win-it wednesday

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!

I’ve always been intrigued by mineral salt deodorants, but I’ve never worked up the nerve to actually try these products. I assumed they would be messy or not very effective, so I was very curious when I received these Crystal Essence Body Deodorants to try.

I was surprised to see the roll-on applicator as I haven’t used a roll-on deodorant since probably middle school, but I followed the application instructions. I found the scents to be very light and pleasant, and they really do keep me odor free all day long. Going without an antiperspirant is definitely something that will take some getting used to, but I will say that Crystal Essence Body Deodorants met or exceeded any expectations I had based on the features they advertise.

If you’re interested in giving these products a try for yourself, Crystal Body Deodorant Sticks are on sale for $5.99 at CVS this month, and the Crystal Body Deodorant Roll-On is on sale for $3.99.

Two lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will each win a $25 Crystal Deodorant Essence Gift Packs that includes:

• 1 spray of each – Pomegranate, Chamomile & Green Tea, Lavender & White Tea
• 1 roll-on of each – Pomegranate, Chamomile & Green Tea, Lavender & White Tea
• Crystal Body Deodorant Towelettes
• Crystal reusable jute tote bag

To enter, tell me whether you use a deodorant only or a deodorant and antiperspirant currently.

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 use deodorant or a deodorant/antiperspirant presently?

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

3. Join the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!

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:
(2) Crystal Deodorant Prize Packs, as described above

This giveaway ends at 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, 9/9 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!

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!

Did you know that September is National College Savings Month? What better time 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 at the Ohio State Fair last month, 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.

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! 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.

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. Join the CollegeAdvantage community 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://bit.ly/caQEA8 #Ohio529

4. Join the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!

Prize:
(1) $100 College Scholarship from CollegeAdvantage

This giveaway ends at 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, 9/9 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!

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!

Child Passenger Safety Week is September 19-25 this year, and it is a great time to check over your current safety seat situation and make sure your kids are secure and plan for what you will need as your children grow. With many parents not knowing the laws or the guidelines for when to move their children between rear-facing safety seats and convertible seats to booster seats and beyond, this is definitely a topic worth paying attention too and reading up on.

Research done by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has shown that risk of injury to children is reduced by 60% when a belt-positioning booster seat is used rather than seat belts alone. For instance, in my state of Ohio, as of last year, 1/6/09, the law states that children between 4 and 8 years of age need to be secured in a booster seat. This is to protect children in the case of an accident who are not yet as large as an adult, but who have outgrown their car seat.

A few features of the Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat:

• Easy to install and use.
• Height and width are adjustable with one hand
• Fabric cover is removable and machine washable
• Converts to backless booster for children 40 lbs – 100 lbs
• “EPS” Energy Absorbing Foam provides enhanced impact protection
• Triple side protection: head, shoulders and lumbar
• Deep side wings support child’s head and neck while napping

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat!

To enter, tell me how long a child needs to be in a booster seat in your state. Is it six years old, seven, eight? Do they need to be both an age and a weight before moving out of a booster seat?

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. What are the child safety seat laws regarding booster seats are in your state?

2. Join the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!

3. Join the Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!

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) Chicco KeyFit Strada Booster Seat

This giveaway ends at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, 9/9 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!

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!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine.

Did you know that you can now purchase Bobbie Brooks jeans at Dollar General for just $12? This is definitely a good option to stretch your clothing budget while maintaining a fashionable look.

Dollar General asked me to give these jeans a try so I could give you all an honest assessment of this new line. Unfortunately, the Bobbie Brooks 5-pocket jeans that I received don’t seem to run true to the sizing chart that I was sent. According to the measurements provided, I should wear a size 6, but they’re too tight in the waist, which is not usually my problem area. Also, they failed to advise me that they come in lengths, and I can tell that while the average length they sent fits me now, it’s not likely to fit after being washed.

Based upon a comparison of the appearance with the higher end jeans that I own, I’d have to say that you can definitely tell a difference when they’re side by side. My higher end jeans are made of a heavier fabric, and the details are a little more finished. However, I do think that the Bobbie Brooks jeans could pass for jeans at a slightly higher dollar amount than the $12 price tag, especially in the dark rinse. With a cute top and some nice accessories, you could absolutely create a stylish look that won’t break the bank.

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win A $50 Dollar General Gift Card.

To enter, tell me what you love about Dollar General. Will you try Dollar General’s new Bobbie Brooks jeans for only $12?

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. What do you love about Dollar General?

2. Join the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!

3. Join the Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!

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) $50 Dollar General Gift Card, as described above

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday 9/15 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 contest rules. 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!

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!

Being able to see clearly and easily is key to a child’s success in school. If you can’t see what’s going on, how can you possibly learn? As many as one in four kids won’t be able to see properly as they head back to school. Annual eye exams can help undetected vision problems to be caught early so that children are getting the most out of school.

To highlight how important eye and vision health is I’ve teamed up with VSP Vision Care, the nation’s largest not-for-profit vision benefits and services company to offer you this amazing iPad giveaway. The iPad can help as several applications are built to boost visual acuity and overall eye health, making them perfect for doing eye exercises and keeping your eyes in shape.

Visit VSP’s website, SeeMuchMore.com to find out what you can do for your vision, find out interesting eye facts, watch videos with Bill Nye the Science Guy, play video games and more!

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $500 Gift Card to the Apple Store to use towards an Apple iPad!

To enter, visit SeeMuchMore.com and tell me one thing you learned from the site about vision care.

Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two or three for up to a total of 3 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. What is one thing you learned at SeeMuchMore.com?

2. Follow @DealSeekingMom and @VSPVisionCare 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 an Apple iPad from @DealSeekingMom in the @VSPVisionCare See Much More Giveaway: https://bit.ly/aZGpok #DSMeyes

3. Become a fan of DealSeekingMom and VSPVisionCare on Facebook. Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment with the link letting me know you’re a fan!

Prize:
(1) $500 Gift Card to the Apple Store, as described above

This giveaway ends at 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, 9/15 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!