I have a ton of winners to announce. But before I do that I want to urge those of you who have not changed their windshield wipers in more than a year to please do it.  I can’t believe how many people have gone really long in between windshield wiper changes.  I am concerned about your safety!

So here are the winners:

Winner of the Little First act Discovery Learning is louann@xxxx.com.  This was your random winning number:

The winner of the Jiffy Lube $35 GC is Karen L. (klad…….@aol.com). This was your random winning number:

The winners of the two coupon booklets are: Mom24……..@gmail.com and ben…….@juno.com

Winner of You Can Make This E Book Bundle is Christy L <c……@charter.net>.  This was your random winning number:

The Winner of the RainX Car Care Kit is rachel…..@gmail.com. This was your random winning number:

Thank you everyone who entered these giveaways.  There is still time to enter the Earth’s Best Gift Pack and the “Lunch is on Me” giveaways.

Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me!

I want to thank everyone who followed the rules and entered the iTouch giveaway.  I had more than 460 legitimate entries.  Here the random winning number:

The winners is Selina W. from Washington State.  If you are not a winner at this time take some time to enter any of my still open giveaways going on.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you have had as much fun during Giveaway Week as I have.  This is my last giveaway for this week as one of my giveaways fell through.  This last giveaway is sponsored by me!  I started this blog a little over a year now.  It has always been my purpose to provide money saving tips and offers to help you stretch your household budget.  Over the past year this website has grown immensely and I have gained a lot of new readers.  I would love for you to help me gain even more readers through word of mouth.

In this giveaway I am giving away three gift cards: one for $15 to Subway, one for $10 GC to the restaurant Bucca di Beppo and one GC for $5 to MacDonalds.  There will be three winners to this giveaway.

All you need to do is:

1. Tell your friends and family about Common Sense with Money.  To enter this giveaway you need to email five (or more if you wish) people you know and tell them about this blog and how it has helped you.  You can use the little message I suggest below, or you can share with them your own testimonial.  Then come back and leave me a comment telling me you have emailed five people you know.

Hi guys,

Times are tough and I know almost everyone is trying to find away to stretch their hard earned dollars.  I just wanted to share with you this wonderful resource I have been using to help me save money.  The website Common Sense with Money is an incredible resource of money saving tips and offers to help others spend less. You won’t believe how many things you can get for free when you start looking for them.  And you don’t even have to look for them, they are all available through this website.  Common Sense with Money gets updated daily with incredible deals and free offers.   The web address is www.commonsensewithmoney.com  Take some time to check it out and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

We will use the Honor System in this giveaway.  I will trust that those who entered are being truthful and have shared with others about this blog.  I know that if you visit often you probably enjoy what you read and have no problem spreading the word and by doing this helping others live a better life by spending less. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Tuesday 2/17 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select three winners at random using Random.org. The winners will be contacted immediately and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

Earth’s Best recently launched their “Celebrate the Firsts” money saving rewards program. With this rewards program parents can save money on Earth’s Best organic baby products including formula, jar foods, juices, cereal, teething biscuits and pastina by sending in receipts for the Earth’s Best products they purchase.  You get coupon savings and gifts when you submit your saved receipts with this form available on their website.  Don’t forget to use these coupons for added savings.  These are the rewards:

• $5 in coupons and bib for receipts totaling $25.
• $10 in coupons plus travel size Jason Organic baby body care for $50 worth of receipts.
• $15 in coupons plus Fisher Price Tubtime Friends for $100 worth of receipts.

Earth’s Best is the only brand of baby cereal I buy for my babies.  Today I am very excited to have the opportunity to giveaway Earth’s Best baby Food products on my blog.  One winner will get one Earth’s Best First Foods Gift Pack.  This pack contains: 4 jars each of First Foods Apples, Pears, Peas, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes and Carrots ,4 jars each of 4 oz Apple Juice & Pear Juice, a delightful Earth’s Best Cereal Bowl and Bib and we will also include a copy of the book, “Guess How Much I Love You”. All of it is a $30 Value.

All you need to do is:

1. Leave me a comment sharing what was your favorite baby milestone reached by your baby (or babies) or what’s the milestone you look most forward to him or her achieving.
2. For additional entries you can:

• Become a subscriber: subscribe to my RSS feed or Email updates for ONE extra entry.  If you are already a subscriber you are already eligible for a second entry.  All you need to do is leave a separate comment letting me know you are already a subscriber.
• Become a Fan of Common Sense with Money on Facebook.  I just started this group and would love to make lots of friends.  Just come back and let me know you are a fan in a comment.

