An anniversary giveaway. This one’s big.

One year ago today was the “soft launch” of Surviving and Thriving. I never thought I’d be the kind of person to write a personal blog.

Turns out that I can be that kind of person, when properly motivated. Specifically: I wanted a place for all the topics that aren’t a match for my day job at MSN Money. Writing about how to stretch a buck is challenging and rewarding but I have other thoughts to express, too.

I write about money a lot over here, too, but Surviving and Thriving isn’t strictly about frugality. Neither is it about navel-gazing. (My navel isn’t all that interesting. No one’s is.)

Now that I’ve gotten through one year and 317 posts, I would like to say a heartfelt “thanks” to you, the readers. Thanks for reading, for coming back week after week, for leaving comments.

To celebrate the one-year mark, the usual giveaway features 21 prizes and will last two weeks rather than one. The top prize is everybody’s favorite: an Amazon.com gift card. And it’s a big one.

It is, in fact, a $100 card, donated by the Mr. Rebates cash-back site. Yes, I said one hundred dollars. Yes, I was delighted, too. (In fact, I wish I could win it myself.)

Also up for grabs:

A $25 Amazon.com gift card, donated by Budgets Are Sexy

A $25 Amazon.com gift card, donated by Christian PF

A $25 Amazon.com gift card, donated by Consumerism Commentary

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card

A coffee lover’s package from Savings.com:

A one-year subscription to All You magazine, donated by — you guessed it — All You. (In addition to money-saving articles, the magazine has a ton of coupons each month; for a look at this month’s coupon list, click here)

An Envi-Tote folding canvas tote bag

Two copies of “10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget,” donated by Wise Bread

Ten PF books donated by MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston (two titles by her, two not):

A copy of “Though Not Dead,” the latest Kate Shugak novel, fresh from the New York Times best-seller list; its author, Dana Stabenow will even personalize it for you if you want.

Because there are so many options, I’m going to give you an option: Indicate your top three choices for prizes and as names are drawn I’ll try to accommodate the winners’ wishes.

It’s not necessary to list the Amazon cards, because I’m assuming everybody wants those. Remember: If you don’t shop online you could sell any card you win on the secondary market. (Incidentally, the B&N card is real live plastic! The rest are electronic.)

To enter:

If you do any (or all!) of these things, please leave separate, additional comments to get credit for each entry.

The deadline is 9 p.m. PDT on Monday, May 9.

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741 thoughts on “An anniversary giveaway. This one’s big.”

  1. Happy Anniversary, Donna! I have enjoyed your blog, and I hope I win! I lust after the $100 gift card, of course. If that’s not in the cards, I would like , ” How to Simplify Your Finances….”, or one of the other books. Thanks!

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  2. Oh, congratulations very dear Internet friend! I had no idea it was your anniversary. Wowee wow! What an accomplishment. Since I have not touched my own blog for over a year, I am truly impressed by YOUR ability to stay motivated. With all your other projects to maintain (including housesitting and a traveling), forging ahead with this blog is commendable. So glad to have you here–hope this lasts a good long time. As for winning stuff–you know me, I’ll take anything I can get!

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  3. 1. Envi-Tote folding canvas tote bag
    2. $25 Barnes & Noble gift card
    3. “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”

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  4. Happy Anniversary!!! =) I’m looking forward to your continued columns!! =)

    I’d be thrilled with Amazon, B&N, or anything coffee (yum!). =)

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  5. Congratulations on your blogiversary. I read your words in some form every day. Here, over at msn and get rich slowly, which I happen to love. Your words have made a difference in my life, so thank you very much and best wishes for your continued success.

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  6. Happy anniversary, Donna! I’m so glad you started this blog. I enjoy it so much.

    My top three choices are the B & N gift card, the Wise Bread book, and the Get Satisfied book, though I would be happy to win anything.

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  7. I follow you on Facebook. In fact, a couple of years ago I wrote to you on Facebook asking you to set up a fan page because I loved your then-blog. (I love this one too.) You wrote me such a kind note back and I’m glad you do now have a fan page.

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  8. Happy Anniversary! Its so liberating to try something new and succeed, isn’t it?
    Okay. If I win my picks are Amazon gift cards, the coffee lovers package, and the book ‘10,001 Ways to Live Large!

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  9. Congratulations Donna, Happy Anniversary! I know that I have not only enjoyed reading your Blog but learned some things and garnished a few tips from you as well..Thanks again! I also subscribe to you by email.

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  10. Well now, I am having a great time trying to choose my top 3 winning choices! It is delightful torture but I will narrow it down. You are correct in assuming that everyone will want those delectably enticing Amazon Gift certs…and despite the fact that you said we do not even have to mention them, as I wipe away the drool I just could not resist! Of the other items offered I will say that my top 3 (in no particular order) would be…
    1) The All You mag subscription.
    2) “10,001 Ways to Live Large On A Small Budget” donated by Wise Bread.
    3) The Barnes & Noble Gift Card
    Thanks!

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  11. I’ve been following you since you started on MSN Smart Spending and my boyfriend gave me the weirdest look like I had eaten 1 pound too many of chocolate covered espresso beans followed by an energy drink from the way i was twitching! All I can say is congrats and keep on writing!

    Should fate smile upon me(aside from the awesome gift card mania):
    1)the coffee lover’s pack
    2) “10,001 Ways to Live Large On A Small Budget”
    3) And heck, I could always use another totebag for the Envi-tote

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  12. And, the facebook. So much social media! I’m still salivating over that $100 amazon gift card. I’ve got lots of stuff I need for the new house!

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  13. Happy anniversary, and I am so glad to have been able to meet you.

