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Fiber One® Original cereal can help stop hunger

AND THE WINNER IS...........comment # 6 - Marilyn's Money! Marilyn, please e-mail me at nancy (at) Ragingbearranch dot com with your address, City, State, Zip, e-mail, and phone number.

What are your worst over-indulgence moments?

You know the ones where the first bite was so good you didn't stop until the whole Ice Cream container was empty, or the second helping of Spaghetti with meatballs.

Did you know that Fiber One® Original Cereal can help you to stop hunger and keep you on course with your sensible eating plan? Well, it does and it is a great defense to have in the battle of the bulge!

Fiber helps satisfy your hunger so it’s easier to eat less and lose weight without feeling as hungry.

One serving of Fiber One® Original cereal provides more than half (57%) of the Daily Value of fiber.

Fiber One® Original cereal is a tasty way to start your morning on the right track with 0 grams of sugar, 14 grams of fiber, 60 calories and 1 gram of fat per serving.

For more information or additional tips, please visit FiberOne.com.

Now General Mills & Fiber One® Cereal with MyBlogSpark has graciously donated to the winner of this giveaway a "Help Take the Hunger out of Dieting" prize pack that includes Fiber One Original cereal, a cereal-on-the-go container, food scale, water bottle and notepad for tracking what you eat.

I love my cereal-on-the-go container, I pack it at night, put it in the refrigerator and in the morning when I get to work, Voila' - I have cold milk with my cereal right at my desk!

Here is a Fiber One Original cereal “Help Take the Hunger out of Dieting” mini microsite, which houses product information, a high-value coupon and tips. The first 15 Raging Bear Readers to sign-up through this microsite, will receive a free box of cereal through the microsite.

As many of you know, Fiber One Original cereal also can be a great way to incorporate fiber into mealtime recipes. For ideas, Hungry Girl is providing tips for the Fiber One Original cereal “Help Take the Hunger out of Dieting” mini microsite.

This contest begins today, November 2nd, 2010 at 6pm and goes through November 11th, 2010 at 11:59PM!

The winner will be announced using Random.org number generator.

Ways to enter:

A. Leave a comment (Mandatory) on a past diet craze that left you hungry all the time or what secrets do you have to avoid going off-course on managing your weight

Tweet or Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the link - if you tweet and blog you will get 2 entries - just be sure to provide the link directly to your blog post or your tweet. When tweeting, please be sure to use #MyBlogSpark in your tweet.

Enter Daily (1 Entry per Day) - Just be sure they are a day apart please.

Disclosure: General Mills/FiberOne and MyBlogSpark provided me with the “Help Take the Hunger out of Dieting” Prize Package for myself and the winner of this giveaway. They also provided me with information for the FiberOne Cereal and MicroSite. My review of the FiberOne Cereal is my opinion only and no other compensation was received.

Connecting for a Cure - Giveaway - Breast Cancer Awareness

And the Winner is......

Comment number 22 - Margie from Meketa Farm! Margie, e-mail me at nancy at ragingbearranch dot com with your mailing address info! Thank you for participating and check out my newest giveaway from General Mills and Fiber One!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Raging Bear Ranch wants to do all we can to raise the awareness. When MyBlogSpark approached me about working with them, General Mills® and PinkTogether.com to help raise this awareness I jumped at the chance.

What is PinkTogether.com you ask? PinkTogether.com is an online community on MySpace where those touched by breast cancer can connect and provide support, comfort, and encouragement to one another by sharing stories, comments and sending Virtual Flower Bouquets. If you have not been to their site please go out and have a look around. This site is supportive of all who are affected by breast cancer and you can leave messages of support and hope so they know that they are not battling this disease alone.

To encourage personal connections in the online community, General Mills will donate $1 (up to $20,000) to Komen for each inspirational story submitted, encouraging comment posted, or virtual flower of support sent on PinkTogether.com, and for each shared message of hope posted on Pink Together’s Facebook fan page during the month of October (up to $5,000). This $25,000 is in addition to the $2 million donation General Mills has committed to Komen to advance breast cancer research and support education and community outreach projects.

Raging Bear Ranch is asking all of our readers to help us spread the word about this important program. If you would like to participate in this Giveaway, we ask that you please visit PinkTogether.com and read some of the inspiring stories. You can also watch these short videos from the 2010 Pink Together Survivor Ambassadors talking about their journeys with breast cancer.