This way you can earn up to three entries. Each entry must be made on a separate comment as each comment is considered a single entry. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Monday 2/16 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select one winner at random using Random.org. The winner will be contacted immediately and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

Here’s something I want you to think about: when was the last time you changed the wiper blades in your car?  Did you know that at least a 25% of all car accidents happen in rainy and wet weather.  Making sure that you have properly working wiper blades is important to help avoid accidents in poor weather conditions.  By routinely checking your wiper blades and performing safety checks on your car you can help increase your safety while driving during bad weather.  It has been an unusually warm week here in Wisconsin (high of 55F, I know that’s considered cold down south).  As much as I would like to think winter is over there’s still more than a month to go before it is officially over.  But even when the snow is gone, April showers will replace it. Here are some tips from Jody DeVere, the President of the Women’s Automotive Association International and CEO of the auto-advice site AskPatty.com, to stay safe while driving in the rain, snow, slush and ice:
• Conduct a regular walk around checking your lights, antifreeze, windshield washer fluid and wiper blades regularly
• Ensure your tires are properly inflated and have sufficient tread
• As the temperature drops keep your gas tank at least half full; the extra gas reduces condensation that can plug your fuel line with ice and stall your engine in cooler weather
• Create an emergency pack; items like a blanket, first aid kit, snacks, bottled water, an ice scraper, flashlight and a bag of kitty litter

Today I am giving away ONE Rain-X Car Care Kit that includes a set of Rain-X® Latitude™ Wiper Blades specific for your car, a bottle of Rain-X® Weatherbeater® 2-in-1 Glass Cleaner & Rain Repellant, and a bottle of new Rain-X® X-treme Clean to one reader.

All you need to do is:

1. Leave me a comment fessing up and telling me when was the last time that you changed the wiper blades on your car.
2. For additional entries you can:

• Become a subscriber: subscribe to my RSS feed or Email updates for ONE extra entry.  If you are already a subscriber you are already eligible for a second entry.  All you need to do is leave a separate comment letting me know you are already a subscriber.
• Become a Fan of Common Sense with Money on Facebook.  I just started this group and would love to make lots of friends.  Just come back and let me know you are a fan in a comment.

This way you can earn up to three entries. Each entry must be made on a separate comment as each comment is considered a single entry. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Sunday 2/15 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select one winner at random using Random.org. The winner will be contacted immediately and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

Are you crafty?  Then I am a bit a jealous because I am not, and that has been a cause of frustration for me.  I have read so many stories of people saving money by making their own things and I always wished that could be me.  Even though I know how to use a sewing machine, being creative or figuring out how to make something has never been easy for me.  That was until I heard of the website You Can Make This!  At ‘You Can Make This’ you can find easy to follow instructions written by people who are crafty and want to share their knowledge with others.  You can read customer testimonials about how much easier it is to follow ‘You Can Make This’ Ebooks instead of commercial patterns.  Most patterns are priced at around $10, but once you have the Ebook you can make more than one. They also have a great selection of FREE E Books. How cute is the Fruit Orchard Hat?  I love this Felt Food Ebook for my boys.

Today I am giving away an Ebook bundle worth $50 and containing the following patterns:

Child/Adult Apron Set,
Women’s Reversible Wrap Skirt,
“She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not” handbag,
Reversible Patchwork Bucket Hat,
Easy-Fit Pants
Boy’s ties.

All you need to do is:

1. Check out the You Can Make This Website.  Then come back and tell me which other Ebook you think it would be fun to try.
2. For additional entries you can:

• Become a subscriber: subscribe to my RSS feed or Email updates for ONE extra entry.  If you are already a subscriber you are already eligible for a second entry.  All you need to do is leave a separate comment letting me know you are already a subscriber.
• Tweet or blog about this giveaway.  Spread the news about this giveaway on Twitter or your own blog if you have one.  Leave me another separate comment with the link to this post or tweet.

This way you can earn up to four entries. Each entry must be made on a separate comment as each comment is considered a single entry. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Saturday 2/14 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select one winner at random using Random.org. The winner will be contacted immediately and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

The winners of the Pizza Hut Tuscani Lasagna where Sue C. and Jenny F.  They have already been contacted and have emailed their addresses to receive their prize.  Thanks to everyone who entered this giveaway.  I hope you will enter each of the other ones I have going on this week.

A good way to save money is by taking proper care of your car.  But how funny is it that the people who seem to always be on top of their car’s condition sometimes lose track of their own health maintenance?  Nearly 2,400 people die of heart disease every day.  More women die of heart disease than the next five causes of death combined.  That’s why Jiffy Lube is a proud supporter of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement.  Right now through March 16th, more than 85% of Jiffy Lube Locations around the United States will participate in the Jiffy Lube Maintenance Partners for Life Campaign.  The purpose of this campaign is to create awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy heart and a healthy car.  Jiffy Lube aims to raise $1.50 million to help fight heart disease. This is almost 50% more than their goal last year. One hundred percent of all raised funds will support Go Red for Women initiatives.

You can make a contribution by donating $3 at participating service centers.  When you do this, you will receive a Maintenance for Life Savings book with $100 in savings inside (see list of coupons below).  You can also contribute by purchasing Jiffy Lube Gift Cards.  You can buy these online or at participating locations, for each one you buy Jiffy lube will donate $1 to Go Red for Women.  You can buy a  gift card to pay for future services to your own car.  For additional savings check out this $5 Jiffy Lube Signaure Service Oil change coupon on their website.