    Prize choices:

    1 Pound Beanery Coffee

    1 Subscription t o All You

    1 10,001 Ways to Live Better on a Budget

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  14. I read the list of “prizes”. I can actually say I would be happy winning any of them. Of course the big Amazon card would make me VERY, VERY happy.

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  15. Ooh, great giveaway!!! My top 3 choices would be:

    Amazon card (duh! LOL)
    canvas tote (sadly addicted to these!)
    Kate Shugak novel (love her books!!!)

    Thanks! 🙂

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  16. Happy Anniversary! My top choices are:
    1. A coffee lover’s package from Savings.com
    2. A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card
    3. A one-year subscription to All You magazine
    Thank you!
    jackievillano at gmail dot com

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  17. Happy anniversary, Donna. What a great giveaway. Any of the gifts would be a choice. Well, I already know about what’s in the books, so those would be a waste for me.

    Hope to see the coming year a good one too!

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  18. 317 posts! I’ve loved every one, and have printed out and shared several. My top 3 choices, in a reader sort of way, are the Shugak novel, the All-You subscription and the Barnes & Noble card. Thank you for the fun!

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  19. Let’s see, I LOVE books, so the Amazon gift card would rock. On the other hand – I have all my teeth, the beginnings of a tan without the sunburn, and I lost 5 pounds on my new diet and exercise schedule this week. My garden is rocking right along and looking good, and I have my health. So, anything I WIN is gravy – or icing on the cake, or whatever. I can go with the flow and am thrilled with whatever you want to send my way!

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  20. First, congrats on doing this for 1 year!
    Second, thanks for giving away all these awesome gifts!

    I would like the Barnes and Noble gift card, 10,0001 ways to live large on a small budget, and the get satisfied book.

    Thanks again

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  21. I also follow on Facebook.

    First, congrats on doing this for 1 year!
    Second, thanks for giving away all these awesome gifts!

    I would like the Barnes and Noble gift card, 10,0001 ways to live large on a small budget, and the get satisfied book.

    Thanks again

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  22. Congratulations, Donna, on one year with Surviving & Thriving! I’ve enjoyed reading your posts here

    Obviously, would like to get the Amazon card, but my choices are:

    1. One year subscription to All You
    2. EnviTote (LOVE the one I won here last year)
    3. Coffee lovers package.

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  23. I’ve been an RSS subscriber for a while now, but just added the facebook like, too.

    My choices are:
    The All You subscription
    Any of the PF books
    The coffee lover’s package

    Thanks so much for running such a helpful blog!

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  24. Congratulations Donna!
    I’d be thrilled with a B&N card, Amazon card, 10,001 Ways or Get Satisfied.

    Actually, since I never win anything, any prize would be wonderful; some might just be more likely to be regifted.

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  25. Happy Anniversary Donna! 🙂 here’s to many more!

    If I’m lucky enough to be picked, here are my choices:
    Amazon (duh!)
    Barnes and Noble
    Coffee

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  26. Congratulations on your anniversary! My choices after the gift cards are the All You magazine, then any of the books. Everything sounds wonderful – thank you for offering all of them.

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  27. Wow. So much swag!

    Congrats on your 1 year anniversary!

    My top three choices (should fates & the random number generator be kind) are:
    1. the Coffee lovers package (or if you meant for those to be separate things, then a pound of the hazelnut coffee)
    2. Outliers
    3. The tote bag

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  28. Happy Anniversary!

    1. Amazon of course
    2.B &N gift card
    3. Tote bag
    4. Coffee package (or any part of it if seperate)

    I follow on facebook too!

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  29. Thank you so much, Donna!
    I love reading your posts – especially your travel adventures!

    Of course, the Amazon cards are on the top of my list – followed by the Barnes & Noble card, the coffee lovers package and the Envi-Tote.

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  30. I’m so glad you decided to do a personal blog too Donna! I love hearing about all of your adventures!

    I LOVE all of the prizes, but, of course, the Amazon giftcards are my favorite! But to list 3 here they are:
    Barnes and Noble
    Coffee
    and
    the tote bag.

    Thanks for this great give-away!! Keep writing!!

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  31. Congratulations!
    1. coffee lovers
    2. Dana Stabenow book (reading her books makes me glad I live in MN, where it’s winter only half the year!)
    3. Barnes & Noble card
    thanks

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  32. Congrats on your one year anniversary!

    My top prize preferences are:
    1. Coffee package
    2. Outliers: The Story of Success
    3. B &N gift card

    I also subscribed to your Twitter account (I’m @fatpitch)

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  33. Happy anniversary!

    Amazon, of course.
    Then…
    1) Barne’s & Noble
    2) Coffee package (for the hubs!)
    3) Envi Tote

    Thanks!!

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  34. Wonderful!!
    1. Easy Money: how to simplify your finances….
    2. Frappe Machine
    3. 10001 ways to live large on a small budget

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  35. Congrats on 1 year! The first year is the hardest – it’s all downhill from here!

    After any of the gift cards I’d love to win:

    1. Coffee packs -either or
    2. Cafe Frape machine
    3. mugs!

    Coffee – a blogger’s best friend!

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  36. Not counting the gift cards, I’d really like:

    the subscription to All You
    the awesome folding tote
    coffee (speaking of which, I need some now!)

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  37. Happy Aniversary!! I hope you have MANY more blooging years ahead!!

    Top choices..

    Amazon
    Barnes and Noble
    All You subscription
    Envi tote

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  38. I subscribe!

    Happy Aniversary!! I hope you have MANY more blooging years ahead!!

    Top choices..

    Amazon
    Barnes and Noble
    All You subscription
    Envi tote

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  39. Congrats on a full year! I enjoy your posts – thanks for keeping it up.

