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Free Kindle Books {1/24/13}

One of the most popular features of our sister site, Jungle Deals & Steals, are our free Kindle book lists. With 15-20 free ebooks every day, these are a great way to load up your Kindle without breaking the bank, and Kindle books can also be read on smartphones, computers and tablets with the Kindle app from Amazon.

Here’s a quick list of some of the freebies that are currently available, but be sure to head over to Jungle Deals & Steals for new freebies today…or subscribe to our daily freebies email so you don’t miss a single book!

Fiction

At Large (Josephine Fuller Mysteries) by Lynne Murray


Genre: Mystery


Reviews: (3 reviews)

Come Fly With Me by Sandi Perry


Genre: Contemporary


Reviews: (11 reviews)

The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen: A Dix Dodd Mystery (Dix Dodd Mysteries) by Heather Doherty & Norah Wilson


Genre: Mystery


Reviews: (49 reviews)

Cicada Song by Bradford Combs


Genre: Romance


Reviews: (56 reviews)

Galaxy of Heroes by Gus Flory


Genre: Science Fiction


Reviews: (44 reviews)

Nonfiction

Easy Brown Bag Lunches on a Budget: How to Pack Great Lunches Everyone in Your Family Will Eat and Still Save Money (Food Matters) by Mara Michaels & Carolyn Stone 

Genre: Budgeting


Reviews: No Reviews Yet!

Children’s Books

Redwall (Book 1, Redwall) by Brian Jacques


Genre: Animals


Reviews: (17 reviews)

Rock You Tonight by Emily Roussell


Genre: New Baby


Reviews: (6 reviews)

BEA’S OWN GOOD Following Rules Children’s Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version) by Linda Talley


Genre: Values


Reviews: (7 reviews)

Rascals Sing at The Opera House. (Adventures of Rascals, Polly and Gertie)by Patricia Puddle


Genre: Music


Reviews: (13 reviews)

The Big Dig by Kyle Kelson


Genre: Children’s Fiction


Reviews: (2 reviews)

See more Kindle freebies here.

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45 Ways to Save Money In Every Area of Your Home

The following post is from Christina of Northern Cheapskate :

photo credit: 401(K) 2013

When money gets tight, it’s time to take a close look at places you can save money.  Check out these tips for savings in every room of your home:

Kitchen & Dining Room

Cook from scratch.  When you learn to make your own homemade mixes and other recipes from scratch, you’ll find that you save money and eat healthier.   Avoid convenience foods like pre-cut veggies and pasta and rice mixes.  These can be made from home for a fraction of the cost of what you’d pay at the store.

Use coupons, store sales and mail-in rebates.  Learn how to use coupons to help you get grocery items for free or cheaply.  Shop the sales at your favorite stores and stock up when you get a good price.  Take advantage of mail-in rebates to score products for little to no money.
Keep your pantry stocked.  When you have a full pantry of items you’ve purchased on sale, you’ll never have to worry about rushing to the store for last minute items – or worse – calling for pizza delivery because you don’t have anything for dinner.
Plan a menu.  Keep track of what you have in your pantry and freezer and plan your dinner menus each week and plan your meals around what you have.  You’ll be far less tempted to grab food at the drive-thru if you have a plan for cooking dinner at home.
Use less disposable products.  Use rags instead of paper towels.  Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones.  Use glass jars and other food storage containers instead of disposable plastic bags.  Use your dishes instead of paper plates.  Use microfiber cloths or a scrap of flannel instead of disposable Swiffer pads to clean your floors.
Use gadgets instead of your stove.  A microwave oven or a slow cooker use considerably less energy to cook than your stovetop or oven does.
Shop the end of season clearance sales for deep discounts on serving dishes, tablecloths and home décor.
Shop for secondhand items at thrift stores and estate sales.  You can get great deals on cutlery, dishes, sauce pans, mixing bowls, bread machines and more.
Make your own homemade cleaning solutions.
Make homemade dishwasher detergent and only run your dishwasher when it’s full.  If your utility company offers lower rates at off peak times (like late in the evening), run your dishwasher at those times.

