Giveaway : Six Months Running From Debt
Posted by jefferson on Jul 21, 2012 in Site News | 223 comments
Six months ago, Michelle and I started See Debt Run to document our journey out of consumer debt and towards financial sanity. On this site, we have shared our highs and our lows, and documented our lives along the way. We have made GREAT progress on our goal of being debt-free by the Spring of next year, and are more confident than ever that we can get there.
We have really enjoyed sharing our stories and our money-saving tips with you, and are very grateful for the support that we have been shown that has helped make See Debt Run a success. To give back, we present you with our first giveaway:
6 Months Running From Debt Giveaway:
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And now we present you with some fun facts from our first six months:
Six Months of See Debt Run
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- Busiest Month: March 2012 : 13701 visits
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Incredible progress you’ve made in only 6 months, congratulations!
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Happy 6 month anniversary SeeDebtRun.com!! You two have made done incredibly well in your first 6 months of blogging. I’ve really enjoyed following your blog and getting to know both of you better. Knowing what kind of people you are, I know you’ll have no problem tackling the rest of your debt and having even more success with this blog in the future. You’ll always have my support and friendship. Good to see that I made it as one of your top referrers too.
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Congrats on 6 months! A cheap activity I enjoy is going to the zoo.
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Happy six months! Big milestone! Our favorite summer activity is any of the free events our city offers like concerts, movies in the park, free admission days to museums, etc.
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Very cool! Congrats! I hope I’m at the same point in 3 more months but I have a much longer way to go!
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I entered. Thanks for the opportunity.
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YAY awesome! I intend to win the Amazon dollars.
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We love going to our local YMCA’s indoor water park. It’s so cheap and we use it all summer long!
Congratulations on 6 months – that’s awesome! Being debt free is a goal for my husband and me as well, so we definitely appreciate reading blogs like yours to boost our knowledge and help us see that it can be done!
For a really cheap summer activity, there’s nothing better to me than staying at home and reading a really good book.
going for a walk on the boardwalk
What a successful anniversary! Congrats!
My free/cheap summer activity is hiking! Find a local park and hit the trail. Most of the time this is free or very low cost. Going early in the morning when it’s cooler and then picnicking at the end.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I like going on family bike rides in the summer. It is free and good exercise
I like going to the beach.
I enjoy reading library books on my deck.
Going bike riding with my family.
I like going hiking with my family.
Tailgating at the creek.
going to beach
I love hiking in the forest preserve!
Evening walks!
I walk with friends, relax in my hammock with a good book and cold lemonade and go to free concerts in our local parks
I love taking a late night walk with my dog & enjoying the stars!
I enjoy sitting half in the sun and half in the shade to get a little color on my white legs.
Entering the contest, all the best! Keeping my fingers crossed, the second prize looks more tempting.
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Congrats on six months of blogging!!
A fun activity for my family is either going to the park or going to the beach
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Biking in the local park
Well done guys, that’s an incredible 6 months! Keep up all the hard work!
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Oh and my great free summer activity is going for a bike ride!
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Well, here in our area the water play parks at the local playgrounds are free, take my kids to play and stay cool there all the time
we go to the beach
Congrats!
I enjoy going to the local zoo during the summer. It is free and is always entertaining.
A bicycle ride around town or on the bike path doesn’t cost any money, is healthy, and fun.
Hitting our neighborhood pool!
I go to the library–not just to get books and DVDs, but also to enjoy special summer events (music programs, film screenings, etc).
I enjoy walking on nature trails and going hiking.
I either like going to the beach to relax, ride my bike on the boardwalk or rollerblade.
I enjoy taking advantage of the Kids Bowl free summer program
Reading public domain books on my Kindle.
Going to the park or the lake.
We like jogging
walks in the park and fishing. or setting at the local park people watching. also the county fair.
Lets See A Cheap Activity Is Swimming In My Own Pool.
We enjoy going to the skating rink over the summer. Only costs about 15 bucks for the whole family to go and it’s alot of fun. Thanks
My favorite cheap thing to do is have a picnic around the lake.
I will play tennis, which is only free now that I own a racquet and tennis balls
A picnic is a cheap/free idea! What about visiting a free museum or the zoo?
Congrats on the wonderful progress! You guys are truly great and I hope you keep blogging away!
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I enjoy going to the library.
I like playing cards and scrabble. Walks, Picnic’s. There are many because I do them…..
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Congratulations on six months, that’s great! Wishing you guys the best of luck in hitting another six months!
One of my favorite free summer activities is going to see an outdoor movie. They’ve become really popular now – there are a few companies that rent inflatable screens, and they can set them up anywhere. The movies are usually sponsored by local businesses, and people just show up with blankets/chairs and enjoy the movie.
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we attend events such as health fairs, community events, etc., and take our own beverages (and sandwiches if gone for the day) if there is nothing going on we may go to our town’s downtown park and people watch
swimming or putt putt
We enjoy going to a second run theatre around here, it’s usually under five dollars for both of us!
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Cheap summer activity: floating down the river (okay, maybe that only works near me)
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We enjoy renting movies and books from the library!