If that isn’t enough, PinkTogether.com through MyBlogSpark is offering a Giveaway to one of Raging Bear Ranch’s Readers! Connecting for a Cure Gift Package includes a Pink Ribbon car magnet and key chain, travel mug, and drawstring backpack, along with coupons for free packages of one Big G cereal, GreenGiant® Frozen Veggies, Macaroni Grill® Dinner Kits, Fiber One® Bars and Progresso® Soup.

I am dedicating this giveaway to the memory of my Nannie Pauline & Grandma Nash who were and still are two of the bravest women I know, memory of all the brave warriors who lost the battle, like my friend Julie, to all the brave men and women who are currently fighting breast Cancer, to the families of breast cancer patients and to the Survivors, like my friend Barb, you are my heroes.

Contest rules:

Giveaway opens Today, October 24th, 2010 at 9:00pm

Giveaway ends Sunday, November 7th, 2010 at 11:59PM

Multiple ways to earn an entry:

1st entry: Leave a comment and share which women/men in your life inspire you the most or what you find most inspiring about the PinkTogether.com

2nd entry: post your own story, comment(s), or send a virtual flower bouquet(s). I’ve already left several comments and sent several flowers. If you do one of these, come back, leave a comment and let me know you posted a story, comment or sent a virtual bouquet (hopefully all three)and that will give you a 2nd entry into the giveaway. If you post a story please leave a link to the story so that others can link over and read it!

3rd entry: Subscribe to my blog or follow me on Twitter and come back here and leave a comment that you subscribed or follow on twitter – if you are already a subscriber or follower then leave a comment stating you already subscribe/follow. ****If you are an e-mail follower or RSS reader please click through to the actual Post to leave a comment. ****

4th entry: Blog about this giveaway on your blog, leave a comment with a link directly to the giveaway post on your blog.

5th entry: Twitter about this giveaway using the hashtag #myblogspark and a link to this giveaway.

6th entry: Add the PinkTogether.com badge on your blog – come back and leave a note that you added the badge and where it is located. You can find the badge information towards the bottom of the PinkTogether.com site.

7th entry: Daily Entry after leaving the mandatory 1st entry.

JOIN THE RAGING BEAR RANCH WARRIOR TEAM AND HELP BRING AWARENESS ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND SIGN-UP FOR THE GIVEAWAY?

Disclosure: General Mills® through MyBlogSpark provided me with the Connecting for a Cure Gift Package for myself and the winner of this giveaway.

Dave Ramsey & Money Saving Mom Crystal Payne

Two reasons why I read everything that Dave writes and Crystal writes.

Crystal of Money Saving Mom and her husband Jesse decided to use a "beans and rice" type budget with a huge goal of paying cash for a house! They used the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University program and were able to achieve their dream 2 years ahead of their schedule!

Check out Dave's article about Crystal and then follow Crystal as she helps guide you to a more frugal way of living!

Winner of the - Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits - Good for you and Me!

The winner of the giveaway is comment # 15 - Dolphingirl!

Congratulations - you have 48 hours to send me the following information -

Name

Address

City State Zip

Telephone number

Email address

to nancy(at)ragingbearranch Dot Com!

I just love these new Pillsbury Grands Mini Biscuits! They are just the right size for snacking or an appetizer!

They taste just like homemade and it is easy to PORTION CONTROL! I only make enough for us to eat none left over!

Each 70-calorie biscuit is a delight when served hot from the oven, with a warm fluffy center and golden, flaky crust. Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits are the perfect size for kids, or for mini sandwiches and appetizers. There are countless recipe options, from miniature ham sandwiches come lunchtime, to delicious sliders for nighttime entertaining. There are so many ways to make these biscuits and your family will love trying each one.

Now, I've tried and tried to think of a way to be creative and make my own recipe using these mini-biscuits but the way I love a biscuit is with fresh and hot out of the oven and slather that baby up with some freshly made honey butter or Molasses - MY OH MY have we got a mouth watering, down home, country treat! Makes this Cowgirl shutter in her boots!

I know that my readers are FAR more creative than I am and because Pillsbury and MyBlogSpark are so generous they not only sent me a package to check out they are offering one of Raging Bear Ranch's readers the opportunity to win their very own Package! The package that will be offered in the giveaway (rules at the bottom) is the VIP Package containing:

A Biscuit Basket, a coupon for a Free Bag of the Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits, a NICE Butter Dish and Spreader and a a $15 gift card to purchase your recipe creation/experimentation needs.

Be sure to click here so you can save $1.00 on the purchase of any Frozen Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits.

