48-Hour Giveaway: Delicious Gift Basket from Cracker Barrel

One of our family's very favorite places to have our weekly dinner out is Cracker Barrel. The food is delicious, the service is excellent, and--my favorite!--the prices are just right. In fact, our family can eat there for under $25 including a tip. It's a fun family "splurge" that doesn't bust our budget.

We've always been partial to Cracker Barrel, but in the last few months, I've become a whole lot more excited about this restaurant. Why?

It all started back about five months ago. I was talking with a few frugal bloggers who are attending the Blissdom Blogging Conference in Nashville in a few weeks. We were saying how fun it would be if we could coordinate a frugal blogger's get-together.

Well, one thing led to another which led to another and pretty soon, we'd brainstormed up the idea of the Savvy Blogging Round Table Dinner and Discussion. We mapped out the event--which now had morphed into a dinner for 75 people!--and we got ready to contact potential sponsors since we knew an event of this size wasn't really in our grocery budgets.

Cracker Barrel caught wind of our idea and, before we even thought to approach them about sponsoring us, they generously volunteered to be one of the main sponsors of the event! We were floored and we quickly accepted their idea.

The 75 tickets for this event were spoken for within a few hours, and many of you who wanted to attend weren't able to get in. However, never fear! We're hosting a Savvy Blogging Twitter Party on Thursday evening (January 21, 2010) from 9-11 p.m. EST and you are invited to come.

There will be loads of information on how to become a Savvy Blogger and there will be prizes--lots of prizes! In fact, once you check out the prizes being given away, I think you'll know why everyone's abuzz about this Twitter Party.

But wait--there's more!

Cracker Barrel has also donated a gift basket for me to give away on my blog. This gift basket includes Cracker Barrel Coffee, a box of their Corn Muffin Mix, a box of Cracker Barrel Buttermilk Pancake Mix, 100% Pure Maple Syrup, Dickinson's Wild Main Blueberry Syrup, and some other fun goodies.

They sent our family one of these gift baskets and the girls and I made a really delicious batch of pancakes the other day for lunch. If there ever was such a thing as Cracker Barrel in a box, this was it!

Would you like to enter to win a gift basket from Cracker Barrel? There are four ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Leave a separate comment telling me one of your favorite things about Cracker Barrel.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 6 p.m. CST on January 22, 2010. One winner will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, January 25, 2010.

Giveaways Galore

Are you giving something away on your blog this week or have you found a great giveaway elsewhere on the web? If so, post your link below and let all the readers here know so they can get in on the action! Your giveaway must be family-friendly and no-strings-attached. In addition, to make it easy to navigate, your link must go directly to your giveaway post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your giveaway post will be deleted.

Giveaways Galore

Are you giving something away on your blog this week or have you found a great giveaway elsewhere on the web? If so, post your link below and let all the readers here know so they can get in on the action! Your giveaway must be family-friendly and no-strings-attached. In addition, to make it easy to navigate, your link must go directly to your giveaway post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your giveaway post will be deleted.

Huggies Enjoy The Rides Rewards: 24 more free points to add to your account

 

The wildly popular Cash Extravaganza Instant Win Game is currently running on Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards.

Login to your account and click on the "Interactive Games" tab to play the Cash Extravaganza Game. The game is five points per play and you can play and win multiple times. The prizes range from $10 to $50,000 this time and there are thousands of prizes to be given away.

You'll need Enjoy the Rides Rewards Codes to play this game. Here are 24 new points you can add to your account:

Codes Worth 1 Point Each:

BGCJJ-ZSTLN-NSPGB
BGCSZ-MBLDW-WDPGB
BGDZB-QLXKN-NCPGB
BGGHS-PLHNB-LFPGB

Codes Worth 5 Points Each:

BCSTD-HJZXT-KPPGB
BCTDH-BQWLP-ZKPGB
BDGTW-XSQBJ-TXPGB
BXZWT-NJFSL-HCPGB

Thanks, More Than Cents!

