We're talking about subscription services – the ones we love, the ones we hate, and the many (many) services we have lukewarm feelings about, but subscribe to all the same. We highly recommend it as an efficient way to get rid of whatever spare money you might once have thought you had!

A few of the services / people / things we mention include:

• Canva, https://www.canva.com/ an online design platform that allows you to make cute invitations / headers / graphics
• Flodesk, https://flodesk.com/ a cute newsletter service that makes more beautiful newsletters than Mailchimp and is very (VERY) easy to use!
• Ipsy, http://ipsy.com/ a makeup subscription service that sends you five lil makeup bits each month (one of them WILL be an eyeshadow palette)
• Stitchfix, https://www.stitchfix.com/ an online personal shopper that sends you five items (allegedly) tailored to your tastes each month, with zero obligation to keep any of them
• Savage x Fenty, https://www.savagex.com/ which we mistakenly call Fenty by Rihanna for the duration of the episode because we are old ladies, a kind of underwear subscription service that offers pretty good savings on lacy lil bits if that's your vibe. Also limited edition monthly boxes where you may find things like crops and branded wine tumblers
• Causebox, https://causebox.com/ a quarterly delivery of "socially conscious" products that'll save you up to 70% on their retail prices
• Sierra Schultzzie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/schultzzie/ and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/sierraschultzzie
• Fabletics, https://www.fabletics.com/ Kate Hudson's active- and leisure-wear subscription company where VIP membership gets you a new outfit each and every month (but you can skip a month if you feel like it)
• Equifax, https://www.equifax.com/personal/ a credit monitoring service for US-based people who are trying to improve / keep an eye on their personal credit
• Noom, https://www.noom.com/Weight Watchers / Slimming World by another name
• The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com whose podcast The Daily is honestly worth your subscription alone
• Kiwico, https://www.kiwico.com/ a STEM and art subscription box for kids
• America's Test Kitchen for kids, https://www.americastestkitchen.com/kids/ their "Young Chef's Club"
• National Geographic kids' subscription https://www.nationalgeographic.com/subscribe/kids-magazines
• Oobleck, https://www.instructables.com/Oobleck/ the kind of bizarre corn starch and water mixture that behaves both like a liquid and a solid and is baffling to children and adults alike!

You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on [email protected].

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Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our producer is Liam Geraghty. Sound editing and original music by Don Kirkland. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson.

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