Also, check out Pillsbury on Facebook today! Visit Pillsbury on Facebook to "Like" the brand and keep up with the latest news from Pillsbury.

For more information and recipes, visit pillsbury.com.

Now for the rules:

1. This contests starts 10/15/2010 and runs through 10/29/2010 @11:59pm. Winner will be announced on 10/30/2010.

2. Winner will be announced using Random.org number generator.

3. Ways to enter:

A. Leave a comment on a recipe using Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits or how you like your biscuits. (Mandatory)

B. Tweet the following and post the link to your tweet in the comments (1 Extra Entry): Check out RBR's Giveaway - Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits - Good for you and Me! #myblogspark http://tinyurl.com/2648fbr

C. Blog about this giveaway - leave a comment with the blog link - must link directly to the post not the blog. (1 Extra Entry)

D. Enter Daily (1 Entry per Day) - Just be sure they are a day apart please.

Disclosure: Pillsbury® through MyBlogSpark provided me with the VIP Prize Package for myself and the winner of this giveaway. They also provided me with information for Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits . My review of the Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits is my opinion only and no other compensation was received.

Heads Up - New Scam Alert

Be sure and read. I check this also with Google. I do believe that it is a real scam. Write Area Code 809 in Google and see the information there.

AT&T VERIFIES IT'S TRUE :http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=6045

SNOPES VERIFIES IT'S TRUE:

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/809..asp>


A lady actually received a call last week from the 809 area code. The woman said 'Hey, this is Karen. Sorry I missed you- get back to us quickly. I have something important to tell you.' Then she repeated a phone number beginning with 809. We did not respond. Then this week, we received the following e-mail:

Do Not DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284, AND 876

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY AT&T. DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809

This one is being distributed all over the U.S. This is pretty scary, especially given the way they try to get you to call.

They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family member who has been ill or to tell you someone has been arrested, died, or to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc.

In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls.

If you call from the U.S. , you will apparently be charged $2425 per-minute.

Or, you'll get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges. WHY IT WORKS:

The 809 area code is located in the Dominican Republic .
The charges afterward can become a real nightmare. That's because you did actually make the call.. If you complain, both your local phone company and your long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You'll end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong.

Please forward this entire message to your friends, family and colleagues to help them become aware of this scam.

Human Family Billboards....what do you think?

You have heard of the guy who created a little empire with "I'll wear your t-shirt" and became a overnight success....well, introducing the Human Billboard Family - The Martins. Click here to read how they became the first Human Billboard Family.

I'll take some Creamer for my Coffee please!

Woo Hoo - this is a great coupon! If you buy the liquid - you can freeze it!

We get French Vanilla along with the plain in powder!

Be sure to hit to hit the back button and print this baby twice!!

It does require you to register!

Just sign in HERE to print.

Thank you Couponers United!

Swaggin for the Gift Cards on MegaSwagBucks Day!

#swagbucks

It totally rocks to be a member of Swagbucks - especially on Fridays when they have Mega Swag Bucks Day! Your chances increase on getting a bigger than normal Swag bucks!

Not a member, well click here and go check them out! Yes, that is my referal link your clicking on and I appreciate your support by clicking on this link!

****Don't get discouraged....you will start winning.....the key is to USE Swagbucks instead of Google - I have the tool bar which makes it easy to win!****

I just cashed in and credited my Amazon account with $30.00! So Easy - what are you waitin' for? If you haven't already signed up please consider using my link and start earning some gift cards! Click here and go check them out

I'm saving up to get my nephew a new Heart of the Hide Rawlings Baseball Glove from Amazon! What are you saving yours for?

Margaritaville Friday - Gettin' started early!

Let's get this Party Started! Welcome to Margaritaville Friday at the Ranch! WOO HOO! FRIDAY HAS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! We are going to see Secretariat tomorrow evening and the Dentist is coming for the horses Saturday! So, time to celebrate - Let's get it started!

Step up to the Bar and get you a Margarita (I serve leaded or unleaded) or a cup of Joe (always leaded) and have a look around the Ranch. See what we have been up to here at the ranch.

Rules are simple - THERE ARE NONE - What happens at the Ranch Stays at the Ranch! Drink those Margaritas and enjoy, let your hair down and Party! Let me know what you think!

COME ON SHARE, SPILL THE BEANS, DANCE ON THE TABLE, THAT'S WHAT MARGARITAVILLE FRIDAY IS ALL ABOUT - THE YAYA SISTERHOOD OF THE BLOG CAN LET LOOSE AND BE YOURSELF.....COME ON, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!

