Cash Me If You Can Twitter Contest: Win a $300 American Express Gift Card!

by jen on November 14, 2011

Update 4 (11/21): We have now heard back from our winner. Nicole Bouchard (@Nikibaby219) tweeted that she'd save over $100 each year and her tweet was randomly selected as the winning contest entry. Congrats, Nicole! Enjoy the great prize!

Update 3 (11/21): We have not heard back yet from the winner. Please check your Twitter Direct Messages to see if you won this great prize! We also have a new contest.

Update 2 (11/21): We contacted the winner through Twitter DM. Please check your Twitter DMs to see if you won! We will announce the winner's name after they respond to our DM. There's also another great contest on the way!

Update 1 (11/21): Thank you to all of our frugal friends on Twitter who entered this contest! We'll select a random winner shortly from everyone who tweeted their calculated savings to enter. Good luck! You can also watch our Twitter stream for more updates.

11/16 Contest Update: We've extended the deadline for this contest to 9 a.m. ET 11/21.

We’re big fans of saving money wherever we can, especially on the essentials. That’s why earning cash back makes so much sense to us.

In addition to our just announced Cash Back program where you can earn an average of 5% cash back from your eligible online purchases at over 1600 stores through BeFrugal.com, there’s a new cash back credit card from American Express where you can earn cash back through American Express called the Blue Cash Card.

With this card, you can receive cash back: 3% on groceries and 2% on gas! That really adds up over the course of a year. Take my groceries and gas, for example:

$340 on average per month spent on groceries = $4,080 per year. I could earn $122.40 cash back from groceries alone.
$140 on average per month spent on gas = $1680 per year. I could earn $33.60 cash back from just buying gas.

It comes out to $156 in extra money each year by using the Blue Cash Card on these basic purchases. I could put that savings to good use, especially with the holidays approaching.

How much can you save over a year with these cash back rates? We’re teaming up with American Express to bring this contest to you. Tell us on Twitter for a chance to win a $300 American Express gift card!

Here’s how you can enter this Cash Me If You Can Twitter Contest:

1. Follow BeFrugal (@BeFrugal) on Twitter so we can contact you through direct message if you are the lucky winner.

2. Calculate your annual savings using the American Express Blue Cash Card rates of 3% cash back on groceries and 2% on gas.

3. Tweet your potential earnings and include the hashtag #bluecashmeifyoucan. Also mention @BeFrugal in your tweet so we know you are participating in this contest.

Here is a tweet example: I’d save $156 per year w/ the @AmericanExpress Blue Cash Card on gas & groceries! @BeFrugal #bluecashmeifyoucan http://ow.ly/7sSNy.

Good luck and thank you for entering!

Rules:

Entry: Maximum of 1 entry per person.

Eligibility: Must be 18 or older to enter. Void where prohibited by law.

Winner selection: One winner will be selected at random on 11/18 from all entries made before noon ET on that date.

Claiming prize: We will send a Direct Message to the winner requesting contact information. Winner must respond within 10 days, or a new winner will be randomly selected. For full contest terms and conditions, see here.
The prize, awarded by American Express, is a gift card valued at $300.

To find out more about these new cash back credit cards, visit http://bluecashcards.americanexpress.com.

To learn more about the BeFrugal Cash Back program, visit http://www.befrugal.com/cashback/ and sign up for free today. You’ll even get a $10 signup bonus if you create your account by 12/31/2011.

Please note that BeFrugal has received compensation for this sweepstakes.

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Jacob November 20, 2011 at 11:21 AM: I follow you on Twitter (@JCHARRIES) and I tweeted at http://twitter.com/#!/JCHARRIES/status/138269626361593858
Angela Winesburg November 20, 2011 at 12:44 PM: Here’s my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/Hotsnotty2/status/138296546084126720
Elisabeth November 20, 2011 at 12:44 PM: I follow you on Twitter and tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/egood33/status/138296508238934016
shirley pebbles November 20, 2011 at 1:39 PM: I follow on Twitter as @daveshir2005 and I tweeted:

http://twitter.com/#!/daveshir2005/status/138310274791907328
Kayte CookWatts November 20, 2011 at 2:43 PM: https://twitter.com/#!/kayte71/status/138326443464720384

