanilla but there are lots of scents available in the white cones. I received a bunch of $1.00 coupons for Renuzit cones as well. This is where the economical part comes in. These cones are only 97 cents at Walmart regular prize, with the dollar off coupon, they’re free.

There were so many scents to choose from. I ended up choosing the scent, Autumn Woods. I figured it would be perfect for fall. I put that one in my bedroom. They still had some of the old style cones on the shelf. I really wanted this scent and my local Walmart didn’t have it in the new style.

Another thing to love about these cones is the scent isn’t super strong. Depending on the situation I like a strong scent but in the bedroom I like just a hint. Sometimes overwhelming scents can give me a headache. These give just the right amount of scent. You know it’s there but it’s not screaming it.

My boys fought over which ones to put in their rooms of the scent samples I received. The older boys ended up choosing the Tahitian Breeze and my youngest son chose the Hawaiian Oasis. All of the sample I received and the one I got for free with the coupon all had a beautiful scent.

No flames, no plugging in, no overwhelming scent, economical, lots of scents to choose from, not messy, These little cones have it all!

Also, be sure to like Renuzit on Facebook and learn about the Scent Gents. Enter to win a trip to one of the Scent Gents scent inspired hometowns. (Not to spoil the surprise but they are really nice places to vaca to, um Capri, Italy anyone?)

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2-$1 off coupons for Renuzit cones

making them FREE at Walmart!

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Making Laundry Easier and Helping a Good Cause at the Same Time, Dizolve

**I received the below mentioned product at no cost in order to complete an honest review. No other compensation has been received**

I love it when companies come up with ways to make my every day chores easier. Like laundry for instance. With 6 people living in this house, my husband and I both in uniforms for work, and my boys with their football uniforms we do laundry just about every day. Some day there are 4 or 5 loads done.

Dizolve laundry detergent is one of those cool innovative products. I’ve tried a number of different kinds of laundry detergent but this one is truly unique. Dizolve is laundry strip, not a liquid or a powder. It’s pre-measured, safe in HE washers or regular washers, can be used in hot or cold water, hypoallergenic, and has 20X ultra cleaning power. There’s more but I’ll get to the rest in a minute.

Each box has minimal packaging and has enough detergent strips for 72 loads of laundry!

Each sheet in the box is perforated into 4 strips. You only need 1 small strip to do a load of laundry. You can use 2 strips for larger, heavily soiled loads or a half strip for a small load.

You simply throw the strip into your washer first then add your clothes and wash as you normally would. No measuring, no mess, it dissolves completely. Dizolve strips are also fragrance free.

Dizolve is also a more eco-friendly laundry detergent. Besides the minimal packaging (the whole package is only about the size of a paperback book) and biodegradable product, it reduces transportation costs by 94%. How? A single strip is only 2.5 grams which is less than a loads worth of liquid or powder detergent. That’s 94% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Dizolve is Phosphate-free, safe for septic tanks, and 1,4 dioxane free.

Here is the lonely little strip in my washer. Doesn’t look like it will do much does it? Well we shall see.

I washed one of my daughter’s white onesies. She she had an…um..explosive diaper, you know that kind that doesn’t stay contained within the diapers? I did use a little of my fels-naptha stain bar to help with that but it came out looking good as new. I was so glad.

I then tried it on my son’s football pants after practice. I posted a before pic below. You can see some of the mud and things from practice. I tried a medium load with some other articles of clothing that needed washed. I tried just one strip to see how it turned out.

Wow they turned out wonderful. One little strip and washed it with a bunch of other things. They work great!

When you purchase Dizolve laundry strips a donation is made to the Sierra Club of Canada. You can also choose another fundraiser to support. At this time it seems all the charities are in Canada since that’s where this product is made. Since they are now marketing to the US, I’d love to see some US fundraisers added as well.

You can purchase Dizolve laundry strips on their website: http://mydizolve.com/. They always offer free shipping for Canada but for the month of September they are also having a buy one get one free deal. They are also having 10 bonus draws for a year supply of Dizolve detergent when you order.

You can find Dizolve on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dizolve/208168661600
and on twitter: @dizolve

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1 Luv Saving Money reader will win

a year supply of Dizolve Laundry Detergent Strips!

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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.