Buying Online

I've thought for a while that I'd like to buy some things in bulk online. Before I decided to take the plunge, I wanted to make sure that I'm actually going to save money. So, I did some comparison shopping.

Here we go:
Jason's Natural Shampoo. Store = $8.50. Online = $5.50
Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent. Store= $20. Online = $16
Seventh Generation Dish Liquid. Store $2.50 to $3. Online = $2
Toothbrushes. Store = $2.50. Online = $2.00 (Plus I found these awesome replaceable head brushes, so that I don't have to replace the whole brush every time the bristles give out.)


I bought this and several other items. For a 6 month supply of laundry, dish and bath products...
I saved $45. Go me.

Here are some neat things that I found:
1) Amazon.com will do a subscription service where they automatically re-ship your products to you at specific intervals. I put my laundry soap on this service because I know how long it takes to run out. I'm going to try to figure out other items and put them on there too. If you use this service, shipping is free.
2) LuckyVitamin.com has really good prices on natural care products. I compared them to HEB, Whole Foods, and Amazon (and other stuff I could find online). They totally won.
3) Lucky Vitamin, and I'm sure other bulk stores, will give you discounts the more you buy from them. Cool.
4) If you buy enough, shipping will be free.

Oh, and one added bonus: shopping online is totally more eco-friendly than going to the store. This makes a happy Laura.

Grad School...here he comes! Yesterday, Reid was named a Fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. This means among other things, that he's fully funded for his LBJ portion of grad school! He's also doing a duel degree at in Urban Planning at the School of Architecture.

I'm so, so, so, so, so happy for him. We've been praying about this opportunity for over a year, and it has happened. I know that he'll go onto do awesome things.

How do I know? Because he's married to me, of course!