Sand timer 184x300 Last chance! Win a $250 Amazon gift card

Time is almost out to win a $250 Amazon gift card!

This is your last chance to enter the BargainBabe.com contest to win a $250 Amazon gift card! It ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. EST/8:59 p.m. PST.

Start by liking our Facebook page, where you’ll find the top deals from the blog (and exclusive coupons). We are SOOOOO close to hitting 3,500 fans, which is when the prize doubles to a $100 Amazon gift card. At 4,000 fans, the prize becomes a $250 Amazon gift card. Tell all your friends about it so you can win big!

Extra entries for:

  • Tweeting about the contest: “Easy contest to win a $250 @amazon gift card going on at @bargainbabe. Ends tonight 8/2 so enter NOW! http://bit.ly/pWONVS”
  • Following @BargainBabe on Twitter
  • Joining our daily deals and steals email list
  • Sharing an update on your Facebook page
  • Blogging about the contest

Leave a comment for each additional entry so we can make sure to give you credit. The contest ends Tuesday Aug. 2, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Good luck to you all!

Computer shopping online 300x199 Living on $330/week, Friday Freebies, Facebook challenges GrouponI share five must read blog posts about saving money every Friday.

The best and worst states to live in for online shopping. California, it’s not looking good. (Wallet Pop)

Get your weekend started with Bargain Briana’s extensive list of Friday Freebies. (Look for it on her homepage about 10 a.m. EST/7 a.m. PST).

Could you live on $330 a week? A lot of people do. Here is how one woman named Cindy does. (MSN Money)

Credit card debt increasing – The entire decrease in credit card debt was due to write-offs, not to consumers actually paying down their debt, a recent CardHub.com study reveals. How depressing.

Facebook challenges Groupon – Social media giant Facebook just introduced a new daily deals page that will directly compete with Groupon. (Bloomberg)

quiznos prime rib1 300x138 New Contest to win a $100 Quiznos gift card!

Yum...prime rib.

Quiznos generously donated a $100 gift card for this next contest. The sandwich chain has hundreds of restaurants in all 50 states and just added three desserts and six sandwiches, including:

  • prime rib on garlic bread
  • prime rib and blue
  • chipotle prime rib sub
  • chicken cordon bleu
  • caprese
  • ultimate turkey club

To win, “like” the BargainBabe.com Facebook page (if you haven’t already) and comment on Facebook about which new Quiznos item you’d most like to taste. Contest ends Mar. 21, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. One winner and three runner ups will be picked randomly.

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Me and a scruffy stuffed bear at a restaurant in Breckenridge, CO.

I recently returned from an intense two-day Savvy Blogging Summit in Breckenridge, CO where I met dozens of other bloggers and learned how to be a better blogger. My to do list has 56 items on it so I’ll just share a few changes I want to make.

  • tell more stories, including reader successes and failures (email me yours!)
  • make technical changes to improve site speed and usability
  • share more of my own financial challenges, changes, and decisions (hence my post on nontraditional banks)
  • create new tabs for popular topics like groceries and freebies
  • expand my presence on Facebook and on Twitter (see poll below)

What changes would you like to see on BargainBabe.com?

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