    Top choices for me:
    Amazon
    Barnes and Noble
    EnviTote
    Though Not Dead

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  40. Happy anniversary! I’m so glad I stumbled across your blog, and fully intend to stick around. Your advice and your attitudes really resonate with me and I’m always interested to hear what you have to say.

    If I’m a lucky winner, my top three picks would be:

    B&N gift card
    coffee coffee coffee!
    All You subscription

    All of the prizes sound great, though. (I’ve already read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, so if that comes up beside my name, let someone else have a chance to enjoy it.)

    Thanks so much for all you do.

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  41. Happy Anniversary! Have enjoyed reading all of your posts via email.
    My preferences are Amazon GC, B & N GC and the coffee. Thank you and best wishes for the future.

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  42. Sometimes I get behind on all my emails and end up just erasing them without reading them but I NEVER erase your because you are so down to earth and have realistic advice. Thanks for the great blog and happy anniversary!

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  43. I suppose you’re right that it goes without saying my top pick is an Amazon GC. So, my three other picks would be:

    1) Coffee lover’s package
    2) Though Not Dead, novel
    3) Envi-Tote tote bag

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  44. leaving my comment here with top 3

    the cawfee prize package-i love my caffeine

    the barnes and noble gift card-to use with my birthday gift Nook

    the Wise Bread book-always looking to live a fuller life on less

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  45. email subscriber

    ummm after the gift cards

    1) Though Not Dead
    2) “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”
    3) “Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough”

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  46. and a Facebook subscriber

    ummm after the gift cards

    1) Though Not Dead
    2) “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”
    3) “Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough”

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  47. I watched a bit of the wedding (I was born in England MANY decades ago) and was raised on milky tea. But now I adore COFFEE. Yum! And hearty congratulations.

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  48. 4th comment that has nothing to with the prizes

    Tradition calls for Paper but Modern calls for Clock so here’s my offering:

    a very Happy 1st Anniversary to you. here’s hoping each second that ticks by continues to bring the very best of surviving and thriving moments

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  49. Happy Anniversary! I really enjoy your blog. I already follow you on my rss feeder! That’s how I knew to come here!
    Top choices:
    Amazon
    B&N
    Cafe Frappe machine

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  50. I just added you to my twitter!
    Happy Anniversary! I really enjoy your blog. I already follow you on my rss feeder! That’s how I knew to come here!
    Top choices:
    Amazon
    B&N
    Cafe Frappe machine

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  51. Congrats on 1 big year! I enjoy what you write 🙂 I would be happy to win anything, really 🙂 Thanks Donna!

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  52. This is a huge giveaway! I love your blog!

    Coffee lover’s package
    10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget
    All You subscription

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  53. Happy anniversary, Donna! Wasn’t sure about a blog? I knew you could months before you started.

    Amazon
    Barnes and Noble
    All You subscription

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  54. Happy anniversary, Donna! I’d like to win any of it. I look forward to meeting you and your daughter in person this summer.

    To me you’re a frugal celebrity! A Frelebrity?!
    Coffee Lovers Package

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  55. Congratulations on the one year anniversary! I love your blog.

    BN Gift card
    Get Satisfied
    Outliers
    10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

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  56. I subscribe thru Google Reader.

    Congrats again, seriously! I really enjoy your blog because it’s not PF all the time and even when it is, I feel like I’m listening to an aunt or something. You do a great job.

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  57. I’ll pass on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble since I refuse to give either a dime.

    My choices:

    1) Coffee Lover’s package
    2)10,001 Ways
    3) All You

    Congrats on your first year!

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  58. Congratulations on your blog-aversary! I’m so glad you decided to give it a try. You have such a great blogging voice.

    I’d love the coffee, All You… and pretty much anything else except Outliers (I already have it) and the tote bag (I have a zillion).

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  59. Love the blog and Happy Aniversary! I also read you on Smart Spending and guest posts at other sites too. You are such a joy to read and I always get a chuckle!

    1) Amazon
    2) B&N
    3) Coffee Lovers Pack
    4) 10,000
    5) Envitote

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  60. Congratulations on your ONE YEAR! That is quite an accomplishment! I hope you’re going to do some celebrating beyond the giveaways (which are great! BTW)!

    My choices:
    Amazon
    Barnes & Noble
    All You

    PS – I’ve been a follower since MSN…. Love your style!

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  61. Oops, I forgot to leave my top 3 choices, in my first post, so I’ll leave it in this one! I subscribe to your blog via email 🙂

    1) AMAZON
    2) Coffee
    3) All You

    Honestly though, they are all great, and I’d be happy to win any of them!! 🙂

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  62. Congrats on your anniversary!
    Of course Amazon is my first choice, but I’d be happy with “10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget,”, or the B&N Gift card too.
    It’s sunny out here today, hope its the same for you!

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  63. I would love the B&N card, the ALL YOU subscription or the coffee lovers package. What a great giveaway! Congrats on one year!

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  64. Woo hoo!

    I’m easy ~ I’d accept any prize that doesn’t involve coffee since I neither like nor drink coffee. 🙂

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  65. Of course, I’d love an Amazon gift card. After that, my choices would be:

    1)10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget
    2) Barnes & Noble gift card
    3) All You magazine

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  66. Happy anniversary. I’m pretty new but I’m enjoying your blog.

    Top three (outside of Amazon):
    BN
    coffee package
    any of the books

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  67. Woot! Great giveaway!
    In addition to any of the giftcards, the three prizes I would like to have the most are the Envi-Tote and the novel, “Though Not Dead”, or “10001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget.”

    Thanks!

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  68. Happy Anniversary. I just found out about your website, but I will be reading it daily from now on.

    My top three picks are the Barnes & Noble gift card, the Coffee Lovers Package and the subscription to All You magazine.

