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Online Shopping Made Easy with the Reasor’s App

September 15, 2017 By Sarah Roe Leave a Comment

Reasor's App

Reasor’s asked me to try out their new Reasor’s app this week and let me just tell you, I love it! I have five boys and sometimes grocery shopping is difficult to say the least plus, I typically end up going back multiple times throughout the week for all the items I forgot. Now, I can order everything from my own home 24 hours a day and schedule a convenient time to pick it up!

New Reasor's App

All you have to do is download the app (for Apple and/or Android) and either load your cart with the items you need directly from the app or scan the items in your pantry. That’s right, you can actually scan the items right on your pantry shelves and they’ll automatically be placed in your shopping cart!

Reasor's App

It’s that easy! Then, once you’ve loaded your cart, you can checkout and schedule a pick up time that works for you between the hours of 9am-7pm. If you want to pick up your groceries on the way home from school or work, you can, it’s up to you!

This convient pick up service is available at the following locations:

  • Tahlequah
  • 15th & Lewis
  • 41st and Yale
  • 71st and Sheridan
  • 41st and Peoria
  • Bixby
  • Broken Arrow – 101st & Elm
  • Broken Arrow – 71st & Lynn Lane
  • Catoosa
  • Claremore
  • Jenks
  • Owasso North – Hwy 169 and Hwy 20
  • Sand Springs

This service is a game changer! After you place your order, you’ll be notified once your order is ready for pick up at the scheduled time. Simply drive up, let them know you’re there and you’ll be greeted by a friendly Reasor’s staff member who will load your groceries in your car for you.

Reasor's Pick Up Service

You know what is even more amazing? Reasor’s is launching a grocery delivery service on September 21, 2017. That’s right, you can actually have your groceries delivered to you! Check out Reasors.com for more information on Reasor’s curbside pick up and grocery delivery.

Disclaimer: Reasor’s did ask me to review their app and curbside service, all opinions are 100% my own. 

Filed Under: Frugal Living, Reasors Tagged With: app, coupons, Online groceries, reasors

Checking Out the Latest Smart Devices with Cox

July 17, 2017 By Sarah Roe Leave a Comment

Cox Smart Home Tour

This post is sponsored by Cox however, all opinions are 100% my own.

Did you know by 2020, the average home will have 50 smart devices? Last week, I toured a Cox Smart Home filled with over 50 smart devices powered by Cox. I’m going to take you through the tour right now, these devices will blow your mind!

We started the tour in the kitchen with food blogger, Whitney Bond. She was busy cooking up amazing food in her smart kitchen filled with amazing smart devices such as a slow cooker and coffee maker both controlled by an app!

Whitney Bond, Food Blogger

Next, we learned all about Contour. This is the latest technology from Cox allowing you to find the latest shows and movies using all of your devices. In fact, you can watch personalized entertainment on your phone, tablet or television directly from the Contour Mobile App.

Cox Contour

From the living room, we walked into a live violin lesson. Jason Yang, a professional violinist and composer was holding a virtual violin lesson right there in the bedroom (side note he’s a violinist for Madonna-WOW). Cox powered all of the smart devices in the home including this violin session, all working at the exact same time.

Just past his room was a demonstration of Augmented Reality. I can’t explain all the technology behind this but I can tell you, it will blow the socks off your kids! A children’s book was laid out on the bed and when the iPad was placed over it, the illustrations and additional illustrations came flying off the page, literally. It was like 3D only 1000 times better!

Augmented Reality

The next room was a bit different, I can tell you I have never thought this would be possible but, we were able to witness a virtual doctor’s appointment. Powered by Cox, a patient with heart failure was able to connect to Mercy Hospital and hold a virtual doctor’s appointment (completely secure) right there from her bedroom. Can you imagine that? No more waiting rooms!

Mercy Hospital

As I mentioned earlier, the entire home was filled with smart devices, in the hallway, everywhere. As we went upstairs I was able, for the first time, to try virtual reality. Oh. My. Word. My kids were jealous.