I love swimming in our backyard pool.
Nice work on this blog! Wow, I can’t believe how well your scores are after only 6 months. You’ve done an excellent job promoting this site!
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Hiking…
I love taking my daughter to parks:)
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6 months! Nice work. Amazing progress on your blog, very impressive. It’s been awesome to follow you guys the past few months.
A fun idea is to grab some thai food, a bottle of (inexpensive) white wine, find your favorite beach and watch the sunset. My wife and I did this and it was awesome. But, what made it memorable is that we didn’t get forks with our food……so we had to eat it by hand. Best Thai food I ever had
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The beach I go to has free parking if you get there before 8am. So that how I have a cheap summer day!
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going to the park
I’m always cheap, so our summer events involve parks, free concerts, movie nights with friends, hitting up free birthday give-aways since the hubs & I both have summer bdays, and of course, laying out at the pool.
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hiking!
I love free concerts in the park
I love letterboxing. It’s basically hiking w/purpose at times.
Relaxing at the beach
I like to go swimming in our pool
My favorite is going to the beach and surfing with friends!
Chase
a nice hike in the woods
Have to go with mountain hiking for the block wink
My daughter and I love catching up on our recorded tv shows in the summer! Cool and free!
I like to take my girls swimming. Thank you!!
going for a walk
Congrats! A free summer activity is going hiking on the weekends, we love it!
we go to the county and state parks;local lakes or ocean beaches;we take the grandkids on the bike trails or the hiking trails
I like having a campfire and roasting marshmallows.
Trip to the beach with a picnic basket and cooler in tow.
Chyllen at the beach!
My favorite cheap summer activity would be going to the beach. It’s free, you get to enjoy the weather, and it’s relaxing.
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i mean, a PICNIC!
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Free outdoor concerts are awesome in the summer!
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Congratulations on your progress! My favorite cheap summer activity is the park. The kids are happy with water bottles and I have all day to read a free Kindle book
Thanks for giving back to your readers.
I like to grab a couple of books from the library and hang out by the pool in my neighborhood.
Going to the park!
read book borrowed from local library
Beach volleyball and trail biking
We like to camp for our vacations
A cheap activity I like is going to the zoo or the local waterpark.
Congrats on the 6 months! I enjoy going hiking in the wilderness park (when it’s not so hot of course) for free or going to the future inlaws for a bbq and a swimming session!
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My friends & I make our own sangria then head to a local park and enjoy the sunshine =) CHEAP!
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Happy 6th month anniversary! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Swimming in my apartment pool (which is outside) Free and so much fun. Thanks for the giveaway
Great giveaway. I’m looking forward to reading the book!
My husband and I go to the beach or pack a cheap summer picnic for the park
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Our local park features free movies in the park
They have free concerts at a local winery
we enjoy going to community sponsored concerts in the park
Water balloon fights and running through the sprinkler are always tops on my list of fun and inexpensive summer activities.
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I love to go play miniature golf in the summer!
having a picnic.
Going to the lake or river. Not free due to gas but cheap enough!
Congrats on the milestone. I’m one week away from 3 years (and announcing a giveaway of my own tomorrow), time flies when you’re having fun!
I like going to the beach for summer
we go to the beach and take advantage of the free museum passes our library has!
walking around my neighborhood is one of my favorite activites
The library is our go-to place for free activities all summer long!
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PICNICS, BIKE RIDES & GOING TO THE BEACH!
Cheap summer activity = running through the sprinklers!
It seems like a great book.
During summer we love planting flowers, fruits and veggies that don’t take a long time to bloom/ripen!
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A cheap activity I like doing is hanging out with friends and just relaxing at the beach,,Can’t beat some free sun and fun with your friends
I enjoy free concerts in the parks.
Frisbee Golf is always free
i enjoy those free concerts in the park
Staying at home watching Family Feud and eating ice cream
We have a minor league baseball team and they sell tickets for cheap … and local businesses give away tickets as well as offer discounts. It’s a lot of fun for not a lot of money!
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bike riding ! Thanks for a super giveaway!
Going to the neighbor’s pool, great giveaway!
Happy 6 month anniversary!
My favorite free summer activity is to find some free sporting events. I recently watched a pro bike race through the streets of my city and have gotten out to watch world cup triathlon’s in the past too.
Great fun!
Not sure if my comment went through but my favorite activity in the Summer is going hiking because it’s such a relaxing and fun activity, and costs nothing! I’m looking forward to reading Ramit Sethi’s new book!
going to the beach!
Nothing beats going to the playground …and it’s free.
We play in out own yard. It’s fun and free.
We love swimming and fishing
Running and working out on the beach.
My husband and I like to spend a lot of time at the pool here at our apartment complex. We’re also really into free movies at the park!
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swimming!
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Going to the beach or the outdoor movies only $5.00
We enjoy catching fireflies and going to the pool (free since it’s in our apartment complex).
Honestly, our favorite thing to do is free, take our daughter to the park
teh beach!!!
