**The gift card for this giveaway was provided by MasterCard. I was also provided a gift card as a thank you for posting. All opinions are my own.
I love the Christmas season and look forward to it each year. However, there are some stresses that come along with the holidays as well! Long lines, pushy salespeople, etc. This year, MasterCard is sharing simple tools to help alleviate some of the holiday chaos and stress, enabling you to Master the Season and take time back to enjoy with friends and family.
With the help from MasterCard's Holiday Guide, we can Master the Season. I was impressed with the variety of tips and information they provide and thought it would be useful to pass along with the shopping season upon us.
When it comes to finding the perfect gift:
- Dining with a Top Chef? Box seats at the Super Bowl? MasterCard helps you give the gift of experience with its Priceless Cities program, which gives cardholders extraordinary experiences, exclusive offers and privileged access to culinary, shopping, sports, travel and entertainment events.
- Want to avoid the unfortunate yearly tradition of returning or re-gifting? Give your tweens or teen a SpendSmart MasterCard Prepaid card. The card will help teach how to budget and with instant text alerts, keep you connected as purchases happen.
When it comes to holiday shopping:
- Divide and Conquer - Don't do everything yourself. Empower your kids to make their own gift purchases. Set budget limits by loading a MYPLASH Reloadable Prepaid card for them - it works everywhere Debit MasterCard is accepted.
- Build a Budget - Write down how much you can afford for gifts, travel and other expenses. Use one credit or debit card for everything to help keep an accurate record. A prepaid card limits spending loaded on the card.
When it comes to holiday travel:
- Fuel Your Trip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump. MasterCard's partnership with Fuel Rewards Network allows members to do just that.
- Check Your Offers - Check with your membership associations or credit cards for special travel offers. For example, World and World Elite MasterCard cardholders get valuable saving, upgrades and experiences including 'best available price' across all travel categories - air, private jet, cruise, chauffeured car service or rental, packaged tours and concierge.
For more information you can visit Priceless.com!
Win It: One lucky reader is going to win a $50 MasterCard Prepaid Gift Card. (It is the company's policy to collect W9 forms when working with gift cards so please only enter the giveaway if you are comfortable with filling one out and sending it to the company if you win).
Build a Budget - Write down how much you can afford for gifts, travel and other expenses. Use one credit or debit card for everything to help keep an accurate record. A prepaid card limits spending loaded on the card.
The build a budget tip is my favorite. In this day and age, it can be really easy to go crazy and not pay attention to how much you spend on everyone. For me, it is easier to plan what to buy or make everyone when I have a clear and concise budget on hand.
I like the tip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
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Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
I like the tip to empower your kids to make their own gift purchases by loading a prepaid card.
kellywcu8888ATgmailDOTcom
Divide and Conquer - Don't do everything yourself. This would be great to get help.
GFC: smurfette
Lisa Brown in RC
I like the idea of empowering and encouraging kids to purchase some gifts themselves!
demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com
I like the tip about joining a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
My favorite tip is: Fuel Your Trip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump. MasterCard's partnership with Fuel Rewards Network allows members to do just that.
I like this tip- Give your tweens or teen a SpendSmart MasterCard Prepaid card.
I like Fuel Your Trip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump. MasterCard's partnership with Fuel Rewards Network allows members to do just that.
i like Build a Budget
freebiel0ve@yahoo.com
My favorite tip:
Fuel Your Trip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
I like the Give your tweens or teen a SpendSmart MasterCard Prepaid card
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
I love the set a budget limit tip!
I like the Fuel Your Trip tip.
rounder9834 @yahoo.com
I like the tip about getting help... that's something that I dont typically do!
The fuel rewards network (lynn w on rafflecopter)
My favorite tip is to use a fuel rewards card when traveling
christine mayfield
Build a Budget is my favorite tip.
My favorite tip is :
Don't do everything yourself. Empower your kids to make their own gift purchases. Set budget limits by loading a MYPLASH Reloadable Prepaid card for them
Build a Budget - Write down how much you can afford for gifts, travel and other expenses. Use one credit or debit card for everything to help keep an accurate record. A prepaid card limits spending loaded on the card.
Building a budget is always a good idea.
My favorite tip is the one that suggests your tween or teen use a SpendSmart MasterCard Prepaid card.
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
Like the-
to avoid the unfortunate yearly tradition of returning or re-gifting? Give your tweens or teen a SpendSmart MasterCard Prepaid card. The card will help teach how to budget and with instant text alerts, keep you connected as purchases happen.