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  69. Congatulations on your first anniversary! I very much look forward to reading all your posts on your personal site as well as the other places that post your articles! It’s almost like getting an email from a friend!

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  70. Congratulations on a year! I wish you much success in the future!
    My top three 1. All You subscription 2. Envi Tote 3. Any book. Thanks!

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  71. Thank you for taking the time to help people! This is a crazy, chaotic world but when one person takes the time to help another, even if it is just for a milli-second, time stands still.

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  72. Happy Anniversary!

    My wishlist…
    (The gift cards go without saying)
    1. Coffee lovers package
    2. All You subscription
    3. The “10,001 Ways…” book

    thanks!

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  73. Happy Anniversary! really enjoy your blog. I also love your sense of humor!

    I would like to win a Amazon or a B&N gift card.

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  74. Happy Anniversary! I love reading your stuff over at MSN money as well 🙂

    My top 3 would be:
    1) 10,001 ways to live large
    2) Get Satisfied
    3) Outliers

    🙂

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  75. HOLY COW!!! It’s Xmas in May!! Count me in for the Amazon gift cards….second choice the coffee. Just a side note, just read an article that states that it looks like we will be paying 40-50% for our coffee because of frost and other problems in Brazil. The perfect match for the $4-5 gas on the horizon. I’m telling ya …it’s feeling more like the 70’s everyday….

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  76. Hi! I’m in!

    1. Barnes and Noble card
    2. 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget
    3. Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”

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  77. Congratulations! I am glad this link was on BargainBabe, I may have never found your intersting blog otherwise!

    After the Amazon gift cards…

    B&N gift card
    Frappe machine
    any of the books

    Thanks!

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  78. Happy Anniversary!
    * coffe lover’s package
    * All You subscription
    * Your Credit Score: Your Money & what’s At Stake book

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  79. Happy Anniversary Donna!!! Your blog is a joy to read, I really enjoy it! My favorite gift to receive is a book so I would love to win any of those being given away. Best Wishes!

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  80. Would love to get :
    Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”
    one of the gift cards…

    Greetings from Puerto Rico.

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  81. Thanks so much for your wonderful blog! I look forward to reading it when it appears in my emailbox 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity to win something, my top three choices are:
    1. Amazon gift card
    2. B and N gift card
    3. 10,001 book.

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  82. I really enjoy reading your articles!

    My top 3 choices (after ANY of the Amazon cards, of course) are:

    1. The Barnes & Noble Card
    2. All You subscription
    3. Canvas tote

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  83. I hope I win!!! I’d love the coffee, the All You magazine, or any of the books. Super exciting giveaway! BTW, I’ve your articles for a couple of years and love them!

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  84. Happy Anniversary! So glad I found this blog! 🙂

    My choices would be:
    1. B & N gift card

    2. the Envi-tote bag

    3. “Though Not Dead”

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  85. This is an exciting time in our society- there is so much new awareness of the need to live more frugally and with intention. I love reading your columns, and would enjoy learning even more. My top three picks are:

    Coffee Lovers Pkg
    Amazon Gift Card
    All-You subscription

    Thanks!

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  86. What a great giveway. I heard about it from Liz Pulliam Weston’s Facebook page. There is a lot of great stuff but I guess my top three would be:

    1. The Barnes and Noble card
    2. “10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget”
    3. “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”

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  87. subscribed via email and liked on facebook. Look forward to many more great blog entries!

    If I were lucky enough to win, I would love any/all of:
    -amazon gift card
    -coffee
    -10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

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  88. Hi Donna!
    I’d love to win anything! But would put the totebag and the copy of “hough Not Dead,” at the bottom of the list. Not trying to dismiss it as a good book but I could really use the other prizes more 🙂 Thanks!

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  89. I’d love to win. Those Amazon cards are great!! Congrats on the year. I like the “10,001 ways to live large” book too. 🙂 Third, the Barnes & Noble card would be cool. Thanx for the give away.

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  90. Subscribed via email and following on Facebook. I would be happy to win any prize, but I think the coffee lovers package and the “10,001 Ways…” book would top my list of choices.

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  91. I have the Liz P. Weston books and highly recommend them all!

    So my preference is for 1. Coffee Lovers!
    2. Barnes and Noble gift card
    3. All You (hooray for coupons!)

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  92. 10,001 Ways to Live Large would be such a score! Well, and the Amazon cards and all the other things are pretty kickass too.

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  93. What great prizes to choose from. Since I have to choose, I would have to say the Amazon gift card, the Barnes and Noble gift card or the Coffee Beanery 1 pound blend.

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  94. Congratulations on a full year! I’ve been missing your articles from this site recently. It seems like there haven’t been many other than offers. Although those are certainly appreciated. =)

    I love your insights at GRS.

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  95. Besides the amazon cards, I would love the coffee package or Envi-tote. From the book list “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life” sounds like a good fit for me.

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  96. Of course any of the gift cards (especially $100 at Amazon!) would be amazing, but coffee package or the “10,001 Ways to Live Large” book would be welcome.

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  97. Great give away. I would love 1. the BN gift card, 2. 10,001 ways to live large on a small budget, 3. Cafe Frappe Machine.

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  98. I really enjoy your blog. Who doesn’t love winning prizes too. I would not appreciate the coffee give aways as much as someone else would. Gift cards are great though.

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  99. I’d like the coffee package, any of the books by Liz Pulliam Weston (particularly How 20 people like you….), Barnes & Noble Gift card.
    Or any of the Amazon gift cards, of course! Thank you!

