Cool Giveaway

Over at Moms by Heart you can enter to win a $20 coupon for one of the Jennie O Oven Ready Turkeys! Now this is a giveaway I can get into... hello... TURKEY!!!!!! Yummy. I've used one of these before and loved it. Click here to get the scoop.

Just because I like to share

I think I've mentioned this before, and I know I tell people in real life this all the time. If you are looking at free/cheap entertainment, try entering local contests. Chances are the odds will be more in your favor. I routinely enter radio station contests on their website. Just this afternoon, I saw that Hot102 was giving away tickets to tonight's midnight showing of "Twilight" so I registered real quick. And sure enough, not 5 minutes ago, they called me and I won a pair of tickets!!!

Over the years I have won (locally):
$500 Macy's Shopping Spree
Kings Island VIP 4th of July Passes for 4
Countless CD's
Restaurant Gift Certificates
Movie Passes
Concert Tickets a handful of times
Diamond Journey Necklace
Free Trip to L.A.

and my hands down favorite...
10 Tickets PLUS 10 Backstage Meet & Greet Passes to see P!NK (She's my favorite)

so how do I do it, some of the time, I'm lucky and I'm Caller # whatever... but more often than not, I've registered via the radio station's website. If you're reading this in the Lexington Metro area, here are the ones I recommend:

104.5 The Cat
98.1 The Bull
94.5 Mix

(Those, and a handful of other sister stations that you will find links to on their site, sometimes run the same contest on each station, and you can sometimes register multiple times by registering on EACH station)

Hot 102

So what are you waiting for, get registered... or just leave them all for me to win! :)

Looking for a good book?

The cold weather is upon us, for me that means curling up with a good book (usually in a hot bath). There are plenty of ways to pick up books. I frequent halfprice bookstore here in Lexington for some great prices on books I want to dive into. I also head over to the library and check 'em out there (this is especially useful for cookbooks or reference type books, gives you a trial run to see if you'll benefit from what's in it)

And then there is always winning FREE books. I love when bloggers give away a book. Maybe I'll do that sometime soon, for now though, head over to see what Mary @ Owlhaven is offering up. There's actually a choice of 2 books from her list. i personally am leaning towards "The De-Stress Diva's Guide to Life" and then maybe a 2nd one from the list as a Christmas Gift. What are you waiting for... go check it out!

A coupon in my bread & a GIVEAWAY

This morning, in my usual frantic dash around the house to secure the items I would need for my day at work, I reached in my bread box and grabbed the loaf of bread. I proceeded to pluck 2 slices from the bag and just as I was dropping them down in a ziploc bag, something catches my eye. A coupon... for sandwich meat...between my slices of bread. Now, I'm quite familiar with promotional packaging, and as a coupon user, I always check the boxes of products, to see if a coupon was printed inside. This was however new to me. The coupon wasn't just tucked into the packaging, it was "smack dab" in the middle of my loaf of bread. So if any of you have recently picked up some of Sara Lee's Soft & Smooth Whole Grain White bread... don't be suprised if the next time you grab a slice you get a little something extra!

Now onto the part you're here for... the GIVEAWAY... I am going to be giving away a 2 Week Free Pass to Curves for you & a friend. Pretty nifty huh? I'm not sure how it relates to coupons & bread, but it's my world, you're just visiting :)

To enter the giveaway:

#1 Leave me a comment w/the oddest place you've found a coupon

#2 Get a bonus entry if you post my contest on your blog or elsewhere (Just leave me a comment with the link)

#3 Get another bonus entry if you subscribe to my blog

I'll be running this contest until 24th (A week from today!)

Good Luck!

Check 'em out

Here are some great giveaways out there by some bloggers:

Do you need to be organized? Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls can get you started with a "Truly Mom" planner, this one is a great planner, go check it out here.

How about a free 2 year mag subscription to the greatest magazine ever? Then you'll want to check out Thrify Mama's All You giveaway

Some great giveaways

Life's hectic this week, so no giveaway from me... don't worry, I'll make up for it next week! But in the meantime... check out some of these blogs for great giveaways!

Light up the nights this fall. FrugalMommyof2 has an awesome Keystone Candle giveaway you should check out

AND she's also giving away some really cool Honeybee Makeup so you can look oh, so pretty in that candlelight!

You can really clean up if you check out Super Coupon Girl's Cleaning giveaway - she's got the products & the coupons to help you restock!

"Deal"ectible Mommies is helping you wage a battle on bathroom funk with her Scrubbing Bubbles giveaway! Check it out here

Frugal RI Mama is helping fund your "CVS'ing" with a $10 GC to CVS... are you just imagining the transactions in your head... lol

Saving Some is Lucky

Brandy over at Saving Some is the winner of the Lucky Mag giveaway! Check out her blog if you get a chance! Especially because she just announced a new giveaway... you're hearing about it here first... She's got Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats Cookbook - you can go here to read about it!

Take a chance

You can't win, if you don't play! Here are some other great blogs giving away some cool stuff:

Looking for something a little different that what you'll find at your local Walmart - Check out the Lulufish giveaway and you just might find what you're looking for!

Looking for a good read? Check out Laura's book giveaway She's giving away 2 copies of Saturdays with Stella, How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls ( I want to win this one myself, looks pretty good!)