It was like a combination of Minority Report and a very real video game. Everything we’ve seen it portrayed as in the movies, it’s just like that only a million times better. I was smack center in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by jellyfish and sea anemones I could reach out and touch. It was unbelievable and that’s probably not even the best word to describe it, it was just unreal.

We finished the tour by checking out the Cox security system, I absolutely loved this. The cameras were state of the art, all visible through an app. They also offer a Smart Lock system as well as the ability to set your lights on and off via app and even text you when a door is unlocked just so you know your child came home safely. In fact, this system will actually save me quite a bit in comparison to my current system and I’m all about that!

Cox Security System

By the time I left the tour, I had decided to upgrade my internet, switch to Contour and install Cox security. I’m telling you, this tour was like nothing I have ever seen before. Plus, it also proved the power of Cox internet which I personally use daily and love. For more information on these amazing products offered by Cox, visit Cox.com.

Filed Under: Financial Planning, Frugal Living Tagged With: cox, smart tour, wifi

Stay Hydrated with BODYARMOR Sports Drink + Save .50/1

June 12, 2017 By Sarah Roe Leave a Comment

Disclosure: I am a part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network and this is a sponsored post. However, all opinions are 100% my own. 

BODYARMOR Sports Drink #ad

Do you have a little athlete in your family? I have five boys,  you can bet I have a few athletes! I have three soccer players and I have two that change their minds on sports from time to time. But, even when they’re not playing sports, they are all active.

For our family, it is important we have lots of outdoor physically activity. We love to skate, ride bikes, walk our neighborhood trails and hold our famous outdoor marshmallow fights. And, now that it’s summer, we can enjoy even more outdoor activities such as lake time, sprinklers or playing ball on the beach!

If you’re not into sports, that’s ok, head outdoors anyway and ensure your kids get their physical activity. Just remember, in the heat, it is important to stay hydrated even if you’re playing in the water. Always hydrate!

BODYARMOUR Sports Drink #ad

 We are huge water drinkers but, we also love flavor too. We want to make sure our kids are getting enough vitamins and electrolytes that’s why we bring along BODYARMOR. BODYARMOR is a premium sports drink with potassium-packed electrolytes, coconut water and vitamins. We skip those sugary sports drinks and always opt for BODYARMOR with natural sweeteners and delicious flavors. 

In fact, BODYARMOR has 9 flavors our kids love such as fruit punch, orange mango, strawberry banana, tropical punch, blackout berry, mixed berry, grape, watermelon strawberry and lemonade plus, it offers superior hydration. You can’t beat that! 

BODYARMOR Sports Drink #ad

In this high heat, we have to stay hydrated and stay safe so our kids can make the most out their summer and enjoy the outdoors! We love being active and want to encourage you and your family to also be active and head outdoors this summer and enjoy some family time.

Right now, you can save .50/1 on BODYARMOR and you know we love savings! Try BODYARMOR today and check out how your athlete can become the next BODYARMOR athlete here: http://bit.ly/2rsSfFI. 

Suggested product locations:

Texas

Dallas: Kroger and Sam’s

Houston: HEB and Sam’s

San Antonio: HEB and Sam’s

Austin: HEB and Sam’s

Find out more about BODYARMOR including where to find the products near you by clicking here. Happy play time!

Filed Under: Frugal Living, Printable Coupons Tagged With: BODYARMOR, coupons, frugal living, hydration, kids, sports

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cyberstalking

June 11, 2017 By Sarah Roe 3 Comments

Don't Let Cyberstalking Take Your Blog Down

I don’t usually write about blogging. I mean, it’s what I do but, I don’t say much about it. I saw a post the other day that triggered something in my head, memories of something I survived that I have come to realize other bloggers are dealing with as well. And, quite honestly, I think it’s time we talked about it.

We’ve all heard of cyberstalking, right? According to the APC, cyberstalking can be defined as “(repeatedly) sending threats or false accusations via email or mobile phone, making threatening or false posts on websites, stealing a person’s identity or data or spying and monitoring a person’s computer and internet use.”