Living Room/Family Room

Cut the cable.  You can significantly reduce your household expenses by canceling cable .  For much less money you can stream videos online through Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon or iTunes.  If you live near a major city, you should be able to access dozens of local digital television channels for free with an HDTV.  You can also borrow books and movies from the library for free.
Buy furniture secondhand.  Save money by shopping at thrift stores , estate sales, garage sales, consignment shops, and Craigslist for great deals on furniture.  Put the word out to family and friends when you are looking for a particular item, and someone just might give you it for free to get the clutter out of their home.
Invest in insulating drapes.  Insulated drapes will hold the heat in during the cold winter months and keep the heat out during the summer.
Give old furniture a new look.  New furniture can be incredibly expensive.  If your living room décor is looking a bit tired, give it a new look with homemade slip covers, or coat of paint.
Vacuum frequently.  If you think furniture is expensive, try replacing your carpeting!  Vacuuming regularly helps keep your carpet new and prevents dirt from deteriorating your carpet.   You’ll also be able to deal with spots on your carpet before they’re set in for life.
Use homemade fabric refresher.  Don’t spend money on expensive sprays and air fresheners.  Make your own homemade fabric refresher and get rid of those odors.
Exercise.  Skip the expensive gym membership and exercise in your living room instead.  Download free exercise routines online or borrow a workout DVD from the library.  You don’t need fancy equipment to get a good workout.  Another bonus – if you’re warmed up from exercising, you can turn your thermostat down!
Switch your lightbulbs.  You can trim your electric bill by swapping incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Bedrooms

Turn down the thermostat when you’re sleeping.  For every 2 degrees you lower the thermostat, you can save 10 percent or more on your heating bill.  Put on some warm pajamas and put flannel sheets on the bed, and you won’t notice the change in temperature.
Turn your mattress regularly.  Extend the life of your mattress by regularly turning it.  Some mattresses can be turned and flipped – others only turned – so check with your manufacturer.
Get rid of the TV in your bedroom.  Watching television in bed will keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. Unplugging is good for your wallet (and quite possibly your marriage), so eliminate the electronic devices from your bedroom.
Set your alarm.  The early bird catches the worm!  Start your day off on the right foot by waking up early and tackling your to-do list.
Clean out your closets.  Clutter is bad for your budget . Don’t waste money on clothing you don’t need.  Clean out your closet and keep only the things that make you feel good. Make a list of the items you’d like to purchase, and then sell or donate the rest.

Bathroom

Make your own bathroom cleaners.  You can save a ton of money by learning how to make your own.
Invest in a plunger and a snake. Avoid using chemical treatments or paying for a plumber when you invest in these two handy tools.
Use cleaning rags instead of disposable wipes.  Don’t waste money on expensive antibacterial wipes.  Use reusable rags and homemade disinfectants to clean up.
Never pay full price for health and beauty products.  Use coupons, watch the sales (especially at drugstores) and take advantage of mail-in rebates to get everything from toothpaste to shampoo for free.  You can also make your own DIY hair treatments for pennies.
Use generic over the counter medications.  You’re getting the same product as the name brand without the price tag.
Brush and floss daily. The health of your teeth and gums can affect your entire body.  Keep yourself healthy by brushing your teeth at least twice a day and flossing daily.  You’ll trim your dentist bills and keep the rest of you healthy, too.

Home Office

Learn ways to save on the cost of printing.  Printer ink and paper is expensive, so think before you print, adjust your printer settings to use less ink, and print on both sides of the paper. 
Recycle papers instead of tossing them.  You’ll save on your trash bill and be doing something good for the environment.
Cash in your used ink cartridges.  Some office supply stores will give you cash or store credit when you recycle your ink cartridges at their stores.  Or check with your child’s school – some schools raise funds by collecting used ink cartridges.  Your trash might just be treasure.
Change your computer settings to shut down when not in use.  Most computers have energy-saving settings that will help you save on your utility bill.  You can program your computer to go into energy-saving sleep mode after a certain period of inactivity, or you can program it to shut down completely after a certain time.

