The Inside Guide Today » contests http://theinsideguidetoday.com today's best ideas for your family, your health and your wallet Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:16:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 confessions of a thrift-a-holic contest http://theinsideguidetoday.com/confessions-of-a-thrift-a-holic-contest/ http://theinsideguidetoday.com/confessions-of-a-thrift-a-holic-contest/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:06:03 +0000 Steve http://theinsideguidetoday.com/?p=235 Warp Speed Ahead
Here’s a new contest for $250:  the “Confessions of a Thrift-a-Holic” Contest.

How it Works:

  • Become a Fan of DebtGoal on Facebook
  • Finish ONE of the sentences below in 75 words or less (on the DebtGoal Wall below):
    • The best thrifty habit I have is…
    • The smartest thrifty decision I made is…

The deadline for submissions is March 13th.  DebtGoal founders will review all wall post submissions and select the top 3 responses based on two criteria:

  1. Creativity of your thrifty habit/decision
  2. Impact (i.e. the amount of money saved)

The top 3 posts will be highlighted on the DebtGoal Facebook page and blog on March 18.  All fans will can then vote on which they think is the best!

Voting will close on March 31, and the post with the most votes from DebtGoal fans will win $250, to put towards paying down debt.

The winner will be announced on April 1 to kick-off National financial literacy month!

For contest rules, visit http://www.debtgoal.com/blog/thriftaholic-contest-rules

Creative Commons License photo credit: Olaf

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The holidays are approaching fast and a lot of sites and magazines give away all sorts of wonderful items. I would like to share with you a couple of them – I won’t lie, I’d love to win them myself but enter for yourself and let me know if you win!

“Parenting” magazine is giving away:

  • Sony Cyber-shot Camera – ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: One (1) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170, One (1) Sony Soft Carrying Case LCS-TWB, One (1) Sony Marine Pack MPK-WD, and One (1) Sony GPS Unit GPS-CS1KASP, approximate retail value of $540.00
  • Flip Video – THREE readers will win A FLIP VIDEO ULTRA CAMCORDER approx. retail value [$125 each].
  • Nintendo Wii Fit- ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Nintendo Wii Fit, approx. retail value $89.99 and more.

Go to their website at www.parenting.com/giveaway to enter!

I’ve been working hard to lose some weight after baby #2, with a lot of success.  Now that I am on my track with the weight loss through proper diet and exercise, I would love to win the Wii Fit and the Breville HealthSmart Steamer. They are giving away 25 – TWENTY FIVE – of those.  Amazing!

So hurry – most giveaway entries need to be submitted by January 2009.

Good luck!

Please leave a comment if you won, so I can feel bad for myself later!  :)   Just kidding – we’d love to hear that you won after hearing about it on The Inside Guide Today!

Happy Holidays! And best wishes from our family in the coming New Year!

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