My favorite tip is - Fuel Your Trip, join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
The Build your Budget.
Build a budget...I like to stay on task....
I like the build a budget.
My fave & brilliant idea too! Divide and Conquer - Don't do everything yourself. Empower your kids to make their own gift purchases. Set budget limits by loading a MYPLASH Reloadable Prepaid card for them
As the mother of a teenager, I like the prepaid card suggestion the best. I know he'd be happy with this.
Wendy T
I like the Fuel Your Trip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump. MasterCard's partnership with Fuel Rewards Network allows members to do just that.
I like the Divide and Conquer - Don't do everything yourself. Empower your kids to make their own gift purchases tip best! ~ mia dentice carey
I like the Divide and Conquer - Let the kids buy their own gifts!
seyma_bennett@hotmail.com
I like the fuel rewards tip idea
Hippopurplemonkey at yahoo dot com
Building a Budget is my favorite tip. It helps avoid overspending.
Thanks!
I like the tip to build a budget before shopping!
building a budget before traveling is really good. This are great tips for my upcoming trip!!!
I like the prepaid MasterCard for teens
Wow, great contest. I can already imagine a thousand things I could spend it on! ;)
my face tip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
I like Fuel Your Trip: Join a free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I'm all in favor of the "Build a Budget" tip!
skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
I like the build a budget idea.
I like the tip of using one card for all of your holiday expenses. That will give you an accurate account of exactly what you are spending and whether you are staying on budget.
I like the fuel your trip by using the rewards loyalty programs available. I always use Kroger gas points!
The idea to Build a Budget works for me!
I like that the card will help teach how to budget and with instant text alerts, keep you connected as purchases happen.
supergirl198296atyahoo.com
Give your tweens or teen a SpendSmart MasterCard Prepaid card
Build a Budget - Write down how much you can afford for gifts, travel and other expenses. Use one credit or debit card for everything to help keep an accurate record. A prepaid card limits spending loaded on the card.
My favorite tips is: DIVIDE & CONQUER
jmatek AT wi DOT rr DOT com
I like the tip to Divide & Conquer. I try to do it all myself. I need to learn to give up a bit of control so it all gets done faster and with less stress.
I like the Returning and regifting tip - thank you.
I like the exclusive offers and privileged access to culinary, shopping, sports, travel and entertainment events.
GFC Barbara Montag
I like the idea of empowering my kids to make their own gift purchases.
joining the free loyalty program
joining the free loyalty program
My favorite tip is to set a budget and then use a prepaid card for purchases. I've been worried about the holidays and how much money we have in our savings. I don't want to see more of it disappear than I had planned, and the only way to make sure that doesn't happen is to give myself a certain amount of money to spend and no more!
I like and follow BUILD A BUDGET! I start my list for next year's Christmas right after this year's Christmas!
i like the fuel your trip tip
I really like the fuel rewards programs. I keep seeing them and I really need to get on board with it!
This tip:
Free loyalty program that helps save money at the gas pump.
I like the Build a Budget tip. I try to do this every year.
marcia.goss@gmail.com
My fav tip is Build a Budget - Write down how much you can afford for gifts, travel and other expenses.
Build a budget, if I don't do this tip I over do it!
I like building a budget and sticking to it.
Check Your Offers is the best tip for me
stephanie ann
Build a budget is my favorite tip.
My favorite tip is to Build a Budget - Write down how much you can afford for gifts, travel and other expenses. Use one credit or debit card for everything to help keep an accurate record. A prepaid card limits spending loaded on the card.
I love the idea of using a prepaid card to budget for spending. Often it is easy to keep swiping and going while shopping and then regretting it later. That tip is fantastic! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
girlygirlugh at gmail dot com
I like "Build a Budget"... I wouldn't survive without a budget!
I like the tip divide and conqurer that means a lot to me
lmurley2000@yahoo.com
I like the tip about getting rewards at the pumps. Rewards are always good!
My favorite tip is Check your Offers.
I like the tip about dividing up the shopping.
I like the divide and conquer tip
You must divide and conquer in order to have a successful shopping day.
I like the tip to divide and conquer. I like to share the responsibilities with my hubs. And sometimes I'll mention a few things to my mom that maybe she can pick up for me too. I don't like the idea of letting my kids pick their own gifts though. I think that totally takes the fun out of Christmas!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Build a Budget is the most helpful tip for us. It's so important not to overspend and so easy to do!
Michelle Tucker