I love to pack a lunch,get a frappachino from Starbucks,a good book and go to the marina by my house.It’s fun to relax,feed the ducks or just people watch.Thanks for the giveaway!
my cheap activity is going to the beach! so much fun!
go to church
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hanging out at the beach
Picnicing in the park across from house!!!
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I like wandering around the Saturday market. They always have bands and it’s fun to people watch.
I play a ton of disc golf. You can get a disc for $10-20 and go to a free disc golf course at a park. Its free, fun, and it gets your outside.
Here is my free/cheap summer activity tip – Every Tuesday we pack a yummy (cheap) picnic lunch and lounge around in a local park for a few hours.
Another cheap activity: hiking nearby.
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$3 movies at the retro theater
The library is a great free summer activity, something for everyone there. Thanks.
movies in the park where the public library premieres a movie in our local park/baseball field for free
Wow! This post is powerful for me mainly to see what someone can accomplish in six months of blogging! I’m inspired! I’m a brand new reader, but I’ll definitely be back!
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Running and working out on the beach.
We do alot of family activities such as playing family games, cooking meals, renting movies from the library and swimming.
Getting free books for my kindle from the public library and reading them in my hammock at home
I enjoy going fishing, and going out for a run.
I enjoy going out with my friends and walking around.
Our city has free concerts in the parks.
FREE – walking my dogs @ nearby parks.
i like biking around the dc monuments!
I enjoy going to the beach!
picnics in the park.
I visited a lot of parks!
Congrats on six months!
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Camping in the garden, I usually do it with my family and friends. It is great fun!
I like gardening.
geocaching!
Walking in the park
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I enjoy eating ice cream and reading books in the summer.
We enjoy the outdoor concerts.
Congrats on your 6 months!
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We love to go to free outdoor concerts in the park in the summer!
I like going swimming with my little boy. He’s just 18 months and have started to discover water ¡¡¡
Our community offers free kids movies every week of summer!
Swimming at the public park
Going to check out livestock at the county fairs!
We ride our bicycles daily as a family for 8 miles a day!
Going to the parks & free gardens!
If it’s not too hot out I love to go for a bike ride on the nature paths across the street. There’s all sorts of beautiful plants and animals in there.
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I enjoy walking in the nearby state park.
We like to go to the park.
We like biking & hiking.
We take advantage of all the free entertainment by our town – musical performances, movies in the park, and festivals.
walk around the block
We like to go to the beach!
We like to go swimming.
Spending the day at the book store or library or swimming
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We go play at the school playground and pack a picnic lunch.
I enjoy going to the beach or going to the lake.
Gardening is an awesome summer activity that the whole family can do together. And, if you make it a vegetable garden, the whole family can enjoy, literally, the fruits of their labor.
we love going to the zoo. It is free.
I like going to the beach. Thanks for the giveaway.
We go swimming and exploring at a near by creek. Can fill many days of summer.
I enjoy going to festivals block parties and car shows.
We have family picnics in the park.
Going to the beach.
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Walking in the park with the family and the dog.
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Going to the beach, it doesnt cost a thing
Grab the bikes and we load up our backpacks with what we have in the fridge to snack on such as fruit, yogurts…and take our water bottles. We bike to the little park near us and stop to play at the play structure and have our little snack.
I like doing puzzles like sudoku. Also I like going to the beach, which isn’t free, but it is cheap.
I signed my daughter up for all the library programs that were available for her age. Most of them were free, if not, only $1.00!
We go to the library and the park
Estate auctions–cost nothing to attend, have to be very careful to set limits if you do decide to bid on something, but can get some really great bargains. Several years ago, picked up a washer and dryer set for my daughter for $20–they looked bad (needed cleaning) and the lid was loose, but they lasted for 7 years for her. She just recently got a 1 yr old Maytag set (front loader w/stands) for only $600 for the set.
I play tennis at the local park
its easy and cheap to hang out at the beach when you live on an island.
Congratulations on 6 months,thanks for the giveaway.
We love to spend lots of time at the beach.
we love to go swimming at the lake
Going swimming
Free/Cheap Activity That You Enjoy In the Summer… has to be fishing. There’s absolutely nothing to do around here.
I enjoy just sitting outside in the shade listening to the birds and the sounds of the woods around me.
Walking or going swimming.
I enjoy taking a blanket and a can of iced tea up to the park with my dog and we sit in the shade and listen to the birds
I have checked out e-books, regular books and movies from the library this summer.
We watch all the local ball games in the park and go fishing in the lake.
when it is warm outside I like to take the kids to the spray park for free
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I go to my aunt’s house and go swimming, and if I am lucky she will make us some dinner too! Thanks!!
Going to the lake, thanks
We go for a stroll around the park
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We enjoy playing at the park!
Thanks for the giveaway…we enjoy the hiking trails in local parks.
we def love getting up early to go to dollar movies! at the big theatre!
A free kindle book a soft chair and a few minutes of quiet.
Library programs
Going to the beach.
hehe..2 “Karla.S winners”,but with a K and C..lol
Thanks!!
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