These are available here and they are also available on select packages of Huggies products.

Even if you don't have children in diapers, you just might make the effort to play this game as I'm hearing many reports of numerous people winning--and winning multiple times!

Let us know if you play this game and win some great cash prizes!

Dollar General: Fresh Start Sweepstakes -- 20,000 plus prizes!

 

Dollar General is running the Fresh Start Sweepstakes this month with more than 20,000 cash and gift card prizes. You can enter once online or an unlimited amount of times by mail. Check out the full details here.

24-Hour Giveaway: 20 free products from Hillshire Farm

As I mentioned last week, Sara Lee, Hillshire Farm, and Walmart have teamed up to create a new website called Tasty Holiday Ideas. In addition to helping you out with holiday ideas and recipes, you can enter a giveaway for a $500 Walmart gift card!

To enter, just go here and submit a picture or write up an entry telling how Sara Lee and Hillshire Farm have made your family holidays special. You can enter up to twice per day and I'd love for one of my readers to win the $500 gift card!

To close up the giveaways for 2009, I'm giving away one free product coupon from Hillshire Farm to 20 different winners. You can use these to purchase anything from the Hillshire Farm line--from Lit'l Smokies to smoked sausage to kielbasa or lunch meat.

They sent us a few coupons and I used them to buy beef Lit'l Smokies so we can make these Lit'l Smokies Skewers for our family's Christmas Dinner this coming week. My husband picked out the recipe and I'm excited to make it for him!

Would you like to win one of these 20 coupons? Just leave a comment on this post (click here to do so) within the next 24 hours and you'll be entered!

24-Hour Giveaway: 20 free products from Fisher Boy

It's a busy time of year and Fisher Boy contacted me to see if they could make life a little easier for some of my readers by offering them free Fisher Boy products. While fish sticks might not be your normal fare, I figured some of you would enjoy the opportunity to get some for free!

They generously sent us some samples of their Fisher Boy line along with the fixings for dinner last week and I enjoyed having a night off from cooking. My girls had never had fish sticks before, but they gobbled them up--much to my surprise! I was happy to read on the box that they use vegetables for coloring as opposed to artificial coloring--something we try to avoid at our house. And while I don't foresee us making a habit of having fish sticks regularly on the menu, it was fun to change things up for a night!

I'm giving away one free product from Fisher Boy to 20 winners today. Would you like to win? Just leave a comment on this post (click here to do so) within the next 24 hours and you'll be entered!

Winners of the 5 $100 gift cards from ShopAtHome.com

I promised you all I'd pick and post the $100 gift card winners on Wednesday. But then I ended up helping make a Christmas dinner for 130 people that day plus go to two different Christmas parties, so it didn't happen on Wednesday. And then I forgot to do it yesterday for some reason (lame excuse, I know, but it's the truth!).

So, before I keep you waiting any longer or come up with other excuses, here are the winners to Monday's contest sponsored by ShopAtHome.com:

Marie (makeoverblog@)
Amy (amyallen76@)
Satha (crzyqt@)
Heather (heatherpjones@)
Jennifer (plaidjenn@)

Each of the winners should have received an email from me with further information on collecting your prize.

CouponMom.com: $500 cash giveaway!

CouponMom.com is running a cash prize giveaway this week for $500! Go sign up here.

KMart: K'Ching Surprises Instant Win Game--over a 1.5 million prizes!

If you're planning to do any shopping at KMart over the next six weeks, be sure to check out this incredible Instant Win Game they have going on here. It looks like you have a pretty good chance of winning something!

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 $100 gift cards to the store of your choice!

I've been doing a lot more giveaways than normal this month as a way to say thanks to my readers for being so wonderful. I hope you've enjoyed this break from the normal pace here--I know I have (even if it is a little bit of extra work to put these giveaways together!)

We've had lots of great giveaways over the last few weeks, but I saved the best giveaway of all for last.You'll definitely want to get in on this one, I promise!

