Answering Common Questions about the Homemaking Bundle
I asked on my Facebook page if there is a particular reason you haven't yet purchased the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle.
The most common answer was “I can't afford it.” What if I told you the bundle is basically free?
First, let me ask you 3 questions:
1. Do you use laundry detergent?
2. Do you ever get a cough or cold?
3. Do you ever give gifts to anyone?
Chances are you answered yes to all three questions. If that's the case, you just paid for the bundle by doing stuff you normally do.
How so?
- The bundle comes with a free 64 load package of eco-friendly Dizolve laundry detergent. (Regular price $25.98) I just finished mine up from the last bundle, and I loved it! Plus, they're also donating an additional package to a food bank for you!
- The bundle comes with a free 2 oz. liquid herbal formula from Trilight health (Regular price $15) These have worked excellently for both myself and my kids when we have a cough or cold. You'll be very glad to have this on hand when someone gets sick unexpectedly, and it's a whole lot cheaper and a whole lot more healthy than running to the drugstore for Nyquil.
- The bundle comes with so many things that could be used for gifts it's not even funny. Do your gift shopping for all the women in your life for the entire year and save a fortune in the process.
See this post for a really cool way to use the eBooks as gifts without being cheesy. This post does not contain books from this year's bundle, but can give you an idea of how to create inexpensive gifts with your bundle. Not to mention the physical products you could give as gifts, such as an apron or messenger bag from Marie Madeline Studio, or mineral eyeshadow from Redeeming Beauty.
Just the detergent and the cough and cold formulas would cost you over $40, not to mention all the money you would spend on gifts. Over the course of a year you would have paid for these things anyway, so in a sense it's like getting the rest of the bundle free!
Don't think of it as spending extra money — think of it as getting a whole lot more for that amount of money than you normally would.
This is a totally risk-free decision. If you're not 100% jumping-up-and-down in love with your purchase, the Ultimate Bundles team will refund your money within 15 days, no questions asked.
I think it's a great deal, but I just don't have the money right now!
The bundle organizers have decided to allow you to get your order in before the deadline, but you won't have to pay until May 1. If you go through one of these special order forms, you can place your order before the deadline, and they will automatically charge your card on May 1. Once your card has been charged, your bundle will automatically be emailed to you!
Order now, pay later for Kindle.
Order now, pay later for PDF version.
Now that we got the money part out of the way, let's talk about some those of you who are like, “Well, I don't do eBooks.”
I get you. I really do. I'd much rather have a real book in my hands than an eReader. Or maybe you don't even own an eReader.
First of all, if you buy the PDF version, you can read the books right on your computer. And to be honest, I don't usually sit at my computer and read. I use the books more as a reference library. For instance: “Hmm…I'd really like to cook some things to freeze. I know there was a freezer cooking guide in that bundle. Let me pull that up. Oh, and here are some really good, healthy recipes and meal plans already done for me. Sweet.” or “Oh great. I've got a cough. It sure would be nice to know how to treat that naturally, but I don't have time to research that right now. Oh, wait. There was a book in that bundle about herbal remedies that has it all laid out for me. Awesome.”
For the books that are more “sit down and read” style, sometimes I'll pick one to print off and read on paper.
But to be totally honest, I buy the bundle more for the bonuses than for the books! Although I definitely feel like I get my money's worth out of the books, it is fun to get tangible products that I like and use.
But I bought a bundle last year, and haven't even finished reading those!
Me too! But I don't mind a bit. About 95% of the books in this bundle are brand new, never-been-in-a-bundle-before books. I just add them to my collection and use them in the way that I said above. And once again, the bonuses alone are worth it to me; the books are just a really great perk!
I'm still trying to determine if it's worth it.
Imagine this:
You walk into a bookstore, and inside you see a large banner that says, “ALL BOOKS 35 CENTS EACH. INCLUDES NEW RELEASES!”
What would you do? I don't know about you, but I would be loading up my cart. I'd buy up everything that looked even halfway interesting, because after all, if it turns out to be something I'm not interested in, it's only 35 cents, and I've got a whole cart load of other great books. I'd even buy stuff that looked good, but wasn't really a fit for me because for 35 cents, I'd definitely give it as a gift.
After you check out with your cart-load of dirt cheap books, the clerk says “Oh, wait! Because we're so thankful you bought all these books for hardly anything, we also want to give you some gifts.” They then pile a $20 box of Dayspring cards, some adorable fabric, homeopathic remedies for your kids, laundry detergent, eye shadow, and some coupon codes for free online meal planning and organizational printables into your arms. You walk out the door grinning from ear to ear about your incredible haul. “Tell your friends!” they call after you. “We're only doing this for a few days!”
That's what's happening here. Only the books won't take up bookshelf after bookshelf in your house because they're all stored in neat little folders on your computer. Like this:
And just for good measure, I'll throw in the fact that Paypal is accepted. For some reason I'd a whole lot rather check out with PayPal (usually I've got a little fun money in there from something I sold on eBay or something) than to have to walk such a long way to get my credit card out of my purse.
So, just to review, you get: 86 digital resources on the topics of
- Motherhood
- Homemaking
- Marriage
- Food (recipes!)
- Self-care
- Faith (for you & for your kids)
- Work-from-home & blogging
- Pregnancy & babies
- Health & wellness
- Homeschooling
- Holidays & special events
- Financial stewardship
- (See the full list .)
Plus, this bundle includes the best bonus offers it's ever had, including:
- A free 10-pack of greeting cards from Dayspring
- 3 free eye shadows from Redeeming Beauty Minerals
- Free art print plus $15 store credit to Hope Ink
- $15 store credit for fabric & patterns from Marie-Madeline Studio
- Sixty-four loads of eco-friendly laundry detergent from Dizolve
As well as five more incredible offers from:
The bonuses alone are worth over six times the price of the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle.
So, that's my little schpiel. If you want to get this bundle for the price of stuff you would normally spend money on anyway, then go right ahead:
And don't forget, it's got a 100% money-back guarantee.