I am a stay at home mom with three wonderful kids. I have been married for over 8 years to my best friend. I am head over heals in love with him. He always supports my crazy "thrifty adventures". We have a lot of fun together.
I was raised on a small dairy farm. Where I learned very young, the value of hard work and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Growing up our meals were made from scratch. Only on special occasion would we get name brand cereal, chips, or any other fancy treats. Now that I am a Mom with my own budget, the basic foods always comes first. I too make most of our meals from scratch and take pride in feeding my family a well balanced healthy diet.
I enjoy seeing how far I can make our budget stretch, and when I take the time to match sales with coupons I am able to get all those "fun & fancy" items that would other wise be out of my budget. Being thrifty has always been a way of life for me, but it has also become a real joy.
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Ends Tonight- Don’t forget to enter the Clean Your Computer Giveaway. It ends on Feb 8th which happens to actually be National Clean Your Computer day. Click the flashing logo to enter. For more info click here
 The winner to the Godiva $50 Gift Card is #45,( picked by Random.org):
Jill K.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:19 pm
I’m a member of Shopathome1
I LOVE SAVING MONEY BY SHOPPING AT HOME 
It is a GREAT idea with a 2 1/2 yr old too!
You only have till Thursday night to respond to the email you received, or a new winner will be chosen.
The winner of 12 coupon inserts is……
Lena who said, “I have recently joined the world of couponing and LOVE it. I get so excited when I save on my shopping trip. I may be becoming a little obsessed according to my hubby. I follow your info via google reader. Thanks!”
The winner was picked by a 3rd party at random.org, and has been emailed. They will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be picked. Thanks to all who entered to win!
This Ends on Clean up your Computer Day – Feb 8th 
We are pleased to bring you this A Thrifty Mom Giveaway from iolo’s System Mechanic. They contacted us last spring and asked if I wanted to try their product out. I agreed and installed it on my wife’s laptop. This laptop computer is kind of old and it is VERY slow. Poor Sarah always got frustrated trying to enter her post on the site when the computer would freeze and lock up. All of her hard work would get lost and she would have to restart the computer. I tried just about everything on it, from free virus scanners to paid name brand security products. Nothing worked! Till Allison from iolo contacted us. I installed it back in April and Sarah has been thrilled. No crashes, no laggy computer trying to load something or freezing on her while she is trying to by the Thrifty Mom.
Sarah’s old laptop used to run the cooling fan at high speeds and seemed to get hot, because there was so many different problems running at the same time. Since I installed this its been quite as can be. Its fast, and never lags, or freezes. We almost forget its even there, as it cleans and speeds up the computer while its on and she is away with the kids.
So Here’s the giveaway:
5 winners will get one download for up to 3 different computers!
Normal price is $49 to purchase!
Free for 5 lucky A Thrifty Mom readers
Read more for ways to enter and more information
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Continue reading Clean Up Your Computer Giveaway
 Just a Reminder the Coupon Insert Giveaway ENDS TONIGHT!
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Would you like to enter for chance to win 12 inserts, here is how. There are 5 ways to enter!
- 1. Leave a comment telling me how you found my site.
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Do each of these and you can enter up to 5 times! Good Luck
Rules: In order to win, you must provide your name, Anonymous comments will be deleted. I will be notifying the winner by email if you leave it, and in a post on my blog. The winner will be chosen at random. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to me with their name and address. If this information is not received within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen. Winner must live with the US.
 The winner of the Valentine’s Day watch giveaway is…..
Amy A who said “I love the emerald safari mini me–super cute!”
The winner was picked by a 3rd party, they have been sent an email to let them know they won. You will have 48 hours to claim Your prize or another winner will be picked. Thanks to all who entered to win.
If you did not win but still want a watch remember there is a very thrifty sale going on now till the end of Feb - all watch bands are marked down to only $15, and are buy 5 items get 1 free. (Free item being of equal or lesser value)WOW this is aThrifty deal! Visit DaisyDoodlebeads.blogspot.com
 Our friends at Gaucho teamed up with us to help our readers out this new year!
Gaucho is a real-time social network for savings. They find and share coupons, deals and tips from all over and of features that help you find (and share) new ways to save.
We’re bringing in the New Year with some happy cheer.
In their bid to connect with more frugal shoppers, they’re giving away five $25 Target Gift cards to five lucky readers of A Thrifty Mom.com
Here’s How to Enter
It’s easy. Simply Join Gaucho, post a Stamp (coupon/deal) to Gaucho’s Savings Stream (GSS), and alert Gaucho to your entry.
You can alert Gaucho of your entry in one of three ways:
1) Leave a comment here on this blog post that includes your username on Gaucho
2) Follow us on Twitter and send us a tweet (@GauchoSave my username is …. ) with your username on Gaucho
Gaucho is also giving away a $25 Target Giftcard each day to the most active ‘Gaucho’ for five days starting on the 20th of January. Whoever posts the most Stamps and comments to other Stamps will win!