ShopAtHome, an online cashback site that I've mentioned dozens of times, is generously buying a $100 gift card for five different readers here. But get this: if you win, you'll get to choose what store you want your gift card to be to. You can choose from any of the stores listed here. How fun is that?

Before I tell you how you can enter to win this great giveaway, I first wanted to mention that ShopAtHomeis having a big online Double Cashback and Free Shipping event through December 17, 2009, so if you are planning to do any last-minute online shopping, be sure to go here and check out the retailers which are participating in this event to see if you can get free shipping and double your cashback rewards by shopping through ShopAtHome.

Now for how you win one of these five $100 gift cards...There are five ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for five separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Sign up for and account ShopAtHome here if you haven't already done so (it's free and easy to do!) and then leave a comment here letting me know you've signed up.

::Follow ShopAtHome on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment here telling me you already follow ShopAtHome.

::Post a simple tweet on Twitter about this giveaway (something like "MoneySavingMom.com is giving away $500 in gift cards of your choice today! Go enter to win!") and then leave a separate comment here in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so.

::Blog about this giveaway on your blog (a simple paragraph with a link to this post will be great) and then leave a separate comment here in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment here in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 6 p.m. on December 15, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

Giveaways Galore: Come link up your giveaways!

Are you giving something away on your blog this week or have you found a great giveaway elsewhere on the web? If so, post your link below and let all the readers here know so they can get in on the action! Your giveaway must be family-friendly and no-strings-attached. In addition, to make it easy to navigate, your link must go directly to your giveaway post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your giveaway post will be deleted.

Friday's Giveaway Winners

The winners of the Tyson Any'tizer coupons were:

Mariah (mariahfrantz@)
Elizabeth C (diamonds86@)
Minutes4Mom (minutes4mom@)
Eliesha (e_caplin@)
Sharon (joybells@)
Chris (cropmom66)
Aubrey (swimmingirl04@)
Tabatha (sweettee282000@)
Melissa (melissagiese@)
Tracy (tseat@)

The winners of the Coupon Magic Coupon Organizers were:

Doreen (mycreativityjournal@)
Lisa (totaleclipse22@)
Jody (kjpa2002@)
Megan (sales4mp@)
Stephanie (sloper74@)

The winners of the Make It Fast, Cook It Slow cookbooks were:

Beth (spunkiechicken87@)
Alicia (alicialwilliamson@)
Paula (cornellfamily@)
Dallas (surfchicca@)
Laurel (mila@)

The winners of the Homestead Blessings 6-DVD series were:

Jennifer (j-hallowell@)
Jennifer (prettydollybaby@)
Danielle (daniellewilcox@)

The winners of the French Press Coffee Maker and Bags of Starbucks Coffee:

Susie (susieqrn4@)
Rebekah (rebekahjforbes@)
Stephanie (cavsfan24@)
Judy (judyylee@)
Rebeca (allveggedout@)

The winners of the free Sara Lee Bakery product were: 

Julie (julietulla@)
Jennifer (jennifer@h)
Alicia (aliciacutts@)
Barb (moodasz@)
DBF (dfourriel@)
Christina (maneys@)
Jackie (jackiekayesblog@)
Kati (misskaitlin24@)
Jamie (couponsarefun@)
Beth (baaramewe1@)
JC (tcarolinep@)
Tina (tinajanet1@)
Valerie (vobeach@)
Tyree (coupontyree@)
Nicole (nikkishaw_00@)
Denise (stonemedic76@)
Michelle (hsmamafl@)
JoAnna (freedomfarmsva@)
Jennifer (jennifer@b)
Brandy (brandyu@)

24-Hour Giveaway: Free Sara Lee Bakery Product coupons to 20 winners

Sara Lee, Hillshire Farm, and Walmart have teamed up to create a new website called Tasty Holiday Ideas. In addition to helping you out with holiday ideas and recipes, Sara Lee, Hillshire Farms, and Walmart have teamed up to give away a $500 Walmart gift card!

To enter, just go here and submit a picture or write up an entry telling how Sara Lee and Hillshire Farm have made your family holidays special. You can enter twice per day!

