The Very Best Things in Life Are DEBT FREE!
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Win a $15 Save-A-Lot Gift Card!
Good evening everyone! As stated in the title I am doing another fantastic giveaway. To me, there’s nothing like being able to share savings with others. Whether it be by way of words on the screen or physical savings—it doesn’t matter. Saving money is something that should be a top priority whenever you decide to spend your hard-earned money. No matter how big, or how small.
That’s why I am giving one lucky person the chance to win a $15 gift card to Save-a-Lot food stores. I was really hoping to visit one of the stores close to me, but we just haven’t had a chance to. When I do, I will definitely write about it, but until then I wanted to share with you what stood out to me as I looked over the site.
First off, I love their guiding principle to be customer-centric.
“The consumer will guide us in everything we do. While we are always mindful of costs and efficiencies, in the end our decisions and actions are guided by how we can best meet the needs and wants of the value seeking consumer.”
Customers before money?? I love it!! I believe that any company that truly practices that principle, will always shine above the rest.
The website claims that their prices are up to 40% less than conventional grocery stores. They also have online coupons that you can print from home to use on your shopping trip. Something I found to be of value was the fact that their resident expert nutritionist has labeled all of their healthy foods with a “Healthy For You” label so that you know the food you are buying is healthy for your family. The website even includes a meal solutions area where you will see recipes made with the quality foods you will find at Save-a-lot.
I was contacted by Save-a-lot for this promotion. They provided me with a package including this $15 gift card, which I have decided to give to you. Even though I was compensated with these products, I wish to be truthful about their products, as well as my experience. Since I have not been able to go, I am hoping you can help me out.
Just like with the last giveaway, I want to give you the chance to let me know how your experience was. If you win, I would like for you to send me 2-3 sentences about your experience. Did you really save money? Did you find quality products? Was the “Healthy For You” labels helpful for you when making your food choices?
Here’s How You Can Enter To Win!
- Do you struggle with impulse spending?
- What tips do you have for dealing with it?
Leave a comment below answering those two questions to enter.
To be eligible you must comment by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday night. The winner will be chosen via random.org, and announced on THIS POST first thing Monday morning.
Enter Your Name UP TO 5 Times!
To enter your name for more chances to win, leave another comment stating any of the following to be entered more times. In order for this to work unfortunately you have to leave a comment for each one. (your comments are numbered making the selection process easy.)
- I subscribed to Enemy of Debt!
- I tweeted this post! (Be sure to enter @enemyofdebt in your tweet)
- I joined the Improve Yourself! 2010 challenge and could win $100!
- I have admitted my addiction to become/stay debt free! (This requires that you visit 12 Steps and leave a comment stating: “My name is (your name) and I am addicted to becoming/staying debt free!” )
You should look forward to future giveaways giving you multiple chances to win!
Bonus Prize!!
I will also give away a FREE Enemy of Debt T-shirt to the winner! Talk about an AWESOME giveaway!! 
I have S, M, L, & 2X available. Let me know what size you wear!
That’s it! GOOD LUCK!
The Winner!
Hello everyone! Thanks for participating in the giveaway. I wish it would have been for more, and one that more people could have benefited from. The truth is we didn’t get a chance to visit a Save-A-Lot because the closest one is one hour away. Luckily I could work it into my shopping when I visit my mom, so I will definitely be checking it out.
The winner chosen by random.org was originally thisisbeth, but since she made it known that she wasn’t entering due to the distance she’s have to travel, I had to select another.
So the winner is Julie! Congratulations Julie, and thanks for participating. I look forward to hearing how it went for you.
I am hoping to give you some awesome stuff this year so be sure to subscribe for future giveaways, and as always, motivational articles to give you that extra boost in your debt free journey!.
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I do struggle with impulse spending, so to deal with it I try the following two things: 1) I take a LIST to the store with me. Staying on task is easier when something is on paper (just like staying on budget is easier with cash). 2) I budget an extra $2 or so dollars and “go hog wild” on whatever I want to buy with it. It’s pre-planned “impulse”!
