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DVD Tuesday

Machete, Dinner for Schmucks, The Last Exorcism, Catfish on DVD Tuesday 1/4/11

From director Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse, Sin City) comes an action-packed, cutting-edge serving of carnage asada…with killer deleted scenes that deliver more guns, more girls and more Machete action! Set up, double-crossed and left for dead, Machete (Danny Trejo) is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his path.

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Blogging Tips

Blogging Tip# 8 Are you an Asset or a Liability?

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This year you should ask yourself this very important question: Are You an Asset or a Liability?
First let’s look at what each means…

According to Webster’s Dictionary, an Asset is a valuable possession or quality, and a Liability is something owed to another: debt; a handicap: disadvantage.

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Movie Reviews

Black Swan

The Black Swan 2010

After hearing so many great reviews about Black Swan I decided to watch it this weekend, and I am glad I did. I loved this movie from start to finish, it blew me away!!! There were times when I literally scratched my head and looked at the screen in confusion, but I just knew this was part of the amazing performance by Natalie Portman.

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Holidays

10 New Year’s Resolutions to Stick To

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At the turn of each year you resolve to improve your life in a major way, and each holiday season you find that somewhere along the line you’ve reneged on the deal. Unfortunately, the only person who suffers from these failures is you! Check out this list of the ten best resolutions to stick to, and try to focus on just one. You can save the rest for years to come.

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Money Mondays

Start the New Year Right: Create a Budget

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Immediately following the season of giving is the season of paying, and if you’re like most people, you have probably racked up a bit of debt in your quest to make the holidays special for family and friends. So rather than finding yourself in the same boat a year from now, why not set aside the resolutions to lose weight (you know that only lasts about five minutes), clean the garage, plant a garden, and so on, and instead commit to setting a budget that will give you the money you need to pay off debt, keep up with bills, and save a little extra to hire a cleaning crew and gardeners (and still have some money left for next year’s holiday season)?

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Tips Tuesdays

Five Great Dates that Don’t Cost a Fortune

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Dating can present a host of difficulties for those who still frequent the scene. Getting to know a new person, learning what makes them tick, and trying not to mess up a good thing by being too, well…YOU…can be a frustrating and disheartening experience. You’re going to meet a lot of Mr. or Mrs. Wrongs before you find THE ONE, and the dates you choose have the potential to make or break a prospective relationship. If you knew the person better, you could definitely come up with something to impress, at least you could if you had the cash on hand for a 5-star restaurant, roses, and a limo. Unfortunately, you may have found yourself a little lighter in the wallet since the onset of the recession (when will it end?!).

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Money Mondays

Starting a Home-Based Business? Get Your Name Out There!

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One of the biggest problems that many home-based business owners face when they’re first starting out is a lack of visibility. Supporting your new enterprise can be a real problem when you don’t have a lot of money to advertise and prospective clients have no idea who you are or what type of service you can offer (with no history to back you up, you could have a very hard time convincing potential customers to give you a chance).

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Movie Reviews

This Christmas… Meet the GodFocker

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This Christmas why not watch a movie that will make you laugh Out Loud throughout the entire movie. Little Fockers is the one to see, this movie is hilarious from start to finish.

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Wear This Wednesdays Wearable Wednesdays

How Dazzling Is This?!

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I’ve recently joined ShoeDazzle. A shoe lovers club where fashionistas can order a new pair of shoes, purse or accessories for $39.95. When you sign up you take this test that allows the stylists find the perfect type of shoes for you, based on your personality. After your personal style has been assigned to you, you gain access to your personal showroom where several styles of shoes, purses and accessories are picked just for you to choose from.

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Money Mondays

5 College Jobs That Don’t Suck

College Graduate

Going to college can be stressful, tiring and most of all, expensive. Most students are struggling to get by paying for groceries, rent, and tuition, surviving on the bare minimum. Although having a job while taking a full load of classes can be difficult, it can also be very rewarding and help minimize your debt. Finding the perfect job to meet your busy schedule may not be easy, but when you do find the right job, you won’t regret it.

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Cars

5 Most Incredible New Car Features

People often say that technology is advancing at an exponential rate (as in, our generation will generate twice the tech as our parents, our kids will generate four times as much, and so on and so forth). And if you think about it, some of the technology available for cars today would have seemed like science fiction just ten or twenty years ago.

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Randomness

Happy Shopping – Free Shipping Day

Free Shipping Day 12/17/10

Today is Free Shipping Day! Need I say more?!
1721 merchants are offering free shipping today with delivery by Christmas Eve to home addresses in the continental U.S.

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#10WeeksB4Xmas Giveaways/Contests

A lil positivity #10WeeksB4Xmas

The Alchemist book cover

For this week’s #10WeeksB4Xmas giveaway I wanted to do something different. I want to share with one lucky reader 2 of my favorite books. These books have helped me become a better me, they are full of positivity and radiant energy that will make you a better person. If you follow me on Twitter or know me as a person, you know the two books I’m talking about, because I talk about them all the time!

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Travel Thursdays

5 Great Winter Vacation Destinations

Instead of staying cooped up this winter, consider going on a great vacation to the mountains, escaping to a metropolitan city, or warming up in the desert. There are so many places to explore in a wide variety of price ranges, so pack up the car, bring your skis, or swimsuit and don’t forget to pack some sunscreen.

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Wear This Wednesdays Wearable Wednesdays

10 Must Haves for Winter

When it comes to dressing for winter this year, you no longer need to worry about staying warm and staying fashionable. This year’s trends include several versatile items like the cape that will not only keep the snow off your back but will also keep you looking glamorous.

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DVD Tuesday

Despicable Me, The A-Team, The Other Guys, Nanny McPhee Returns on DVD Tuesday 12/14/10

Despicable Me was the most entertaining animated 3D movie I’ve seen in the theaters. An evil lab doctor, his minions and two lovely orphan kids, make this movie absolutely wonderful from start to finish.

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Travel Thursdays

Holiday Travel on the Cheap

One of the best parts of the holiday season is taking the time to visit family and friends, far and wide, that you may be unable to see at any other time of year. But with the price of airline tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars at a premium, and long lines, delayed flights, and cancellations plaguing travelers during the busiest travel season of the year, contemplating leaving home, even to see loved ones that have long been absent, can be the furthest thing from your mind.

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Travel Thursdays

5 Travel Destinations for Your Bucket List

There’s an entire world out there waiting to be explored by adventurous souls, but you can’t expect to see all of it (at least not in depth) in one short lifetime (and on a limited budget). Instead, you should endeavor to see some of the biggest and best that the world has to offer before you kick the bucket. To that end, here are just a few of the diamonds in the rough that are worth seeing before you shuffle off this mortal coil.

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#10WeeksB4Xmas Giveaways/Contests

“Watch” Out… These are Haute! #10WeeksB4Xmas

For Week# 3 giveaway, the wonderful people from Deuce Brand are giving away 3 watches to 3 lucky readers. These watches are super cool and stylish. I love the fact that they come in different colors and you can rock them pretty much anywhere. I’ve include 2 of my favorite colors, but actually they all look great. Makes you want to start a collection.

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Holidays

Frugal Holiday Fun for the Family

When the kids are home from school, you have time off from work, and everyone is cooped up in the house because of cold weather, it probably won’t be long before the whole family starts to get a little stir crazy. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have the extra cash to blow on a family vacation (or even a trip to the movie theater). If you find that, like many families right now, you are short on cash approaching the holidays, you may think that watching the snow fall is just about your only option for entertainment.