Goodluck and have a wonderful new year everyone!
 Thanks to all who entered to win 18 coupon inserts. The winner was picked by a third party at Random.org, the winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be picked.
And the winner is……Lindsay E. who said, I am following you now on Google Connect. Love your site! Wow… this many coupon inserts would be so awesome to get a stockpile going!
Valentine’s Day Giveaway from DaisyDoodle Beads
Win a new watch in time for Valentine’s Day! Interchangeable beaded watch bands are a lot of fun, they have lobster clasps on the end so that you can mix and match watch faces and watch bands to match your outfits or your mood! DaisyDoodle Beads is a small company run by a stay at home mom who loves to create things that people love and that will last. All watch bands are made with the finest materials available and come with a guarantee.
She also has a very thrifty sale going on now till the end of Feb - all watch bands are marked down to only $15, and are buy 5 items get 1 free. (Free item being of equal or lesser value)WOW this is a Thrifty deal!
For 1 entry - Visit DaisyDoodlebeads.blogspot.com and leave a comment HERE ON THIS POST – on which is your favorite watch band or bracelet.
For a second entry put the Daisydoodle Bead button on your blog and come back HERE and post your link to your blog
The winner may select one watch band or bracelet.
Many more like these below to pick from on her site
Just wanted to let you know that today (1/17) is the last day to enter to win! Enter while there is still time.
We are doing another giveaway . One lucky person will win 18 coupon inserts. This is a great way to start your coupon stock pile! This time there is only 3 ways to enter… this to be for first time subscribers or Google friend followers. So here are the 3 ways to enter.
Win 18 coupon inserts!!!
1. Follow us with Google Friend Connect for the first time. On the right side of our site, click “Follow” where you see all the small photos of people already following. Then leave a comment on this post telling me you are a follower.
2.Sign up to subscribe to our daily emails or feed for the first time, Then leave a comment on this post telling me you are a subscriber.
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3. Download our tool bar here. Stay up to date on the latest deals
Once Giveaway has ended, winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize. Winner must live with the United States, winner will be picked by a third party at random. Thanks to all who entered!
The Winner of the Kolcraft Tender Vibe Mattress is:
Abby
December 18th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I Facebooked and Tweeted! We are crossing our fingers! Baby will be here any day!
Thanks to all who entered to win $1000 in coupons, The winner is…..
Christy who said ” I love baking with my Grandma, and learning all her recipes”
You will have 48 hours to claim your prize or another winner will be picked.
  TJ Maxx and Marshalls contacted us and would like to give away a gift card for $25 to one of our readers to use at either of their stores! Now I personally know that you can buy alot there for only $25. This gift card is good towards any of their latest brand name fashions, beauty products, entertaining essentials and everything else in their store. You can use this on sale items and discounted products as well.
To enter
- 1. Leave a comment telling me Why you TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
- 2. Follow us with Google Friend Connect. On the right side of our site, under all the grocery store logos, click “Follow” where you see all the small photos of people already following.
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It has been a crazy week of giveaways! I can’t believe all of this has come together to help so many of our readers out! These are the winners to the giveaways below:
#503 – Courtney – Sears/Kmart/LandsEnd Family stores gift card
# 341 – Ashley – Sears/Kmart/LandsEnd Family stores gift card
#32 - Jeanette -Safeway Family stores gift card
# 81 – Steve – Save-A-Lot Gift Card
The Tender Vibes Crib Mattress, the $1000 worth of Coupon Inserts, and ASI furnace Inspection Giveaways continue.
THESE ALL END TODAY We are trying so hard to help as many as we can to be “Thrifty” and get ready for the holidays! We have so many Giveaways going on right now it’s CRAZY! We have NEVER done this many in one week!
Enter to win one of 2 $50 Giftcards to Sears, K-Mart, and Lands End
Enter our Save-a-lot $30 Gift Card giveaway
Enter our Safeway Family Stores $50 Gift Card giveaway
Free Furnace Inspection and $200 Emergency Repair Giveaway- Ada, and Canyon Counties (Idaho)
Enter to win $1000 worth of Coupon Inserts
Enter to win a Sealy Tender Vibe Crib Mattress
These all end by this weekend so Hurry and click the links to learn how to enter! We need to get these mailed out so you can use them before Christmas!
If you haven’t already seen the post, NONE of these are some weird survey or anything. They are all straight from Sarah and I!
The winner Holiday in the kitchen giveaway for 20 coupon inserts is Michelle who said…
I have started this yr with a new christmas tradition from “SANTA”. I have told my kids that when baby Jesus was born he only got 3 gifts brought to him.. So therefore Santa will now only be bringing 3 items to leave under the tree, and that mommy & daddy will bring you the other items that we think you NEED…. this will help shorten the wish list and it has went over GREAT so far.
The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize, or another winner will be picked thanks to all who entered to win! Another Holiday giveaway starts tomorrow so stay tuned!
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