Amber Hanneken

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13

May

You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.

Posted by Amber  Published in consumers, deals, economy, internet

I know I make a lot of posts about finding deals online. What can I say? I’m a bargain girl. But lately, the subject of glasses has come up a lot. The necessary evil. Glasses are one of those things you have to have in order to see but they cost a lot. Most people [...]

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Tags: blind, cheap, deals, eyes, frames, glasses, lenses, online, optical4less, prescription, seeing, shopping, zenni optical

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5

Feb

Winning online … this is not a scam … I think.

Posted by Amber  Published in consumers, deals, internet

Many people who know me know I love legit ways of winning things and making money on the Internet — the trouble is finding the legitimate sites. For the most part, you can’t go wrong on sweepstakes and contests sponsored by corporations. For instance, I won the Razer Carcharias headset from Mountain Dew when they [...]

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Tags: advertising, competitions, contest, giveaways, money, online, prizes, sweepstakes, win

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21

Apr

Be an online fashionista

Posted by Amber  Published in Uncategorized, internet

Fashion is not my strong suit. I think I have a general idea of what’s cute but for the last four years of college my regular wardrobe has mostly consisted of Mizzou T-shirts and jeans. My footwear is usually flip flops or a pair of flats in the warm months and Converse or snow boots [...]

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Tags: clothes, dress, fashion, fashionista, online, polyvore, style, website

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20

Mar

Signing off the mortal coil

Posted by Amber  Published in internet

It’s something every adult thinks about at some point in time, “What will happen if I’m suddenly gone?” Many of us consider things like what will happen to our possessions, assets, pets, remains, organs and loved ones should we suddenly pass on. Some of us have plans, either verbally given to family or written [...]

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Tags: death, deathswitch, emergency, final, friends, gamer, handle, online, slightmorbid, will, wishes

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6

Mar

To TV or not to TV?

Posted by Amber  Published in TV, internet

So it seems like people are abandoning their TVs. I can’t count the number of times I’ve tried to complain about a commercial or missing my favorite show when I am reminded how out of fashion I am. Who watches TV anyway? Well, at least, on a TV. Yesterday, a guy in one of my [...]

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Tags: hulu, internet, media, movies, online, soap opera, streaming, televsion, TV

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4

Dec

12 Days of Christmas: Gifting your true love is pricey this year!

Posted by Amber  Published in consumers, economy

A breakdown of the cost of all the items in the song 12 Days of Christmas.

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Tags: 12 days of christmas, carol, chart, christmas, consumers, cost, cpi, gold ring, index, love, online, partridge, pear tree, pnc, price, shopping, song, true love, turtle doves

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23

Nov

Great deals can be found online

Posted by Amber  Published in deals, internet

Find great savings this holiday season with some helpful Web sites.

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Tags: ads, bargains, black friday, cheap, christmas, coupons, deals, gift, holiday, ideas, money, online, present, sales, savings, thanksgiving, web site

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