I am following!
Nadine L November 20, 2011 at 3:10 PM: I follow on Twitter (@eyzofblu63) and I tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/eyzofblu63/status/138333198429069312
Lindsey M November 20, 2011 at 3:16 PM: I follow on Twitter (@sweepymummy) and I tweeted:

https://twitter.com/#!/sweepymummy/status/138334514245140480
gala November 20, 2011 at 4:18 PM: I follow you on Twitter and I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/galyettina/status/138350587627585536
julieh November 20, 2011 at 4:51 PM: I follow and I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/honeypie411/status/138358826985467904
mary gardner November 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM: I follow you on Twitter as @carolinamosaic and I tweeted:
https://twitter.com/#!/carolinamosaic/status/138364786122567680

marygardner49 at aol dot com
Kat November 20, 2011 at 6:40 PM: I follow you and I tweeted about the contest at https://twitter.com/#!/katc2/status/138385848520552448
Morgan E. November 20, 2011 at 6:47 PM: I follow you and I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/MorganEdger/status/138387778391121921
Christy Weller November 20, 2011 at 7:15 PM: I follow via twitter and I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/cweller75/status/138393795774517248

cweller75@gmail.com
Christy Weller
Jennifer M November 20, 2011 at 7:31 PM: Here is my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/lifesandcastle/status/138398942877597696
Jammie November 20, 2011 at 8:56 PM: I follow and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/mommysdizzy/status/138420299455664128
Lauren Little November 20, 2011 at 9:46 PM: I tweeted!!!
- @LaurenL826
Shelea C November 20, 2011 at 11:14 PM: Hey, just checking in to post that I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/inmemoryofej/status/138445448758308864
Susan Smith November 20, 2011 at 11:22 PM: Here is my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/susan1215/status/138456950177411072
Jill L November 20, 2011 at 11:38 PM: Follow BeFrugal (@BeFrugal) on Twitter.
- @chipdip2010
Jill L November 20, 2011 at 11:42 PM: I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/chipdip2010/status/138462014354882560
Aurora November 20, 2011 at 11:43 PM: Here’s my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/RoraBorieAlice/statuses/138462150132908033
Yay!
Jenn S. November 20, 2011 at 11:47 PM: Follow you on Twitter and I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/jashelep/status/138463237195833346
joel.sternenberg November 21, 2011 at 12:13 AM: Yes, it would be so good for me.
Barbara Hunt November 21, 2011 at 12:16 AM: Thanks for the great contest!
Kim G. November 21, 2011 at 12:39 AM: I just tweeted and I follow your Twitter page.
@indulgeeverday
Michael November 21, 2011 at 12:49 AM: I follow you on Twitter. Username: Hope2Win365.
freebies city November 21, 2011 at 2:24 AM: I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/freebiescity/status/138502716522639360

jdmimi at gmail dot com
Kristin November 21, 2011 at 2:30 AM: https://twitter.com/#!/kristinnw/status/138504085191147520
Betty C November 21, 2011 at 4:01 AM: I follow on twitter as @willitara.
Betty C November 21, 2011 at 4:05 AM: Here is my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/willitara/status/138528275361308672
Casey Becher November 21, 2011 at 4:15 AM: I follow you on twitter as @Delhi_Daze
Casey Becher November 21, 2011 at 4:20 AM: Here’s my tweet!
http://twitter.com/#!/delhi_daze/status/138531726346559489
brian e. November 21, 2011 at 5:29 AM: I am Following you via Twitter: @brianpiero
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/brianpiero/status/138549276954476546
laurie November 21, 2011 at 5:54 AM: I follow & I tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/kapakai/status/138551190089777152
jennifer gersch November 21, 2011 at 6:24 AM: I follow as @jtwark and here is my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/jtwark/status/138563325511483393
Liz November 21, 2011 at 8:38 AM: Here is my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/yesnofilms/status/138596971618377729
Jennifer Marie November 21, 2011 at 8:39 AM: I am following you on Twitter and I tweeted!!

http://twitter.com/#!/JenniferCNP/status/138597257179168768
dddiva November 21, 2011 at 8:58 AM: Here’s my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/dddiva/status/138602005076779008
Sarah November 21, 2011 at 9:23 AM: Here’s my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/sarohioan/status/138608104307822592
carol lewis November 21, 2011 at 9:25 AM: I follow (@dresdenrain) and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/dresdenrain/status/138608721046675456
spcale at yahoo dot com.
amy deeter November 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM: I follow you on Twitter.
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Alice Hobson November 21, 2011 at 9:50 AM: I don’t use Twitter. Thank you.
R Hicks November 21, 2011 at 10:10 AM: I follow you on Twitter and I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/brich2222/status/138620068685815808
brich22 at earthlink dot net
jen November 21, 2011 at 10:10 AM: Hi Alice,
We’ll be announcing a new contest very soon that you can enter without tweeting. Stay tuned and good luck!
Thanks for reaching out to us,
Jen from BeFrugal.com
Raynoch November 25, 2011 at 12:56 AM: Smack-dab what I was looking for. Thank you!
Sue King December 6, 2011 at 1:59 AM: I followed and tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/sue345678/status/143931018716516352

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