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Invest It Wisely: Enter the Six Month Giveaway Contest!

By Kevin

Raffle tickets. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alykat/5848722/Welcome to my six month giveaway contest! On September 29th, it will have been six months since Invest It Wisely began. I can’t believe that almost six months have already passed since I started blogging.

It’s been a great six months. I have gotten to know many great readers and fellow bloggers, joined the Yakezie, a great community of finance bloggers, and most importantly, I have enjoyed it every step of the way.

As a thank you to everyone who has helped me, supported me, and given valuable feedback along the way, I’ve decided to throw a six month blog anniversary bash! My site is where it is thanks to you, so I’d like to give something back. The contest is now closed; thank you all for your participation!

Sponsors

First, I want to give a big thank you to my very generous fellow bloggers who have decided to sponsor this event along with me. Thank you very much!

  • Out Of Debt Again: $20 Amazon gift certificate.
  • Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance: $25 Amazon gift certificate.
  • PFFirewall: Ramit Sethi: I Will Teach You To Be Rich.
  • Maximizing Money: $25 via PayPal.
  • Frugal Zeitgeist: $25 Amazon gift certificate.
  • Beating the Index: William J. Bernstein: The Investor’s Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between.
  • Spruce Up Your Finances: $30 via PayPal.

I gave away a bonus prize for promoting these very cool bloggers; please see below for more details!

Prizes

Main prizes
  • Prize #1 (approx. $140 value)
    • Gary Vaynerchuck: Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
    • Dave Ramsey: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
    • Lowell Miller: The Single Best Investment: Creating Wealth with Dividend Growth
    • F. A. Hayek: The Road to Serfdom
    • Henry Hazlitt: Economics in One Lesson
    • $20 Amazon gift certificate (thank you Out Of Debt Again!)
    • $25 Amazon gift certificate (thank you Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance!)
    • $30 via PayPal (thank you Spruce Up Your Finances!)
  • Prize #2 (approx. $75 value)
    • F. A. Hayek: The Road to Serfdom
    • John C. Bogle: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
    • $25 via PayPal (thank you Maximizing Money!)
    • $25 Amazon gift certificate (thank you Frugal Zeitgeist!)
  • Prize #3 (approx. $50 value)
    • Henry Hazlitt: Economics in One Lesson
    • Burton G. Malkiel, Charles D. Ellis: The Elements of Investing
    • Ramit Sethi: I Will Teach You To Be Rich (thank you PFFirewall!)
    • William J. Bernstein: The Investor’s Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between (thank you Beating the Index!)
Bonus prizes
  • BONUS PRIZE #1: $25 Amazon gift certificate.
  • BONUS PRIZE #2: $10 Amazon gift certificate.

How to enter

The contest is now closed; thank you for your participation!

Contest entry details

The contest is now closed. Winning entries will be selected using Random.org. Winners will be contacted by email. In the case that shipment is not possible or is prohibitively expensive, a prize of equal value will be substituted less any applicable fees. Entries will be verified and winners will be contacted; they will then have one week to respond and to claim their prize. If their prize is not claimed, it will go on to the next person on the list. If you tweet, Twitter accounts must have at least 10 followers. If you link from your blog, blogs must be established and reputable. The links in this post include Amazon affiliate links. Finally, we reserve the right to reject entries that we consider fraudulent, spam, or otherwise as invalid.

Book recommendations

Additional thanks goes to those who recommended books for the giveaway:

  • Dave Ramsey: The Total Money Makeover (The Wise Buck)
  • Gary Vaynerchuck: Crush It! (The Wise Buck)
  • Lowell Miller: The Single Best Investment (My Own Advisor)
  • John C. Bogle: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing (My Own Advisor)
  • Burton G. Malkiel, Charles D. Ellis: The Elements of Investing (Andrew Hallam)

Good luck!

The contest is now closed; thank you for your participation!

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About Kevin

Kevin has left the office, and he is currently fighting the rat race by working on his own business. He enjoys exploring unvisited places around the world and gaining new experiences. He believes that by properly managing our energy and time, we can learn to invest our lives wisely.

Comments

  1. Kevin says

    September 12, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Great contest. I hope I win 🙂

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:28 pm

      You have a much better chance than with the lottery 😛

  2. Jeff Kosola says

    September 12, 2010 at 10:44 am

    Congrats on 6 months. Keep on Keepin’ on brother.

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:29 pm

      Thanks man. Here’s to another 6 months!

  3. Daniel Packer says

    September 12, 2010 at 11:44 am

    Awesome giveaway, congrats on making this far! You should be able to cruise from here!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:34 pm

      Thanks! Yep, I’m really looking forward to the next 6!

  4. Mich@BeatingTheIndex says

    September 12, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Congrats on the 6 months Kevin, keep up the good work!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:35 pm

      Thanks, Mich! You’ve made some pretty good progress over the last 6 as well!

  5. Money Reasons says

    September 12, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Wow, those are some great prizes!

    Congrats on 6!!!

    I’ll be sure to tweet this giveway!!!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:34 pm

      Thanks! Maybe you’ll win! 😉

  6. Mrs. Accountability says

    September 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    I did a bunch of things and submitted URLs, etc. using your form. Congrats at surviving the first six months!!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:34 pm

      Thanks, and thanks for the great promo, too! 🙂

  7. Financial Samurai says

    September 12, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    Nice! Love these giveaways, and a great way of injecting your site with some new readers.