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  100. Thank you for the chance! Congrats on your anniversary – that is so awesome that you had so many great posts in 1 year! 🙂

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  101. oops! sorry to ask but please disregard my first comment! 🙂

    Here’s the correct text:

    Thank you for the chance! Congrats on your anniversary – that is so awesome that you had so many great posts in 1 year! 🙂

    1. Barnes and Noble Card
    2. Cafe Frappe Machine.
    3. 10,001 ways books
    Thanks! 🙂

    Top 3 choices (aside from the amazon cards): A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card

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  102. Congratulations on one year, that’s wonderful! Here’s to many more years! I’d love the big prize, of course, but the B&N gift card would be great also, as would “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life” or “Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough” Thank you!

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  103. Congrats on your anniversary!

    1. $100 gift card
    2. the Coffee prize thing
    3. Its not necessary to list the Amazon card…

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  104. Hi Donna,

    Congrats on one year. I first heard about you when you were scheduled to speak at a Western Washington MENSA event but I didn’t attend.

    Congrats on scoring all of these things and giving them away.

    If I win, I’d like:
    Coffee
    Envi-Tote
    “Outliers” book

    Thanks.
    Cathy

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  105. This is the best website I’ve run into – don’t know where it’s been hiding but I’m hooked. Don’t know how to do Twitter but I will sign up via e mail. Good luck to everyone on this giveaway – sounds awesome.

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  106. Congratulations on one year – here’s hoping there will be many more in the future!

    B&N gift card
    All You magazine
    Coffee gift pack

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  107. Congrats on your anniversary! I love your articles…
    In reality I would be delighted to win any one of the prizes but listing 3, I guess:

    1. The Coffee prize
    2. $100 gift card
    3. Envi Tote

    Thanks,
    Denise

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  108. I’m so glad I discovered your site. Recently becoming disabled, I can use the help becoming more rugal than I already am trying to be.

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  109. Wow! I put in my vote for the coffee lover’s package, 10,001 ways to live large on a small budget or any Amazon giftcard. I really enjoy your articles and your blog. You make me smile and nod. Thanks!

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  110. Glad to see you are doing so well. I’ve been reading off and on since the Surviving & Thriving on 12K per year article that was so interesting.

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  111. I like your articles at MSN money for their content, whereas the stories on this blog has a more personal and direct tone.

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  112. I really enjoyed your chatter above. It’s friendly, informative and catchy – and best of all, it offers prizes to the readers! Like all of us economically-challenged retirees today, I love reading about ways to save money, ways to save waste, ways to save the environment, and – best of all – ways to win fantastic gift cards!
    Marie

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  113. And thank you for this generous giveaway! Your readers (me included) sure appreciate it.

    Any of the Amazon gift cards would be preferred…or the coffee gift pack…or the Liz Weston 25 people who found satisfaction book

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  114. My first choice is the FANTASTIC Kate Shugak novel. I am an addict. Please….me! (If I don’t get it I will get it the old fashion way—but without the personalization!)
    Anyway-
    then Wise Bread’s book (which I will look up now)
    and then the Amazon gift card

    I have enjoyed lurking here! Happy anniversary!

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  115. What a great bunch of prizes! The only category I would leave to someone else is the coffee prizes (I’m no longer a coffee drinker). What a cool way to celebrate your 1 year Anniversary! Congrats!

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  116. Happy Anniversary, Donna. I’ve been enjoying your blog as well as your contributions to GRS. Hope to be reading you for many years to come!

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  117. Amazon always work for me. 🙂 I am saving for a Kindle. 🙂 I enjoy this blog because as a single person myself, you are more relatable and more relevant to my situation, generally speaking. Congrats on one year of blogging. 🙂

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  118. Happy Anniversary!!!

    My choices are the following:

    1. Amazon gift cards
    2. all you magazine subscription( i coupon)
    3. barnes & noble card

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  119. Hi, Donna. This is a great contest and so many choices with something for everyone’s taste. I really enjoy your blog and enjoy ever morsel of common sense and wisdom in each issue. My top choices for prizes would be one of the following. I regularly uses canvas and nylon tote bags for my shopping and one mine is getting a hole in it, so the tote bag would be terrific. My grocery store does not offer a discount for bringing a tote bag anymore, but the earth does thank me. 😀 The book on living large would also be wonderful for some good advice.

    ** Envi-Tote folding canvas tote bag
    ** 10,0001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

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  120. Happy anniversary!! 😀

    1. The coffee lovers package
    2. The B&N Gift Card
    3. Any of the books.

    Of course, you’re right though – the amazon cards are the most preferred. 🙂

    Thanks for the give-away!

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  121. 1. A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card
    2. Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough
    3. Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life

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  122. Everything sounds good to me – almost as good as your blog, which I enjoy very much, tho I’ve never commented before..Also enjoy your guest posts on GRS.

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  123. Donna, you totally rock! Thanks for all these opportunities.
    1. Any of the gift cards
    2. Envi-tote
    3. The Kate Shugak novel.

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  124. Congratulations on your anniversary.
    After the Amazon gift cards, the choices would be 1. Barnes and Noble card 2. coffee lover’s package 3. the tote.

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  125. Congratulations on your anniversary! I love your blog and your spirit.
    After the Amazon gift cards, my choices would be the Barnes and Noble card, the WiseBread book, and the Get Satisfied book.
    Thank you!

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  126. I would be happy to win and put to good use any of these prizes. Congratulations on your first anniversary!

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  127. Happy anniversary! I really like your site. Here are my choices:
    1. BN Gift Card
    2. Coffee Beanery Blend-any flavor
    3. Though Not Dead book
    Thanks Donna!!

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  128. Naturally, the amazon gift card is number 1. Number 2 is the Wise Bread book. Number 3 is the tote. Thanks!

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  129. I liked you on Facebook. I have enjoyed reading you for a long time! I have always liked your suggestions because they are attainable at any income. My top choices are the Amazon Gift Card, the B&N gift card and the subscription to All You. Thank you for such an awesome contest!

