Save Money & Win with Kodak (& BlogHer)
The economy stinks. You can’t get around it. Even though where we live is relatively cheap to maintain our lifestyle, things have gotten more expensive. That’s just the way that it is. We’re doing little things to save money around here… we plan our menu so we can eat at home more often, we cloth diaper and we avoid splurging on things we simply don’t need.
Recently, I got to participate in a web conference with financial expert and author Laura Rowley sponsored by Kodak. She taught me quite a few money saving techniques by taking us through every room in the house. We took a few of her tips and are now spending less on our cable channels as well as being hyper-aware of electric vampires and water usage. Furthermore, the other awesome bloggers on the call exchanged tips on saving money in this economy. (What did I share? While on vacation or even a staycation, visit your local firehouse for a free afternoon of learning and fun! We do this on our vacations to create memories and have an afternoon where we spend absolutely no money.)
Working from home and also working with the boys on things like coloring and writing letters at home, I print quite a bit. I also print quite a few photos every week. So when I went to Kodak’s Print and Prosper website and calculated how much I could be saving on ink every year, I about fell off the couch. Since I print so much and use ink that is not particularly cheap, I could be saving over $400 per year. That’s right. I could use an extra $400 this year. Couldn’t you?
So, what did I think of our new Kodak All-in-One? I like it. I really do. Why? It was easy to set up, even with multiple computers in the house. It hasn’t yet given me an error message when attempting to print (though I’ve only had it a few days). The pictures it prints are clear and crisp. And, to prove the money savingness: the black ink cartridge will run us under $10 a pop while the color cartridge will be just under $15 each time. Doesn’t that sound heavenly?
Well, I’m giving you a chance to save money as well. We’re giving away a Kodak All-in-One printer to one lucky reader. How to win? Two ways!
1. Go to <a href=”http://www.kodak.com/global/mul/consumer/print/en_us/index.html?userLanguage=en-us&xmlURL=xml/dataFilesURLs.xml&firstPage=calculator” target=”_blank”>Kodak’s Print & Prosper Calculator</a> and find out how much you would save by switching. Come back here and tell me your magic number of potentially saved dollars in a comment on this post. You may do this once.
2. Tweet about this contest by copy/pasting this into your twitter stream: Save money & win with Kodak & BlogHer & @FireMom! Win a printer & a chance to go to BlogHer: http://tinyurl.com/SDBsave Until Fri, May 1! (You don’t need to comment with your URL. I keep track of these via mentions & a spreadsheet.) You may do this as often as you choose through May 1, 2009 at 3:00pm.
Giveaway runs through 3:00pm on Friday, May 1, 2009. I will then pull an entry via random.org and send it off to the company who will ship the printer direct to you. But wait, it gets better!
That winner will then be eligible to win a full scholarship to the <a href=”http://blogher.com” target=”_blank”>BlogHer</a> conference this year. You know, the sold out one. Yes. That one! Talk about saving money, for real! How very exciting! (I can’t attend BlogHer (again) this year due to something I can’t blog about as it involves a surprise for someone in our family. So I hope that if one of our readers wins the BlogHer prize, they will print out my picture and take it with them! You can afford to do that with your new printer, right? Right!)
Get to entering. Tweet your friends. And start saving money.
[By the way, pick up Laura Rowley's book Money and Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life
Tags: BlogHer, giveaways, Kodak, Laura Rowley, Print & Prosper
I tried the Print and Propser but my HP psc 1315xi is not listed as it is — sob, sob — too old.
We bought it 5 years ago — still works, but scanning function is not working.
Would love a new printer, also would to go to BlogHer. When I started blogging in Oct. 08, I did not know what BlogHer was. Now that I kinow I desperately want to go. I’m on the waitlist for a ticket…no luck so far.
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Apparently I would save $88.57 a year, but I’m sure it would be more, because my printer has been out of ink for almost 3 months, so I’m currently not printing much:)
Kodak says $310.20. I could use that!
WOW! $86.00 a year! That’s a big number!
I love this contest! It is so savvy. I would save $94 bucks. I tweeted too.
They didn’t have my HP Officejet listed, but I put the newest model of the kind we have and we would save about $145. Woo.
I would save $95.95 a year.
I have been out of ink for about two months now, I am glad I am not the only one who just goes with out printing until I finally break down and spend the money ;~)
It looks like I could save about $103.87 a year but it would probably be more because right now I don’t print my own pictures because my printer is not nice enough – so I would save all that money I am spending paying shutterfly for pictures.
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I would save $132.00 according to the site, but I would save a lot more, since I don’t routinely print off pics. If I had this printer I would though!
$73.81.
they didn’t have my printer, it is too old and doesn’t work anyways
i have asked for one for mother’s day, but i have a feeling someone wasn’t listening.
currently i beg my husband to print stuff at work for me!