Tip #1 – Leave your credit card at home to curb impulse spending.
Tip #2 – Stay out of stores that trigger your spending.
(For me that is to stay out of clothing stores)
Tip #3- Look at your debt – If your in debt (like me) that’s all you have to do to understand A. you don’t have the money, and B. You spend too much.
Tip #4 – Stay away from the “friends” who insist on your spending, get you into “keeping up with the Joneses”, or who make you want to spend money, or make you feel stupid if you don’t.
To curb impulse spending I also set up a budget.
I struggle with impulse spending at certain stores. Barnes and Noble is the worse as I love books, but I wouldn’t buy a thing at a clothing store.
I overcome this temptation by simply avoiding stores altogether and when I’m there I ask myself how much I’ll actually use the product and where it will be in 6 months. If I won’t still be using it 6 months later I set it down and walk away.
When I am tempted to go shopping or feeling down I go shopping at home. I go to my closet, pull things out and see what I have. I always have something I forgot about. I take that item and try and create outfits. I also go shopping in my pantry. I look to see what I have and create a meal out of what is on hand. It never ceases to amaze me what is crammed in the back of other cans, boxes etc. If that doesn’t work I look at my mortgage schedule and remind myself why I am trying to save money. For Freedom!
I struggle with impulse spending, so I write a shopping list and stick to it. I also avoid stores that I know I have trouble not spending money in (Best Buy, Barnes & Noble). Another tip I find works for me is act like I have blinders on. I stay focused on what I’m there for and don’t stray. We also know what our weekly budget is for purchases. If its a big purchase, we put aside so much money a week ($20-$50 depending on the item price tag) until we can pay cash for it. In many cases, by the time we have enough to buy it we’ve decided we can put that cash into something better (pay off a credit card or at least big chunk of a credit card). This has worked for us so far and I expect it to continue to work.
I struggle with impulse spending from time to time.
One of the ways I deal with it is making myself wait. I often put things in a “cart” if shopping online, and end up never going back to buy it. I will leave a store telling myself if I still really want said item in a few days, I can always go back and get it. Rarely do I decide to go back. If I do, it’s not an “impulse” buy anymore.
Also, what helps is not carrying cash. I am a stay-at-home mom and my husband pays my credit card bill, so I have to be accountable for all my purchases. I am kind of “kept” in that way, but it helps.
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I subscribed to Enemy of Debt!
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I joined the Improve Yourself! 2010 challenge and could win $100!
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I have admitted my addiction to become/stay debt free!
I’m an impulse spender. I’m slowly getting better, but there are still certain stores that bring out the impulse in me (Hi, Barnes and Noble!). For those stores, I try to avoid them as much as possible.
At places like Target (another nemisis, that I cant’ really avoid since it’s the best place for things like toilet paper), I try to stick to a list, and ask myself a million times “Do I really NEED this?” As part of my goals this year, I’m tracking spending and that’s actually helping curb the impulses, because I know if I spend an extra $20 on something fun now, I might have to really scrimp to buy groceries the end of the month.
(The closest Save-a-Lot to me is over 55 miles away, so I’m passing on the opportunity of winning.)
Great tips and thank you so much for sharing with us. (bookstores=my nemesis. lol)
55 miles? Yeah you would be spending money to use a free gift card. (the definition of counter-productive)
Again thanks for still sharing your thoughts.
I struggle all the time, especially with all the stuff available on the internet. What do I do about the internet problem. I come to this site of course and I change my mind about buying!
Having been programmed to buy things all of my life I try to avoid advertising. We have never had cable TV and most recently “forgot” to get a digital receiver for our television at home…ha! The power of advertising cannot be underestimated…people get degrees in it and have very successful careers! Additionally, I avoid *shopping* as a pastime. Only visiting specific stores for items on my list (grocery, clothing, gifts). If I hear of a book or other item that I would like I often use Amazon.com to buy a used version. Even with shipping it is much cheaper…and I’m not tempted to buy impulse items because I am not in a store. I also buy and sell college textbooks for our children on Amazon.com.