Friday, September 3, 2010

Fearlessly Frugal Giveaway!

To celebrate my month of painful sacrifice, or as I've been calling it, my month of no spending, I'm hosting another giveaway! I've contacted businesses all month long to try and get someone to host a review and giveaway but no dice. One of those companies was Sophisticated Shoppers. I wanted to try out one of their stylish coupon organizers and give one away to a lucky reader. I was told they would review my blog and get back to me but I never heard from them again. So I decided to buy a Deluxe Coupon Organizer anyway. I was just itching to have one, especially since they're so cute. It turns out looks aren't everything and I was sorely disappointed. The organizer is made of fabric and the coupon storage area doesn't expand in the way I had hoped it would. It just looks a little too flimsy for me. The only good thing about it was that it came with a pocket calculator, which I'm going to keep. I'll give the coupon organizer to my grandmother or mom if they want it. I was thankful that I had also ordered another coupon organizer from a different company, hoping that I would like at least one of them. This one is called The Couponizer and it is DA BOMB! It's a spiral organizer which is just like the one I have now, only it's bigger, more sturdy and they have many more pockets for coupons, and not just grocery ones! They have pockets for entertainment and travel, fast food, and a bunch more. It also comes with a shopping list, a coupon tracker to track your savings, a small pair of scissors and a plastic bag for carrying (though I don't plan on using that).

So you may be thinking that this giveaway is a coupon organizer, but it's not! It's SO much more than that! It's a Budget Prize Pack which includes the books The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Living on a Budget and The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half. If you haven't heard of it, The Coupon Mom is a great website that shows the deals at your local grocery stores as well as coupons you can find in the local Sunday paper. In addition to the books the winner will receive their own Couponizer along with over 100 coupons to get you started on your new budget!
HOW TO WIN:

Open to US residents only. Each entry must be left in a separate comment, otherwise it will only count as one entry. If your entry is not linked to a Google account please be sure to leave a valid email address along with your entry. If the winner does not respond after 48 hours a new winner will be chosen.

Mandatory Entry

Tell me what you think was the most interesting/funny/helpful/sad/clever part of the Fearlessly Frugal experiment. **You must do this entry first or all other entries will be deleted!**

Additional Entries
1) Become a public follower on GFC or leave a comment stating that you are a current follower
2) Blog about my giveaway and leave your link in the comment field
3) Follow me on Twitter or let me know that you're a current follower
4) Tweet about my giveaway and leave your link in the comment field

Entries will be accepted through midnight EST on Tuesday September 14, 2010. A winner will be selected on Wednesday the 15th. I'll be in NC in the midst of our IVF by then but I'll bring the prize pack with me and mail it from there. Good luck!

13 comments:

  1. Thanks for the giveaway! I am a follower. And good luck with your upcoming IVF!

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  2. Good luck to you! I'm a follower.

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  3. I think the most frustrating thing about the fearlessly frugal experiment was that you reached your goal but then the unexpected car repairs came up. I hate that feeling.

    hewella1 at gmail dot com

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  4. I'm a gfc follower.

    hewella1 at gmail dot com

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  5. I loved reading about your experiment! It helped me along the way! I thought it was a great thing to do.

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  6. thanks for giveaway. the sucky thing is all the money you had to spend on the car ;(
    emmy1981 at aol dot com

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  7. I think the sad/bad/mad thing is that the company(ies) did not get back with you. It's RUDE. At least let you know. There...I'm done venting. ;-) joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

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  8. Follow you on gfc. joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

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  10. Crap I didn't do this one first! I never was good at following directions!

    I think the best part was that you blogged about it!! I loved reading your entries, because I could see alot of myself in your spending habits (which you had to change). Too bad the car had to be fixed, but that is another lesson I guess about how we need to be flexible even while we are on a budget.

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  11. I follow you on twitter! @IFoverachievers

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