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Want to read more in 2019?

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If you want to do more reading in 2019, I’ve got just the solution for you to provide you with a pretty endless source of books you can read and listen to — without having to wait for them to be available from your library!

Through January 11, 2019, if you’re an Amazon Prime member you can get Kindle Unlimited for three months for just $0.99. It’s typically $9.99 per month, so this is a big savings!

I just signed up today and have been checking it out to see if it would help me be able to fit in more reading in the new year.

If you’re unfamiliar with Kindle Unlimited, it’s a service offered by Amazon that gives you access to over 700,000 ebooks and thousands of audiobooks.

My Honest Thoughts

I will be super honest and tell you that I was disappointed at first when I looked at the selection of books. A number of them are cheap and cheesy looking.

However, they did have some really great titles hidden amongst all the not-so-great titles. Here were a few I saw:

The Magnolia Story — I read this and loved it.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky — This is on my list to read in 2019!
a number of John Ortberg titles — I’ve loved all of his books that I’ve read.
Manage Your Day-to-Day — This one had some great inspiration in it.
The One Thing — This is a great read for the beginning of the year.
How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind — This one has been highly recommended to me.
The Miracle Morning — A good title if you struggle with mornings.

Here’s how it works:

Sign up for a 3-month subscription to Kindle Unlimited for just $0.99.
Click on the Kindle Unlimited tab in your Amazon bar to search for available titles (you can search individually or sort by genre).
Add up to 10 titles to your Kindle Unlimited account. (You can check out up to 10 at a time.)
When you are finished reading a title, you can return it and borrow another.
You can read or listen to the titles on any device with the free Kindle app.
Be sure to cancel your subscription before your 3 month subscription is up, otherwise, you’ll be charged $9.99 per month.

For the record, I don’t think this service is worth paying $9.99 per month (the usual rate) for, but I think it’s every bit worth signing up for three months for just $0.99 — even if you only read 2-3 books from it, that’s still a really, really great deal!

Go here to sign up for a 3-month subscription to Kindle Unlimited for just $0.99 total!

Have you tried out Kindle Unlimited before? If so, I’d love to hear your honest thoughts on it!

Note: This deal is valid for new Kindle Unlimited customers only. If you no longer wish to continue with Kindle Unlimited after your first three months, be sure to cancel your subscription before it renews at the full price of $9.99 per month. Valid through January 11, 2019.

These two deals at Kroger end tonight!

I picked up these two deals at Kroger today and wanted to mention them in case you missed them or forgot to pick them up. These both end at midnight tonight.

Get DiGiorno Pizza for $3.49 per pizza with the Kroger Digital coupon (you can buy up t0 5 pizzas in one transaction at this price; coupon can only be redeemed once)
Get Kroger sausage for just $1.49 per package with the Kroger Digital coupon (you can buy up t0 5 packages in one transaction; coupon can only be used once)

These deals end tonight (December 31, 2018).

Note: I expected to get a $2 catalina good for $2 off my next shopping trip because I bought 5 pizzas but it didn’t print for me. Let us know if yours prints for you!

Target Christmas Clearance is 90% Off!

Have you checked out the Target Christmas Clearance?? It was up to 70% off yesterday when I went and it was up to 90% off today at our store!!

Our store was pretty picked over, but there were still a lot of great deals to be had. There were also a LOT of people scooping up the deals, too, so I’m guessing the best deals won’t last long!

I know some of you are going to think I’m crazy for this, but I don’t buy wrapping paper ahead of time since we don’t use much Christmas wrapping paper (maybe 2 rolls total at Christmas since we keep Christmas really simple and don’t buy that many gifts) and you can buy it at Dollar Tree for $1 per roll.

For me, it’s just not worth it to buy it ahead and have to store it for a year just to save maybe $1.50. 🙂 But if you do buy wrapping paper and store it year-round, they have some amazing prices. I picked up the tissue paper to use in gift sacks — and it was just $0.30 (originally $3)!

Here’s what I ended up getting today:

3 boxes of Wondershop Baking Mixes — $0.83 each — 70% off
3 packages of Pepperidge Farm cookies — $0.89 each — 70% off
M&M’s — $0.95 — 70% off
Tissue Paper — $0.30 — 90% off

And I got the Milano cookie packages for $0.29 and the Pepperidge Farm Brussels Mint cookies for $0.89 per package yesterday. (I hadn’t tried the Brussels before and they are SO good!)

By the way, I know that it’s New Year’s tomorrow and I should be sharing healthy recipes or workout plans and here I am sharing how to get great deals on cookies. #SorryNotSorry 😉

A few things to note:

Don’t buy something you don’t need or can’t afford or don’t have space to store or don’t know what you’re going to do with it. It’s not a good deal for you if you can’t afford it or it’s just going to needlessly clutter up your home.
Be sure to price check everything. Some items are only 30% off or 50% off or 70% off. It’s confusing since people have put all sorts of random things all sorts of random places. Use the price scanner or the Target app on your phone to check the price of everything to make sure it’s a good deal.