I am thrilled to announce the winner of our $250 American Express gift card: Michelle Anthony. Congratulations to her!

Her money-saving tip for the holidays:

Well there’s tons of money saving ideas for Christmas but just depends on which ones to go by…For instance *Only draw names with your loved ones or make it a fun game by doing a white elephant party : ) Make sure you let everyone know a budget that your all comfortable with though : ) * Next Get Crafty and Creative, I mean since when did kiddos..us etc… stop making their parents gifts.. nannas and papas ??? The ones from the heart truly are loved more ♥ * Third would be for the stores you love..>Make sure to add yourself to all their email lists > during the holidays tons of great coupons vouches etc.. will come your wayThey really do make a huge difference last but not least ALWAYS make a budget for yourself all the lil things will def. add up if you don’t watch your spending. : ) Hope some of these help and never worry there all always tons more to follow by..: )

As a part of the campaign, I was supposed to be sent 40,000 Membership Reward Points. While that didn’t work out as anticipated, I had a great time cruising through all the Membership Rewards, dreaming of what I would purchase. Options included some of the most well-known names in travel, shopping, dining, and entertainment. I had my eye on the following vendors (I loved how many local options there were):

Old Navy
P.F. Changs
Maggianno’s
The Capital Grille
The Home Depot
Kohl’s
R.E.I.
Banana Republic
Cinemark
Hilton
Best Western

And many, many more!

Special thanks to American Express for teaming up with Mile High Mamas on this contest.