Top 5 Tips to Build Wealth and Success

This just in from Financial Fit series on Yahoo Finance - When Warren Buffet talks we should listen!

Top 5 Tips to Build Wealth and SuccessPeter Gorenstein and Farnoosh Torabi
Tuesday, October 5, 2010


Warren Buffett is worth $45 billion. That wealth isn't only a factor of savvy investing and good business — the "Oracle of Omaha" is also known as a penny pincher. Buffett still lives in the same Omaha, Neb., home he bought in 1958 for $31,500.

Follow his frugal formula, and you too may wind up with a lot more money than you ever dreamed.

This week Financially Fit covers five tips to build wealth and success.

1. Live Below Your Means.
Being wealthy isn't just a product of your salary or investment prowess; it's learning how to save.

"We can make a lot of money, you can make a little bit of money, but the second you spend all the money is when people get into trouble. Saving is the key to preserving your wealth," says Ed Butowsky, managing partner of Chapwood Capital Investment Management, a firm that manages money for wealthy individuals.

As many Americans realized during the booming real estate market, just because you think you can afford something doesn't mean you should buy it. Keeping an eye on your bottom line will pay dividends over the long term.

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2. Bounce Back From Defeat
With nearly 15 million workers unemployed right now in the U.S., it's easy to get discouraged. Don't! Most successful and wealthy people have overcome obstacles and failure along the way. Steve Jobs was ousted from Apple when he was 30. Today, he's a billionaire and a legend. Plus, after getting fired, he created another billion-dollar media company, Pixar.

"Bouncing back from defeat is something all great achievers have. They have this undying belief good things will happen and will continue to happen," says Butowsky.

Take Michael Jordan. "His airness" was cut from his high school basketball team. Motivated by the rejection, Jordan became a star the next season. The rest is history.

3. Self-Promote
Regardless of the profession, the rich and successful tend to have a strong sense of self-worth — key to skillfully navigating an upward career path. Mark Hurd, who was ousted as CEO of Hewlett-Packard in August, couldn't be kept down for long. Using his business skills and connections, in September, Hurd was named president of Oracle. (Hurd and Oracle founder Larry Ellison are known to be close friends.)


4. Have Street Smarts
Bernie Madoff lived the high life for decades, scamming unsuspecting clients, with a money-making formula that proved too good to be true. Only afterward did we learn that with a little due diligence, most clients could have easily uncovered the fraud.

But it's not only the swindlers and the con men you have to watch out for. Many times, friends and family take advantage of the rich. Whether it's a handout or an investment idea, Butowsky advises his high net worth clients that in most cases, it's wisest to just say "no." The best way to do that: have someone else do it for you.

"You need to really set up a wall between you and your family," he advises. "If you don't want to give them (family or friends) money ... saying no is probably a good idea."

5. Buy Cheap
The rich can afford to splurge, but that doesn't mean they do.

John Paulson, a billionaire hedge fund manager, bought his Hamptons "dream house at a bargain basement price," according to Greg Zuckerman, author of the Paulson-based book, "The Greatest Trade Ever." The story has it that Paulson eyed the home while it was in foreclosure. Finally, on a rain-soaked day, he purchased the home on the Southampton town hall steps. He was the only bidder.

On New York City's Upper East Side, Michael's— The Consignment Shop for Women— has been a bargain-hunting destination for more than 60 years. "We have a good percentage of women who can afford to shop on Madison Avenue but really like the idea of saving that money," says proprietor Tammy Gates.

From Chanel to Gucci and Louis Vuitton, the store specializes in high-end designer merchandise for a reasonable price. Speaking of her clientele, Gates says, "they're wealthy for a reason. They recognize that bargains keep people wealthy. Paying top dollar when you don't have to doesn't make sense."

This article is part of a series related to being Financially Fit

Woman's Day Magazine - 3 year sub for $10.88!

Thanks to Coupon Gal, I now have 3 YEARS of Woman's Day magazine for $10.88 from Best Deal Magazines!

Here are the steps to get yours:
Go to Best Deal Magazines
Where it says “Featured Offers” wait for the Women’s Day Magazine offer to pop up and click on it.
Now, if you get a Chat box that comes up - it may have a Chat code for 16% off - my code was Chat16 but there is a code for 15% off that is PXSS1010.
Final Price: Women’s Day Magazine 3-Year Subscription (45 Issues): $10.88 with the 16% off!!

Look who's gettin' with the sample program!