Laundry Room

Take care of your clothes. Catch stains before they’re set.  Make repairs to ripped clothing and replace buttons.  You’ll extend the life of your wardrobe, which will save you money.
Wash clothes in cold water.  Clothes get just as clean washed in cold water, and it uses a fraction of the energy.
Wash full loads of laundry.  Small loads are inefficient.
Make your own laundry products.  Save money by making your own laundry soap. If you must use your dryer, learn to make DIY dryer sheets .  Make your own homemade wrinkle releaser.
Use less laundry detergent.  You can usually use 1/3 to 1/2 less laundry detergent than what is recommended on the bottle and still get your clothes clean.
Wash clothes less often.  Not every item of clothing has to be washed every time it’s worn.  Make your clothing last longer and save on your utility costs by re-wearing things like sweaters or jeans.
Line-dry your clothes.  Dryers use an incredible amount of energy.  Put your clothes on a clothesline or drying rack instead and reap the savings.

 Garage

Keep your vehicles running right.  Learn to check fluid levels and change your own oil.  Learn to check tire pressure.  
Clean your car inside and out.  Less clutter inside means less wear and tear on your vehicle’s carpet and upholstery.  Keeping your car clean on the outside will help you prevent rust and allow you to repair any dings and scratches before they become bigger problem.s
Leave the car in the garage. Walk or ride bike instead.  You’ll do good things for your heart and your budget.
Organize your space.  Keep your garage organized and clutter free so that you can find tools and spare parts when you need them.  A well-organized garage makes DIY projects even easier.
Use your garage to make money.  Follow the strategies for how to have a successful garage sale and get rid of the clutter while making cash.

These are just a few of the ways you can save time and money around your house.

What are some ways you save money in your home?

Christina Brown is the creator of Northern Cheapskate, a blog dedicated to frugal living through coupons, freebies, and money-saving ideas. She lives in the rural north woods of Minnesota where she clips coupons, pinches pennies, and chases her three boys (a 7-year-old and twin 5-year olds) as a stay-at-home mom.

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Does Your Home Have “White Space”?

The following post is from Andrea of Simple Organized Living:

source: Simple Organized Living

I’m a huge advocate of less stuff and regular purging.

I almost always stop and think before bringing anything extra into our home (besides groceries) and often, I decide against bringing the items home — even if they are free and even if we have the space to store them.

In my opinion, it seems silly to keep so much STUFF — unless of course, we have a use for it.

For example, I have several boxes of empty canning jars in my basement right now; and although I’m currently not using them, I plan to use them again next year when I do my biannual canning.

On the other hand, I just recently purged 2 bins full of Christmas decorations because I didn’t use them this year, I doubt I’ll use them again next year, and even though our basement has plenty of space to store two extra bins, it just isn’t necessary.

source: Simple Organized Living

You see, I like our home to have “white space” — empty space, room to breathe.

I don’t like cluttering up my closet, my kitchen, my filing cabinet, my email Inbox, my basement, or my life with stuff I don’t need, want, use, or love.

Because of this, our home actually has a handful of empty files, empty kitchen and bathroom drawers, empty shelves, and even one completely empty closet!

source: Simple Organized Living

I think of these empty spaces as our home’s “white space”.

They aren’t empty because I’m waiting anxiously to fill them up again. They aren’t empty because I haven’t found the right thing to put in them. They are empty because we don’t NEED that much stuff.

Obviously, in smaller homes and apartments, white space might be a bit harder to come by — and I have absolutely no issues with filling your home with things you actually do use, want, need, and love.

It’s all that other stuff I question. You know, the stuff in the very back of your junk drawer, the stuff on the top shelf in your garage that you haven’t touched in years, the stuff you don’t even realize is lying on the floor in the back of your closet, the bins of stuff in your basement or storage closet.

Even though you might technically have the space to store all of that stuff, I have a feeling it subtly causes some amount of stress in your life. Maybe you wish your garage wasn’t so full, maybe you feel bad about all the toys your kids have, maybe you feel bad about money spent on that exercise equipment you never use.

Every time you drive in the garage, you resent how cluttered it looks. Every time you help your children put their toys away, you think about how many toys they don’t even use. Every time you walk past the unused exercise equipment, you regret the money you spent and silently begrudge the fact that you aren’t motivated enough to exercise each week.

