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Giveaway Gathering Week of 5/13/12

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Got a great giveaway going on this week? List it here so other Deal Seeking Mom readers can find it easily and enter. If you’re reading this via email or in a feed reader, be sure to {CLICK HERE} to see all of the great giveaways listed!

Be sure to come back on Wednesday for Win-It Wednesday, with one or more 24-hour giveaways that you won’t want to miss!

Every Sunday I’ll start a new post with inlinkz for you all to share your awesome giveaways with Deal Seeking Mom readers! If you have a giveaway you’d like to list, just leave your link below.

To keep it neat, I suggest that you list your blog name and then the the item you’re giving away in parentheses, ex. Deal Seeking Mom (Flip Digital Video Camera). The only requirement is that when asked for your URL, you link directly to the giveaway. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted.

NEW: You will be able to choose a picture from the your giveaway post page or upload one of your choice to go along with your link!

Giveaway Gathering Week of 5/6/12

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Got a great giveaway going on this week? List it here so other Deal Seeking Mom readers can find it easily and enter. If you’re reading this via email or in a feed reader, be sure to {CLICK HERE} to see all of the great giveaways listed!

Be sure to come back on Wednesday for Win-It Wednesday, with one or more 24-hour giveaways that you won’t want to miss!

Every Sunday I’ll start a new post with inlinkz for you all to share your awesome giveaways with Deal Seeking Mom readers! If you have a giveaway you’d like to list, just leave your link below.

To keep it neat, I suggest that you list your blog name and then the the item you’re giving away in parentheses, ex. Deal Seeking Mom (Flip Digital Video Camera). The only requirement is that when asked for your URL, you link directly to the giveaway. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted.

NEW: You will be able to choose a picture from the your giveaway post page or upload one of your choice to go along with your link!

Giveaway Gathering Week of 4/29/12

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Got a great giveaway going on this week? List it here so other Deal Seeking Mom readers can find it easily and enter. If you’re reading this via email or in a feed reader, be sure to {CLICK HERE} to see all of the great giveaways listed!

Be sure to come back on Wednesday for Win-It Wednesday, with one or more 24-hour giveaways that you won’t want to miss!

Every Sunday I’ll start a new post with inlinkz for you all to share your awesome giveaways with Deal Seeking Mom readers! If you have a giveaway you’d like to list, just leave your link below.

To keep it neat, I suggest that you list your blog name and then the the item you’re giving away in parentheses, ex. Deal Seeking Mom (Flip Digital Video Camera). The only requirement is that when asked for your URL, you link directly to the giveaway. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted.

NEW: You will be able to choose a picture from the your giveaway post page or upload one of your choice to go along with your link!

Win-It Wednesday: $100 College Scholarship from CollegeAdvantage (1 Winner!)

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Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday. I’ll be posting 24-hour giveaways at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET to give you plenty of chances to win!


What better time than now to start saving to give your kids a little extra help in obtaining a college education?!  I had the opportunity to learn about the CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan, and I was really inspired to start a savings plan for our kids. I’ve always been adamant that I’d like for our children to have some responsibility in paying for their education so that they don’t take it for granted, but I’d definitely like to be able to assist them in their efforts, so this seems like a fantastic option for us.

Ohio Tuition Trust Authority is encouraging families to consider investing using their tax return dollars.  Now through June 1, 2012 Tuition Trust will provide a $25 account bonus to any new CollegeAdvantage direct account with a $500 or more initial contribution.  Additionally, any existing account holders who make a onetime contribution of $3,000 to an account by April 30, 2012 will receive a $50 bonus.

Even without a big boost from your tax return, you can still start saving!  You can invest as little as $25 to get started and can easily make contributions through payroll deduction or electronic funds transfers.  Future participants can enroll online, download enrollment materials or request enrollment materials by calling 1-800-AFFORD-IT.  Getting started is easy! Families can enroll by going online at www.collegeadvantage.com. Enrolling takes as little as 10 minutes.

Features of the CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan include:

  • Earnings are tax-free.
  • Deduct contributions from Ohio taxable income ($2,000 annually).
  • Use your funds at any college in the country.
  • Pay for tuition, room and board, or books.
  • Contribute as little as $25 at a time.
  • Benefit from professional money management by leading financial firms.
  • Save with FDIC-insured bank products.
  • Pay no enrollment fee, no maintenance fee and low administrative fees.
  • Transfer funds to another child.
  • Withdraw funds at any time.
  • Change investment options.

Those are some pretty compelling reasons to open a 529 savings plan if you ask me.

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $100 College Scholarship from CollegeAdvantage to help boost your current account or create a new one! Note that you do not need to be an Ohio resident to win this giveaway. CollegeAdvantage will assist you in setting up a plan that works for you.

To enter, tell me if you’ve started saving money for your kids’ college tuition yet.

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Do you have a college fund for your kids?

2. “Like” Deal Seeking Mom and CollegeAdvantage on Facebook. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!

3. Follow @DealSeekingMom on Twitter and tweet the following. Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment with the link to your tweet!

Enter to win a $100 College Scholarship from CollegeAdvantage and @DealSeekingMom: https://dealseekingmom.com/?p=122987 #Ohio529

4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

Prize:
(1) $100 College Scholarship from CollegeAdvantage as described above.

This giveaway ends at 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, 4/26 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. 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!

Easy DIY Tulip Arrangement + Win a $25 Craft GC (2 Winners!)

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This post brought to you by iBulb. All opinions are 100% mine.


While I absolutely love fresh flowers, I have to admit I've never been a big fan of roses. They're over priced (and even more so for holidays), and frankly, I think they're kind of boring. I'd far prefer a dramatic bouquet of cut tulips any day — like this fun, Spring-like arrangement that I made yesterday!

It was really easy to put together — all you need are tulips, a lemon, and a mason jar. I think Le Parfait jars are so pretty, but they can get a little spendy. You can often find just the bottoms at thrift stores when the lids get broken, which is perfect for flower arrangements.

The first thing you'll want to do is trim about an inch off the bottom of each flower to allow them to take in more water so they last longer. Fill your jar with water and arrange the flowers. Then slice up your lemon into 1/4" rounds and tuck them into the jar around the flower stems.

The lemons will have the tendency to float to the top, but the stems should help anchor them into place. I'd just recommend adding them where you plan to display your arrangement so you don't have to move it after you get them placed exactly where you want them.

And that's it — a beautiful arrangement that takes only minutes to put together.

Two lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will win a $25 gift card to the craft store of their choice — Hobby Lobby, Michael’s or Joanne Fabrics — to put together their own tulip arrangement!

To Win:

Just leave a comment on this post sharing which store you would choose and what kind of arrangement you’d like to do!

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on April 30, 2012 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. At the end of the Contest Period one entrant will be selected by the Sponsor from the eligible pool of entries. Read the complete official rules. Good luck!

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