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Project Summer: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway (June, July and August!)

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Project Summer

Yesterday I shared about our Frugal Fun Notebooks.

{Have I mentioned I’m excited about this idea?  Because honestly, it’s day 2 of our summer break and I’m already tired and I think a little structure is going to help with that.  I love my boys to Mars and back, but I’d be lying if I said being a Mom of three active boys isn’t exhausting.  Are you with me?}

I also hinted yesterday that I have something fun up my sleeve.  Are you ready?

The Project Summer Frugal Fun Challenge: 

I want YOU to get involved with our Frugal Fun Guide.  I LOVE picturing you using my Summer Fun Planner as a resource.   This is a tool that I hope will help you have a fun and rewarding summer if you have kids (or grandkids or neighbors or nieces and nephews).  And even if you don’t have kids, there’s a little something for everyone!

It just makes me giddy picturing my readers enjoying free bowling, skating, museums, movies and more by using my Frugal Fun Guide.

So here’s what we’re going to do.  During the month of June, July and August, I am going to give away a $25 Amazon gift card to someone who joins the Project Summer Frugal Fun Challenge.

Here’s how to enter: 

Entering to win is easy.  At the end of each Project Summer post this month (there will be many!), there will be one method of entry.  If you choose to complete that task, you will be entered!

At the end of each month (June, July and August) I’ll randomly select one winner from the comments left on each of the posts to win a $25 Amazon gift card.  So that means the more you get involved with the Project Summer Frugal Fun Challenge, the more chances you will have to win!

Here is today’s task:

If you don’t have Pinterest, that’s okay.  There will be plenty more ways to enter in the coming months!

Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by Amazon.  The Amazon gift card is from me as a thank you to my readers!

 

 

Swagbucks: Dads Vs. Grads – Win Bonus Swag Bucks!

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Here’s something to help those of you who are participating in my Swagbucks $25 Amazon gift card giveaway this month!

Swagbucks’ latest Team Challenge has arrived – it’s Dads vs Grads! Signing up is easy – just click the image on the homepage, join the challenge and be assigned to Team Dads or Team Grads. Score points for your team by doing the following:

  • Each Search win (no matter what the SB denomination) = 2 points 
  • Each SBTV win (every time you win 3 SBs) = 1 point 
  • Each SBTV mobile win (every time they win 2 SBs on either iOS or Android app) = 1 point 
  • Each Special Offer award (no matter what the SB denomination) = 2 points
  • Each Survey completion award (no matter what the SB denomination) = 4 points

Everyone who earns at least one point for their team will get a bonus of at least 25 if their team wins or 10 if their team finishes second. The more you contribute, the higher your bonus can get, and the person with the most points on each team will get an additional bonus of 500 Swag Bucks!

Whichever team has the most points at the end of Wednesday, 6/19 is the winner!

If you’ve haven’t joined the fun on Swagbucks yet, get 100 FREE Swag Bucks with code CHACHING70 when you complete your profile here.  (Just look for the text that reads “I have a sign up code”.) I’ve used Swagbucks rewards to get hundreds of dollars worth of FREE Amazon gift cards through the years – and you can too!

Swagbucks: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway plus 100 FREE Swag Bucks for New Members (Through June 30)

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100 FREE Swag Bucks:

The great folks at Swagbucks have been kind enough to extend my new member code!  Through June 30th, new members start off with 100 FREE Swag Bucks by entering code CHACHING70 when you complete your profile here.  (Just look for the text that reads “I have a sign up code”.)  Since my favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for 450 Swag Bucks, this will get you almost a quarter of the way to your first reward!

$25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway:

There’s also a little something for everybody this month!  Anyone who has signed up for Swagbucks through my site (old or new) and earns at least 50 Swag Bucks in total this month will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card!

You can earn from any combination of Shop, Search, Watch, Play Answer or Discover and just by doing so, you will automatically be entered into the drawing once you reach 50 SBs earned in the month of June.

And don’t forget that today is Mega Swagbucks Friday which means you will have better odds of winning larger SB amounts starting at 20 SB and more.  That should get you off to a good start!

So let’s start swagging everybody!

Last Call: 100 FREE Swag Bucks for New Members + Winners of Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

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SWAGBUCKS

Last call for new Swagbucks members to get 100 FREE Swag Bucks!  By the end of the day TODAY (5/31) enter code CHACHING70 when you complete your profile here.  (Just look for the text that reads “I have a sign up code”.)  Since my favorite reward is a $5 Amazon gift card for 450 Swag Bucks, this will get you almost a quarter of the way to your first reward!

I want you all my readers to have as much fun earning FREE gift cards from Swagbucks as I do!