Yes, you probably paid good money for this stuff, but I guarantee your home will feel lighter and your life will be less stressful if you simply remove all the extra, unused stuff and instead, create a little white space instead. 

White space = less stuff.

Less stuff =

less time spent cleaning and organizing your stuff
less money spent buying the stuff (or money lost if you don’t use the stuff)
less energy spent remembering where all your stuff is

So if you’d like a little MORE time, money, and energy in the New Year, I’d highly encourage you to start purging all that stuff  you don’t need, use, want, or love (even if you do have the space to store it) and give your home a little more white space!

Does your home have white space?

Andrea Dekker is a WAHM, coupon addict, and simple living enthusiast. She motivates and encourages others to create their best life through simplicity and organization via her blog, Simple Organized Living.

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How to Build a Pantry that Works for YOU

The following post is from Jessica of GoodCheapEats and LifeasMOM:

source: Good Cheap Eats

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been “eating down the pantry“. What this means is that instead of grocery shopping as usual, I’m spending time and effort to use up what we have. Not only does this help me save money on food costs and prevent waste, but it is also teaching me how to build a better pantry.

By focusing on what we already had — after the excesses of a busy holiday season — I have been able to take stock of what items my family really enjoys (the ones that we’re now completely out of) and which things I should probably avoid buying in the future (the things I’m dying to use up and be done with already).

In essence, this experience teaches me how to build a pantry that works best for our family.

If you feel like you never have what you need to cook or if you’re overwhelmed when you look in the cupboards, I highly recommend a pantry challenge. You don’t need to spend a whole month doing it, but you may find that you can eek out an existence on your food stores longer than you think. A week or two is probably good enough for you to get a grasp of how you could shop and cook better for the life you live.

1. Focus your meal planning on things that you already have.

Instead of making a menu plan on what you want to eat this week, shop your kitchen to see what you can make with things on hand. Every meal doesn’t have to be perfect. Taking an inventory can really help you in this process

2. Keep a log of what you serve and how well (or not) that meal is received.

Print out a simple calendar to keep track of the meals that you come up with. Determine some kind of record like a happy or sad face to track if that meal was a hit or not. Make a mental note to revisit all those happy faces again in the future.

source: Good Cheap Eats

3. Keep a running grocery list of things to restock.

This list should contain the things that you run out of that you really want and need to keep on hand.

For instance, I was pleasantly surprised by an enchilada meal that I was able to throw together earlier in the month. One of the keys to its success was that I had corn tortillas and a jar of our favorite salsa verde on hand. These are easy things to buy that last quite awhile. I want them in my bag of tricks at all times now.

4. Make note of the things that you really don’t need to buy again.

As you get to the dregs of your food supply, you’ll come across things that you really wish you didn’t have. Like the blocks of Crisco that I bought a year ago to make chocolate-covered Oreos? Yeah, don’t need that, especially when coconut oil would have worked just as well.

The 2 cases of organic pumpkin that I bought two years ago? Yeah, that was probably a little too much as well, especially since I get deliveries of squash all winter long that I need to use up.

A pantry challenge helps you analyze your shopping and learn from your grocery shopping purchases. It equips you to make better choices in the future, enabling you to eat well and save money.

You can follow along with the Pantry Challenge, share your experiences, and get help on how you struggle to use items that you’ve purchased in the past.

What’s a MUST HAVE on your pantry list?

A foodie at heart, Jessica Fisher has learned to reconcile a tight budget with her love for great food. As a busy mom of six voracious eaters, she regularly shares healthy, delicious and budget-friendly recipes at Good Cheap Eats. She also writes at her parenting blog, Life as MOM. Her first cookbook, Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook, will be released in November 2012.

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Form a Junto {31 Days to Your Goal}

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This is a tidbit I picked up from The Happiness Project, and I was excited to realize I do have “a club of mutual improvement”. Do you?

In case you can’t see the quote from Benjamin Franklin above, it says: “I had form’d most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which we called the Junto.” In business, this is often referred to as a mastermind group.