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  130. I’m in for anything but the coffee or the novel; All You, B&N and the finance books would be my tops after the grand prize or the Amazon cards!

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  131. I’d love the Wise Bread book, the coffe package (can I get it in Decaf? 🙂 and the envi-tote. But mostly the amazon cards 😀

    Also, I just popped over from Get Rich Slowly. Love this place too!

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  132. I signed to get the email.
    So my top 3 prizes are
    1. An Amazon gift card (especially the $100 card
    2. coffee package
    3. All You

    Thank you

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  133. Now I signed for facebook.
    My top three prizes are:
    1. $100 Amazon gift card
    2. $25 Amazon gift card
    3. $25 Barnes and Nobel gift card

    (my 4th and 5th are the coffee package and the tote bag)

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  134. And, last but surely not least, I added your blog to my reader. Woot!

    Other than the $$ gift cards, I’d love:

    1. Easy Money . . .
    2. Get Satisfied . . .
    3. A subscription to All You

    Thanks!

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  135. Happy Anniversary! I learn a lot from your posts. The give aways are very kind. Resisting the ATM was a helpful post, it at least makes me think before I use an ATM machine. Thank you.

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  136. I would love to win…..aside from the Amazon gift cards, my preferences are:

    1. B&N gift card
    2. Coffee anything
    3. Kate S. novel

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  137. Love your blog!
    Other than the gift cards, my preferences are…

    1. Coffee lover’s package
    2. All You subscription
    3. 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget by Wise Bread.

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  138. I just added you to my reader.
    Other than the gift cards, my preferences are…

    1. Coffee lover’s package
    2. All You subscription
    3. 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget by Wise Bread.

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  139. My three choices are as follows:

    #1 – The Barnes and Noble Gift Card
    #2 – The book – Easy Money
    #3 – The book – 10,001 Ways.

    Thanks….

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  140. I am following on Twitter and my choices for the prizes are as follows:

    #1 – The Barnes and Noble Gift Card
    #2 – The book – Easy Money
    #3 – The book – 10,001 Ways.

    Thanks….

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  141. I also signed up for the email and my three choices are as follows:

    #1 – The Barnes and Noble Gift Card
    #2 – The book – Easy Money
    #3 – The book – 10,001 Ways.

    Thanks….

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  142. Subscribing for a while via RSS –

    I would choose
    1. $100 Amazon gift card
    2. $25 Amazon gift card
    3. $25 Barnes and Noble gift card

    Happy anniversary and keep pushing the virtual pencil!

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  143. Congratulations on your one year anniversary! I just found you recently but have enjoyed your blog.

    If I were lucky enough to win (after the Amazon and Barnes and Noble cards are given out) I would enjoy:

    1. The coffee lovera pack
    2. All You
    3. 10,000 Ways to Live Larger …

    thanks!

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  144. I’d love any of these, but I’m Canadian and assume that you wouldn’t want to ship anything to me here as that can be pricey! So I’ll just put myself down for the giftcards since they’re electronic. Also adding you on twitter and subscribing via RSS! Thanks for a lovely giveaway and a great blog!

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  145. I signed up for your rss feed.
    I would love the Amazon $$, but would also like:
    1. 10,001 ways book from Wise Bread
    2. Your Credit Score book
    3. Easy Money book

    Thanks! Happy Anniversary!

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  146. Awesome giveway! I would love a chance to win. Aside from the Amazon gift cards, my preferences are:

    1. B&N gift card
    2. Any of the coffee gifts
    3. ‘Outliers’ book

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  147. Just signed up for RSS. Im happy to add you to my roster. Should have done it sooner.

    My choices are… Amazon gift cards and B&N gift card.

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  148. Besides the amazon.com gift cards, I’d love to win the B&N card, the Enviro-Tote, and/or the All You mag subscription.

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  149. Congrats on a great first year!

    After the gift cards, I am interested in:

    1) coffee set
    2) 10,001 ways…
    3) All You subscription

    Thanks!

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  150. Yay for contests!!!

    My top 3 choices would be the Amazon.com giftcards. Time to get more diapers!

    Thanks for holding the contest and happy 1 year!!

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  151. So, after the gift cards, then the Barnes and Noble gift card (is there redundancy there?), the Envi tote, and Though Not Dead.
    Glad you’ve “survived”!

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  152. consider this my entry 🙂

    I am appreciative of anything but I already have plenty of reusable shopping totes!

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  153. Great site! Preference is one of the gift cards from Amazon or BN. Then would be the 10,0001 ways to live large on a small budget with the subscription to All You.

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  154. I would love to win any of the prizes, except 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget….I already have it. :o)

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  155. Great blog and Happy Anniversary

    After the Amazon cards
    All You subscription
    10,001 Ways to Live Large
    Easy Money

    Thanks!

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  156. Hi,

    Congratulations on your first year, and the many more to come.

    I suscribed via e-mail. I would like:

    1. $100 Amazon gift card

    2. $25 Amazon gift card

    3. $25 Barnes and Noble gift card

    Or any of the books.

    Thanks!

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  157. Congratulations on the full year of having a blog – that’s a major accomplishment!

    And now for the goodies:

    1) Get Satisfied
    2) Easy Money
    3) 10,001 Things

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  158. Awesome givezaway! Aside from the Amazon gift cards, I would love to win:

    1. B&N gift card
    2. All You subscription
    3. Get Satisfied book

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  159. I first read your “taking the brown bag challenge” article through MSN money one summer day when I was just browsing around. Then I waited for your bi-weekly articles on the smart spending blog. Now I found Thriving and Surviving. Keep up the good work. I really enjoy reading your articles.

