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Reach Your Goals Faster with Amazon Prime

ShoppingWhitney Carlson1 Comment
We talk a lot (ok, A LOT) about Amazon and Amazon Prime on our blog. We aren't just trying to send you there to buy stuff - it's for a good reason! Amazon Prime will save you time, money and can even help you get in shape! Afterall, if you need it, it's at your door within two days - sometimes just one day!

One of the best perks of having Amazon Prime is FREE 2-Day shipping on all Prime-eligible items. And not to worry, there are TONS of items that are eligible! Here is how we take advantage of the rest of what Prime has to offer:


Weekly/Monthly Groceries:
Purchasing non-perishable items that you need in your clean eating arsenal at all times is a "no-brainer" with Prime! Think flour, spices, raw nuts, protein powders, and more! Prices are almost ALWAYS cheaper than the supermarket and you don't have to make time to get to the store - you can order this online from any where, at any time!

For example, we always have Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Oat Flour in our pantry to make protein bars and use in various recipes.

Supermarket Price: $6.33/ea - $25.32/4-pack
Amazon Price: $5.29/ea - $21.16/4-pack 
(Subscribe and Save - $5.025/ea - $20.10/4-pack)

Subscribe and Save:
Subscribe and Save takes a little pressure off of you! You no longer have to remember that you are running low of a certain product - you can simply set your account to automatically restock your item at a given time period. Maybe you choose every month, or perhaps it is every 3 months. Amazon will email you each month before your items are shipped, allowing you an opportunity to tweak anything that you may have too much of or too little.

Is there a cost savings? Absolutely! Subscribe and Save prices are always cheaper (see example above) than Amazon's regular prices AND if you have 5 or more products on subscribe and save that ship in a particular month, you receive 20% off of each item! That's a major cost savings.

He & She Tip: I have TONS of stuff on Subscribe and Save that we use everyday - grocery items, dog food, paper goods, baby food and formula, diapers and more! That 20% off savings adds up really quickly!

Instant Streaming Videos:
You may be wondering why we are suggesting watching videos when we are health and fitness site, right? After all, we want you moving! Did you know that Amazon has almost every Jillian Michael's fitness DVD (live streaming via web) available at NO CHARGE? That's an easy way to change up your routine and get back on track in no time! The excuses just may have ended right here!


Are you ready to reclaim a little bit of your life back and make eating clean easier for you? Amazon is offering a 30-day Free Trial. What are you waiting for? Go try it out today!

What's your favorite part about Amazon Prime?

PS - You can find our list of some of the items we buy on Amazon here. 

Ways to Save (and make) Money on Things You Already Buy

ShoppingWhitney Carlson2 Comments
Ways to Save (and make) Money on Things You Already Buy | He and She Eat Clean

Updated: April 1, 2016

Everyone loves to shop, right?  Well, actually I hate to shop!  I don't like GOING shopping but I can handle online shopping.  Wouldn't it be nice if we were able to order online and get paid to shop?  Well, read on and find out how you can do just that at your favorite stores online. Just to give you a few examples (with their current cashback amount - which can change at anytime):

  • 2% cashback at Macy's
  • 4% cashback at Drugstore.com
  • 4% cashback at Kohl's
  • 4% cashback at Foot Locker
  • and the list goes on and on!

This will change the way you shop!

We always like to share with you the ways that we save money so we want to introduce you to SHOP.COM.  You probably know by now that we love Amazon but you're leaving "money on the table"...it doesn't pay you to shop like SHOP.COM does. We ordered our high quality supplements from SHOP.COM but we also use it to earn cashback on our "everyday" purchases too. Here's how it works:

Before you can start earning money on your purchases, you need to set up an account on SHOP.COM (so you can track all the money you earn with cashback).  When it asks if a friend referred you put whitneycarlsonfitness@gmail.com (this will allow us to offer you discounts and promotions on future orders and answer any questions you have).  Once you have your account set up, you just shop at all the stores you normally would, but now you will be getting paid to shop through SHOP.COM's cashback program.  All you have to do is go to the retailer's website through SHOP.COM.  You can view a list of all the partner stores on the website (by clicking 'Stores' in the blue bar near the top of the page) or you can just search for your product or store.  See more detailed instructions below!

Here are a few of our favorite stores (please keep in mind that stores/cashback can change at anytime):

  • Drugstore.com/Beauty.com - We buy most of our protein bars here.  They come out to be less expensive because not only do you get cashback (currently at 4%) through SHOP.COM but you also earn Drugstore.com dollars!  Plus, they have free shipping on your order if it is over $35 and they have almost EVERYTHING!  One other thing I love about this site is that you can purchase Flexible Savings Account-eligible products to help you get the most out of your FSA program dollars by helping you track your purchases and easily determine if an item is eligible (Don't have an FSA account?  You're probably flushing hundreds of dollars away each year!). Have a GNC Gold Card?  Go through SHOP.COM to get to Drugstore.com then click on GNC!
     
  • Travelocity - We all know how expensive trips can be...how awesome would it be to earn 4% cashback (for most offers) on your trip?  We recently booked a hotel room through SHOP.COM and used our AMEX, so we got the points on the card plus $10 cashback - that buys lunch!
     
  • FTD.com - Do you send flowers to family members and friends for special occasions? How does 7% cashback sound on those purchases?

This is also the website where we purchase most of our supplements so if you are ordering supplements you could be or are already getting cashback on those!  Basically, many of the stores you shop at are available! It's so easy to sign up and start earning money on your purchases, but there's more...

So, what if you just want to go directly to the website where you want to shop?  Well, you can download a neat little tool called "Shop Buddy".  Your "Shop Buddy" will alert you whenever you visit a participating cashback website.  After you create your account you can download Shop Buddy (it is located along the right side on the homepage) and pops up showing all the deals on the site that you're currently viewing.

Not only do you earn cashback on SHOP.COM but you also earn a percentage of cashback on your friends that you refer.  So, refer your friends!

So what do you do now?

  1. Go to SHOP.COM
  2. At the very top click on "Sign In/Create an Account"
  3. Enter your email & click "no, I'd like to create a new account"
  4. Enter all of your personal information & then at the bottom there will probably be a box that asked if you were referred by a friend...that is where you will enter my email address whitneycarlsonfitness@gmail.com.  Then, when your friends sign up they will do the same steps but enter your email!
  5. START SHOPPING & GET PAID TO DO SO!

Please email us at whitneycarlsonfitness@gmail.com with any questions.

No, this post was not sponsored by SHOP.COM, that is just how passionate we are about saving/making money...especially while doing something that we're all so good at! * We do earn a percentage of cashback on your purchases just as you will for referring a friend!

Happy Shopping!

- Scott & Whitney