Want to win a GC (gift card) to Sear's (which btw, can also be used at K-Mart!), check out Mom's by Heart - she is giving away a $5 card & a Homemade Simple coupon book - these are really handy

Want to save some time cleaning? "Deal"ectible Mommies can help you. Check out the blog on how to win a Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber!

Need to get a jump start on your latest home improvement? Frugal RI Mama can help with a $10 Lowe's GC - check it out!

Cheap is good, but Free is better! What could be better than FREE BREAD... Frugal in Virgina is giving away some coupons for FREE loaves of bread!

It will be all about you, when you win this free mani/pedi from A Day Spent, she's giving away a certificate for a free manicure or pedicure! Pampered toes are waiting....

You can never have too many purses, and Frugal Mommy of 2 is helping you out with a Purse-A-Nality giveaway! You'll get a cute pair, one for you & one for the little one!

So, if you're trying to budget, how about a cookbook that will help you??? Confessions of a Coupon Junkie can help you out, she's giving away a book full of $5 recipes & coupons to help you pick up those items!!!

What are you waiting for???? ENTER!!!

Yay! I won a Sears Card

I just won a Sears GC (Gift Card) from Z over at Deals - R - Us

You should check out her blog, it has an assortment of the net's best deals & specials!

Coupon Give away # 4

This is my last & by far biggest coupon giveaway - I didn't take the time to count, but I'm guessing around 200 or so coupons - all future dated, variety of products (Cheerios, Cleaning Products, Hot Dogs, you name it) Basically my own coupon organizing system was exploding, and currently my kitchen cabinets/garage/closets are exploding with surplus so I had to realistically look through my coupons and decide that there were plenty that I wasn't going to be needing to use anytime soon.

So there are a few ways you can get entries into this contest.

#1 Leave a comment (don't forget to include a way to contact you)
#2 Subscribe to my blog (leave a comment after you subscribe)
#3 Spread the word (leave a blurb on your blog/forum/etc and then leave me a comment w/ a link to that)

I'll select a random person on Sunday morning!

Interested in my other give aways? (There are a total of 4!) Just check out my blog

Coupon Give away # 3

There are no ankle biters in my household, and while I have found that with my couponing, I do buy some off the wall products (such as my huge inventory of prep H wipes because they were a money maker @ Walgreens recently) I've never put any time into strategizing diaper purchases. So I'm handing over all my diaper coupons - assorted brands, assorted varieties - it's a pretty good stack.

I'll close this drawing out over the weekend (Sunday morning) If you are interested in entering, leave me a comment (include a way to reach you) and tell me your most off the wall purchase you've made with coupons.

Interested in my other give aways (I've got 4 this week!) Just check out the rest of my blog!

Coupon Give away #2

This give away is for those of you with four legged friends. I have a small stash (maybe 20) of pet coupons - the majority of these coupons are for IAMS or ALPO (my little dog doesn't eat either) w/ a couple of a Tidy Cat Breeze coupons thrown in for good measure (my cats weren't so fond of this new fangled litter box, but it seems like a good concept for those of you out there using it).

If you are interested in this give away, leave a comment on this blog and tell me a little about your furbaby. (don't forget to leave a way to contact yourself) I'll randomly select the winner on Sunday

Interested in my other give aways (I have 4 total!) Check out the rest of my blog.

Coupon Give Away #1

I recently cleaned out my coupon organizer(s) and pulled out all of my expired(ing) coupons - The stores in my area do not take expired coupons but I know that many of you are still able to use them, so I wanted to pass them along. I have over 100 coupons that have just expired, (a handful of them expire this week) Many .50 value, several BOGO. Because these are expired, this will be a short give away, I'll randomly select a name tomorrow (Thursday 9.4.08). In order to enter this drawing - just leave me a comment on this blog & be sure to include a way to contact you!

Interested in my other giveaways? (I have 3 others) - Just check out the rest of my blog for details on those give aways!

Have a great day!

Some great give aways going on!

There are some great give aways going on this week from various bloggers! Just take a look at what you can win:

Jenna over @ Newlyweds is giving away $25 Giftcard to CVS - Uh...do you know how many shopping trips this could fund??? For you die hards... this is like a year of CVS'ing! LOL! Click Here to read all about it!

Merrimom is giving away a bundle of coupons for FREE products!! These are the coupons from the current ALL YOU magazine... Click Here to check it out!

Frugal in Virginia has a $160 face value coupon bundle up for grabs. Click Here to get in on this one!

Frugal Mommy is going to be giving away some Garnier Nutriste products! You get 3 Microbead Scrubs, click here if you want to find out how!

*UPDATED*Free subscription to Glamour - Compliments of Yours Truly

CONGRATS TO JENNA over at NewlyWeds - she is the winner for this give away. Don't forget to check my blog frequently, I have more give aways coming up!!!!

Ok, so my blog is fairly new, and I would like to increase readership. So here is what I am offering. I will give away to one lucky reader a 1 year subscription to Glamour magazine. No strings attached, you don't have to sign up for anything, get any spam, or watch commercials. All you need to do is leave a comment on this blog (be sure you leave me an email address when you are posting, doesn't have to be in the post). One week from today, I will select one lucky reader. The subscription is in the form of a mail in subscription card - This means you can keep the subscription or give it as a gift to anyone you'd like. I want to clarify, this isn't a subscription card like you normally find in the magazines. This is a paid subscription card - all you have to do is complete the card and mail it in!

While you're here, feel free to browse my blog & check back often for new stuff, and new give aways!