Thank you to everyone who entered Gigi’s fabulous AVON Glazewear lip gloss giveaway!! I hope that you had a chance to check out her website, which is chock full of great deals. And, if you didn’t win this giveaway, you can still be a winner!! Go purchase a few Glazewear lip glosses for only $1.99 each (with FREE shipping when you use code “FSANY” at checkout) AND receive a mail-in entry to win the Malibu. I just think it would be so cool if one of you guys won!!
And now, …

You guys know how much I love me some free makeup, right? So, when Gigi Forrest contacted me to see if I would be interested in hosting a giveaway on my blog, I said yes!! I figured you would all be excited to enter . . . because perhaps you like free makeup, too!!
Here are the details:
Gigi Forrest, an Independent Beauty Representative, will award 1 lucky reader with a bundle of 15 different full-sized shades of AVON Glazewear lip gloss (retail value $96!)! AVON Glazewear Lip Gloss is …

Well, I’m finally back from my little trip (more on that later), and I’m super excited to announce the winners of the Blog Hop Giveaway!!
First, one lucky person has won $10 to my store at The Digichick!! Congratulations to:

Who just happens to be:
Congratulations Liz!!!
One lucky team member has won $10 in PayPal cash for earning the most votes on her project!!
Congratulations to Sunghee, who received votes for all of her projects, with special recognition for her amazing gazebo! If you haven’t already checked out all of Sunghee’s creations, you really …

Well, the Krazy Coupon Lady book giveaway is over! Thank you to everyone who entered.
Congratulations to:
Who happens to be:
Yay Sally!! I’ll be contacting you about your prize!!
In the meantime, I encourage the rest of you to go buy The Krazy Coupon Lady‘s book, Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey today! It really is a wonderful book that is full of resources and lots of money saving tips. You can also find these ladies on Facebook, Twitter and their blog! I {heart} them, so I stalk them on all three!

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Last September, I declared that I was no longer a coupon virgin. You remember that? Oh, I was so proud of that shopping trip! When I look at how much I spent on that trip now, I just cringe!! I could totally get that total down to less than $10, these days. See, I’ve had a lot of practice, and I’ve learned a lot through trial and error. I now realize that I should never pay more than .50¢ for a box of cereal (unless I really, really love the …

Did you see the giveaway we had going last week?
Christina Franco, Independent Consultant for The Angel Company, sent me some pretty paper and a fun stamp set to test out! AND, she wanted to give one lucky winner a $15 gift certificate to spend in her online store. I LOVED playing with the pretty goodies Christina sent me, so thank you Christina!!
Don’t forget that the More Mimi Soar With It Collection paper pack is on sale this month - Buy One, Get One Free. It’s a great opportunity to grab …

I’m a paper girl. I love it! I like to collect it and look at it and touch it. I imagine all of the home decor projects I could do with the paper and dream about wallpapering it all over my house. The cutting is the hard part for me. I’m always so freaked out that I will mess up and ruin the paper! And yet, when I actually take the risk and cut into my gorgeous paper, the result is beautiful. Oh, how I love paper!
Imagine my excitement when …

Wow! Well, I’d say that we have over 100 comments. Thanks so much for entering, everyone! This giveaway has made me feel giddy because I LOVE my wallet, and because I am excited to read so many comments from my readers who are sharing about their move to the cash system! It really is life-changing, folks.
(Not so random side note: Money Saving Mom did a blog post today challenging us to use cash to pay for groceries. It’s a wonderful post, and you’ll want to click around to her links …