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Eating out in the Summer and a contest!

Eating out in the Summer, summer cash prize, cash giveaway, summer contest, worldwide contest
Happy Canada Day everyone!  This was a long weekend for us up here in Canada and here in Vancouver, it was beautiful!  There’s talk of a potential heat wave (and a few lone dissenters predicting a bit of rain).  But so far, it’s been sunny blue skies, lots of events and festivals and so… much… food. In the summer, I spend a lot of money on eating out.  It is definitely...

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Buying quality over quantity, and a contest!

LCD TV, quality over quantity, best deals, cheap products, good quality purchase
It has been well documented that sometimes it’s better to spend a little bit more on an item than the cheaper option, just because it will last longer. When CF and I are thinking about a purchase, we’ll look at the cost per year of each option, based on the estimated lifespan of the item we’re considering. For example, about two years ago we were in the market for a new chefs knife....

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$500 Giveaway – Saving money by shopping online

Saving money by shopping, shopping, cash giveaway, coupon, couponing
I never buy Tylenol for full price.  Or lip balm.  Or laundry detergent.  Or any other number of household products for that matter.  Usually, I pay around $4 for a bottle of Tylenol, no money at all for lip balm and $1-2 for liquid laundry detergent.  How?  Sales and coupons – in particular, online coupons. Photo Credit: Flickr Many major brands will regularly feature coupons on their...

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$100 Giveaway: Try a no-spending weekend

no-spending weekend, cash giveaway
Update: Jan 31, 2013 – This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Jess G. (Entry #527) for taking home the $100 cash prize! Anyone out there still paying off the Christmas bills?  Even though Brian and I (usually) save enough to pay for Christmas in cash, I find that I get a bit of an after-Christmas hangover.  I feel anxious about money, I don’t like to spend a lot, and I am more...

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