***CLOSED*** Sears & Kmart Christmas Club Giveaway!

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, it really might be time to start thinking about your holiday budget.  Yikes!  In order to help with that, Sears & Kmart are bringing back an old favorite: The Christmas Club.

Naturally, though, there’s a modern twist.  Here’s how it works:

• Purchase a Christmas Club gift card (either online or at retail locations).
• Activate your card by October 31st.
• Add value (either online or in-store) through November 15th.
• Get a bonus of 3% (up to $100) by November 24th.

Three percent is pretty good these days!  It’s a great way to make the most of your holiday budget.  For more details on the Christmas Club, visit the following site:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/dap_10153_12605_DAP_Christmas+Club

And check out my interview about it with financial expert Sanyika Calloway Boyce:

TO ENTER:

Extra Optional Entries: (Leave 1 comment for each extra entry.)

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1 Entry: (per day) Tweet about this contest. Leave 1 comment for each tweet with the link to tweet. (copy & paste the following EXACTLY:)

I entered to win a $25 Christmas Club Card from Sears and Kmart! #GIVEAWAY offered by @TheHousewife.

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5 Entries: Enter one of our other Giveaways (5 entries per additional giveaway entered.)
10 Entries: Blog about this contest and link back to this post and http://www.sears.com/shc/s/dap_10153_12605_DAP_Christmas+Club

(Note: You must leave 1 comment per entry. Extra entries will not be counted unless you leave a comment for each one.)

Contest runs from September 8 thru September 18, 2010. Last chance to enter is September 18 at 11:59pm ET. Winner will be chosen with random.org and notified by email on or before September 22 and asked for full name, address and phone number (for shipping purposes). If no response is given within 48 hours, a different winner will be chosen, so please be sure to check your email. Must be 18 or older to enter. Contest open to USA only!

Prize is provided by Sears and shipped via USPS.  Please allow up to two weeks for delivery.