WOW – Guess what today, October 26th is??? It is the 1st birthday of our site!
One year ago today, we did our very first post and it was for a FREEBIE for KFC (of their new grilled chicken at the time)! We posted for the rest of October and then made our site public in early November.
It has been such an amazing and wonderful year here at The Thrifty Couple! Here are a few things we wanted to highlight over the last year:
- We started at the busiest time of year – The Holiday Season!
- We were interviewed by the Salt Lake Tribune for our frugal Black Friday shopping ideas that appeared on in the Thanksgiving Day 2009 newspaper (the biggest newspaper day of the year). Talk about exciting for brand new bloggers!
- We did our first diaper deals post in December.
- We had our first giveaway of a $25 Amazon gift card on January 7th.
- We also started our page on Facebook on that day with 2 likers (“fans” back then – the two of us) and now we have over 3,300!
- We were still paying off our final debts when we started and were able to declare We are Debt Free on April 3rd.
- We started Fun Fabulous Friday on the first Friday of April.
- We were selected to attend the prestigious Savvy Blogging Summit in Colorado in July and were finally able to meet fellow bloggers face-to-face for the first time.
- We also started telling our Deep-in-Debt to Debt-Free story the same weekend we went to the Savvy Blogging Summit.
- Since then we have added the following featured regular posts to our site: Daily Dose of Thrifty, Thrifty Kids Thursday and Thrifty Date Deals along with the usual Best Deals on Diapers.
- In late July, we were on the 11Alive Atlanta news regarding how we are frugal and how we used it to get out of debt.
- Just a few weeks ago, with your help, Savings.com declared us to be one of 30 bloggers in the nation to be the most frugal and financially responsible. As such, we are one of 30 Savings.com Deal Pros and will be heading to Chicago in a couple of weeks for the Deal Pro gathering.
- On Saturday, October 23rd – we were the feature story on the front page of the Deseret Morning News in UT about how our whole family and us as a couple achieved debt-freedom after getting ourselves into a ginormous amount of debt. The story was also about how we share our advice to help others do the same!
- AND Finally……… this post will be post number 2,608, which equals an average 7.14 posts a day!
So what does this fun 1st Birthday and year long reminiscing bring??? Well, how about a giveaway to you, all of our awesome readers!
AND THIS GIVEAWAY IS AWESOME!
2 Winners Each Get an iPod Shuffle and iTunes $15 Gift Card
Two winners will each receive a FREE iPod Shuffle and a $15 iTunes gift card!! And the two winners will be able to pick their color of iPod in Silver, Blue, Pink, Green or Orange!
It is EASY to enter! And to up the ante, you can enter up to 4 times EVERY DAY. This giveaway is going now until Saturday, October 30th at 11:59 p.m. That means that you would have a potential of 20 entries into this giveaway by the time it ends!
Here’s how this giveaway works, there are four (4) possible ways of entering per day!
- Just leave a comment – either what your favorite features/posts are, why you like to come to our site, or any other comment you would like to leave! Be creative as you can leave a comment each of the 5 days and leave a different comment each day.
- Like The Thrifty Couple on Facebook and then leave a comment to tell us you did. If you’re already a Liker then even better! Just leave us a comment and tell us you already are.
- Subscribe to The Thrifty Couple email updates then you will have our deals delivered to your inbox daily so never miss a deal or another giveaway! You must confirm your subscription before commenting (a confirmation email will be sent to you that you will need to click through to confirm that you would like to receive emails from us!)! If you are already a confirmed subscriber, just leave a comment for another entry.
- Also, spread the love by telling your friends about this product and giveaway and then come back here and leave a comment telling us you did.
This giveaway will end on Saturday, October 30th at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Get 1, 2, 3 or 4 entries to increase your chances of winning by following the ways to enter above.
A couple of additional points:
1. Leave a separate comment for each of the above things you do each day, each comment and activity you complete is an entry. The total number of entries you may have at the end of this giveaway is 20.
2. Be sure to leave your comments for entries here on this post to be counted as an entry.
Dawn R.
friends with Thrifty Couple on fb
Dawn R.
my favorite posts are the diaper deals. awesome!!! 🙂
jennifer evans
I love the free samples you guys share with us.I also am learning how to save $$$$ thanks to your site.
Ana
I love your family stories and the stories of how you got into debt in the first place 🙂 Cool blog.
jennifer evans
I subscribed to The Thrifty Couple email updates!!!!!!
Shane R.
We “like’ you on Facebook!
Shane R.
Subscribed to your e-mails!
Shane R.
Love the diaper deals each week!
Shane R.
We spread the love on Facebook!
Elizabeth Walker
I like you guys most for the diaper deals!
Elizabeth Walker
I liked you guys on facebook a while ago (thanks to stockpiling moms or sarah’s deals) for said diaper deals!
Camiele
I like the diaper deals that you have every week!
Camiele
I like you on Facebook.
Elizabeth Walker
as I work full time, I subscribed to your email list as well so that when I got home I didn’t have to worry about missing any of your deals!
Camiele
I am signed up for your e-mails.
Elizabeth Walker
shared this post on facebook!
Gina R.
I like the thrifty couple on facebook!
Virginia Roth
I like daily dose and thrifty kids.
Gina R.
I like all of your posts! They save me money!
Virginia Roth
I Like you on FB.
Virginia Roth
I subscribe to email updates/newsletters.
Virginia Roth
I shared this post on FB.
Kari
I love the diaper deals! I won’t buy diapers without checking here 1st for the deals around town.
AnnMarie Hofer
I am already following you on facebook 🙂
AnnMarie Hofer
Diaper deals are my favorite. With two in diapers I love stocking up at low prices.
Sisavanh Houghton
I have gotten so many deals because of you two, so keep up the good work!!
Laura C
Thanks for the hard work!
Laura C
I suggested you to my friends and family!
Laura C
I follow you via email!
Laura C
I “like” you on facebook!
Tammie
I like you on FB
Jeni
I am a Liker on Facebook 🙂
Molly
I Loooove you two! Ya’ll are a hoot and always sweet! I like that. Thanks.
Molly
I am a facebook fan
Molly
I am a subscriber! I am the only one in my house without an Ipod!
Tamara Vazquez
I like learning to save money!
Ashley R
I like your compiled lists of the best diaper deals each week.
Ashley R
“Like” you on FB! (Ashley Reynolds) for 10/27!
Ashley R
Subscribe to your emails! For 10/27
Nancy
I like you on facebook.
Abdala
I come to this site to find good deals.
Abdala
E-mail subscriber.
Lisa C
P.S.S You should start a What’s free in your mailbox 2-day blog?
This gives yourself and others an idea of when the freebies are rolled out in your mailbox and others. Thanks again
Andi
I always check your diaper deals before I buy them.
Andi
I am a fan on Facebook. Happy 1 Year!
Hannah
I like you on facebook
Hannah
I love the organic product deals you find!!!
Lenis
I love your diaper post it helps me save money.
Lenis
your coupons match ups helped me start clipping coupons and made me realize the true value of how much they help
Lenis
your freebies