This all sounds like something you’ve seen on a news story or read online, right? But, did you know cyberstalking could happen to bloggers too? It happened to me.

This post is directed towards everyone but more especially bloggers, I have been a professional blogger for 10 years and I am also a victim of cyberstalking. That cyberstalking, harassment and online bullying eventually pushed my entire business into foreclosure.

So, I think it’s time we had a little talk.

Who can be cyberstalked? Anyone. Especially anyone with a public persona.

The harassment began in May 2013, it started as text messages which escalated to e-mails, posts on my Facebook pages, posts on other large websites, multitudes of social media posts, posts on my website directly, calls to local media stations and calls to my advertisers.

Sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? It was. In fact, it was overwhelming and often left my head spinning. At first, I thought it was a crazy person and I ignored it. As it escalated, I realized this person was talking to people who knew me and had begun posting personal information. I also realized this person made up stories about me and began posting those as well.

I stayed silent, I screenshot, I called attorneys all the while remaining silent. If there is one thing I regret today, it is my silence. I allowed this person to bully my entire company, my family and my friends because of a made up story and I literally sat by and watched it all fall apart. I didn’t want to get in the gutter, I didn’t want to be involved but, I was involved, it was happening to me.

Let me be very clear in case you’re just now learning about blogging, bloggers make their money from advertising. Period. For those of you who know me, I have been blogging in Tulsa since 2007 first as Tulsa’s Coupon Queen then 918 Coupon Queen and eventually Money Saving Queen. My blog evolved, it grew tremendously during that time and was profitable. My blog had also expanded to include daily local television spots and regular radio and print media appearances.

I say that to say, we were all over the place and I was not the only one behind this website. We had investors, employees and volunteers all of which were paid through advertising from this blog.

Calls to advertisers are a big deal, why? Because no one wants to advertise with anyone who is dealing with a mess. Advertisers don’t want to be drug through the mud either. No matter how close we were, no matter how much they knew me, they bailed. One by one. That made this ordeal a big deal as each employee and investor (including myself) lost everything.

Now, my situation was more of a perfect storm with too much detail to explain here but you get the idea.

If you think you are immune and protected in your small corner of the internet, let me assure you, you are not. Internet laws are a new thing, many lawyers do not even know what to do with them and if this can happen to me, it can happen to you.

If you are a blogger, there are a few things you MUST do to protect yourself from cyberstalking or (if it is already happening) there are things you need to do right now:

