If I won, I would put half in my savings account and the other half in an account at our non-profit agency to help people who have transportation issues that keep them from working (repairs, need to reinstate their license, etc.). I live in a rural area with no mass transit options.
After the extended family Christmas get together on Christmas Eve, we bundle up, grab hot chocolate and snacks, pile into the car, and go around the city looking at Christmas lights and decorations. It's a nice way to unwind and spend a little one on one time with the kiddos.
If I won the $1000 grand prize in Hedgeable's Wisebread giveaway, I would use it to buy gifts for my friends and family, donate towards our church outreach and the rest would help me to go on an exciting trip with my husband!
I would give half of the 1,000 Amazon prize to my brother to help him pay for his college textbooks and spend the rest on items for my children (Books, toys, clothes, food) What can't you buy on Amazon ;)
We play Crazy BINGO on Christmas Eve every year. One of us buys a bunch of little gifts and wraps them up. Then each time someone wins at BINGO, they get to choose a gift, or they can steal one that was already taken (and the person whose gift is taken gets to select a new one). This goes on until everyone has a gift (so if you've already won, you sit out the subsequent rounds unless you'd like the chance to steal a gift). Once gifts are opened you can swap if you'd like.
The fun part for me is picking out the gifts (since I've taken over this tradition from my mother) as well as watching everyone go after the gift they think is the "big" prize (i.e. money or a gift card). It's just a lot of fun and not very expensive when you have 8 people participating like we usually do. I look forward to it every year and is why I kept the tradition going when my mom got tired of coordinating it.
RE: #4, the sizes in the kits are significantly smaller than the sizes the individual products are sold in. In my experience, the kits are frequently more expensive when you take the container sizes into consideration.
I would use it, as I have other Amazon GCs I have won, to buy my kids' books for college classes. And if there was any $$ left, I would buy myself a book!
I'd use the gift card to purchase some books to help me start my own business and I'd probably buy a few birthday gifts in advance of the late winter/spring birthdays. Doing that would really help me save my own money for personal expenses and bills.
My favorite tradition is the way our family opens Christmas gifts. We give them out and everyone piles theirs up. Then we start opening, usually with the youngest, and go around and around the room, one at a time, opening one gift. That way everyone gets to see what everyone else got and who gave it. Plus it helps to keep up with throwing paper away and not accidentally throwing away money or gift cards.
Cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. Ever since the kids were little we've been doing this. Even now that they are 19 & 21 they look forward to getting the rolls in the oven, then starting to open the gifts.
If I won, I would put half in my savings account and the other half in an account at our non-profit agency to help people who have transportation issues that keep them from working (repairs, need to reinstate their license, etc.). I live in a rural area with no mass transit options.
After the extended family Christmas get together on Christmas Eve, we bundle up, grab hot chocolate and snacks, pile into the car, and go around the city looking at Christmas lights and decorations. It's a nice way to unwind and spend a little one on one time with the kiddos.
Getting small gifts in our stockings the 12 days before Christmas… It always makes the days leading up to Christmas a little more special.
If I won the $1000 grand prize in Hedgeable's Wisebread giveaway, I would use it to buy gifts for my friends and family, donate towards our church outreach and the rest would help me to go on an exciting trip with my husband!
I would give half of the 1,000 Amazon prize to my brother to help him pay for his college textbooks and spend the rest on items for my children (Books, toys, clothes, food) What can't you buy on Amazon ;)
I'd buy an iPad mini and pay down debt with the other half.
I would use the gift cards to pay for gifts and the money I've saved for gifts towards a vacation and towards clean water for those without it!
Not sure how I'd use it. I could use a new computer or refrigerator though.
I would use the $ to bless some needy friends.
I would use the money to make some much-needed repairs to my jalopy (aka "Old Faithful")!
We play Crazy BINGO on Christmas Eve every year. One of us buys a bunch of little gifts and wraps them up. Then each time someone wins at BINGO, they get to choose a gift, or they can steal one that was already taken (and the person whose gift is taken gets to select a new one). This goes on until everyone has a gift (so if you've already won, you sit out the subsequent rounds unless you'd like the chance to steal a gift). Once gifts are opened you can swap if you'd like.
The fun part for me is picking out the gifts (since I've taken over this tradition from my mother) as well as watching everyone go after the gift they think is the "big" prize (i.e. money or a gift card). It's just a lot of fun and not very expensive when you have 8 people participating like we usually do. I look forward to it every year and is why I kept the tradition going when my mom got tired of coordinating it.
I'd trade it for actual money which I would use to put toward my dental debt.
RE: #4, the sizes in the kits are significantly smaller than the sizes the individual products are sold in. In my experience, the kits are frequently more expensive when you take the container sizes into consideration.
I would buy an emergency preparedness kit!
I would use it, as I have other Amazon GCs I have won, to buy my kids' books for college classes. And if there was any $$ left, I would buy myself a book!
I'd use the gift card to purchase some books to help me start my own business and I'd probably buy a few birthday gifts in advance of the late winter/spring birthdays. Doing that would really help me save my own money for personal expenses and bills.
I would pay some bills and put the rest in savings
If I won, I would use it to buy food and clothes for a needy family!
we open one present each on Christmas eve
My favorite tradition is decorating the tree with my family! I love visiting Santa's village and getting pics done as well.
I love to eat all the yummy food we only make and buy around Christmas and Thanksgiving. This weekend we will be making tamales and they are so yummy!
My favorite tradition is the way our family opens Christmas gifts. We give them out and everyone piles theirs up. Then we start opening, usually with the youngest, and go around and around the room, one at a time, opening one gift. That way everyone gets to see what everyone else got and who gave it. Plus it helps to keep up with throwing paper away and not accidentally throwing away money or gift cards.
One of our favorite things; We save our wrapping paper after we've opened our gifts, then have a huge wrapping paper snowball fight. It's fabulous.
I really enjoy baking and sharing with neighbors and a few others in our rural community.
Cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. Ever since the kids were little we've been doing this. Even now that they are 19 & 21 they look forward to getting the rolls in the oven, then starting to open the gifts.