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  160. After the amazon gift card, I would love to win:
    1. All You magazine subscription
    2. Barnes & Noble gift card
    3. coffee lover’s package
    Congratulations on your anniversary!

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  161. Oh My! What wonderful gifts. Congatualtions on the anniversary.
    My gift choices are the coffee and the coffee machine.

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  162. Congrats on your anniversary, and good luck with your giveaway-though being #563 tells me you don’t need it…

    Don’t put me in the drawing-just wanted to give you a shout out and I’m glad I found your blog!

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  163. Happy anniversary!

    (My preferences run towards the reading material – particularly Get Satisfied or All You)

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  164. ps – my preference for prizes (besides the awesome Amazon gift cards) are: barnes & noble gift card, lot of liz weston books, and coffee package. thanks for this great giveaway!

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  165. Of course I’d be happy with any of those Amazon cards, I’m saving them up for a new sewing machine!

    The others…
    1. B&N card
    2. Beaneery Blend coffee
    3. “Though Dead” book

    Congratulations on a successful year of blogging!
    someluckydog at gmail dot com

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  166. I subscribed to your site via e-mail, amazon is my friend, so any of those gc would be wonderful, also the coffee package is very nice. Looking forward to reading your blog.

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  167. Any of the gift cards are good but I’m also a big coffee drinker. Thanks for a wonderful year and many more

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  168. Congrats on one year of writing. I would love to win:

    1) $100 Amazon gift card.
    2) Coffee package
    3) $25 Barnes and Noble gift card

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  169. Just found your site. Love it. Would love the All You, B&N and of course Amazon. Congrats on your one year milestone.

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  170. I “like” your Facebook page and am excited about the chance to win something here!! Looking forward to more tips from Surviving and Thriving in the next year. Top 3 choices would be the 1) Coffee lover’s package .. 2) All You .. 3)Envi-Tote. Congratulations on your 1st anniversary! =)

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  171. my choices would be:

    1. $100 Amazon gift card
    2. $25 Amazon gift card
    3. Coffee Lovers package. (Mmm, coffee)

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  172. Well, if you can’t send me money cards (though please feel free to do that!), then the coffee package sounds good. As does the Stabenow mystery.

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  173. After all the gift cards, I would choose the coffee package or any of the Liz Pulliam Weston, or the All-You package. Congratulations on the anniversary, I’ve loved reading your posts!

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  174. I hope I’m not leaving too many comments, but if I understand the rules correctly, I should leave a comment for each of the requirements? Anyway… my preference is any gift card (Amazon preferably) over any of the other items, and not cards, then coffee over anything else. This is great fun!

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  175. Congratulations!

    Now about the goodies, I want everything except the coffee. 🙂

    1)Barnes and Noble gift card (haven’t broused in a bookstore in a long time.)
    2)Any of the books, especially the Wisebread title.
    3)Envi-tote or All-You.

    So hard to choose. 🙂

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  176. Congrats on celebrating your first year mark! Hope your second year is just as great.

    1) B&N card
    2) Coffee lover’s package
    3) envi-tote

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  177. 1. Mr. Rebates $100 Amazon Card

    2. $25 Amazon Card

    3. 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget,”

    Congrats on your anniversary!

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  178. I read your blog every day! 🙂
    1. Dana Stabenow’s latest Kate Shugak book
    2. pound of coffee
    3. pound of coffee

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  179. Wowzaa! One year, congrats!
    Just finished my coffee stash, so the coffee pack would be lovely! Can always use a tote, or ooooo, gift card from B&N, would make this book worm happy!
    May your posts be many!
    Thanks for sharing, from a happy reader.

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  180. I like you on FB! 🙂

    Wishlist:
    1) $100 amazon
    2) $25 amazon
    3) $25 Barnes and Nobel

    I love your blog and am so proud of you. You are such an awesome PF blogger. Thank you for doing what you do great.

    sassysasha817 at gmail dot com

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  181. I’m more of a lurker, in the new Proboards as well as the MSN boards. You’ve done extemely well ‘Suriving & Thriving’. Good job! As for the drawings, I’d like the $100 gift card, or the Coffee Lover’s pack, or the EAsy money book.

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  182. Congratulations – this is a great giveaway and your site is one of my favorites. Well done!

    After all the Amazon gift cards, I’d pick the B&N card (booooks!), the All You subscription or the coffee pack.

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  183. Sorry – I was comment #20 on page 6, and I did not specify my favorite items. Here they are:
    amazon
    barnes & noble
    coffee package
    All you magazine
    10,001 way to live large book
    Thank you so much!!

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  184. Wow Donna – I cant believe it has been a YEAR already – Congrats!

    And yes please, enter me in the goody prizes – nice ones listed

    -FW

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  185. I just followed on twitter and signed up for the RSS.

    aside from the amazon GCs, i don’t think i have a preference. though, my hubs might really like the Café Frappe machine from Mr. Coffee !

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  186. congrats on your anniversary! i’ve loved reading here since day… well, probably day 5-ish, when i heard you’d started a blog. many happy returns!

    since you’re right in assuming the amazon cards are at the top of my list, i would then say:

    1. the envi tote
    2. the all you subscription
    3. the pf books

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  187. Congratulations on your anniversary! I would love the Barnes and Noble gift card, the Easy Money book, or the 10,001 Ways book. Thanks so much and keep up the great work.

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  188. Glad I found your site, just in time for a contest!
    #1 Coffee Package
    #2 Easy Money Book
    #3 10,001 Ways Book
    Thanks!

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  189. Happy Blogiversary! Here are my top three choices:

    1. $100 gift card from Mr. Rebates
    2. All you magazine subscription
    3. B & N gift card.

    Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  190. I love frapes and like the sound of 10,001 ways to save money. What wonderful prizes. Congratulations and kudos for being so disciplined to write so often.

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  191. Congrats on the one year – I’ve enjoyed your blog. My top 3 are the coffee lovers package, $25 B&N gift card and “1001 ways to live large on a small budget”.

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  192. Donna, congratulations on the blog, and on the new chapter in your life that all this represents. I would LOVE to win, and my top three choices are any of the Amazon gift cards. But honestly, I wouldn’t care what I got. They all sound pretty neat! 🙂

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  193. I just learned about your site through get rich slowly. I immediately liked your blog as well! I’ve subscribed to your reader and twitter too! If I were to win any of these prizes, I would be interested in the coffee, tote bag, and 10,001 ways. But I’d be happy with anything, I never win contests!

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  194. It is a great feeling of accomplishment to complete your first year of blogging! I am on my way to completing a five year mission with my science fiction scholarship blog.

    Thanks for running this contest! This is my first entry for posting a comment. If I win, I would like one of these things:

    1) Coffee Lover’s Package

    2) 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

    3) Envi-Tote

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  195. This is my second entry for subscribing to your RSS feed. If I win, I would like one of these things:

    1) Coffee Lover’s Package

    2) 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

    3) Envi-Tote

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  196. This is my third entry for following you on twitter (@dynamicsubspace). If I win, I would like one of these things:

    1) Coffee Lover’s Package

    2) 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget

    3) Envi-Tote

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  197. Following on facebook
    My choices: Amazon gift card, 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget,” and Easy Money

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  198. this is the comment entry!

    My 3 are:

    B&N card
    10001 Ways book from Wise Bread
    Get Satisfied

    and of course the amazon cards.

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  199. And I get email updates. I hope I win something this time; I could use the Amazon cards for school books. Poor student here, random generator!

    B&N card
    10001 Ways book
    Get Satisfied

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  200. Oh, and my top 3 picks are:

    $25 Barnes & Noble gift card
    Coffee lover’s package
    Two copies of “10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget”

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  201. I’m a FB fan and an email subscriber. Would be happy to win any of these great prizes but more importantly, I wanted to offer my congrats to you on your blog’s first “birthday”! Here’s to many more!

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  202. Donna- thank you for your blog and all your insightful articles at MSN money. I have learned so very much from you.
    My top 3 choices are:
    $100 gift card
    $25 Amazon card
    $25 Barnes and Noble card

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  203. 1. Amazon cards

    2. Coffee Beanery blend

    3. Coffee Beanery hazelnut

    I kinda like coffee. Can’t tell, can you.

    And congrats on the anniversary! May there be many more!

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  204. Congratulations on your first year anniversary. I’m glad Liz Weston introduced me to your website. I will be following your blog.

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  205. Congratulations! My first choice would be any of the gift cards but I’d be thrilled with anything that isn’t coffee!

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  206. Congratulations on your achievement! My top three would be: the Barnes and Noble card (my youngest really loves books), the coffee package (for the husband) and any of the books, they all sound terrible interesting! Thanks!

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  207. Congratulations on your one year anniversary. I’m so glad I found you.I follow you on facebook.I’d love to win amazon gc, envi tote, or any of the personal finance books. Thank you.

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  208. Thanks for such a great giveaway! Would love the Dana autographed book, the tote, or the coffee set up! Congratulations!

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  209. How exciting! I love contests. I have been a subscriber to your blog and on Facebook for awhile. I look forward to your adventures & posts/tips. Thanks! I would love to win any of the contests especially Amazon!

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  210. WoW! Incredible prizes!
    Top choices (amazon and B&N GC are a given)
    1. All You Magazine
    2. Envi-Tote
    3. Get Satisfied Book

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  211. I follow you on Twitter (@glassfishie) and Facebook (Robyn Glassfishie)
    Thanks so much for the giveaways and congrats on your anniversary!

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  212. Just followed on Twitter. Previous 2 comments forgot to indicate preferences, so…

    1. Coffee Lover’s Package
    2. All You
    3. Envi-Tote

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  213. Hi, I love your blog and I follow your twitter and subscribe via email.
    My top 3 choices are:
    1. $100 gift card
    2. $25 Amazon card
    3. “Your Credit Score: Your Money & What’s At Stake”
    or
    “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”

    Thank you.

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  214. Just signed up for the email, it will be nice to get something cool instead of spam. The 10,000 Ways & Easy Money books sound good, or of course the GC. You inspire a lot of people!

    Have you ever seen the movie “Fight Club”? Aside from Brad Pitt & Ed Norton at their hottest, it’s a great critique of overspending & debt. It’s one of my favorite movies.

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  215. Thanks so much for such a fun giveaway! You’re so right that everyone is going to want to win the cash and Amazon cards! My preferences for the rest are: $25 B&N gift card, coffee package, and All You magazine.

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  216. I subscribe via RSS as jcdarrow at google dot com
    John at darrows dot us
    My top 3 choices *after the Amazon cards) are: $25 Barnes & Noble, Coffee package, tote bag

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  217. Cool contest! Like the coffee package (cool Cafe Frappe maker, something I would never buy myself!), or the BN card.

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  218. I’d like “Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough,” “Outliers: The Story of Success,” or the B&N Gift Card.

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  219. I subscribe via email and would love to win any of the gift cards. The coffee lover’s prize pack would be amazing too as well as the 10,001 ways to live large book.
    Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  220. Congrats on your blogiversary! My preferences: “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”, 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget, B&N GC

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  221. I subscribe via my Google Reader. My preferences: “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”, 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget, B&N GC.

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  222. I follow you on Facebook. My preferences: “Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want Out of Life”, 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget, B&N GC.

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