I would save $220.28, which is a lot annually! It could really be helping out our family of 6.
Hello,
I could save 95.00 !!
and with the cost of things these days I just can’t buy new ink.. i have cked & brand can’t be refilled !
Bummer.. I need to print out my knit and sewing patterns too. right now I have to write then out.. Not fun to do with a knitting pattern
Lisa
You ready for it – $211.68! Yep the cost of a very inexpensive plane ticket is what I could be saving a year according to the very funky and fun interactive savings calculator.
I’d love to just sit and play with that thing all day. It’s fun to see how much people…cough….I am wasting! What’s great is this isn’t JUST a printer- oh it’s so much more! It’s a way to bring life back to photos. I have a photo of my husband’s grandmother. It’s basically the only one out there- not sure why but his family just did not dig the cameras! It would be so great to scan it in- do a little touch ups and print out a copy…or two…for everyone in the family.
What a wonderful gift that would make!
You know lately I’ve been standing at those little photo printing stands at my local drug store and I’m wondering how much I’d save in not having to go there anymore! Just think, no more waiting for the thing to load the pictures, cropping, editing, then waiting for it to print- then going to pay and OUCH!
I’d love to chill with the Kodak team at BlogHer ‘09 – so here’s to hoping I win
I am over $65.40, which would pay for about 3.5 hours of my BlogHer trip…
Really? $123.95 per year, plus the savings from snapfish, walmart etc… I tweeted!
I would save $294.10 annually with this new printer; that’s insane.
I would save 95.95…. WOW… great!
$154.99, WOW
My printer isn’t listed. I am sure I would save because my current printer ink costs $50 a pop. I would use the money saved towards a tubal reversal surgery I have been dreaming of having so I could have another child.
Thank you!
I would save $120 a month. I had no idea I could save this much with this type of printer. I think this is the time to win this printer so I can save some money. Thanks for the giveaway.
98.59 a year! that’s a lot when you think about the fact that it’s just ink!
I would save 181.42 per year! That’s a lot of school lunches!
it says $234, but I couldn’t really get it to calculate right for me.
Looks like I would save $310 a year. I work from home, so my printer gets a tough workout and any help in savings on ink would be tremendous, as this $310 a year reminds me.
Thanks for the giveaway!
They say I would save close to $80.00, but I suspect it might be more because if I had this super-duper printer, I would do a heck of a lot more printing of photos………of my kids, my vacations, my house……..oh, the list could go on…..
Well, it looks like I would save $286.23 over the life of the printer, which is amazing.
I could save $159.39 a year!! I can get quite a few pedicures with that kind of savings! WOW!! And my printer is crappy to begin with. I have been considering a new printer for some time now. Its great to know that this printer can print pics so beautifully…
I also tweeted about this (AustinDivagirl)
-Rochelle
ps- thanks for the eye-opener!
I would save 147.30!!! I could definitely use that savings. Thanks for sharing the giveaway.
Cece
I would save $110.00 annually! Interesting….
My printer isn’t listed, but using one that is similar it says I could save $117.
I would love to win this right now money is tight and I love printing my pictures off at home, but my printer is broke so it will save me around $200 with me buying a knew.
Thanks for entering me
I would save about $170 a year, but I know it would be much more, because I don’t print pictures at home. I would if I had this printer though!
I would save over $220.28 annually! I would put that money to good use for my family of 6, on groceries and such. This printer would be awesome, and I would love the chance to attend BlogHer!
I would save $182.14! I think I need this printer asap.
I would save around $220! With a new printer – I could afford to print off coupons online and save even more money!
My savings would be $184.52 according to the calculator. I am a Realtor and create lots of color fliers each month. I am spending at least $60/ month on ink. I would be so happy to have a more economical solution!
Thanks.
Diane
Loks like i could save $58.23 a year…i have a Kodak Camera and I love it so I can only imigiane that their printer is just as good..thanks for the opportunity!
Seriously! I would save 181.41 a year – how heavenly is that? And actually, it is probably even higher than that b/c I don’t print many pictures at home – I haven’t been happy with the quality…so, I have been printing them elsewhere.
Would be great to do them here again!
They say I’ll overpay by $146 this year. Not too bad considering I print a LOT. But still… I could put that money towards the new laptop I need so badly! lol
WOW, $97.14…I can’t believe it…well yes i can…I keep changing the cartridges. At least one color everytime I print a bunch of pictures! Plus it’s not the best copier in the world and not worth that!!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I need a printer badly!! I’d save $155.55 but really I’d save a ton more because I wouldn’t be printing at kinko’s!! I would love this!!
I would save $172.15. That could help out with my daughters education.
I would save just under $100 per year!