Well, look who is gettin' with the Sample Program!

Target is now offering Free Samples - check out their Sample Spot and get your request in for Glad Trash Bags & Tide Detergent!

Thanks Maven of Savin'!

Wal-Mart unveiling it's "Frugal" Prescription Plan

Have you heard about Wal-Mart's Prescription plan?

"Wal-Mart has partnered with health insurance company Humana (HUM) and will offer the plan to people on Medicare, Bloomberg reports. Starting Jan. 1, the plan will cost only $14.80 a month -- less than half the average Medicare premium for prescription drugs."

Check out the article here.

$5.00 in Campbell's Soup Coupons!

Hurry and head on over to Campbell's facebook page, "like" them and get access to $5.00 in coupons for Campbell's soup! Be sure that once you print the first set to backspace to get a second set of coupons for a grand total of $10.00 off Campbells soup. Combine this with some sales and Woo Hoo - cheap but delicious soup!

Free Advil - Hurry this one won't last long!

FREE bottle of Advil 500,000 coupons to go so I am hoping most of you can snag this one.



The coupon will be mailed to you!



Thanks Mercedes!

$2.00 off Bick Mark It - Great Coupon!

$2.00 off any Bic Mark It 8pk or larger on their Facebook Page.

Click Here.

Thanks Coupon Gal!

Sizzling Hot Coupon - $20.00 off $20.00 at HSN.com

I was ridin' the Blog range and stopped off at Couponing to be Debt Free and boy howdy am I glad I did! Look what I found thanks to Couponing to be Debt Free - we can now get a Sizzling HOT coupon from HSN.com!

There is a code, 319175, that you can use to get $20.00 off a $20.00 or more purchase. Shipping is always $5.95 so you can score a nice gift for yourself or someone for Christmas! Here is what I got with my coupon. It is a Turqouise Sterling Silver Jay King design Ring that was regulary $79.00 but had been discounted to $29.95!!! I love my turquoise!

There is a really hot coupon code out for hsn.com. Get $20.00 off a $20.00 or more purchase. I just bought an awesome Christmas gift for my husband and I only paid $7.15! I can’t tell you what I got (for obvious reasons – someone would know one of his Christmas gifts).

Here’s how to score this deal:

Go through Shop At Home to get an additional 4% back (plus an additional $5.00 if this is your first purchase through Shop At Home)
Click on HSN at Shop At Home
Search for an item that is around $20.00
Apply the coupon code 319175 at checkout
$20.00 will be taken off your order
Shipping for my order was $5.20
Here is a partial view of my receipt.

Walgreens - FREE NIVEA Lip Care product

Remember this post?

Did you print your coupons? You know, the ones that was $2.00 off when you buy 2 Nivea Lip Care products.

Well, in today's Sunday coupon insert is two coupons for Nivea Lip Care products. One is $1.00 off one Nivea lip care and the other is $2.00 off when you buy 2 Nivea Lip Care products!

Now, I just happened to buy 2 news papers and I got 2 each of the coupons in the Sunday insert not to mention the 2 printable coupons I printed the other day.

Walgreens was out of the Nivea lip care when I went in, of course they were, but I had plan B in my back pocket - Wal-Mart!

Wal-Mart matches Ads and they had alot of the product so I "bought" 10 of them and got them all for FREE! They were originally $2.47 each, marked down to $1.00 and then I presented 6 coupons which made them FREE!

I love when a plan works out! What did you get today with coupons?

Margaritaville - Gettin' started early!

Let's get this Party Started! Welcome to Margaritaville Friday at the Ranch! WOO HOO! FRIDAY HAS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! It's Pay Day - for both Bear and I - We have money if only for a few hours - LOL! Planning on re-organizing the Kitchen and cleaning our turn-out where the boys go to stretch their legs - might just build a bon fire with hot dogs and marshmallows! What are your plans for the weekend?

Step up to the Bar and get you a Margarita (I serve leaded or unleaded) or a cup of Joe (always leaded) and have a look around the Ranch. See what we have been up to here at the ranch.

Rules are simple - THERE ARE NONE - What happens at the Ranch Stays at the Ranch! Drink those Margaritas and enjoy, let your hair down and Party! Let me know what you think!

COME ON SHARE, SPILL THE BEANS, DANCE ON THE TABLE, THAT'S WHAT MARGARITAVILLE FRIDAY IS ALL ABOUT - THE YAYA SISTERHOOD OF THE BLOG CAN LET LOOSE AND BE YOURSELF.....COME ON, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!