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5 Frugal Steps to Save Money on Clothes

February 19, 2019 By Joni Kinney Leave a Comment

Clothing is a necessity, but you don’t have to spend a lot to look good. Most people I know who have children have found ways or try to find ways to save money on clothes. Here are some of my favorite tips that everyone can use to help make this an area budget friendly.

If you need help saving money in other areas of your budget check out this article on 5 useful ways to save money on utilities.

Use resale shops to make purchases

Thrift shops or resale shops are great places to pick up bargains. Many people take things to these stores so that they can get credit. These credits can often be used to purchase items from the store or can be turned into cash. Every store has its own policies, but this makes thrift stores great places to pick up new wardrobe pieces.

Additionally, because their items are continually turning over, you can check several times a week and may have many things to choose from. Check for sales or when they run specials. Many thrift stores will run monthly or weekend specials that will help you save even more.

Sell older items

If you have clothes you are no longer wearing, sell them. This is a great way to save money on clothes because you can then use the money you earn to purchase new items. Using the money from your older clothing items helps ensure you continuously have a friendly clothing budget.

One of the best ways to clean out your clothing is to follow the Marie Kondo Cleaning method. She will teach you how to decide what you need to keep, as well as how to organize your items.

Buy items on clearance

When you do have to purchase something new find the clearance racks. Many people shop the clearance racks to get great deals and help you save money on clothing. Don’t forget the online clearance sections of your favorite stores too. Just because you are not in a physical store doesn’t mean you can’t find great deals.

Staple Pieces

Basic tank tops, athletic wear and basic pants do not need to be a designer. No one is going to notice if your tank top you see about two inches of is from Target. Use in-store specials and sales to maximize savings on these staple pieces.

If you are really looking to save money on clothes, skip the fancy athletic wear all together. Your work out clothes do not need to be fancy, just get what means your minimum needs. For many people that is shorts and a decent fitting tank top.

Make a list

Treat clothes shopping like you would any other shopping adventure. Start with an agenda. What are the basics you need to purchase? You may find an awesome pair of jeans, but if you already have 30 pairs at home, you are not wearing, skip that item and purchase what you need.

You are not saving money on clothes just because you bought something on sale. Like my husband always tells me we aren’t saving money by buying things we don’t need.

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Filed Under: Money Saving Tips Tagged With: designer, direct sales, fashion

Fabulous ideas for Valentine’s Day – A Gift Guide

January 27, 2019 By Joni Kinney 2 Comments

Are you trying to figure out that perfect gift for your loved one? Do you want to make sure that Valentine’s Day is special? Here are some gift guide ideas for Valentine’s Day.

If you are looking for that perfect activity to do for a date night then you need to read 10 Valentine’s Date Ideas that are Simple and Easy.

Gift ideas for Valentine’s Day

For the fashion diva in your life get her a fantastic pair of leggings with built-in support! Or one of the other clothing options! Spanx features cute apparel items ranging from shapewear to swim; they even have a men’s line.

Since there are many great ideas, we recommend you check out Top 5 Best Selling Leggings! Spanx has a wide range of products for the woman in your life.

SPANX

One of my favorite places to shop for gifts is Mixbook. They have a wide range of items that can be customized. From canvas prints to Custom Photo Books at Mixbook you are almost guaranteed to find some ideas for Valentine’s day here!

Recently we visited Oahu, Hawaii and one of the things I discovered was the amazing coffee on the islands. Coffee is one of my absolute must-haves to start my day. For the coffee lover in your life, this is a great idea for Valentine’s day.

100% Kona Coffee

Last but not least for the entrepreneur in your life! Whether that is Direct Sales, at home business or just someone who wants to gain some extra Social Media skills. Then you must help them by purchasing one of the courses from The Socialite Suite or The Purple Teacup.

We hope you have enjoyed the ideas for Valentine’s Day that we have put together for you. Feel free to comment if you have other great ideas for those deserving a gift for Valentines.

