Monday, September 10, 2012
Winners in the five-week contest came from all over the Tampa Bay area.
Just as summer really started to heat up, Patch’s Florida sites got together to treat readers to a five-week contest to make having fun a little easier – and a whole lot more affordable. We asked readers to sound off in order to win gift cards to offset the costs of buying gas, groceries, clothing, auto repairs and vacationing. One random winner was selected during each week of the contest. Here are the winners: Week 1 - $100 Gas Gift Card Ron Reagan, Largo Patch "I sing with a small group, the FunTime Singers, and we perform at senior facilities, for free. The $100 will help pay for music, supplies, transportation costs, things like that. It will come in very handy." Week 2 - $100 Clothing Gift Card Shannon Custin, Carrollwood-Northdale …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Here are five things you need to know for Tuesday, July 31.
1) The heat continues today with a high of 88. Temperatures peak around 1pm and isolated thunderstorms are expected to make their way through the area, beginning at 4pm. 2) St. Pete Beach Community Center is hosting a water aerobics class, from 10:15am until 11am today. Shallow water exercise is great for resistance training and keeps the strain off of sensitive joints. The cost is $5 for residents and $6 for non-residents. 3) Enter to win $500 in the final week of our Summer Essentials contest. All you have to do is leave some feedback (in the comments section) on how you would spend the money or how you save funds for summer vacation. The deadline is Friday, August 3 at noon. 4) Don't forget to use our online directory for all of your …
Monday, July 30, 2012
In this fifth and final week of our Summer Essentials contest, we’re giving away a $500 gift card that one lucky winner can use to offset vacation costs. Be sure to comment below to enter!
There’s nothing like hearing friends and family brag about exciting vacations while knowing your personal bank account is so tapped out that a trip across the street might cost too much! Patch wants to help you make some great memories of your own during the summer of 2012. That’s why we rolled out the Summer Essentials contest. Since this is the last week of the contest, we thought we’d do it up in a big way - $500 big! Entering the contest is easy. Just share your best tips for saving up for summer fun or just tell us how you’d use the money. Will you take the family on a theme park weekend? Or book a room right on the beach? How about camping in the mountains? Just post your tips or summer fun ideas in the comments section on this …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Tell us how you tackle big vehicle repair or maintenance bills in the comments section and you’ll be entered into this week’s contest to win $100!
Friday, July 20, 2012
Tell us how you tackle big vehicle repair or maintenance bills in the comments section and you’ll be entered into this week’s contest to win $100!
Nothing can throw a monkey wrench into your summer plans faster than a need for automotive repairs or maintenance. Costs on the basics like oil changes and tune ups are bad enough, but if there’s something big that needs to be done, you might as well cancel vacation. Patch wants to help! That’s why we rolled out the Summer Essentials contest. This week we’re giving away a $100 gift card one lucky winner can use to cover some of those automobile repair or maintenance costs that can sideline summer fun faster than an afternoon thunderstorm! Entering our contest is easy, too! Just share your best tips for avoiding big auto repair bills or saving up for them. Post your best advice in the comments section on this story to be eligible for the …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Just tell us in the comments section how you save at the checkout and you’ll be entered in this week’s contest.
Keeping up with the rising cost of food is anything but easy, especially in the summertime. After all, the kids are out of school. And as any parent can attest – kids can chomp their way through a week’s worth of groceries in no time flat. Patch gets it and we want to help! That’s why we rolled out the Summer Essentials contest. This week we’re giving away a $100 gift card one lucky winner can use to pick up some extra groceries to help keep a hungry family well fed. Entering our contest is easy, too! Just share your best tips for stretching grocery dollars in the comments section below. We’re taking entries from all 19 of Patch’s Florida sites, so we expect to hear some great ideas from you! We’ll select one winner randomly from the …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Do you have a strategy for saving money while making certain you can still step out in style?
It’s hard to beat Florida’s heat when your wardrobe is anything but cool. The problem is coming up with the cold, hard cash necessary to outfit yourself and your family with the trendiest togs. Patch understands! That’s why we rolled out the Summer Essentials contest. This week we’re giving away a $100 gift card one lucky winner can use to pick up some cool threads for their family’s wardrobe. Entering our contest is easy, too! Just share your tips for stretching your clothes-buying dollars in the comments section below. Or, tell us how you save money in other ways so you can step out in style all the time. We’re taking entries from all 19 of Patch’s Florida sites, so we expect to hear some great ideas from you! We’ll select one winner …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
We’re rolling out a five-week contest to help take the heat off your wallet.
Summer’s here and that means it’s time for vacations, barbecues, long, lazy days with the kids out of school and a wallet that keeps getting drained thanks to extra expenses. Patch understands! That’s why our 19 Florida sites are teaming up to help our readers out in the financing department. Beginning today, we’re kicking off Patch’s Summer Essentials; a weekly contest where you can win cold, hard cash courtesy of us. To be eligible, just answer our weekly question and we’ll select one winner a week randomly from the comments that have been submitted. (See the fine print for details!)* The contest will feature a variety of questions focused on how you save up to afford some of those things that are the biggest drains on our summertime …
Sherri Lonon
5:17 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
Thanks for the comment, Lynda! We really enjoyed hosting this contest. more ›