2 DAYS LEFT FOR: 2 specials this month can be used together or separately *Edits are made below in green*

Note: Modifications to this newsletter have been made in this color green below. I like to do that so that it can be easily read if you have already read this post previously & not think it's completely the same post re-posted. 🙂 This re-post also serves as a reminder to everyone that THIS Wed. (4/26/23) BEFORE 5 pm Pacific Standard Time is the cutoff to contact me for the specials below.

2 specials this month that can be used together OR separately

Did you have to pay the IRS when you completed your taxes for 2022? If so, I'm giving a discount for anyone who had to pay the "United States Treasury" (you know that's who you had to make your check payable to) if you had to pay them for 2022. I'm giving you the same amount you had to pay the United States Treasury (if you're not getting a refund) off my services up to $15 off any service of mine that's regularly priced at $90 or more. So, if you had to pay more than $15 to the United States Treasury, $15 off would be the maximum discount you'd receive. 😊

This "Tax Break Special" is good through Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by 5 pm Pacific Standard Time. That means you'd have to contact me about purchasing any of my services that is regularly priced at $90 or more BEFORE this time/date. Limit 1 Tax Break Special per person (in the event someone had to pay the United States Treasury more than once in 2022 year) or in general. The discount off my service up to $15 would apply before any debit/credit card processing fees (if paying with a debit/credit card). Proof of what you had to pay the United States Treasury would have to be provided to me get this Tax Break Special. I have a form stapled with my taxes that just shows where I got my taxes prepared, my name, the date I got my taxes prepared, & short instructions on how to pay the United States Treasury (including the amount that's owed). There's no other confidential information on this form. This special can be combined with only ONE other offer which is my Earth Day special discussed below. The only way it can be combined with my Earth Day special below is by purchasing another regularly priced $90 or more service of mine & all terms & conditions discussed below about the Earth Day special would have to be met. There's no requirement to participate in my Earth Day special below just because you participate in my Tax Break Special.

What services of mine are regularly priced at $90 or more?

• Any of my up to 30-minute resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, career, business marketing, and/or writing or editing consultations or longer than 30-minute consultation options
• A 400-600 word written article or blog post, 700 - 900 word article or blog post, 1,000 - 1,200 word article or blog post (this includes the research &/or interview required to write & 2 sets of edits per the final product)
• My "Standard Job Search" package (3-days of job leads)
• My "I want a job now" job search package (6 days of job leads)
• All of my resume and cover letter packages
• Any of my LinkedIn packages
• My career personality test
• My business tests (i.e. "Should you start a business?" and "Should you be an entrepreneur?")
• Any of my job interview practice sessions
• A business plan

Earth Day Special

Earth Day was Saturday, April 22, 2023, but that doesn't mean you missed out on my Earth Day special. I'm discounting up to $15 off a regularly priced service of mine that's $90 or more ($5 per way that you provide to me that shows you're environmentally friendly). You have to get creative with your ways (saying you recycle plastic, glass, and paper in your home, for example) isn't going to get you the discount. Besides being creative with your ways, you'd have to provide reasoning for how it's environmentally friendly (if it's not obvious). Of course, approval by me is how you'd get your $5 per way you're environmentally friendly and just providing way(s) to me doesn't guarantee approval.

Here are my examples of how I am environmentally friendly year round that can show you what I'm looking for in regards to my examples, how I provide my rationale, and how I provide pictures as well:​

• EXAMPLE 1: FIJI water is my favorite water to drink. It not only tastes great, but did you know that FIJI water comes from a sustainable ancient aquifer deep within the earth on the islands of Fiji? Others like this water, too. When I went to Rite Aid yesterday, they were completely out of their 6-packs of FIJI water. They also don't sell Lysol brand or Clorox brand zero percent bleach alternative Covid-19, cold, & virus fighters laundry additive (even when I called in advance about it). I was able to get their four 6-packs of FIJI water available across the parking lot at Walgreens who had this water on sale 🙏😊 for $6.49 per pack (cheaper than Rite Aid). Another lady was near me after I finished loading these up in my cart, it makes me wonder if she was looking for some FIJI water, too. 😊 So, even though I wasn't able to use my expiring yesterday coupons at Rite Aid, my water was cheaper than theirs & I was able to get the Lysol brand zero bleach alternative Covid-19, cold, & virus fighter laundry additive & use my store discount dollar there.

Above is a picture of a FIJI water bottle.

Above is a picture showing where I got my fact about FIJI water coming from a sustainable aquifer.

• EXAMPLE 2: The next best water to drink that's a little cheaper than FIJI is Evian. (It's a little cheaper than FIJI on Amazon). Evian is another environmentally friendly company because since they're made by nature, they aim to preserve it by being carbon neutral. By 2025, all of their plastic bottles will be made from 100% rPET (recycled plastic).

Above is a picture of an Evian water bottle.

Above is where I got my facts about them being carbon neutral and by 2025, all of their plastic bottles will be made from 100% rPET (recycled plastic).

• EXAMPLE 3: I don't pay for bags at the store and use my re-usable bags (shown below) and/or my shopping cart (also shown below).

Re-usable bags used for purchases at the store (shown above). It should be obvious this is environmentally friendly since they are being re-used & not damaging/polluting our environment. It also saves me from having to pay for store bags. 😊

Re-usable personal shopping cart (shown above) that carries my store items with & without my re-usable bags (pictured to the left). This cart folds and fits into my trunk of my car. It made it easier for me to have this cart when grocery shopping because it helped me carry my re-usable bags without having to first walk in the store, disinfect a store shopping cart, come back to my car, put all my bags in, and then go into the store. Since my shopping cart is smaller, it's easier to maneuver in smaller spaces. How my shopping cart is environmentally friendly: I can use it without bringing my shopping bags if I'm not getting a ton of items and not have to buy store bags which aren't environmentally friendly and cost money.

This "Earth Day Special" is good through Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by 5 pm Pacific Standard Time. That means you'd have to contact me about purchasing any of my services that is regularly priced at $90 or more BEFORE this time/date. Limit 1 Earth Day Special per person. The discount off my service in the amounts of $5, $10, or $15 would apply before any debit/credit card processing fees (if paying with a debit/credit card). I provided detailed examples of how I'm environmentally friendly (above) so that you know what I'd be looking for. Pictures are required with your environmentally friendly ways (just as I provided in my examples above). No excuses for no pictures (after trying to troubleshoot getting maxed out space to download a picture off my phone MORE than multiple times with "Ease US Mobi Mover" software, which allows you to transfer files from your phone to your computer (since I couldn't just email or text it from my phone) and no I don't use iTunes, I finally had to re-take all my pictures with my camera and download them to my computer that way. This special can be combined with only ONE other offer which is my Tax Break special discussed above. The only way it can be combined with my Tax Break special above is by purchasing another regularly priced $90 or more service of mine & all terms & conditions discussed above about the Tax Break special would have to be met. There's no requirement to participate in my Tax Break special just because you participate in my Earth Day Special. Refer to my list above under the heading "What services of mine are regularly priced at $90 or more?" for examples of services you could apply this up to $15 Earth Day special to.

Thank you,

Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: [email protected]

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“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony