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BIG Giveaway: $500 Walmart Gift Card Sponsored by Nickelodeon

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I’ve hinted about it for days now, and finally here it is – your chance to win a $500 Walmart gift card!!!

walmart-500-gift-cardJust in time to make your holidays a little happier, Nickelodeon and Walmart have teamed up to offer this fabulous contest hosted by the Elevenmoms.

Yep, that’s right – each Elevenmom is giving away one $500 gift card on her blog, so you have 20 chances to win! Find details on the Elevenmoms site on how you can enter to win each one. Please note that you may only win once.

So who wants to add $500 to their holiday budget? You didn’t really think I was going to make this EASY for you, did you? You’re going to have to work a little bit for a prize this big.

In light of the tough economic times, this contest is all about discovering new ways to help each other save money. Yesterday I wrote a post detailing seven easy ways to cut at least $1 from your budget per day in the hopes that it would inspire you to participate in The One Dollar Give. I only just scratched the surface though, and I know that you all have some amazing tips to share as well.

So there you go – holiday-themed or not, I want you to share your best methods for cutting back by at least $1 a day!

Methods of Entry*

Every reader can submit up to three (3) different tips to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, or three for up to a total of 3 entries!!!

YOU MUST LEAVE A TIP WITH EACH ENTRY. ENTRIES THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES BELOW WILL BE DELETED.

1. Leave a comment sharing your best money-saving tip to cut at least $1 a day out of your budget!

2. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email and leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so along with another money-saving tip. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed along with another money-saving tip. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

3. Spread the word about this contest in some manner and come back and leave a link in a separate comment along with another money-saving tip. If you have a blog, you can blog about it. But if you don’t have a blog, you’re not at a disadvantage. You could review and Stumble it. You could Twitter it. You could post about it in a forum. Use your imagination!

*Please read the rules for entering and the timeline information carefully as this contest differs from the usual giveaways that I host.

It is important that you leave a separate comment for each type of entry because each comment is equal to one entry. Sorry to harp on this, but it really is that important to tally and select the winner easily, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me simplify the process!

Prize:
1 $500 Walmart Gift Card

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, December 15th. The judges will select ten of their favorite entries to be highlighted on Deal Seeking Mom, and I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment.  The winner will be posted on Tuesday, December 16th, and the prize will be mailed out on December 17th. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

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Comments

  1. april

    i shop for Christmas gifts and gifts to have on hand for other occasions all year long and never pay full price for them
    after various holidays through the year i buy trinkets for my grandkids to give as treats through the year or to fill their gift bags at Christmas–if you look closely you can usually find items that don’t have the holiday’s theme on them

  2. Becky

    I don’t really like the taste of our water out of the faucet, but I don’t want to spend money on bottled water. We have found that when we put our tap water in old juice containers in the fridge and get it really cold it tastes quite good, so that’s the water we drink, even when we go work out. My husband also always takes his lunch to school, and I buy him snacks and drinks to keep in his small fridge at school so he isn’t tempted to use the vending machines.

  3. Becky

    I don’t really like the taste of our water out of the faucet, but I don’t want to spend money on bottled water. We have found that when we put our tap water in old juice containers in the fridge and get it really cold it tastes quite good, so that’s the water we drink, even when we go work out. My husband also always takes his lunch to school, and I buy him snacks and drinks to keep in his small fridge at school so he isn’t tempted to use the vending machines.

  4. Becky

    I don’t really like the taste of our water out of the faucet, but I don’t want to spend money on bottled water. We have found that when we put our tap water in old juice containers in the fridge and get it really cold it tastes quite good, so that’s the water we drink, even when we go work out. My husband also always takes his lunch to school, and I buy him snacks and drinks to keep in his small fridge at school so he isn’t tempted to use the vending machines.

  5. Becky

    I don’t really like the taste of our water out of the faucet, but I don’t want to spend money on bottled water. We have found that when we put our tap water in old juice containers in the fridge and get it really cold it tastes quite good, so that’s the water we drink, even when we go work out. My husband also always takes his lunch to school, and I buy him snacks and drinks to keep in his small fridge at school so he isn’t tempted to use the vending machines.

  6. Becky

    I don’t really like the taste of our water out of the faucet, but I don’t want to spend money on bottled water. We have found that when we put our tap water in old juice containers in the fridge and get it really cold it tastes quite good, so that’s the water we drink, even when we go work out. My husband also always takes his lunch to school, and I buy him snacks and drinks to keep in his small fridge at school so he isn’t tempted to use the vending machines.

  7. Megan

    To save a over a dollar per day, I take the train to work instead of driving and parking in the city! Huge savings over time!

  8. Megan

    To save a over a dollar per day, I take the train to work instead of driving and parking in the city! Huge savings over time!

  9. Megan

    To save a over a dollar per day, I take the train to work instead of driving and parking in the city! Huge savings over time!

  10. Megan

    To save a over a dollar per day, I take the train to work instead of driving and parking in the city! Huge savings over time!

  11. Megan

    I already subscribe! I save over a dollar per day also by making my own coffee at home and adding fancy cremer at home instead of buying a expensive latte at the coffee shop!

  12. Megan

    I already subscribe! I save over a dollar per day also by making my own coffee at home and adding fancy cremer at home instead of buying a expensive latte at the coffee shop!

  13. Chrissy

    The two biggest ways to trim dollars from my budget are staying home and better meal planning! I definitely make more trips out than necessary. There are times when I can have my husband pick things up at the store on his way home, but I selfishly want him home earlier so I go to the store myself during the day. Really it would be best for everyone for him to stop because he’s far less apt to impulse shop like I do (blush) and it would save gas. As for the meal planning… I have an autistic son who is SUPER picky with eating and we’ve developed a really bad habit of just making 5 different things to eat for dinner every night. Everyone just picked what they wanted and I would make up to 5 different things for dinner. It goes without saying that this is very expensive. I’ve started making larger batches of some foods like spaghetti and freezing half. This is something everyone can eat and I can buy some ingredients in bulk which cuts the cost also.

    Chrissy´s last blog post..WoOoT WoOoT! $50 make me holla!

  14. Chrissy

    The two biggest ways to trim dollars from my budget are staying home and better meal planning! I definitely make more trips out than necessary. There are times when I can have my husband pick things up at the store on his way home, but I selfishly want him home earlier so I go to the store myself during the day. Really it would be best for everyone for him to stop because he’s far less apt to impulse shop like I do (blush) and it would save gas. As for the meal planning… I have an autistic son who is SUPER picky with eating and we’ve developed a really bad habit of just making 5 different things to eat for dinner every night. Everyone just picked what they wanted and I would make up to 5 different things for dinner. It goes without saying that this is very expensive. I’ve started making larger batches of some foods like spaghetti and freezing half. This is something everyone can eat and I can buy some ingredients in bulk which cuts the cost also.

    Chrissy´s last blog post..WoOoT WoOoT! $50 make me holla!

  19. Susan Petrey

    When you must go out and do something do more than one thing and save on gas!

    Thanks for the chance to win such a great gift!

  20. Susan Petrey

    When you must go out and do something do more than one thing and save on gas!

    Thanks for the chance to win such a great gift!

  21. nycti

    I love to make dinner enough for 2-3 nights and I add a couple of things on the 2nd and/or 3rd night to make it a little different that saves alot on my grocery bill especially for meat

  22. nycti

    I love to make dinner enough for 2-3 nights and I add a couple of things on the 2nd and/or 3rd night to make it a little different that saves alot on my grocery bill especially for meat

  23. Brenda

    One money saving tip that really helped me this year was to start buying presents for people in July and just buy a few presents each month. By spacing it out and looking for things on sale it wasn’t a blast to our checking account in December. Also we choose names for our big family gatherings!! I could sure use this card to start saving in January!
    Thanks, Brenda
    [email protected]

  24. Brenda

    One money saving tip that really helped me this year was to start buying presents for people in July and just buy a few presents each month. By spacing it out and looking for things on sale it wasn’t a blast to our checking account in December. Also we choose names for our big family gatherings!! I could sure use this card to start saving in January!
    Thanks, Brenda
    [email protected]

  27. Jennifer H.

    My money-saving tip is a bit subtle, but I think it can pay big dividends: try to set aside time every single day for quality family time — everyone in the same room … with the TV off. Play games, read aloud, play tag or hide-and-seek, or just talk about your day. Not only will you bond and build memories as a family, but you’ll also save on electricity by turning off unnecessary lights, televisions, stereos, and other electronics in the rest of the house. You’d be surprised how much power is being used when everyone’s doing their own thing in a separate room.

  28. Jennifer H.

    My money-saving tip is a bit subtle, but I think it can pay big dividends: try to set aside time every single day for quality family time — everyone in the same room … with the TV off. Play games, read aloud, play tag or hide-and-seek, or just talk about your day. Not only will you bond and build memories as a family, but you’ll also save on electricity by turning off unnecessary lights, televisions, stereos, and other electronics in the rest of the house. You’d be surprised how much power is being used when everyone’s doing their own thing in a separate room.