I am happy to offer you all the opportunity to win a Surface Pro! I wish I could win this!

Welcome to the Surface Pro Giveaway

Organized by: Iowa Mom and Mom to Bed by 8

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Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, Surface Windows 8 Pro provides the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package. Perfect as your one device — at home, in the office, or on the road — it can run Windows 8 applications, as well as current Windows 7 desktop applications. Starting at an estimated retail price of US$899, Surface Windows 8 Pro will be available in 64GB and 128GB models.

Complete with a Surface pen with Palm Block technology, designed specifically to work with Surface to let customers edit, collaborate and get things done, is included with Surface Windows 8 Pro.

One lucky winner will receive a 64 GB Surface Pro!

Giveaway ends May 31st at 11:59pm, open to US and Canada residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below.

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I’m getting sort of jealous that you guys get to enter all these great giveaways!

Enjoy!

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Kodak Easyshare Z981 14 MP Digital Camera with Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 26xWide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Lens and 3.0-Inch LCD Screen.

The event dates: 12/10 12:01 am EST- 12/1812:59 pm EST

Open to World Wide If winner is outside the USA they will receive the cash value via Paypal or Amazon their choice NO EXCEPTIONS!

Bring your world closer for everyone to see. The Kodak EasyShare Z981 digital camera is where creativity and versatility come together. It zooms in faster, wider, and closer than ever, giving you sharp, steady shots you’ll be proud to share. Kodak’s Share button lets you tag pictures directly from your camera for uploading to YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Kodak Gallery sites, plus e-mail too. And its unique vertical shutter release and detachable grip give you the flexibility to go from horizontal to vertical shots with ease. From dramatic wide angles to the convenience of ultra-zoom, the Z981 delivers extraordinary performance.

Thanks to Kodak you have a chance to win this amazing camera! For your chance simply enter via the Rafflecopter below.

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Having a hard time deciding what to buy for those on your shopping list?

Novica’s gift finder makes it easy!

Shop by gender, interests, personality and more!

For example, you can find gifts for the animal lover, gifts for guys, or gifts for mom.

Or, just choose a specific category such as housewarming gifts or corporate gifts.

Whatever you need, it’s easy to find!

Head over and take a look, then enter to win a $40 gift code!

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Disclosure: I was provided with a gift code in exchange for this post. As always, all words and opinions are 100% my own.

Every mom with little ones in diapers wants to find a brand that not only offers the best value for her wallet, but also does the best job keeping baby clean, dry, and rash-free.

At our house, we love using Huggies Snug and Dry.  They’re a great price, but they do a fantastic job!  We have never had any problems with my active little guy having leaky diapers or getting rashes.

I love shopping for diapers online because I am so bad about remembering to pick them up while I’m at the store.  When I realize I’m getting low, I can just go online and immediately order them while I’m thinking about it.

I was down to my last few diapers, so I hopped onto walmart.com and ordered 2 super packs of Huggies Snug and Dry diapers.

Bonus!  They’re on rollback right now too!

I got an email that same afternoon saying my order was ready for pickup.  I was running some errands that evening, so all I had to do was stop by Walmart on the way home and pick them up.  Done!  I love easy!

Aaahhh! It feels so good to be restocked on diapers again!

This is the life! Hanging out on sissy’s cozy bed in my comfy Snug and Dry diapers!

Moms, have you ever used Huggies Snug and Dry?  Check them out at Walmart or walmart.com while they’re on rollback!

If you don’t have little ones in diapers, don’t forget that Huggies Snug and Dry would make an awesome baby shower gift!

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and Huggies.   As always, all words and opinions are 100% my own.  #HuggiesWalmart #CBias #SocialFabric

My little man and I went on a date today.

(Ain’t we cute?)

We went to the next town over (about 30 minutes away) and did a little shopping and ate some pizza.

But what does that have to do with pocket change and groceries?

I’m all about coupons and deals, so whenever I have the opportunity to get a good deal, I’m on it!  Bi-Lo often has great sales that can be combined with coupons, but there is not one in our town.  However, I knew there was one in the town where we were going on our date.

I checked over the ad and saw a couple good deals that I wanted to pick up while we were in the area.

Since I’m all about pinching every penny (literally!), I was looking for a good way to use up the loose change that seems to collect in the console of the van.  I also have problems with the change compartment of my wallet bursting at the seams.

I had heard of Coinstar coin conversion before, but never really paid much attention to it.  I didn’t figure the few coins from the van and my wallet would be enough to justify paying the conversion fee.

However, through my friends at Collective Bias, I discovered that I could convert my coins to a Bi-Lo gift card with no fee!

That was enough convincing for me to give it a try!  I scrounged up the coins out of the van and from my wallet and headed on over to Bi-Lo after we were finished shopping and eating.