Two-and-a-half years ago, I did a blog series called the 30-Day Giving Challenge with a group of bloggers. We formed a Skype group to chat through the details of the series, coordinate giveaways, etc. It was a diverse group of women — an unlikely group of friends, really — but here we are a few years later, having been through births and miscarriages, business launches and crises, marriage issues and kid worries, an election (which is significant given our diverse political views) and more, and our group is stronger than ever.

But this group is more than just a support group. While we don’t have an outline of rules or meeting minutes like Ben Franklin’s Junto, we’re not afraid to ask the tough questions, to force each other to look deeper, to encourage one another to do the hard things. And there’s not a woman in the group who wouldn’t say their life has been changed by being a member. Our viewpoints have been broadened. Our beliefs challenged and refined. Our visions sharpened.

Our Junto formed by accident, but Ben Franklin and Gretchen Rubin have both shown that you can form one intentionally as well, either around a specific interest or goal or for the broader goal of “mutual improvement”.

It takes a little bit of boldness to step out and invite people to a group like this, and it takes time for the group to find its rhythm, but it’s worth the effort if you’re willing to try!

Do you belong to a Junto or mastermind group that challenges you and helps you pursue one or more of your goals more intentionally?

Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way and the co-author of All in Good Time, as well as a wife and the homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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How to Write Your Own Recipe

source: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship

This week, Katie from Kitchen Stewardship released her brand new ebook, Better Than a Box: Transforming YOUR Kitchen into a Real Food Wonder!, an ebook packed full of real food versions of your family’s favorite recipes — thinks like rice-a-roni, hamburger helper and more — plus tons of tips and tutorials to help you reverse engineer your favorites. Better Than a Box is on sale this week only for $1.99 including tons of extra printables or $0.99 for just the Kindle version.

Katie’s sharing her 9-step process for writing your own recipe plus her Homemade Caesar Dressing Recipe over at Easy Homemade today:

I always thought I might be a children’s book author when I grew up – I think most elementary school teachers probably do. Or maybe a wedding dress designer. Or president of the United States.

Simple dreams.

I never really dreamed I would be able to write my own recipes.

I’d always been the kind of person who measured perfectly (just about) and followed recipes to the letter, but somewhere along the way, I gained the courage in the kitchen to try new things and just “go for it” and see what happens.

Read more over at Easy Homemade…

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Android Tip: Welcome to Google Now!

The following post is from Michelle of Mommy Misadventures :

From appointments to restaurant reviews to hotel reservations, smart phones mean that all the information you need for your day to day life is available at just the swipe of a finger. Google Now takes your information step further and gives you your information when you need it them most. This handy service was awarded Popular Science’s Innovation of the Year award in November 2012.

What is it?

Google Now uses “cards” or little notices that pop up to help inform you about upcoming events in your life and is available on Android 4.1 (JellyBean) capable phones like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S3.

When you’re getting ready to leaving for work, Google Now will pop up a notification with the traffic on your usual route. If there’s a lot of traffic, it will offer you alternate routes. Do you depend on your Google Calendar to help you keep track of your busy day? Google Now will pop up reminders that include directions and travel time. Wondering when the next bus or train is? Google Now can give you up to the minute information.

Setting Up Google Now

In order to use Google Now, you need a phone running Android 4.1 (JellyBean) as well as an active Google account. On your phone, swipe up from the middle softkey to access the “Google Now” menu. If you have never activated Google Now before, it will give you the option to enable it.

Once enabled, scroll down to the three button icon  at the bottom of the Google Now screen to access the settings.

source: Michelle Mista

From here, you can access all the Google Now settings. Currently there are over 25 cards to choose from, including Weather, Traffic, Flights, Places and more. Touch each option as needed to modify the settings as desired.

source: Michelle Mista

If you want Google Now to notify you about location-based information (including traffic, restaurants, events, etc.), you will need to activate location access by going to Settings – Personal – Location access. This will allow access to your location by all applications.

The longer you use Google Now, the more accurate its notifications will become. However, if you decide you don’t like Google Now, you can always turn it off by going to Settings – Google Now. Choosing to disable Goolge Now will revert it to its default settings if you decide to reactivate it in the future.