Sara Lee sent me coupons and a gift card to cover the costs of making a few recipes using their products so last night for dinner, we decided to branch out and try this Turkey and Zest Sandwich recipe. I've never bought or eaten Muenster Cheese before so it was fun to try something new. And the verdict was that it was delicious--though the girls kind of turned up their noses at having coleslaw in their sandwiches!

Sara Lee offers a variety of Hearty & Delicious Breads, Buns, and Rolls to helps you go from typical to tasty in a matter of minutes. And today you have the opportunity to win a coupon for a free Bakery Product.

There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 6 p.m. on December 12, 2009. Twenty winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 14, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: French Press Coffee Maker and Two Bags of Starbucks Coffee to five winners!

 

I'm not a huge coffee drinker, but I do love me some Starbucks on occasion. It's a special splurge that lots of penny-pinching in other areas allows for and it's amazing what a warm cup of fresh-brewed coffee can do for one's morale!

When Starbucks contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if they could give away a free French Press Coffee Maker and two bags of Starbucks Coffee to five readers, I knew I didn't want to turn down this opportunity! And I had a little ulterior motive, you see, because they sent me a French Press and two bags of coffee as well. (Yes, there are perks to blogging!)

We'd never used a French Press before and we quickly discovered it's the perfect coffee maker for a minimalist like me. It's inexpensive, it's compact, it's energy-efficient, and there aren't any bells and whistles. In short, I loved it!

You know what's even better than buying a fresh-brewed cup of Starbucks coffee? Making it yourself! You can become a barista at home and save yourself a boatload of money. In fact, Starbucks told me that it only costs about $0.25 per cup of coffee you brew at home. That's some serious savings over what you'd pay in-store! Plus, if you return an empty bag of coffee to any Starbucks store, you'll get a free cup of coffee!

How would you like to win a free French Press Coffee Maker and two full-size bags of Starbucks coffee?
There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 3 p.m. on December 12, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 14, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: The Homestead Blessings Six-DVD Collection for three winners

Would you like to learn how to bake your own bread from scratch, make your own candles, garden successfully, can produce, make homemade soap, and grow and use herbs? The Homestead Blessings Six-DVD Collection will teach you all of that and much more!

Kathrynne, Kaitlynn, and I have enjoyed watching these DVDs over and over and over. We've learned hundreds of new tips, we've been fascinated at the immense knowledge the West ladies have, and I've been inspired to think that possibly even someone like me could do some of these old-fashioned things like candle-making, soap-making, or gardening.

Whether you are a novice or a pro, I guarantee you'll learn something from these DVDs--and you'll enjoy them, too. If you know someone who loves old-fashioned arts or would love to learn new homemaking skills, these DVDs would be the perfect gift for them. They are down-to-earth and packed with information and creative ideas.

Watch the trailer here:


PSST! The DVDs can be purchased individually or as a discounted set and through tonight only, all of The Homestead Blessing titles are on sale and when you use coupon code hsbfreeship1210, you'll get free shipping, too! Go here if you're interested in ordering.

Would you like to enter to win a complete Homestead Blessings Six-DVD Collection? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 3 p.m. on December 12, 2009. Three winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 14, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: Five copies of Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking

 

In December 2007, Stephanie O'Dea, made a New Year's resolution: she'd use her slow cooker every single day for an entire year, and blog about it. Little did she know that her simple resolution would result in a nationally-acclaimed blog that's had more than 3 million visitors and her very own published cookbook, Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking.

But folks, one shouldn't really be surprised because when it comes to slow-cooking, Stephanie is the Queen. Her blog is, hands-down, the best slow-cooking blog in existence! If you are looking for crockpot inspiration, you needn't look any further than A Year of Slow-Cooking.

Her recipes are yummy, creative, and gluten-free. And her cookbook is even better! Not only do you get all 300 slow cooker recipes (everything from Homemade Yogurt to Creme Brulee to Philly Cheesesteaks!), but you get Stephanie's personal anecdotes and tips on each recipe.

Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking is the perfect cookbook for easy, quick prep, inexpensive ingredients, and meals that taste like you spent hours at the stove.

Would you like to enter to win a copy of Make it Fast, Cook it Slow? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 1 p.m. on December 12, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 14, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: Five Coupon Magic Coupon Organizers

Are you looking for a complete organizational system for your coupons? Well, here's your opportunity!

Today, I'm giving away five Coupon Magic Organizers which come complete with everything you need to set up your coupon organization system including: 

::Three-Ring Zippered Binder

::Color-Coded Shopping List and Matching Dividers to organize your coupons

::20 pages of 9-Slot Coupon Pages (each holds up to 180 coupons!) so all your coupons will be viewable and accessible.

::Three Double-Sided Store Pockets and 3-Slot Coupon Pages to keep coupons pulled and organized for a specific shopping trip.

::Menu Planner, Shopping Lists, and Price Book Pages.

::A Detailed Instructional Guide to help you get your Coupon Magic Organizer set up and smoothly running for you.

I had the opportunity to check out one of the Coupon Magic Organizers was very impressed with how thoroughly done it was. While I still find my coupon box to be the best way for me personally to organize my coupons, I think this system would work incredibly well for many people.

See pictures and read more details about this system here or watch the following video which more fully explains how this system works:

Would you like to enter to win a complete Coupon Magic Organizational Binder System? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 9 a.m. on December 12, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 14, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: Two Free Tyson Any'tizers packages for 10 winners

Tyson has a line of quick and easy frozen products called Any'tizers and they just recently added four new products to this line: Chicken Breast Chunks with General Tso Sauce; Chicken Breast Chunks with Spicy Sweet & Sour Sauce; Crispy Breaded Wings with Citrus Fire Sauce; and Crispy Breaded Wings with General Tso Sauce.

We had the opportunity to try a few of these and they are yummy! They are a little on the pricey side (thee were priced at around $7.48 per package at Walmart), but they are a snap to fix and would be a great for holiday gatherings if you are pressed for time or short on energy! Plus, with all the different varieties available, there's something to please everyone!

Would you like to enter to win two coupons for a free package of Tyson Any'tizers? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 7 a.m. on December 12, 2009. Ten winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 14, 2009.

Giveaways Galore

Are you giving something away on your blog this week or have you found a great giveaway elsewhere on the web? If so, post your link below and let all the readers here know so they can get in on the action! Your giveaway must be family-friendly and no-strings-attached. In addition, to make it easy to navigate, your link must go directly to your giveaway post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your giveaway post will be deleted.

Giveaway Day Winners!

Thanks to everyone who played along with the Giveaway Day! Here are the winners:

 

The 5 winners of the Time Keeper Household Planners are:

Denise (denisegee@)
Angie (aterrebonne@)
Linda (pcsmom@)
Melissa (melbatai@)
Marlene (Lockhartfamily06@)

The three winners of the Rembrandt $100-Value Collection are:

Kerry (kerrykenny@)
Angie (savanna3e@)
LP (hiddencreek1)

The 5 winners of the $50 Alice.com gift cards are:

An N (an21nguyen@)
Anna Freeman (cookingwithanna@)
Shannon (photobugg32@)
Jen (sillyjenn@)
Maranda (godslittlefamily@)

The 5 winners of the gift packages from Arm & Hammer and OxiClean are:

Roxie (ARoxieL@)
Tash (hsat31@)
Marj (rmschmidgall78@)
Kelly (grace116@)
Kristi (kkey26@)

The winner of the $100 gift card to Pottery Barn Kids is:

Karalee (karaleenix@)

The 5 winners of Family Feasts for $75 a Week are:

Erum (bloomingsand@)
Erica (erica.allen2@)
Heather (bnhmagness@)
Victoria (kellogg89@)
Sarah (sarahspradling143@)

The 5 winners of the Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion sets are:

Carrie (carrie.whoknew@)
Karyn (karyntripp@)
Sara (sarandave4ever@)
Jen (jjolson2004@)
Alice (ngurl2000@)

The 5 winners of the $50 gift cards to Safeway are:

Ali (alifoshaw@)
Sara (srowe99@)
Anne (AViljaste@)
Gina (gina_carroll@)
Katie (ktkrgs@)

And finally, the 4 winners of the $50 gift cards to Walmart are:

Stephanie (kygal04@)
Amy (babyamy1234@)
Jodi (jodi@)
Emma (emmarose41256@)

All winners should have received an email with further details about claiming your prize.

