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Tropicana Trop50 Review and GIVEAWAY!!!

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I am a big fan of juice, and Darah has followed in my footsteps. We water down her juice (50/50) to cut back on the sugar and calories, though. But as for me, I can’t seem to stand to water down my juice more than about 80/20. What can I say….I have a real sweet tooth!

Fortunately, Tropicana has a line of products that are absolutely perfect for those of us who want less sugar but not less flavor. It’s called Trop50, and so far I’ve tried one flavor (pomegranate blueberry) and absolutely LOVED it.

Here’s what is so unique about Trop50 products. They contain 50 percent less sugar and calories than competing fruit juices. And….NO artificial sweeteners! What they use is a stevia-based sweetener, and it tastes wonderful, because it works to enhance the sweetness of the real fruit juice that’s in the product! All of their yummy varieties have 50 calories per 8 ounce glass and give you a full day’s supply of vitamin C. They are also a good source of vitamin E.

You can find Trop50 products right next to all the other cold orange and other fruit juices, and it comes in all the following varieties:

  • Orange (no pulp, some pulp, no pulp plus calcium and vitamin D)
  • Pomegranate Blueberry
  • Pineapple Mango (next on my list to try!)
  • Farmstand Apple
  • Lemonade
  • Raspberry Lemonade
I also thought you’d like to know about the Trop50 True Resolutions celebration happening on the Trop50 facebook page. If you share the real motivation behind your resolutions on their site, you’ll earn a $1 off coupon for Trop50 AND you’ll be able to send a .50 off coupon to up to 50 of your friends. Sweet! But wait, there’s more! While you are on the site, be sure to enter their sweepstakes…they are giving away a $1,000 gift card! I hope I win (just being honest), but if it isn’t me, I hope it’s you!

Win it!: I’ve got a great opportunity for one of my readers! You will win TWO free product coupons from Trop50! Woo hoo!

 

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Getting Ready for 2011 with Some Big Online Goals

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In the coming days you’ll be hearing a bit more from me about some of the crazy (but awesome) things that have happened in my life over the past year. It has certainly been a year of change!

As 2010 draws to a close, I’ve been giving some thought to what might be in store for us in 2011. I think next year will be a time when we are going to focus a bit more on improving our financial situation, and making some great strides with our debt reduction. We are fortunate to not have any credit card debt, but I still have some pretty significant school loans, and we still owe about $1,800 on our car. Oh yeah, and then there’s that insane mortgage we are paying for an empty house back in Memphis.

But seriously, I don’t feel all that down about it! I mean, I could easily choose to do so, but instead, I’m choosing to look for the opportunities that are coming right along with the hardships! Specifically, 2011 is going to be a year when Tim and I are both going to earn more money through work online, and we are super excited about that.

Is Stuff Parents Need part of this plan? Absolutely! Is it the only part of the plan? Not by a long shot! We are working on creating a very intentional plan, with goals for every single month (goals that can be revised, as needed). We are going to be trying out lots of different ways to earn some money online while working smarter. Yes, we’ll also have to work harder, but we aren’t going to sell our time for just a few dollars per hour. We want the work we do to be reasonably compensated, and we also want it to actually matter.

Is this a tall order? Perhaps. But we’re going to make it happen. I’m going to just put our goal out there so that you can help hold us accountable: by the end of 2011, we hope to be bringing in $2,000/month with work we do online. I already teach a college course online, and that gets us about 1/3 of the way to our goal.

Do you think we can do it? Are you interested in being kept updated on our progress? Would you like me to share with you anytime I find a method that is actually working, as well as anytime when we explore something that doesn’t turn out to be fruitful?

I’m really excited about 2011. And I’m even more excited about the financial freedom we will be making strides toward this year. It’s going to be wonderful!

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