Do you use Google Now? Do you find it to be a helpful service?

Michelle Mista is an IT professional, writer and blogger with a love for all kinds of technology. She writes about tech tips and trends for work at home professionals on her portfolio blog and muses about motherhood at Mommy Misadventures. She is on the constant quest to balance life, work and geekery.


 

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Giveaway: Mighty Nest Plastic-Free Kitchen Essentials ($100+ Value!)

The people at Mighty Nest are passionate about making it easier for families to live healthier, better lives by providing a one-stop online shop with 1,000+ healthy, natural products, while providing fun, educational content and fostering a community of caring parents.

With a hand-selected collection of kitchenware, body care, toys and more, MightyNest offers products that are free of toxic ingredients and made of stable non-leaching materials such as glass, food grade stainless steel, silicone, natural wood and bamboo, organic cotton and natural rubber. And their stuff is cute too, so you can be stylish and green at the same time!

I especially love their plastic-free kitchen essentials. As someone who has eliminated almost all of the plastic from my kitchen, I love the variety of products they offer. In fact, I’ve added this stainless steel colander to my wishlist, since our colander is one of the remaining pieces of plastic in our kitchen.

Not only does eliminating plastic relieve the worry about chemicals leaching out of the material into food, but glass and stainless steel are also longer lasting, while bamboo and organic cotton are also grown sustainably and biodegradable.

Aside from the environmental benefits, there’s something about stocking your kitchen with more permanent pieces that can be passed down to future generations that I love as well!

Enter to Win

This week, Mighty Nest is giving one lucky Life Your Way reader a collection of kitchen essentials to help you setup a plastic-free kitchen

bamboo cutting board (9″x14″)
5 True Seal glass food storage containers
bamboo vegetable brush
1 qt. glass juice pitcher
2 glass spice jars
bamboo wooden spoon
organic cotton screen printed tea towel

To enter, fill out the form below:

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, 1/28. The winner will be selected randomly and notified by email, and this post will be updated with their name as well. Open to U.S. residents 18 years old and above.

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Find a Mentor {31 Days to Your Goal}

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At the beginning of the month, we talked about sharing your goal publicly and being accountable to other people. Today, we’re going to talk about another important relationship when it comes to goal-setting: having a mentor.

I love the quote above, which sums up the value of a mentor as opposed to an accountability partner: someone who can give you insight from their own experiences rather than just encouragement and accountability.

When I first launched Organizing Your Way three years ago, I reached out to Tsh Oxenreider of Simple Mom to ask her to mentor me, and amazingly, she said yes. She was able to offer me a unique perspective on blogging as someone who was already established, and that feedback was invaluable in setting and achieving goals that have helped us grow to where we are today. (And today, I try to pay it forward by mentoring several bloggers as well.)

A mentor is someone who you can ask for advice and bounce ideas off of. They’re someone who can offer you insight that can prevent you from making the same mistakes they made. And they’re someone you can learn from along the way so you don’t have to learn everything that hard way!

Do you have a mentor for your goal or vision? Is there someone you could ask to mentor you?

Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way and the co-author of All in Good Time, as well as a wife and the homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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Buy a Shirt & Help Stop Child Abuse {Sevenly.com}

Sevenly offers a new shirt design each and every week, but these designs aren’t just pretty — they’re designed in support of a specific cause or charity, and $7 from each shirt sold is donated directly to that charity!

This week’s charity is Childhelp, and your purchase helps provide shelter, therapy, trauma care and medical evaluation to children who are removed from their homes.

See all of this week’s designs here.

Why Sevenly?

Sevenly is a for-profit company that is making a tangible difference through their giving. They offer high-quality, stylish clothing at a reasonable price and instead of pocketing all of the revenue, they give $7 from each and every shirt purchased directly to the cause of the week.

While giving directly to a charity is always the better option, Sevenly is a great way to expand your wardrobe and support the causes you care about at the same time. And your new shirt offers you the opportunity to become an ambassador for these charities as well, as the designs are sure to open up conversations along the way!

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