Filed Under: Money Saving Tips Tagged With: direct sales, for women, gifts, holiday, holidays

Team Motivation for Direct Sales

July 8, 2018 By Joni Kinney Leave a Comment

Team motivation applies to everyone. Everyone is on or leads a team of some sort. You may be a team leader of your family, your friends, your town board or lead a group at a corporate job. No matter what having a confident team and team motivation determine how successful you are on a daily basis.

5 Keys to Team Motivation Success

  1. Lead from the front – Don’t ask your team members to do things you wouldn’t do. If you aren’t putting your best foot forward your team and those around you will know it. Your team will feel like you don’t care and that is precisely the opposite of what you want.
  2. There is POWER in staying POSTIVE. Negativity has no place in a team setting so keeping a positive mindset is critical. Find ways to encourage, work through issues and put positivity at the forefront of all the things you do.
  3. Have a single mission. Everyone on the team needs to understand the big picture. What are you trying to accomplish? Having a purpose no matter what type of organization can mean the difference between success and failure, your mission can and should change over time. Whether your mission is to make it through the day with no boo-boos or to redesign the corporate logo you need to know what you are trying to accomplish.
  4. Don’t spend time concentrating on things you can’t control. You can only control your reaction, your influences, and your attitudes. Don’t waste time trying to convince others you are right or your way is best. Merely lead the way, and they will get onboard with your vision or they will not. Exuding to much energy into something you can’t control is exhausting and won’t change the outcome anyway.
  5. Gratitude! Showing others they matter means so much to them. It is your job as the leader to help your team stay positive and showing them they matter to you and each other. Team members who feel like they matter are more likely to want to stay engaged and part of the team. Help them see the vision, recognize their accomplishments (even if small) and encourage them to understand and accept others.

 

Team Motivation Quotes

  1. Your energy is contagious. Either you affect people or you infect them.
  2. Replace “I can’t” with “How can I?”
  3. If you love someone, do not let them settle for less than their best.
  4. When “We” comes before “Me,” you become the person and TEAM you are meant to be.
  5. One person can’t make the team, but one person can break a team.
  6. Dream big, sparkle more, shine brightly.
  7. A little progress each day leads to big results.
  8. Excellence is not a skill; it’s an attitude
  9. Believe in yourself
  10. Be brave enough to believe in yourself.

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Team motivation for direct sales #motivation #directsales #teamwork #teams #buildateam

Filed Under: Direct Sales Tips, Quotes Tagged With: direct sales, direct sales tips, motivation, positivity, team work

Instagram Auto Post: Planoly

June 1, 2018 By Joni Kinney 1 Comment

I love Instagram and my new favorite tool, Planoly! There are some visually stunning posts on Instagram and if you are into the Instagram Grid you will find some amazing creativity. With that said, I am always forgetting to actually post on Instagram. If you are stuck on what to post on Instagram, check out our article on types of photos to post.

Let’s face it as someone who is trying to increase their social media awareness you can’t afford to forget to post on one of the social media channels you are trying to build. I am a planner and like to spend a few hours at the beginning of the week creating all my graphics and posts across all of my social media channels. My one missing piece was a way to auto post on Instagram. So I was super excited to find Planoly which will auto post for you!

Insert my new best friend: Planoly!

This amazing little tool of creative goodness let’s you set your images to auto post on Instagram! This is a game changer for those who like to plan ahead and set up their social media posts.

Some great Features include:

  • Visual Organization: You can see how your posts look together and create a cohesive brand awareness by seeing how your images work together before they actually post.
  • Pre Write your Posts: Yay! I love being able to plan out what I want to say. This is especially helpful if you are using an challenge or prompts to create your posts.
  • Analytics: You are going to want to at a minimum check out to see how your posts are doing and see which ones are getting you the most bang for your buck. Therefore creating more posts like the ones that do well and minimizing the ones that don’t.

Need something to autopost on Instragram for you? Check out Planoly! #instagram #autopost #planoly

Let me know what you think of Planoly by commenting on this article!

Filed Under: Direct Sales Tips Tagged With: direct sales, direct sales tips, instagram, planoly

Direct Sales: What types of Instagram Photos should I post?

May 23, 2018 By Joni Kinney Leave a Comment

Instagram is an amazing tool you can use to express your personality for both personal and business. However many people wonder what are the best Instagram photos to post? Here are some different types of instagram photos that will allow you to help maximize your engagement and interaction.