We grabbed our bag of change and went inside to find the Coinstar machine.

 

We were thirsty after shopping, so we got some drinks.  I also picked up four boxes of Cheez-its for $1.67 each and a bottle of All detergent for $1.99.

My total was $12.03, so I only had to pay $1.20 after I used my gift card.  I got some good deals, and I got to use up all my loose change without having to pay a conversion fee!
If you want to take a  more detailed look at my experience, you can flip through my Google+ album here.

Also, be sure you’re following Coinstar on Facebook and Twitter and also Bi-Lo on Facebook and Twitter to make sure you’re keeping up with the latest news and deals!

Disclosure: I have been paid (at Coinstar’s request) to try and blog about Coinstar’s products/services as part of a Collective Bias shopper insights study. All opinions are my own.

Crystal Paine, of MoneySavingMom.com released her very first book a couple days ago entitled The Money Saving Mom’s Budget.

This book is perfect for families or individuals looking for financial help.  The language in which it is written is so simple and down-to-earth that anyone can understand it.  It is written for real people like you and me.  If you’re looking for some numerical mumbo jumbo that sounds all fancy-shmancy, don’t read this book.  If you’re looking for something simple, easy-to-understand, and practical,  read this book!

Unsuspecting readers may confused to find that the second chapter is all about reducing clutter from your life.  If you’re wondering how in the world that has anything to do with your finances, you need to read this post over at Amy’s Finer Things.  I could completely relate.  Are you starting to understand why this book is so practical and down-to-earth?  Crystal addresses the real issues that need to be addressed regarding our finances.  She starts down at the very foundation of the house before she tries to put the shingles on the roof.

Thanks to great training from both my parents and my husband’s, we have never had much of a problem managing our finances or staying out of debt.  But, we can all learn something new, and I found quite a few great little nuggets in this book.  (You know, like how keeping clutter out of the house can help reduce expenses.)  There are tons of little tidbits thrown in there on just about everything you can imagine, from how to save money on eyeglasses to how to save money on your groceries without using coupons to how to make your own homemade cleaners.  Tons, really.  So many that you just need to read the book.

Whether you’ve already got a good handle on your family’s budget or whether this is all new to you, there is enough practical wisdom packed in those 224 pages for every single person who reads this book to learn something new.

One thing in particular that has helped our family is going on a cash budget.  As I mentioned before, we were already doing pretty well managing our finances and we honestly did not think there was anything else we could cut out.  We don’t have a landline; we drive a fully-payed-for used car; we do everything that frugal people are supposed to do.  Why in the world should we have switched to a cash budget?  Amazingly, our already crushed-to-the-tiniest-size-possible grocery budget dropped even lower when we switched to spending cash only.  Our savings has increased when we thought there was no more money to squeeze from anywhere.  Crystal explains all the whys and the hows of the cash budget in The Money Saving Mom’s Budget, and I guarantee that you will be forever grateful to yourself if you read it and put her advice into practice.

Hopefully I’ve given you enough reason to grab this book (at the reduced price of only $8.40 right now).  But I’ll mention one final thing.  I’ve been reading MoneySavingMom.com for around 4 years, and I have seen that the contents of this book stem from principles that are lived out in Crystal’s life every single day.  She’s sharing her own experiences so that others can avoid the hard road of debt or ill-managed finances.  All this is given not in a know-it-all fashion, but in genuine care and concern for others.

You can order a copy of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget from Amazon.com or pick it up at your local Barnes & Noble bookstore.

I am a cereal girl.  Big time.  I eat it almost every day for breakfast, and often as a snack in between meals or before bed.  The folks from Silk asked me to try out any of their varieties of Silk in my cereal and see what I thought.  The truth is, I’d already tried it before they asked me!  I tried the vanilla flavored Silk Pure Almond with several types of cereal, and I think it’s delicious as long as I eat it with the right kind of cereal.  Since it has a sweet vanilla taste, I think it goes better with a cereal that’s plain tasting.

According to a national taste test, most people prefer the taste of Silk Vanilla in their cereal over dairy milk.  Whether it be a variety of Silk Soymilk, Silk Light Soymilk, or Silk Pure Almond, you’re bound to like it!  Silk also offers 50 percent more calcium than typical dairy milk.

The folks from Silk are challenging you to “Switch to Silk”.  They’re sure you’ll like it too!

Giveaway:

One of my readers is going to have the chance to“Switch to Silk” for free!  The winner will receive a prize pack like the one pictured below, which includes a Silk cereal bowl, a Silk ChicoBag, and 2 coupons for free Silk products.

To enter, just follow the instructions on the form below.  (If you can’t see it, click “Read More”.)

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