{Free Starbucks} BOGO at Target Starbucks

Posted on June 28, 2012 by She Makes Cents

Oh this could not have come at a better time. Valid until July 2, 2012, all Starbucks located inside of a Target location will offer Buy One Get One Free for all Frappucinos. I will be trying out my first Frappucino concoction off of Starbuck’s secret menu asap!! It will be a great way to beat the heat while partaking in the yummy awesomeness that is Starbucks. Denia and I have been trying to get together for a meeting of the minds, now we can do it while saving money. Frappucino anyone? My treat:)

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{Generic Won’t Do} 5 Things “She” Can’t Be Frugal About

Posted on April 2, 2012 by She Makes Cents

Denia’s 2 Cents!

Tampons- tried a brand other than pearl once, and I will never do it again.

Tissue- Charmin is #1; I blame my mother.

Coffee- Even though I patronize other coffees from time to time, Starbucks is definitely my main squeeze.

Soap-Dove never lets me down. The generic brand has never enticed me.

Makeup (specifically foundation)- MAC COSMETICS until I die. Okay, that was a little extreme but their brown shades match me like no other!

Ladies, what items can’t you be frugal about?

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3 Easy Hair Styles to Save Your Hair and Money

Posted on September 21, 2011 by deniamoreland

Saving Money + Healthy Hair = Awesome Pair

So there’s a new way to save money: Protective Styling! What are protective styles, you might ask? Protective styles are styles done on your hair (whether relaxed or natural), that encourage growth by using little to no heat, keeping moisture on the ends of your hair, and limiting the wear and tear on your hair. Here are a few on my personal favorites I decided to share with She Makes Cents! The benefit of these styles is that they require little to no money because you can do them yourself and with very little product!

The BUN:

There’s an awesome
post and video over that I posted to Ruby Woo Blog (check it out here) on bunning. However, you can never go wrong with an elegant bun. It’s chic and cute, and allows you to show off your baddest set of earrings. Buns also completely hide the ends of your hair so that they can stay moisturized and avoid brushing against your hair all day. Buns can be styled on both wet and dry hair.

The BRAID + TWIST OUT:

Braid-outs and Twist-Outs can actually yield a lot of different looks. This style can be done on wet or dry hair, and basically you braid or two strand twist your hair in the direction youwish it to flow, and once you let it completely dry, you take them down for a very uniform curly look. Be careful, however, the key here is allowing your hair to completely dry. If you don’t, the curlier your hair is, the less defined it will look.

DREAD LOCKS:

So, this is actually a permanent style unless you intend on cutting them off. However, as per an article I read at K is for Kinky, you can reach optimum growth as far as length with your hair locked.

WASH AND GOs:

Wash and go’s are self explanatory. Well, kind of. What you do it wash your hair as usual, and then you proceed to apply your favorite leave in conditioner throughout your strands, or you can use no product. Anyway, after you’re done you’re good and ready to go!

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Meet Our New Intern: Denia!!!!

Posted on September 1, 2011 by She Makes Cents

Gov’t: Denia Moreland.
Spelman College SENIOR!!!
English Major
Career intent: PR, Journalism, Teacher? maybe.
Dance minor
Aware that fashion exists–and that it is art.
I have an uncontrollable infatuation with leopard print and polka dots..
I have a newfound love for thrifting.

Money or Love? Love

Song Currently in Rotation on Your iPod: Little Bit by Lykke Li

Style Icon: Rihanna

Person You Look Up To: My Grandmother. She went back to school after retiring. It’s never too late…

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Of course you do.
Check her out on
She Makes Cents. Visit her on her blog, Ruby Woo Blog,
for a tasty concoction of fashion, hair, music, books, life, and romantic rantings from a 20-something trying to make it one stylish day at a time.

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Save Money By Using Your…. Phone?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by She Makes Cents

Foursquare Isn’t Just For Squares

So we’re all well aware at this point that social media and apps are practically every day staples. You can’t even really buy a phone today without getting a smart phone or data plan. With that said, sometimes the number of useless applications available to download can start to get annoying and redundant. There is something, however, about saving money that just never gets old. Allow me to introduce you to an app that saved me some cash!

The other day my oil change notification popped up in my 2011 Ford Fiesta. Being the responsible (and paranoid) driver that I am, I immediately headed to my local Ford dealership to see exactly what the deal was. While I was waiting for them to finish up on the car, I honestly got bored, so I logged in to Four Square to check-in and see if there were any specials.

Foursquare is an application set up like a game, in which you can “check-in” to different places and opt to notify your friends that you are there. Sure, some may think this is a little creepy, but you must be strategic. You can choose who you let know where you are (i.e. your friends), and it is wiser to choose major locations to check into. You know, public places. (Not your house). So anyway, you log in and the more you check in places, your rank grows. You can even become the mayor of a location!

After I check in at the dealership, I also hit the “specials” button. The specials button gives you the opportunity to see if the location where you currently are has any deals or discounted rates. Sure enough, Ford had an oil change special for 17.99 AND it included a free tire rotation. There’s absolutely nothing annoying about that, I tell ya. Nothing.

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