Being Thrifty

Enter the Cosmopolitan Magazine March Must Haves Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 American Express Gift Check gift card for a spring shopping spree.

Hurry though, this sweepstakes ends at 11:59pm Eastern on March 9, 2009.

The contest is open to all legal residents of the United States, the District of Columbia and Canada who are of legal age. Void in Puerto Rico, Quebec, and elsewhere where prohibited by law.

There is only one entry allowed per household during the entry period. You must have a valid email address.

See the official rules for complete details.

Disclaimer:

All statements concerning the Cosmopolitan March Must Haves Sweepstakes made on the Cosmopolitan website take precedence over any statements made on this site.

HGTVPro.com, HGTV’s website for professionals and contractors, is hosting a Product of the Day sweepstakes .  A different tool or product will be featured every day from March 2 through March 8. You can enter daily, with a limit of one entry per person per day.

One weekly winner will be chosen by random drawing on Monday, March 9.  The weekly winner will then get their choice of daily prizes featured during the week on days that they entered.  For example, if you enter on Monday and Thursday and you are the weekly winner, you get your choice of either Monday’s or Thursday’s featured product.

This week’s contest is open starting at 12:00am Eastern Monday, March 2, 2009 through 11:59pm Eastern Sunday, March 8, 2009.  The sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, age 21 and older.  Void where prohibited by law and outside the United States.

See here for official rules.

Winner for the week of March 2 - 8, 2009 will be selected by random drawing on or about Monday, March 9, 2009.

Prizes for the week of March 2 - 8:

Monday: KitchenAid Mixer

Tuesday: Cuisinart Brick Oven

Wednesday: Gourmet Food Slicer

Thursday: Home Styles Kitchen Island

Friday: Hot Water Dispenser

Saturday: InSinkErator Disposal

Sunday: Kensington Towel Warmer

MTV and the Case Foundation are joining forces to bring you the “Change Begins With Me” sweepstakes where one lucky person can win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC for the Presidential Inauguration.

Submit a short essay in 250 characters or less, completing the phrase: Change begins with me. I commit to……….  Just go to this website and fill out the form to enter.  Hurry though, this sweepstakes ends on January 12.

The winner of this sweepstakes will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington DC that includes airfare for two, a three-night stay at a hotel in the nation’s capitol, two tickets to the Inauguration and the Inaugural Ball, and a Flip video camera so that you can record this chance of a lifetime.

Get a laugh in your email box every Monday morning from TBS.  Sign up for their Monday Morning Laughs newsletter and be entered to win one of five $100 gift cards from American Express.

The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older.  The sweepstakes began on December 2 and continues through 11:59pm Eastern time on January 6, 2009.

The grand prize of one gift card will be awarded during each of the five weeks of the sweepstakes, for a total of 5 grand prizes.  The sweepstakes is currently in week three.  The remaining eligibility periods are: 12:00am Eastern December 16 to 11:59pm Eastern December 22; 12:00am Eastern December 23 to 11:59pm Eastern December 29; and 12:00am Eastern December 30 to 11:59pm Eastern January 6.

Enter to win by filling out the online form.  Limit one entry per person in a 24-hour period.  Once someone has won a grand prize, they are not eligible for another prize during the remainder of the contest.  For complete rules, visit tbs.com.

Here’s a sweepstakes for country music fans.  Enter the CMT George Strait Classic Christmas Stocking Sweepstakes .  One grand prize winner will get George’s Classic Christmas CD, a George Strait Resistol cowboy hat, and gift certificates for a pair of Justin boots and a pair of Wrangler jeans.  The grand prize has an approximate retail value of $255. Ten first prize winners will receive a copy of the Classic Christmas CD.

The sweepstakes is open until December 15 at 11:59:59pm Central Standard Time.  The sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States aged 16 and over.  Only one entry per household is permitted. Winners will be selected by random drawing. Void where prohibited.  See the CMT sweepstakes website for official rules.

Enter the Good Housekeeping Holiday DVD Giveaway for your chance to win one of ten holiday DVD packages.  The sweepstakes ends December 31 at 11:59pm Eastern.  One entry per household.  See the Good Housekeeping sweepstakes site for official rules.

Each DVD package includes 1 Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection DVD set, 2 Classic Christmas Favorites DVD Set and 1 Jack Frost Deluxe Edition DVD.  The Peanuts Holiday collection includes the favorite Peanuts specials, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas”.  The Classic Christmas Favorites include “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”, “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland”, and “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year”, among others.

