Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

Living Large on a Limited Budget

CLOSED: Giveaway: Handcrafted Jewelry by Variya

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I am so excited to offer this next giveaway!

Tonya from Variya on Etsy has a beautiful collection of one-of-a-kind hand-crafted jewelry.   Her jewelry is super chic and would complement just about any outfit.  (I personally have my eye on her Jasmine in my Mind piece.)

That’s why I’m excited to share some great news.  Tonya is offering a $20 gift certificate toward any item in her Etsy shop plus free shipping to one lucky reader!  And since most of her pieces are listed for around $20 or under, somebody’s going to have some FUN shopping!

Whether or not this is your style,  I am SURE that this could be a great gift for someone special.  Her pieces are simple yet elegant and would spice up anyone’s jewelry collection.

So what do you have to  do to enter?  So glad you asked!

There are up to 5 ways to enter:

  1. Head on over to Variya on Etsy and leave a comment sharing which piece you would choose if you are the lucky winner.
  2. For an extra entry, subscribe to our feed by e-mail or in a reader and leave a  comment letting us know you did so.  If you are already a subscriber, leave a comment letting us know.
  3. We’ve joined Twitter! Get an additional entry by following us on Twitter and leaving a comment letting us know you are a follower.
  4. If you tweet or blog about this giveaway, add an additional comment for each to receive extra entries in the contest.

This giveaway ends at 8:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. We’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

E-Mealz Giveaway Winners

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SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH E-MEALZ MEAL PLANS

We have our four winners of the e-Mealz giveaway!  Random.org worked its magic and chose the following four entrants:

Christy (mschrystee@xxxx)
Jill (fitzs.jill@xxxx)
Renee (yeloechikee@xxxx)
Cali (calicoupons@xxxx)

Congratulations!  I have contacted you all by e-mail with information on how to claim your 3 month subscription.

Thanks to all who entered!

Giveaway: Three Month Subscription to e-Mealz!

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SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH E-MEALZ MEAL PLANS

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you probably know that I have a bit of an obsession with e-Mealz, a meal planning resource (or as I like to call it–my own personal meal-planning-maid to whom I only pay $5 a MONTH to plan simple and delicious meals around the sales at my local grocery store and create a corresponding grocery list!)

That is why I am SO SO SO excited to offer this next giveaway.

I am partnering with e-Mealz to offer not just one but FOUR of my lucky readers with a FREE 3 month subscription to e-Mealz.

Yep.  Gone are the days of:

  • the 5 o’ clock stare into your cupboards.
  • missing out on summer fun while you are inside meal-planning and list-making.
  • trying to figure out on your own what meals match your store’s sales.

May I add that if you are not like me, and you actually get your thrills from meal planning, this would still be an excellent resource for you.  Wes and I have found some wonderful new recipes through e-Mealz that will become a staple in our home!

If you haven’t checked out the e-Mealz site, you really should.  They offer a variety of meal plan options (vegetarian, low carb, low fat, points system and more) for a variety of stores, including: Walmart, Publix, Aldi, Kroger, and Ralph’s.

So what do you have to do to enter?  So glad you asked!

There are up to 4 ways to enter:

  1. If you haven’t subscribed yet, subscribe to our feed by e-mail or in a reader.
  2. Enter the contest by leaving a comment telling us that you are a subscriber.
  3. We’ve joined Twitter! Get an additional entry by following us on Twitter.  Add an additional comment letting us know that you are a follower!
  4. If you tweet or blog about this giveaway, add an additional comment for each to receive extra entries in the contest.

This giveaway ends at 8:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. We’ll use Random.org to select the FOUR winning comments. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

We have our winner!

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And the winner of the Bibpron from Infarrantly Creative is:

Lian!


Congratulations!  I have sent you an e-mail with all of the details about claiming your prize.

Thanks to all who entered.  Don’t forget that you can always stop by Beckie’s Etsy Shop (www.infarrantlycreative.etsy.com) and order one of these fun creations–custom-made!

Giveaway: Bibpron

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My friend Beckie at  Infarrantly Creative has done it again!  She is offering another one of her adorable creations as a giveaway!

My son Griffin is 3 and is in that awkward stage in between baby-hood and pre-school age where he is too old to wear a bib, but needs something to cover up that belly from the evils of spaghetti sauce, grape juice, and chocolate ice cream.

Enter the Bibpron

Works like a bib.  Looks like an apron.  Big kids love it.

And it’s cuuuute!

(Go here to see how she did it.)

Beckie is celebrating the Grand Opening of her Etsy Store (infarrantlycreative.etsy.com) by giving a Bibpron away right here on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring.  Today, you can win one of your very own custom-made Bibprons handmade by Beckie. Here’s how:

  1. If you haven’t subscribed yet, subscribe to our feed by e-mail or in a reader (see right side bar).
  2. Enter the contest by leaving a comment telling us that you are a subscriber.
  3. If you tweet or blog about this contest, add an additional comment for each to receive extra entries in the contest.

This giveaway ends at 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday, June 29, 2009. We’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

Free Johnson’s Gift Set

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johnsons-gift-setWell, now…I am currently at a hotel in between a wedding and the reception, letting Lincoln sneak in a nap.  I had absolutely no intentions of posting a deal right now, but I saw this over at The Good, True and Beautiful and couldn’t pass up sharing it with you.

Hanna at Worldforbaby.com is giving away  a  Johnson’s Gift Set simply for stopping by her site and signing up.  The offer is limited to one per household and I’m guessing it’s while supplies last.  What a sweet deal!  Go here to sign up.

Now, it’s off to the reception for me…gotta get my dancin’ shoes on!

And the Winner is…

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Total Time for My Big Race: 12:03

(not bad considering I had a newbie cashier who had a hard time with all my coupons and I saw some people I knew–I just did the “If-I-Don’t-Make-Eye-Contact-It-Means-I-Didn’t-See-You trick…)

And the winner coming in at 12.5 seconds is:

Chelsey (chelseyhall@xxxx)

Look for an e-mail from me in your inbox, Chelsey!

Thanks for playing, everybody–that was fun!

The Big Race: Cast Your Vote for a Prize!

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Last week I posted about my Big Race, and some of you asked if could do this regularly.  So, your wish is my command…

Actually, my Big Race tonight is going to be a bit more like a 100 yard dash.  I already headed to CVS today to get this moneymaking deal (it worked!), and I did my grocery shopping last week.  I’m meeting a friend for coffee tonight, and before I do so I’m just going to run into Target to snag a few deals.

I also heard back from some of you that you think you could give me a ‘run for my money’ if this were an actual timed race.  So, that gave me an idea.

Why not time myself?

And that’s exactly what I’m going to do.  To make it even more fun, I want YOU to guess how long you think it will take me.  The winner will receive a $5 Amazon gift card! (Yep…I just used some of my Swag Bucks to snag it!)

Here are the rules: I will list below the items that I am going to purchase.  You need to guess the exact time that you think it will take for me to finish shopping–from the minute I step into Target to the minute I step out.  The person closest to the exact time will win.  If more than one person guesses correctly, the prize will go to the person who guessed first. I will end this contest sometime tomorrow (6/19/09) and post the winner.

OK–here’s my list:

  • (2) Kraft BBQ sauces
  • (1) A-1 Sauce
  • (1) Miracle Whip  (Find out more about these deals here.)

I should add that I tend to be slightly competitive–and while I may opt not to run, speed walking is not out of the question.

Ok…Runners take your mark, get set, GUESS!!!!