With a veritable recession upon us, we’re all trying to get by on the lowest common denominator regardless of our income level. Whether it’s snagging a brand name purse at half-price or catching a sale at your local grocery store to stock up on essentials, everyone loves to save money.

So we want to know, what was your best bargain find EVER? Share pictures and/or tell us how you found it - and while you’re at it, make sure to share any bargain hunting tips or favorite must-visit websites that help you save at a time where wells are drying up everywhere.

This week, we’re working with Couponers.com - a coupon and deals shopping platform that averages over 100 new coupons and discounts daily from hundreds of your favorite stores. Instead of picking deals for you, Couponers.com constantly updates new offers in a searchable and organized format so YOU can easily find the best deal for YOUR needs.

Here’s how to participate:

Write a post about your greatest bargain-hunting successes. Post anytime this weekend - Friday, August 15 through Sunday, August 17.

Make sure to link http://www.couponers.com and http://blog.parentbloggers.com somewhere in your post.

Then email us the link to your post at parentbloggers@gmail.com.

We’ll be linking them up on our blog all weekend long, so be creative with your title!

What can you win?

We’ve got three $100 gift cards and five $50 gift cards from your choice of one of over 750 Couponers.com stores (like Barnes and Noble, Restoration Hardware, and the perennial fave, Amazon - just to name a few).

Eight lucky winners will be drawn at random.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Blog Blast sponsored by Burger King!  Congratulations to our randomly chosen winners - SusieJ with her post Call the Security Guards, They’re Here Again and Sacred and the Profane with her post This Is What I Get for Bragging - they both won a $250 VISA gift card!