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It’s time for our May contest announcement and what a doozy of a contest we have lined up for this month. It’s called the “Made out of Pennies” contest and works pretty much like it sounds.

All you have to do is enter the contest and send us in a photo of a cool creation you have made out of pennies. We then ask that you post the photo on our Facebook wall (not required) and share it with your friends and family through our Facebook wall.

Enter the "Made out of Pennies" contest now.

The deadline to enter is May 31, and PennySaverUSA.com will determine the winner through a rigorous judging process (okay, maybe not too rigorous, but there are some rules).

Whoever wins the contest will receive a $250 cash prize and join an illustrious group of champions that includes Ken (watch his winning entry from the April Fools Rush In video contest) and Rumyr (check out her winning entry for our Love Your Pet photo contest), among others.

To give you some ideas, we posted a photo gallery on our Facebook page of different things we and others have made out of pennies. But do remember, there are points for originality, so come up with your own unique creation!

What are you waiting for? Get started on your penny creation today and enter our “Made out of pennies” contest for a chance to win $250!

In this week’s Make Money Monday feature, PennySaverUSA.com goes back to the basics: Helping you get a job!

Our free classifieds are a great place to go if you want to get a job. We have a variety of listings for several different categories.

PennySaverUSA.com is here to help you get a job.

If you are interested in sales jobs, we have hundreds of openings listed on our site from employers around the country. Same with those who want to get a job as a delivery person or driver.

Customer service is another field in which you can get a job by searching through tons of openings on PennySaverUSA.com.

Should you prefer to get a job in security or the entertainment industry, you have also come to the right place. Heck, we even have job listings en espanol in case you aren’t real comfortable with English.

For those who want to get a job working with their hands, we’ve also got you covered. Just check out our jobs listings in the trades or construction and begin applying.

No matter what career you are pursuing, PennySaverUSA.com is here to assist you get a job. We want your job hunt to be successful and that’s the reason for our weekly Make Money Monday feature focused on jobs.

Please give us any tips or pointers you have about what it takes to get a job in our comments.

All of us here at PennySaverUSA.com hope you had an amazing Mother’s Day and we wanted to give one last thanks to all the moms who read our blog, use our site, fan our Facebook page and follow our Twitter account.

As promised last week, we are devoting a guest blog to some of the people who shared why their mom means so much to them on our Facebook page.

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Without further ado, here is our tribute to moms.

From Facebook user Sandy Thompson Nevels:

I love my mom and she’s the best. She’s special, because there is no one else in the world like her. She puts everyone else first and doesn’t take time to care for herself like she should. She would rather have her kids have the very best, while she is content with her old and worn out things (although, I know she would love new things, like carpeting, pots & pans and furniture).

She helps us kids (yes even at my age) whenever possible, with little things like watching my son or giving me a ride when I need one. Although she’s not the best cook, I try to teach her. She makes the best of the worst and gives us her all! There’s no way to pay her back for all that she’s done. But I’ll try!

From Facebook user Befiita Pekiitufiita:

My mom is special because she had five of us and handled us all with patience. Even though not all of her kids paid her back well, she’s still been there for us. I’m now a mom to a baby and due to a medical issue, haven’t been able to get up. While I work through the issue, she’s been like a second mom to my baby, sleeping with her and waking up at 3:30 a.m. to feed her in my place.

My mom is special!!!

From Facebook user Tonie La-Ree Lott:

My mom is a mother of four spoiled grown kids. She did her best to raise us and was always there for me. I was a sick child and my mother never left my side.

Though she didn’t always approve of my choices, I want to mention something amazing about her. A year ago we butted heads and I left her home. I am now five-months pregnant and for the first time I sent her a text asking her to go to a neurologist with me due to some issues I had with my legs.

My mother sat there yesterday with me as they told me I have Multiple Sclerosis. My mother had worked the night before, but stayed with me until she had to go back to work. She spent all day talking to me, before leaving for work. She is going to another doctor appointment with me tomorrow.

Whenever the world has me down, no matter how mad she is at me or I at her, she is always there to protect me from the world’s badness. Without her I would never have graduated high school or gone back to college for my Associates.

God gave me my mother because he knew no other could protect me like her. I pray I can do half for my child as she has for me.

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Thanks for the great Facebook posts we received for Mother’s Day. Please leave in the comments how your Mother’s Day went.

We hope you enjoyed our earlier Free Friday feature, and now we present you a bonus Free Friday: Mother’s Day freebies edition.

The following freebies are either directly Mother’s Day related or can be helpful for mommies. Check it out:

Get free ice cream at Southern California Coldstone Creameries.

There are plenty of sweet freebies for Mother’s Day, including a pair for frozen yogurt. TCBY is offering free frozen yogurt to all moms on Mother’s Day for the fourth straight year. You can pick any flavor and it will be served in a cup or cone. Regional frozen yogurt chain Yoforia (based in Georgia and North Carolina) is also handing out free frozen yogurt to moms on Mother’s Day.

If you prefer ice cream, you can get freebies for that as well. Denny’s is giving away a coupon for a free Pancake Puppies Sundae if you send your mom a Mother’s Day e-card from the Denny’s Facebook page.  Coldstone Creamery locations in Southern California, meanwhile, are also offering free ice cream to all moms on Mother’s Day.

Should you prefer something more savory, there are two more freebies up your alley. Ikea is serving up free breakfast to all moms on Mother’s Day before 11 a.m. and Fleming’s Steakhouse is giving moms a $25 gift card for future use with a Mother’s Day brunch order. (Thanks Money Saving Mom for the Fleming’s freebie)

Get free perfume at Norstrom on Saturday.

