Giveaway: Another $25 gift card.

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The results are in: You guys really like gift cards. The previous gift card giveaway had 185 entries.

No surprises here. Gift cards can be used either for something you need or for something you want but couldn’t quite justify buying for yourself.

Here’s a good example: One commenter who’d previously won a gift card on my site said she used it to buy a signed copy of a book, thereby supporting a writer while indulging in something she would not otherwise have gotten. #winwin

Frankly, I wish the amount on the card were more generous. But I decided that I would rather give away a bunch of relatively small prizes than one or two big ones.

Besides, during the difficult days of the pandemic even $25 can make a difference in your life. That could mean getting a signed book, or it could mean being able to buy a few groceries or put gas in your car until the next cash – be it paycheck or unemployment benefit – comes in.

As a broke single mom, at times I had to take coins from the baby’s piggy bank to buy milk before payday. Always paid it back, but it caused me tremendous anxiety to have to open up that bank (even though the milk was for her).

 

That $25 gift card might also let you do a little holiday shopping, which was definitely something I thought about when planning this series of giveaways. While I’d never advise buying gifts that you can’t pay for in cash (or pay for in full when the credit card bill comes due), I also think it’s important to give.

 

The winner of this giveaway could also opt to give the prize as a present on its own, or to use it to buy a gift (or gifts) at the best possible price. Or, if times were good in their household, to pay it forward by purchasing items for a friend in tough times or buying things to donate to a shelter.

Whoever wins this week will get $25 to his or her favorite retailer, restaurant, entertainment venue or service provider. For your chance(s) to win, do one or more of the following:

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (e.g., “Subscribed via e-mail” or “Follow you on Twitter”).

The deadline to enter is 6 p.m. PDT Friday, Oct. 16. If I don’t hear back from the winner by 6 p.m. PDT Sunday, Oct. 18, I’ll have the random number generator pull a new name.

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154 thoughts on “Giveaway: Another $25 gift card.”

  6. I really like your blog. When you talk about money, at least it is US dollars I understand.
    If I win, I would like a gift card to Walmart, Dollar Tree, or Dollar General.
    Keep up the great blog!

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  7. Thanks for another great giveaway. $25 would buy pretty much everything for a holiday meal here. You just need to get the main course on sale. 😉

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  14. I subscribe by email. $25 is a fortune for some people at this point, so thank you so much for doing this. If I win, I’m giving it to my daughter who lost her housing in California due to the CZU lightning strike fire.

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  27. Would love to win. And $25 is not a small amount, even in our high cost of living area…used creatively, it can buy quite a lot! Or maybe it’s becase I grew up in a big family without a lot of $, $25 will always seem sizeable to me 🙂 Recently, people in our church commmunity have been really struggling (as in many places). So, in addition to stretching to increase our financial contribution each week, I’ve challenged myself to use $5 from my grocery budget each week to donate needed items. It’s amazing what even $5 can buy, if used very carefully and creatively.
    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  53. I love all the things you talk about. They are especially helpful during these uncertain times. Me having a second surgery this year, well, this is the worst!!! I love your emails! Thank you for doing all these things for us!

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  76. Subscribe to you on email and I also have your books — they rank right up there with Amy Daczyczn’s Tightwad Gazette books. Five star frugality!

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  90. Wow, Donna! How nice to have a 2nd gift card giveaway to try for. I thank you for this chance & wish you blessings as you are a blessing and inspiration w/ money stewardship.

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  131. Throwing my proverbial hat in the ring for the gift card drawing. I’m grateful for the giveaway. I’m an email subscriber….thanks!

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