My Big News… or 1 of 11 Equals Awesomeness!
Some nice folks at Walmart contacted me recently with an opportunity I just couldn’t pass up! In conjunction with their latest motto – Save Money, Live Better – I’ve been chosen to be one of the Eleven Moms in Walmart’s Money Saving Community Project.
What does this mean? Well to me, it means I get to use a Flip video camera to help vlog* about money-saving tips & advice that might help other folks (Moms, Dads, and Everyone who cares about $aving a little) using YouTube and my blog to get the word out. To you it means that you are among the first to know about this project and to be able to follow my posts about it (as well as the other 10 Moms who will be doing their best to do the same.) Down the road a bit it may have even better perks for you, dear reader, but we’ll get to that!
The project is still in its initial phases, but we Moms just couldn’t wait to share it with you, so that you could go along with us on this trip! We’ll be blogging, vlogging, learning from each other and sharing. We even get to meet each other in October at WalMart‘s Home in Bentonville, Arkansas!! (Yes, I’ll be Twittering it too!)
Throughout the month of August, I will be uploading videos periodically on my YouTube Channel in anticipation of the September launch of Walmart’s official YouTube channel. To stay up to date with my videos I would highly suggest subscribing to my YouTube feed or here at my blog. And if you’re up to it, check out the list of the sites below that make up the Eleven Moms – I know I am subscribing to them all! These ladies rock and I’m honored to be included in this project with them.
The List of Eleven (in no particular order)
~ The Domestic Diva
~ Jessica Knows
~ MomAdvice
~ Classy Mommy
~ Being Frugal
~ Deal Seeking Mom
~ Frugal Upstate
~ Keeping the Kingdom First
~ Coupon Cravings
~ The “Cent”sible Sawyer
~ GeekMommy’s WebLife
So join me if you will in celebrating a bit because you get to go along with me… and I’m raring and ready to go!!
~ Lucretia (aka GeekMommy)
*vlog is a term that means ‘video blog’ – I’ll be using a Flip Mino video camera provided by the amazing folks over at Pure Digital Technologies who totally rockfor helping us out with this!
~ by Lucretia on August 4, 2008.
Posted in Cool Tips, Personal, social media, technology, Walmart Money Saving Moms
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Congrats! This is wonderful! I’ll certainly be keeping up to date with your vlogs and blogging on this. Everyone could use money-saving tips and advice and who better to get tips and advice from? Congrats again!!
Good for you! I am always looking for ways to save $$$, especially now, so can’t wait to see what tips and tricks you can impart to us.
Congrats to you on that. That’s AWESOME. I know a couple of those other bloggers. So it gives me more incentive to keep tabs on this.
Congrats, Lucretia! Looking forward to following your tips via YouTube (great idea.)
Fantastic News! Congrats!
Aaaggghhhh What fun. I can’t wait to follow the journey with you. Congrats!!
You go, girl! Now that I know an “insider,” please tell them that we really, really TRIED to spend money at WalMart, but just weren’t able to do so: http://allthumbsreviews.blogspot.com/2008/06/not-smart-walmart.html
I’ll be looking forward to your vlog.
WOOT! How fun. I’m so excited for you. I’ve never been a big fan of shopping at WalMart but when I recently noticed how much I could save by doing so, I gave in and shop there a lot now. Can’t wait to see your vlogs.
Very cool! Can’t wait to see your first “installment.”
sugar – you KNOW i’ll be following this adventure…..
Congrats! I’ll follow you on Twitter and watch what unfolds! Good Luck!
Connie
http://www.princesstimetoys.com
Whoohoo, congratulations!! Do us proud. Change the world one savings at a time!
How appropriate–I bought my Flip AT Wal-Mart. Good choice on their part, this is.
You are a rockstar! that’s awesome!
Congrats!!!!
Yay and congratulations! What an exciting world we live in – real and virtual. Congrats! Amy http://www.resourcefulmommy.com
Congratulations woman! How awesome:) I can’t wait for those kind of opportunities to come my way.
Enjoy
That’s pretty cool. Congratulations and good luck.
This is SO exciting for you! I can’t wait to see what this brings for all of you :-) What a great list of ladies, I’m so happy to *know* you and share in your journey!
This is good news. I read yesterday about someone else and thought there were 11, congrats. I have been to walmart twice in my lifetime. Once was in 1995 in Orlando and then the following April driving across the country saw one on the freeway and got off to shop.
This might be an incentive to find one here in Los Angeles to shop at. I also like their freebies online and did get uniform shirts for my son online.
NOw I see the list does say 11, but I wss checking on son outside with cats and came back to finish comment. Need to focus on one thing at a time.
Congrats, Lucretia! You’ll enjoy the Flip cam and I look forward to seeing what you post on your shopping adventures.
Thanks everyone!! I’m really excited about this – and about sharing it with all of you guys!
Thanks for the support. I can’t wait to share some of the stuff I know is coming up but can’t talk about yet – I think it will be fun for all of us!
@Bonnie – you were right and eagle-eyed! I accidentally left one of the amazing ladies off of the first list! But I’ve fixed it now! :)
That’s great! Congrats, I will be following ya and watching you on your Utube channel, that is so freakin awesome
NO! No way! Oh how much fun is this going to be for us – er um – I mean for you. And how smart of Walmart. Like a fox. Which brings us back to you, foxy one, and your very big deal :)
Lucretia, this is a great opportunity for you. I don’t like WalMart, but I love you, so I will definitely be watching. So very cool.
T.
Nice blog! Its great article!
lucretia – can’t wait to meet you in arkansas! i am so excited about this new online adventrue!
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that’s great news…what an honor and you sure deserve it for all of your hard work!! you work hard for the money and the fun!
Hi Lucretia, are you local to the Bay Area, CA? I saw your post on Chris’ website asking if you could sign-up for his community manager job. Well, we have one…Know anyone really good who wants it? http://www.thegroupery.com/about.html and click on jobs to see our community manager position and let me know if you/someone you know wants in!
Wow, Congratulations! I’ll make sure to keep an eye open for the tips!
Congratulations! Isn’t is exciting to have all these mom bloggers being heard?
:)
Hey Miss…I’m digging the changes to your site, and looking forward to the rest. Signed up with Twitter yesterday (had no responses…sniff), but I’ll figure it out. And of course, CONGRATS on the Walmart deal. You go Sister!
So awesome! :D
Oh that is great – I am so happy for you! I’m sure you will rock at this!
Thank you so much for stopping by – I love hearing from my friends!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
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