I also have the winners of my $10 Amazon gift card giveaway (from my Swagbucks winnings):

Danielle Garcia: ldsmomxxxx@xxxx

Maryanne: mattobxx@xxxx

Jen S: timandjensamxxx@xxxx

Naya: ljudahxx@xxxx

Trista: tristaxxj@xxxx

I have contacted you all with information on how to claim your prize!

Stay tuned for more great giveaways soon.

*Closed* Giveaway: $10 Amazon Gift Card (FIVE Winners!)

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In honor of the Memorial Day weekend coming up and because I think you’re awesome –  I thought it would be fun to hold an Amazon gift card giveaway!

I’m actually giving away FIVE $10 Amazon gift cards that I have earned with my Swag Bucks – that’s how much I like you guys. 🙂

And since I want you to have as much fun earning FREE gift cards from Swagbucks as I do – there is only ONE method of entry:

Here’s how to enter:

You have ONE possible method of entry:

  • Sign up for Swagbucks and leave a comment below letting me know that you did.  If you are already a Swagbucks member, simply leave a comment letting me know.

New members can enter code CHACHING70 when you complete your profile to start off with 100 FREE Swag Bucks. (Just look for the text that reads “I have a sign up code”.)

Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments.  (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning!  E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, 27, 2013. I will randomly select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

 

Disclaimer: This giveaway is sponsored by ME!

And The Winner Is…

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Thank to you everyone who participated in the National Letter Writing Month challenge.  Hopefully you all had as much fun as I did!

The winner of the $50 Michaels gift card is:

Sadie: sadiebeexx@xxxxx

I contacted you by email with details on how to claim your prize.

Winners of other recent giveaways:

$50 Target eGift Card from Swagbucks:

Diane: dgiganxxx@xxxx

Staples Organization Kit:

Amanda: the5mexxx@xxxx

$25 Subway Gift Card:

Chantal: chantalgiarxxx@xxxx

Sue Ellen: Sseheimbxxx@xxxx

Stay tuned for even more fun giveaways soon!

The Dollar Store Diva National Letter Writing Month: Our Last Stationery Hurrah!

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The final post in our National Letter Writing Month Challenge from the Dollar Store Diva.  Be sure to complete today’s easy task at the bottom to enter to win a $50 Michaels gift card!  

Also – don’t miss my Mom’s beautiful story about the old letter she found midst her Mother’s belongings.  It’s one of my favorite stories!

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Well, here it is–the last day of April and the end of our letter-writing challenge. It has been a pleasure to walk this snail-mail journey with you. As for me, I have had the pleasure of writing letters and notes to family across the country; longtime friends; a dear, dear friend in a nursing home; and others I thought just needed a warm hello.

So, for our last hurrah, I thought I would share another favorite way to use scrapbooking card stock to make the easiest-ever stationery. (Even easier than my Easy as Can Be stationery!)

Folded 12x12 cards

1) Choose scrapbooking card stock that has a different design on both sides; be sure that one side is light enough so it can be written on.

2) My card stock is 12×12″ so I used my trimmer to cut three 4″ wide strips

3) If there is a design on one side that needs to be in a specific direction, be sure to trim the strips in the right direction.

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4) After you cut the paper into three strips, fold them over lengthwise 4 1/2″  from the left to the right, leaving 3″ of the reverse side of the paper exposed for the address and the stamp. The card will be about 7 1/2″ long.

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 The flap will need to be sealed with whatever adhesive you have available. I like to use removable glue dots adhesive.

Now, wouldn’t you love to get a handwritten note like this in the mail?

To wrap up our month-long challenge, I’d like to share a story about a letter I found as I was sorting through my mother’s belongings.

Just an Old Letter

I’m so thankful that over 100 years ago my grandmother put a pen to paper and added a stamp.

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And now …who wants to win a $50 Michaels gift card??!

To encourage you to join us for National Letter Writing Month, we will be giving one lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader a $50 Michaels gift card at the end of the month!

Entering to win is easy.  At the end of each Dollar Store Diva post this month (there will be many!), there will be one method of entry.  If you choose to complete that task, you will be entered.

This giveaway ends at midnight tonight April 30, 2013.  We’ll randomly select one winner from the comments left on each of the posts when the giveaway has ended.  So that means the more you get involved with National Letter Writing Month, the more chances you will have to win!

Here is today’s task:

  • Simply leave a comment below sharing about how many letters or post cards you were able to send during the month of April.  (Click here if you’re reading this in an email.)
HINT: Want extra entries? Click here to check out all the other ways to enter the giveaway this month.

**Want to stay connected during the National Letter Writing Month Challenge? Be sure to sign up for FREE updates from my email newsletter or on Facebook.**

Disclaimer: Michaels provided the $50 gift card to give away.  But as always, the rest is all me!