Ok, ok, enough with the food freebies. Let’s move on to beauty products! On Saturday, Nordstrom is giving away free BLVGARI fragrance samples. Get there early, because supplies will probably run out.

Once you get your perfume, head over to the Facebook page of Eucerin to get your free body or face lotion sample. (Thanks eeendeavors.com for this freebie)

Recent moms will enjoy this freebie. Exederm is giving away free samples of its baby care products. Just fill out a very short form.

Our final Free Friday: Mother’s Day edition freebie comes to us from Amazon.com. The online retail store is offering a free download of kids songs to play for your children.

We hope you enjoyed  this bonus edition of Free Friday. Let us know if we missed any good Mother’s Day freebies.

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to Free Friday! This week’s Free Friday feature includes a variety of great freebies ranging from toys to comics to ice cream and more.

The first freebie comes from Borders Books. The retailer is having a Throne of Fire Release Party at locations nationwide on Saturday at 2 p.m. and is giving away a free Star Wars lego set to kids under the age of 14. Space is limited, so call your local Borders today to reserve a spot.

Not only can you get your kid a free Star Wars lego set on Saturday, you can also get him a free comic book! How you ask? Easily. It’s Free Comic Book Day at comic book shops nationwide. Contact your local store for more details on this freebie.

Tuesday is Free Cone Day at Haagen Dazs. What a freebie!

Coming up next Tuesday on May 10 from 4-9 p.m. is Free Cone Day from Haagen Dazs! Pick any flavor and receive a free scoop of ice cream at participating nationwide locations.

The following freebie is for those of us that need a little pick-me-up. PowerBar is giving away free samples of its Ironman Perform Sports Drink . All you have to do is fill out a short registration form. (Thanks Coupon Katarina for this find)

After you get that boost from your free sports drink, you might feel like doing some laundry. Well, you’re in luck. This freebie from Shout for a Color Catcher sample requires you to only complete a short form. (Thanks Frugal Day for this find)

Once you’ve gotten that laundry done and built up a little sweat, it’s time for a healthy freebie. Fiber Choice is offering free samples of their healthy supplements. Go get yours now!

The final of this week’s freebies is from star chef Emeril Lagasse. His brand is giving away a free seasoning packet if you answer a short survey.

We hope you enjoyed Free Friday. Stay tuned for our bonus Free Friday: Mother’s Day edition coming later today. And as usual, don’t forget to list any freebies you’ve found in our comments.

Cinco de Mayo is one of the ultimate party days, so this edition of Steals of the Week is all about party ideas. Below are five awesome steals on different items you can use for party ideas.

One of the simplest party ideas that seems to always work is a bowl of punch. It allows you to set a theme (for example with Cinco de Mayo, you can put strawberry margarita in the punch bowl), and gives people a central place to socialize and quench their thirst with a refreshing drink. Punch bowl sets can get quite expensive, but this seller in Tracy, Ca. is offering an unused Anchor Hocking Savannah 8-piece punch bowl set for just $10! What a steal!

Another great party idea is offering people a chance to play video games. You can tailor which video games you set aside depending on the taste of the people attending your party, and it’s an easy way to get everyone together and excited. The only downside is the price – if you don’t already have a system. That’s where this steal for a $175 XBOX 360 Elite (or best offer) from a seller in Elk Grove, Ca. comes in to play. That’s quite a savings on the retail price.

Here’s one of those party ideas that’s a bit unique for you, but can be a blast: Enlisting your partygoers to deep fry various foods of their choosing. You’d be amazed how much fun it can be to deep fry things like chocolate, twinkies and even broccoli, if you’ve never done it before. The hard part is finding an affordable electric deep fryer. Well, this seller has a 3-quart electric fryer on sale for just $60. A steal indeed.

Nothing gets a party started like a little friendly game of poker. It’s one of those party ideas that is just a no-brainer. Playing poker is even more fun with a good poker chip set.  Enter this steal. A seller in San Jose, Ca. is unloading his World Series of Poker Professional poker chips set for just $45 and claims it is brand new. That is a significant discount worth of Steals of the Week.

We’d be remiss not to include a stereo among our party ideas. There is no easier way to set the tone for a rockin’ party than with some good music. Luckily, you can do so at a reasonable cost with this steal from Sacramento, Ca. This seller is offering up his Sony Stereo System for only $75. Tough to beat that.

Please leave us a comment telling us your party ideas. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Remember when you would just sit down with a printed crossword puzzle and escape from the crazy outside world with a little word play?

Now is your chance to reconnect with those glory days by checking out PennySaverUSA.com’s new puzzle section. All you have to do is download the PDF, print it out and put your mind to the test!

Fill out our puzzle and enter for a chance to win $50.

Even better: We are awarding a $50 prize to one random person each week that fills out the puzzle and answers our little riddle.

That’s as good a way as you’ll see of taking a time-honored tradition and making it hip and digital.

Please also check out the other contests we are running currently. If you sign up for SaverTime, our new daily deals site, you are automatically entered into a drawing for a $100 prize. You can also win up to $1,000 by getting the most friends to sign up. That’s about as good a cash prize as you can find for doing something very simple: Signing up people for a great product that they’ll love.

For Florida residents, we have a pair of contests running. There is a getaway to the Marriott in Sanibel Harbor and another to the Marriott in Hutchinson Island.

PennySaverUSA.com is the place for contests.