24-Hour Giveaway: 4 $50 Walmart Gift Cards

Walmart, Sara Lee, and Hillshire Farms have teamed up to bring you Tasty Holiday Ideas--a brand-new site with recipes, tips, and entertaining ideas which is launching tonight.

To kick things off, they are having a big Twitter Party tonight (December 4, 2009) from 9-10 p.m. EST with the hashtag #tastyholiday. There will be great conversation, fun activities, and lots and lots of great prizes (75 prizes in fact--see them all here.) You won't want to miss it!

Just for fun, they are also giving away 4 $50 Walmart gift cards on my blog today. I'm sure you don't need me to give you ideas on how to use those! :)

Would you like to enter to win one of four $50 gift cards to Walmart? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 2 p.m. on December 5, 2009. Three winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 $50 Safeway Gift Cards

While we don't have a Safeway here, I know many of you do and often tell me about the great deals there. To help make the holiday season less-stressful and more enjoyable for you, Safeway is giving away 5 $50 gift cards to readers here today.

If that's not enough, they also have set up a special section of their website this season with budget-conscious holiday recipes, tips, and ideas. My favorite section of their site is the Leftover Lounge where they give you all sorts of creative ways to remake your Thanksgiving and Christmas leftovers. I don't believe I've ever seen such a great selection of leftover ideas in one spot. Check it out here, you're sure to be inspired!

Would you like to win a $50 gift card to Safeway or a Safeway-affiliated store? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 1 p.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion Sets

Winter is upon us and with it comes the dry skin and chapped hands. But Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion is here to erase those usual skin issues!

While many moisturizers only treat the top layers and leave your skin feeling heavy and sticky while others sink through quickly and don't fully moisturize, Vaseline Sheer Infusion with Stratys-3 infuses and suspends moisture across all layers of your skin for a long-lasting silky feel.

I had the opportunity to try all three variations of Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion and found they definitely lived up the the claims made on the bottles. While all three smelled nicely and worked beautifully, I especially liked the Mineral Renewal variation.

Would you like to enter to win a collection of each variation of the Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotions? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

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This giveaway ends at 1 p.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 copies of Family Feasts for $75 a Week

I recently had the opportunity to review Mary Ostyn's new book, Family Feasts for $75 a Week. I admit I was a bit skeptical about whether or not I'd learned much from this book, despite the fact that I have enjoyed Mary's blog, Owlhaven. Sometimes it feels like I'm scrimping and pinching just about everything I can out of each penny of our grocery budget and there's not much more I could learn on the subject of cutting your grocery bill.

But after reading this book, I decided that is definitely not the case. And my frugal friend Catherine agrees, as well.

Family Feasts for $75 a Week is packed with fresh content, step-by-step instructions for whittling down your grocery bill, and over 200 delicious recipes. I disagree with Mary's take on coupons (she only devoted a tiny section of the book to them and basically passed them off as a lot of work for little return!), but I was able to overlook that since there were so many other helpful tips and new ideas in this book.

If you are new to this whole frugal thing and wishing someone could show you the nuts and bolts of how to reduce your grocery bill, this book is most definitely for you. And those of us who are more the "old dogs" in the pack can definitely pick up a few new tricks as well--at least I know I did!

Want to read more about this book? Amazon has some very thorough reviews here.

I'm giving away five copies of Family Feasts for $75 a Week here today and there are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours.

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This giveaway ends at 11 a.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.