Month: July 2011

Clearly Fresh Bags Produce Storage Bags

Clearly Fresh Bags Produce Storage Bags

Produce is a big chunk of my grocery bill each week so I get really frustrated when it spoils quickly. I have heard a lot about the green produce storage bags that have been hitting the market and I was pleased to be contacted about 

Upgrading Our Home’s Address Plaque

In May of 2010 my husband and I purchased our second home which was built in the 1960’s and was previously owned by my great aunt and uncle. This is a large home that is done in a ranch style with a small business built 

Happy 4th of July!!!

Chris and I would like to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! We hope you enjoy this day with all of your family and friends. Eat some great food, play outdoors and go see some fireworks…just make sure you do something and please stay safe!!!

Happy July 4th Everyone!

Shelly & Chris

Mailbox Monday!

Every Monday Chris and I are going to share some special things we got the previous week in our mailbox and we encourage all of you to tell us about the “special” things you got in your mailbox! These “special” things can be gifts you 

Organic Natural Beauty Anti Aging Gel

I was fortunate to receive a big goodie bag of Aloe Vera and Olive Oil based Skin and Body Care from the great folks at Organic Natural Beauty a few weeks ago. I wrote a review on their Naturalis Anti Aging Easy Mask last week 

ThriveTime for Teens Board Game

Today we are posting a review for all of you on a fabulous board game for teens called ThriveTime for Teens which is geared towards teenagers aged 13 years and older. This game is by a company called Pay Your Family First and the game was developed by their CEO & Founder named Sharon Lechter. ThriveTime for teens is the first-of-its-kind money & life reality board game just for teenagers. The game offers fun, interactive and family-fun approach to empowering teens with the basic financial skills, each decision in the game either drives you to thriving success or diving debt. The game delivers real-life experiences with credit cards, jobs, work/life balance, time management, savings and charity.

Our Review: We received this board game a few weeks ago to review so I invited my 10 year old nephew and his 13 year old brother over to our home for a game play date with us. We spent 10 minutes or so reading over the instructions which were pretty easy to understand. Hubby and I helped each of the boys but basically it was the two of them playing against one another. Each player starts as a teenager with a part time job and throughout the game they are faced with real life scenarios around which they will make decisions on how to spend their time & money. Each decision the boys made had a financial impact on them and they updated their game sheet (their own personal financial statement) as they played the game. During each turn one of them would draw a game card that describes situations ranging from losing $100 off their pay check at their part time job for being late to work, how to make extra money by doing chores or odd jobs for neighbors & friends, how to invest in stock, save or pay for college, how to come up with money to donate to charity and so forth. The game continues on until one player reaches the thrive circle on the game board.

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It took the boys almost an hour to play the game and they had a great time playing it. Hubby and I found it pretty insightful on how teenagers view money and how they would save/spend it. I think adults would even have fun playing this game and it’s a great game for family game night if you have older children/teens to play it with.

Purchasing Information: This game ThriveTime for Teens is available for purchase at http://www.thrivetimegame.com and at Teaching Stuff locations in Phoenix, Arizona. The game retails for $29.95 and makes a great gift for teens!

We would like to thank ThriveTime for Teens for sending us this wonder and important board game to play with the kids in our family. We will be playing it again with them as we feel it teaches them valuable learning lessons when it comes to handling money. We give the game a big two thumbs up!!!

Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. Thanks!

Preview Sunday | Reviews and Giveaways Coming Up This Week!

This coming week Chris and I have a lot of great product reviews and giveaways we will be posting up onto our blog. Remember…This post is just a ‘tease’ of what we will be posting this week but does not include everything nor do we 

Ellecante Designer Clothing Green Age Necklace

When I lived near the city, I spent a lot of time in beautiful, chic and classic clothing. It makes me a bit sad sometimes to not be able to wear a suit and heels, but I still enjoy watching the trends and picking up