April 2009

Check your Credit Report

In “My first steps toward financial security“, I showed you the first few steps I took on my mission to financial security. In this post I provide you with the knowledge needed to review and correct any errors in your credit report. Taking these steps, will boost your credit rating and ultimately save you money! 1. Names:  [...]

FREE Suze Orman Will and Trust Kit

This is a Latinalicious freebie that everyone should take advantage of! I’m jumping on it myself! Just enter the gift code, which is peoplefirst. You will receive an activation code. The activation code will give you access to the new on-line version of the Ultimate Protection Portfolio / Will & Trust Kit for free. Click  [...]

FREE Pre-screening of The Soloist

I love pre-screenings! Getting to see a movie before everyone else gives me a rush but seeing it for FREE just makes me giddy! Weird huh? I know, I know, I get my kicks out of the smallest things. I think I would be considered a cheap date but shhhhhh  lets keep that a secret! [...]

Wanna puff on some chocolate?

Are you a chocolate fiend who’s worried about calories? Well this little tidbit is for YOU!  Whether its dark chocolate, white chocolate, or rich milk chocolate Mr. David Edwards, a Harvard Professor, has the chocolate for you.   Mr. Edwards has created the first inhalable chocolate which can be purchased online. The claims are that one puff [...]

Kaplan PSAT & SAT Practice Exams

Kaplan has offered to give New York City students an opportunity to take a practice PSAT & SAT exam before the actual exam. An excellent opportunity for students to get a feel for the exam without it going on record! Both exams will be given at each location on Saturday, April 18th beginning at 10:00am.  [...]

Barnes & Noble Receipt Organizer & File Folders Giveaway

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED   I love using coupons when shopping. It actually makes my day to know I have gotten a deal. Yet I wouldn’t be able to do so if I didn’t organize my coupons in files and didn’t always carry my coupon organizer with me. This giveaway will help keep you and your coupons organized so that [...]

My first steps toward financial security

I started my financial journey about five years ago. My spending had gotten out of control!  I splurged in many ways: shopping, dining out, vacations, splurging on my boys and friends, spending thousands on holidays and birthdays, and even more then I should have on haircuts ($300), massages ($250), manisand pedicures ($75)! Why? Because I felt I needed [...]

Looking Chic just got easier with these discounts!

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Tico Treat, a Latinalicious Guest Post by Carolyn Gonzalez

 When Ms. Latina asked me to do a guest post on her blog, I was flattered.  We had been tweeting about food and I mentioned I was having gallo pinto. Gallo Pinto for those who don’t know is “el plato tipico de Costa Rica.”Nothing says Costa Rican food like gallo pinto.  Now I know other [...]

Virtual Shopping

Just like with any other purchase I make, I shop for clothes with a budget in mind so as not to derail my savings goal. I like to do some window shopping, in this case virtual shopping, beforehand to get an idea of what is out there. I found some great things that were definitely chic [...]