  1. Screenshot EVERYTHING: If you get a harassing e-mail (not the typical “I don’t like your post” stuff but harassing and/or threatening), keep it, screenshot it. Do NOT delete the comment, the post or e-mail without a screenshot. This is a mistake I made at the beginning. Because the posts were made up, I deleted them thinking they were spam. It took a little bit before I realized who they were coming from and then, we began to screenshot before deleting and banning the person(s) posting.
  2. Call the Police: File a harassment report immediately and a protective order if violence is threatened. As bloggers, we can get fluke messages and threats, especially if you are on television. However, all threats should be treated as valid and precautions like police reports should be made.
  3. Contact Your VA’s, Assistants, etc. Immediately: You want to make sure everyone is “in the know” in case the situation escalates. It is possible your stalker could try to “friend” these individuals and in turn, get closer to you. Those who work with you also need to be on the same page so they are on the lookout as well and do not start deleting messages you might need for court later. It is also important to be on the lookout for an influx of page likes, retweets, google alerts, etc. during this time.
  4. Lock Down all Personal Accounts: For most bloggers, you’ve already done this. If you haven’t, do it now. If you are a public figure, you should not have a public personal account. It does not take much for someone to download a picture of you and your kids (this happened to me too), find out your location, learn the names of family members, etc. if you keep that information public.
  5. Talk to Your Family: Your family can unknowingly post your whereabouts, personal pictures or information the stalker could use against you. This matters because many times (and in my case) the stalker will start out online but also stalk you in person. You also will need your family support, if you are a victim of real stalking, the path is long and difficult.
  6. Approve Comments Before They Post: Move to comment approval so you see the comments first. Many bloggers do this already but if your blog is large, it is hard to keep on top of them. During the time of suspected stalking, it is important you see the comments before your audience sees them.
  7. Keep Your Private Information Private: Make sure your website is privately registered or registered under a business name with a P.O. Box and not your personal address and phone numbers. Obviously, if you know your stalker personally, this won’t matter but, if it is a stranger, you want to make sure all of your private information is private.
  8. Hire a GOOD Attorney: At this point, you need legal counsel. Hopefully, it doesn’t get to this point because it is draining and expensive but, if it does, you need to be prepared with good, solid legal advice to move forward with a lawsuit if necessary. The one piece of advice I will give to you here is to be sure your attorney understands what you do for a living (work online) and what it means for a stalker to post on your website, social media pages, etc. It is important that they realize your reach might be in the millions meaning millions of people could potentially be seeing the harassing, false posts.
  9. DO NOT Retaliate Online without Legal Counsel: I talked about regretting my silence, I do regret it. But, I regret not making a public statement, I do not regret taking the high road. Do not get in the gutter with these people, it could destroy your business in a heartbeat. If you feel the need to make a statement, do so with legal counsel. Remember, anytime you write online, consider the possibility of your statements being read in open court and take the time to think before you publish.
  10. Protect Yourself: Get a support system, protect yourself legally, protect your business and protect yourself physically. My blog is my business, it should have been better protected but we were caught off guard and I did not have a good group managing it. Therefore, it got knocked down.Furthermore, my cyberstalker went from the internet to stalking in person and using other people to do so, this person went after my kids and family as well. I had to protect my business and myself and my family. The possibility is real,  be sure to keep your eyes open and know your surroundings. Remember, as bloggers, we are putting a lot of our real life online. Do so cautiously. Jon Acuff said once, “I always tweet about where I have been not where I am at.” Very rarely will I ever post about a place I am at at that moment, always, always, post later.

I knew my stalker which is rare but, I could not have imagined how far the stalking and harassment would go. Eventually, my staff lost their jobs, investors (including myself) lost their money and I had to purchase the company back out of foreclosure.

Today, after having two offices and a full staff for more than 5 years, it’s just me now. There is a trail of hurt people behind me and I have no doubt, crushed dreams as well. Most of these people I no longer speak to, we did not go through this ordeal well. That being said, there was much more to it than they will ever know and I hope they never have to deal with. I, on the other hand, still live with the mess today. I have forgiven, I have picked up the pieces but it’s never forgotten.

As I scrolled through my feed reading another story from a different blogger, I thought it was time we started talking about this in our industry.

Bloggers, this is real. If it could happen to me, it could happen to you. I didn’t deserve it, I didn’t cause it, it wasn’t about me but it happened to me anyway. Your blog is your business in one of the toughest most unforgiving spaces in the entire world, the internet. Protect your family, protect your business and protect yourself.

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Reference:

How to avoid becoming a cyberstalking victim. (2011, May 01). Retrieved June 10, 2017, from https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/issue/how-avoid-becoming-cyberstalking-victim

Protect Your Blog from Cyberstalking

Filed Under: Frugal Living Tagged With: blogging, business, cyberstalking, harassment, online bullying

Tulsa’s Free and Cheap Things to Do This Summer 2017

May 19, 2017 By Sarah Roe Leave a Comment

Anna’s 2017 List of Cheap or Free Summer Family Fun in Tulsa

Have you seen Anna’s 2017 List of Cheap or Free Summer Family Fun in Tulsa? It is THE list of summer fun and if you’re looking for something to do this summer, this is the list you need. She’s been putting this list together for years and I’m sure you’ll find some unexpected things on there. The best part? The free & cheap! This list is designed for families on a budget!

Visit Anna’s 2017 List of Cheap or Free Summer Family Fun in Tulsa here! 

Filed Under: Freebies, Frugal Living Tagged With: freebies, frugal living, kids, Summer

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