School just started back last week and we are going to celebrate with a school and office supply giveaway from Avery Dennison.  Hooray!
This giveaway includes great stuff like Hi-Liters, labels, GlueStics, binders, dividers, sheet protectors, Marks-a-Lot permanent markers, and t-shirt transfers. The gift basket has a retail value of over $50!

Avery recently partnered with Box Tops for Education. Now, when you purchase Avery school supplies for the new academic year you also receive Box Tops coupons to clip and return to your child’s school to be redeemed for cash. Each school then uses the cash at their discretion to purchase new …read more

If you didn’t have to pay your rent or mortgage for an entire year what the heck would you do instead? I for one would be doing a super happy dance. Thanks to Burlington Coat Factory’s Live Free for a Year sweepstakes, maybe you’ll be doing a happy dance soon.

One lucky winner is going to receive rent or mortgage relief for an entire year. Nice. Garry Graham, Burlington Coat Factory’s SVP of Marketing, says, “Money is tight for most consumers, and while Burlington Coat Factory offers budget-friendly prices that are easy on the wallet everyday, we wanted to do something …read more

Congratulations to Meredith.  She is the winner of our $100 Lands’ End Giveaway! 
Meredith plans to share the gift card with her mom.  I’m sure she’ll enjoy the high quality merchandise from Lands’ End.
Thanks to everyone that participated in the giveaway.

The Lands’ End $100 giveaway will be ending in 24 hours.  You could use this to get a new swimsuit, dress, pants, school clothes, backpack, or some other special item. 
Be sure to enter the giveaway before it ends at 11:59 pm on June, 14, 2009.  Good luck everyone!

Today we have the winner of our GE Yoga Mat & Carrier Giveaway. The prize, in case you need a recap is a get strong yoga mat with carrier; as if you couldn’t remember from the giveaway title

Our randomly drawn winner is…
Carolyn Gonzalez who says, “I think a lot of us want the same thing: GE French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator with Icemaker – Oh that’s my dream!!”
I think Carolyn is right, many of us wanted a new fridge. Congrats to Carolyn! I’ll email you soon with details.
Thanks to everyone who played and thanks to GE for sponsoring …read more

Don’t forget – tonight is your last chance to enter the GE Yoga Mat & Carrier Giveaway. The rules are easy, the prize healthy, so what’s stopping you?
Enter here.
Another cool giveaway to enter here at Thrifty Mommy is the Karen run, $100 Lands’ End Giveaway!

Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of trying out a few Lands’ End clothing products.  Let me say, I am impressed with the quality of their products.  Until a few weeks ago, I’d never owned a Lands’ End bathing suit.  As mentioned in my review, I’m extremely pleased with the fabric, SPF protection, and the information on choosing a suit for your body shape.
I told you earlier this week that I’d have a special surprise for you.  We’re giving away a $100 credit to Lands’ End.  Woohoo!
As usual, I have several ways for you to earn entries.  Of …read more

A Full Cup is a FREE online forum with printable coupons and the latest information on money saving deals.  You can click on links to find sale and coupon information for just about any store.   They are celebrating the new look and enhanced features by offering giveaways on their site and one here at Thrifty Mommy.

I have been challenged to see how much I can save by using A Full Cup.  I am excited about using the online printable coupons and the information on coupon match-ups to find the most savings.  It’s a thrill to find food and toiletries for …read more

Just as promised, we are letting you know of some great products this month for Earth Day.  This time, I had the opportunity to review some of the Bright Green™ cleaning products. Bright Green is a new line of home care products featuring cleaning and laundry soaps made with biodegradable and naturally derived ingredients, energy-efficient light bulbs and paper products made from 100% recycled content.  The Bright Green products are sold exclusively at Safeway stores.

I was able to review the Bright Green dishwashing liquid and all purpose cleaner.  The question that I have often asked myself is, “Is it possible to use green …read more

This week I’ve rounded up some cool deals and sweeps that I’m guessing thrifty people like you might adore.

First of all a really nice sale going on at a killer baby company – aden + anais. They’re having a really nice sale on their Winter Warmth and Dream baby blankets – I’m talking $20 off. Visit aden + anais and enter promo code “wintersale” to receive the discount.
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In aden + anais freebies news, you can enter to win one of their Winter Warmth blankets for FREE.
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Need a vacation? SolarDay 2009 has a great Green Vacation sweepstakes going on at SolarDay. …read more