But today you have a chance to win a $35 Jiffy Lube Gift card or one of two Maintenance for Live Savings Book. Each savings book contains the following coupons:

$10 off Automatic Transmission Fluid Exchange
$5 off Tire Rotation Service (2 coupons)
$2 off Windshield Wiper Replacement (2 coupons)
$5 off Jiffy Lube Signature Service® Oil Change (3 coupons)
$3 off Passenger Cabin Air Filter Replacement
$10 off Fuel System Cleaning Service
$5 off Fuel Filter Replacement Service
$10 off Radiator Antifreeze Exchange Service
Other savings:
Yankee Candle: Buy one large candle, get the second large candle ½ off
Perfumania: 20% off any one item

To enter this giveaway all you need to do is:

1. Visit the Jiffy Lube Website and take either the Heart Check Up or the Car Care Check Up.  Then come back and leave me a comment.
2. For additional entries you can:

• Become a subscriber: subscribe to my RSS feed or Email updates for ONE extra entry.  If you are already a subscriber you are already eligible for a second entry.  All you need to do is leave a separate comment letting me know you are already a subscriber.
• Tweet or blog about this giveaway.  Spread the news about this giveaway on Twitter or your own blog if you have one.  Leave me another separate comment with the link to this post or tweet.

This way you can earn up to four entries. Each entry must be made on a separate comment as each comment is considered a single entry. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Saturday 2/14 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select three winners (one for the card and two for the coupon books) at random using Random.org. The winner will be contacted and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

I want to start my Giveaway Week by giving away Parker Piano.  Parker Piano is an adorable little fellow, as you can see.  Developed for children 6 months old or older he will introduce your baby to music through songs and interactive activities.  My 14 month old has had a blast discovering basic music concepts such as beat and harmony by playing with Parker Piano.  It’s actually quite cute to see him playing with Parker.  He is just learning how to walk yet he wants to dance to Parker’s music.  It has also kept my almost four year old entertained, since he sits with his little brother singing along and trying to teach him the words to songs such as Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  Parker Piano is beyond adorable and a toy that your child will want to carry along with him or her everywhere.

But you have a chance to win Parker Piano or another Music Learning Pal or Shake and Stack instrument by Little First Act Discovery.  All you need to do is:

1. Take a look at the Little First Act Discovery website.  Then come back and leave me a comment sharing what your choice of Music Learning Pal or Shake and Stack instrument would be.
2. For additional entries you can:

• Become a subscriber: subscribe to my RSS feed or Email updates for ONE extra entry.  If you are already a subscriber you are already eligible for a second entry.  All you need to do is leave a separate comment letting me know you are already a subscriber.
• Tweet or blog about this giveaway.  Spread the news about this giveaway on Twitter or your own blog if you have one.  Leave me another separate comment with the link to this post or tweet.

This way you can earn up to four entries. Each entry must be made on a separate comment as each comment is considered a single entry. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Friday 2/13 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select one winner at random using Random.org. The winner will be contacted immediately and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

I got an email last week from someone at Pizza Hut asking me if I would be interested in giving away a New Tuscani Lasagna from Pizza Hut.  If you have been reading this blog for a while you know that I *love* giving away food.  But before I jumped at the opportunity, I asked for more information about this new Tuscani Lasagna and the first thing that caught my eye is that this lasagna weighs 3lbs.  The lasagna is pretty big and it also comes with an order of 5 bread sticks included.  My husband and I agreed that, besides being very yummy, the New Tuscani Lasagna would easily feed a family of four adults.  It could feed more than four people if your family has small children and if you add a side of salad or vegetables.  Priced at $14.99, I think it’s an economic alternative to taking the whole family out for dinner or ordering something like Chinese take out on a busy night.

I am excited to be giving my readers a chance to win one of these lasagnas.  I have TWO to give away so there will be TWO winners. All you have to do is:

1. Visit the Pizza Hut website and check out their menu.  Then come back and leave me a comment telling me what other items you would like to try.
2. For additional entries you can:

• Become a subscriber: subscribe to my RSS feed or Email updates for ONE extra entry.  If you are already a subscriber you are already eligible for a second entry.  All you need to do is leave a separate comment letting me know you are already a subscriber.
• Tweet or blog about this giveaway.  Spread the news about this giveaway on Twitter or your own blog if you have one.  Leave me another separate comment with the link to this post or tweet.

This way you can earn up to four entries. Each entry must be made on a separate comment as each comment is considered a single entry. Please remember to leave your name and email address in your entry. I need to have a way to contact the winner. Entries with no contact information will be considered invalid.

This giveaway ends Friday 2/06 at 9 PM CST. At that time I will select two winners at random using Random.org. The winner will be contacted immediately and will be given 48 hrs to contact me back with their mailing address. If I don’t hear back after that period of time I will select another winner randomly.  U.S. addresses only please.

Good luck!