Instagram Photos with Quotes

The first type of photo you will often see is something with a fun quote. These quotes are often motivational and inspirational. They can be so fun to read what others think people need to see. Keep these types of posts short!

Don't stop until you are proud of yourself! #motivation #myameliajames #ameliajames #quote #motivationalquote

Current Events

By being responsible and posting to relevant current event hashtags will pull people to you. If you combine this with good hashtags, great content and useful ideas/perspectives on things happening around us right now will help boost your posts. Make sure you are not taking advantage of social situations or current events though as that would do the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish.

Organizational Photos

There is something to be said about a well lit, fun photo of objects. This is another great way to help push forward your brand awareness. Read more about how to brand yourself if you don’t already have a personal brand established.

Seasonal Photos

There is just something fun about Christmas Lights, BBQ photos, Valentines hearts and fun loving photos around holidays that make people happy. Your audience should want to get to know you and what your family is doing. That doesn’t mean you have to always share overly personal things, but giving your audience a glimpse into your life makes you relatable. That makes people want to get to know you, and to ultimately follow you on social media.

Selfies

Look to take selfies in unique places to provide fun backgrounds. I’ve recently taken some selfies in hardware stores, craft stores, and randomly along the road. Try to mix in your unique personality with your selfies and show your audience a variety of things and unique color blends to stand out.

My Amelia James Aurora and My Amelia James Appleton Duster

With all those ideas the number one characteristic of amazing content that will attract new people to your photo is the ability of your audience to relate to the photo. If you are being authentic, sharing good content, fun ideas and being genuine people are sure to find you.

Great photos and an awesome hashtag strategy are sure fire ways to get you more followers on Instagram. If you want additional tips on how to rock out Instagram I suggest you check out the Suite Success with Instagram video course! This course will help you set up your profile, content and hashtag strategy!

Come check out the types of instagram photos to post! #instagram #instagramphotos #engagement #socialmedia

Filed Under: Direct Sales Tips Tagged With: direct sales, direct sales tips, instagram

30 of my Favorite and Unique Self Care Ideas

March 27, 2018 By Joni Kinney Leave a Comment

We have been moving throughout the last couple of weeks. During this time it has become very obvious to me how very important it is to practice self-care. Often times our mindset is really determined by our emotional state. You can’t be in a good frame of mind if you aren’t taking care of yourself.

I see so many people who struggle daily to deal with the stress live throws at them and I was asked this week by a great friend “How do you keep so calm with so much going on?” Well, I will tell you… I make sure I schedule self-care. So even if I know that life is crazy, hectic, stressful I am guaranteed time to myself to do something I love.

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What is self-care?

Self Care is clearly something we often neglect, overlook or just, in general, make excuses not to do. STOP neglecting yourself! You are doing no one any favors! Self Care is essentially scheduled time and attention that you are devoting to taking care of your own well being.

Ideas for Self Care

  1. Bubble Baths!
  2. Reading
  3. Listen to a series of songs
  4. List out 10 things you are grateful for and explain why
  5. Play with your pet or go visit a shelter
  6. Yoga
  7. Watch the clouds or stargaze
  8. Turn off all screens for a set amount of time
  9. Write out 10 positive quotes
  10. Take a NAP
  11. Journal
  12. Stay in your PJ’s and watch your favorite movies all day
  13. Go get your hair and nails done
  14. Get all dressed up just because!
  15. Color
  16. Visit a Museum
  17. Go to the library and participate in an activity
  18. Find a new podcast
  19. Create your bucket list
  20. Go for a relaxing drive
  21. Call someone just to chat
  22. Watch a new TV series on Netflix
  23. Play a new computer game
  24. Try a new flavor coffee or Tea
  25. Schedule a massage
  26. Visit your local coffee shop
  27. Find a new recipe and try it!
  28. Play in the rain
  29. Make funny faces
  30. Buy yourself flowers

There are many other things to consider, but I hope you found this list helpful! Let me know what things you do for self-care by leaving me a message or commenting!

Filed Under: Mindset Tagged With: direct sales, self care

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