The DVD package has a $105 retail value.

Ten winners will be selected randomly on or about January 7, 2009.  This is a great bunch of videos.  Good luck to all who enter!

Feeling lucky?  If so, try your luck in the Lucky Magazine Lucky Breaks giveaways that are going on now.

There’s only one entry per sweepstakes per person, and the sweepstakes are void in Florida.  Be sure to check the website for complete rules for each sweepstakes.

The Keri Russell Cover Giveaway ends on Thursday, December 4, so you need to enter quickly in order to be eligible.  Win Keri’s December cover outfit and makeup worth $500.

The rest of the available sweepstakes are open until January 4. Sign up to win the following:  1 of 20 $500 shopping sprees at Lord & Taylor; 1 of 20 $500 shopping sprees from Redstamp.com online stationary store; 1 of 7 Microsoft laptop and MP3 player sets worth $1700; 1 of 100 Big Buddha accessory sets worth $120 each; 1 of 26 pairs of Apepazza boots worth $385 a pair.

Register to win for one sweepstakes or all 6!  Good luck!

If you own your home and you are wanting to remodel your kitchen or bathroom, you can’t miss this awesome giveaway!

The DIY Network is hosting the Ultimate Kitchen & Bath Giveaway .  You can register to win $100,000 to remodel your kitchen and bath anyway you want.  You can register to win online, once per day, per valid email address.  Registration for this giveaway ends at 5:00pm eastern time on Monday, November 24, 2008.  Winner will be selected randomly from all entries.  See full rules here .

My ex-husband and I remodeled our kitchen several years ago and spent almost $75,000, so you should be able to get a pretty cool remodel done for $100 grand.

Don’t miss out on this sweepstakes!  Good luck if you enter.

The Rachael Ray daytime talk show website has some fantastic giveaways that end this week.  They are “Enter to Win” sweepstakes, with no purchase necessary.  You must be at least 18 to enter, and a legal resident of the United States.  You must be a member of Club RR to enter the sweepstakes, but the club is free to join.  One entry per club member per giveaway.

You have to sign up by this Friday, November 14, at 11:59pm eastern time, to be eligible for these drawings:

A signed copy of “Rocco Gets Real” – drawing will be for one of two signed copies of the “Rocco Gets Real” cookbook by Rocco DiSpirito.

“The Starter Wife t-shirt – Be eligible to win one of six “The Starter Wife” t-shirts from the hit USA Network series starring Debra Messing.

“Will & Grace” Season 8 DVD - Speaking of Debra Messing, you can win one of two copies of Season 8 of her hit sitcom “Will & Grace” on DVD

Rachael’s Big Orange Book – This huge cookbook is Rachael’s newest collection of recipes.  She’s giving away 5 of these great books.

McGraw by Tim McGraw & “My Little Girl” – For the man and little girl in your life, you could win one of seven prize packages containing country superstar Tim McGraw’s fragrance McGraw and a copy of his children’s book, “My Little Girl”.

There’s one more giveaway currently listed on the Rachael Ray Show website.  It’s for a 10-piece set of Rachael’s cookware .  This giveaway ends on Thursday, November 20 at 11:59pm eastern.  The set includes a 3-quart saucepan and lid, one 5-quart saucepan and lid, one 10-inch sauté pan with lid, one 6-quart stockpot with lid, one 8-inch skillet and one 10-inch skillet. 

Good luck!

Woman’s Day Magazine has several Enter To Win Giveaways listed on their website.  All you have to do is register to win one of the many wonderful prizes in each drawing.  There’s no purchase necessary to enter.

The giveaways are open only to legal residents of the United States.  You may enter each drawing once per day.

Here’s a list of the current giveaways that are open until this Friday, November 14.

Affresh Washer Cleaner by Whirlpool

This drawing is for one of 125 prize packages that include 3 Power Puck Affresh tablets and 6 Grit Grabber cloths.

Kamik Rain Boots

Enter to win one of ten pairs of these super cute rain boots.

Orka Silicone Cooking Mitt

Mastrad is giving away 20 of these cooking mitts – one per winner.

Maison Belle Home Cleaning Prize Package from Pier 1 Imports

This sweepstakes is for 1 of 20 prize packages that include Maison Belle Lavender Dish Soap; Maison Belle Lavender Glass Cleaner and Maison Belle Lavender Countertop Cleaner.

Please check the official rules for each giveaway before entering.

You can also sign up for the WD Giveaways Newsletter to learn first-hand about new contests and prizes.

Good luck!