Supplement Your Income with Sweepstakes Winnings

If the present economy has you worrying about your financial situation, there is something you can do about it whether you are requesting a free sample, printing coupons to save money at the grocery store, or entering sweepstakes to win prizes. Every little bit helps!

When money is tight many people get creative about how to supplement their income and ease their household budget. The Internet has so many options for saving money, getting something for free, winning a prize, or earning money from home. You just need to find those resources that offer helpful information and point you in the right direction to get you started and keep you motivated. Saving money can be a lot of work but the rewards can be great for your family and your budget!

I first learned about sweepstakes back in 1993 when I went to my first coupon swap at the local library. There were a group of people who would meet once a week to exchange coupons and someone told me about sweepstakes. Within a few months I was entering sweepstakes and I won my first TV from Captain Crunch cereal.

There is something in almost every room of our house that we have won from a sweepstakes – things we could never have afforded on our incomes alone. We own these free and clear (after taxes) and some still have warranties. The list below is just a small example of prizes we have won. Some prizes have been given away, are no longer around or were trips and all that is left are the wonderful memories. But, this gives you an idea how entering sweepstakes to win prizes can really make a difference in your lifestyle and in your family’s budget.

Sometimes we have won money that was used to buy a lot of little things or we sold larger items on eBay for cash but those wins actually helped us more because they helped us pay bills, buy groceries or gas, and were, at times, lifesavers that came in the nick of time.

Prizes in my office:

• Digital camera
• Cordless keyboard and mouse
• Web cam
• 9″ TV
• Les Paul Guitar on the wall
• Laptop bag
• Office chair

Prizes in the living room:

• 37″ flat-screen HGTV
• Home theater system
• Area rug
• Curtains

Prizes in the kitchen:

• Dishwasher (the 3rd one we have won)
• Food (At least $1,500 in grocery gift certificates in the last year)
• A framed poster of the castle we stayed in that reminds us of the France trip we won.

Prizes in the den:

• Couch
• Coffee table
• Entertainment center
• TV
• DVD player
• A year of Netflix

Prizes in the bedrooms:

• Stained glass Lamps
• 26″ TV
• 19″ flat-screen HGTV

Prizes in our driveway:

• Dodge truck
• New tires for the car
• $500 in gas (last year)

With persistence, patience, and perseverance there is no reason why you can’t fill your house with prizes like these. We haven’t won these all in one year but our dedication to this hobby has paid off for us over the long haul. And, while, we haven’t won everything in one year, we consistently win 200 to 300 prizes a year, many of them large items we cannot afford with our incomes alone.

I have always been a resourceful person, learning to make “something out of nothing” so it is just natural that freebies, couponing, rebates, discount shopping, and winning prizes team up together to help you stretch your budget. With a combination of all of these things you can add to your income and stretch that ever shrinking dollar.

Please visit my Neighbors on the Net in the fight for our wallets:

• Champagne Living (living the good life on less)
• Freebies4Mom (freebies and samples)
• Consumer Queen (coupons, grocery store deals)
• BeCentsAble (coupons and frugal living)
• Baby Cheapskate (deals on baby and kids items)
• Coupon Cravings (free stuff from CVS and Walgreens)

I hope you will consider Sweeties Sweeps to be one of your favorite resources for entering sweepstakes, blog giveaways, and other promotions. I will continue to post helpful articles that will give you the “skills” you need to win prizes on a consistent basis.

It is so much fun to win prizes and feel that rush when a prize comes through the door. It is also a bonus when those prizes help you balance your budget and ease some financial burdens.

So, you see, you can definitely supplement your income with sweepstakes winnings.

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