Money Money Monday

I'm sorry this is so late, crazy busy week!
Anyway, this Monday post will be about saving money on haircare, or more specifically, shampoo and conditioner.
1. If you are between brands, I would recommend buying the sample sizes until you pick one you want. They are a lot cheaper and smaller, so if you don't like it, you're not wasting $6.00 worth of product and taking up valuable space in the shower.
2. Once you are certain you are going to stick with a brand, I would get a big size. I got two giant bottles of Tresemee at Sam's in August and I haven't had to buy any shampoo or conditioner (ok, that's a lie, the water here turns my hair green, so I had to get swimmer's shampoo to get the chlorine out) all year. They were probably around $6.00 (if I remember correctly) for 44 ounces. I used to spend so much money on shampoo and conditioner every few months.
3. I was worried the bottles would be too big for my shower basket,  (I love college!) but no worries, they fit perfectly.
4. Sometimes buying in large quantities can be more expensive. Be sure to shop around a little bit. Places like Wal-Mart, Sam's, Target and sometimes even Walgreens have big bottles for fairly cheap.

Happy shopping,
Carengreenhair

Money Money Monday

Hello friends, 

Sorry I've been super lame about blogging lately, I've been crazy busy, but hopefully this week will be better. I get to go home again this weekend since I was home for less than 24 hours this weekend. Totally worth the exhaustion and patheticness of dozing off at my computer at 7:30 last night. Anyway, I decided that each day of the week will have a theme. I'm not going to tell you them now, partly because I like to keep you guessing, partly because I don't know them all yet. 

So here we go: Mondays will feature tips on how to save/wisely spend money. This post's inspiration comes from my dad. Here's our texting convo: 

Me: Dad, please convince me to stop feeling guilty for wanting/needing Starbucks three days a week. 

Dad: You need counseling. 

He's a family therapist and thinks he's very funny. Anyway, he told me not to feel guilty and to give myself little rewards, but I still felt guilty for needing coffee (I work really early) 3 days a week even though I got almost $60 in gift cards for Christmas. Luckily, I have found a way to save money at Starbucks! If you bring your own cup, they will take 15 cents off your total. It's also great because it helps the environment and I get to use my super cute "C" coffee cup. So I just win win win no matter what. Everyone should totally try it and while you're at it, get some for me. Kidding. 

Happy (coffee) drinking 

Caren