    You’ll have to show us how you great this post with the entry boxes and submit button in the Yakezie Forums. I’m sure a lot of people would love to learn!

    Best,

    Sam

    • Kevin says

      September 14, 2010 at 10:31 am

      Done 🙂

  8. Roshawn @ Watson Inc says

    September 12, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    Great contest Kevin. Happy 6 month anniversary!!!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:28 pm

      Thanks! Here’s to an even greater 1 year up ahead 😉

  9. youngandthrifty says

    September 12, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    Congratulations on your 6 month blogiversary. It will only get better from here! =)
    Looking forward to your one year!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:35 pm

      Thanks! Good to see fellow Canadians in the Yakezie!

  10. Steven Epstein says

    September 12, 2010 at 9:54 pm

    excellent and informative. congrats on 6 months

  11. Forest says

    September 13, 2010 at 7:43 am

    Love the set up you have for the contest.

    Congrats on the 6months anniversary. You are doing a million times better than I was after 6months and have a very thought provoking professional blog…. Been a pleasure being a reader.

    • Kevin says

      September 14, 2010 at 10:32 am

      Thanks! Let’s hope the next six months are even better 😉

  12. Myke@In Search of Salt says

    September 13, 2010 at 9:08 am

    Congrats on 6 months, Kevin.

    Very interesting set-up for the contest and packages.

    I throw my hat into the ring.

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:27 pm

      Thanks, Myke!

  13. Anne says

    September 13, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Very well organized contest! Keep up the good work – to 6 more months and more!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:35 pm

      🙂

  14. myfinancialobjectives says

    September 13, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    Wow really impressive giveaway! Incredibly organized! Also congrats on reaching the 6 month mark!! You are doing excellent! Keep it up!

    • Kevin says

      September 14, 2010 at 10:40 am

      Thanks MFO!

  15. Budgeting in the Fun Stuff says

    September 13, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    I just passed my 6 month mark, so I understand your excitement! Congrats!

    • Kevin says

      September 14, 2010 at 10:40 am

      You’ve done incredibly well for 6 months. Keep going! 🙂

  16. Everyday Tips says

    September 14, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Great effort Kevin! I just hit my 6 month milestone, and I didn’t do a thing! You are putting me to shame! 🙂

    Keep blogging my friend!

    • Kevin says

      September 14, 2010 at 10:37 am

      I didn’t know so many of us started around the same time! I’ve been enjoying your blog, so keep it up! 🙂

  17. Kevin says

    September 14, 2010 at 10:37 am

    @Everyone else
    Thanks for the feedback and thanks for entering!

  18. Joe Plemon says

    September 14, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    Kevin,
    Congrats on your sixmonthiversary. Many (myself included) are ready to give up at the six month mark. I am glad that you are enthused and keep constantly improving. You, by the way, are a great encouragement to me. I am looking forward to seeing you in the blogosphere for years to come!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:27 pm

      Thanks for that feedback, Joe! Sometimes I feel pretty bad whenever I see the numbers go down or whenever I hit some negative commentary, but at the same time it’s a motivation to kick myself in the behind and keep going!

      I think you post some really great topics, by the way. I love how you use narratives to teach us about personal finance… it’s a really great way to get the point across!

  19. Barb Friedberg says

    September 14, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    Congratulations on your 1st 6 months-here’s to many more!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:36 pm

      Thanks Barb, and thanks for sponsoring!

  20. Ken @Spruce Up Your Finances says

    September 14, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    Great contest and congratulations on your 6-months blogging!!

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:36 pm

      Thanks, and thanks for sponsoring!

  21. Latrice Jones says

    September 14, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    i follow you!!

  22. Shaun says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:53 am

    I’ve followed you and subscribed to your feed and mailing list!

  23. Steve says

    September 15, 2010 at 9:17 am

    Just trying to win!

  24. KYT says

    September 15, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Congratulations, you crazy guy. Stop spamming me at work, LOL.

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:29 pm

      LOL, Mr. “unverified” 😛

  25. Danh says

    September 15, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Awesome site! Good way to help people with their finances! Happy 6 months!

  26. Arjun @ InvestingThesis.com says

    September 15, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    Congratulations on your 6 month anniversary, Kevin. here’s wishing you many many more.

    With regards to the site, I would love to see more investing themed posts such as your thesis behind owning dividend-paying precious metals and energy stocks such as Paramount Energy Trust and Spartan Exploration Ltd.

    • Kevin says

      September 19, 2010 at 7:30 pm

      Good point, Arjun. I haven’t talked about those too much, but in general I see them as insurance + diversification. I’ll write up a little bit more about what I see in a few future posts. My friend BTI has been hammering out this niche pretty well, and me and him are on the same page on many of these topics.

  27. Douglas W says

    September 16, 2010 at 10:41 am

    Dave’s classes should be taught to our children in their senior year of high school. And, required reading in college. I see a lot of classes that could actually benefit from these readings, such as Economics 201 (obvious), and english, sociology as well as history.

  28. Kelly Massman says

    September 16, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    Wow! This is a cool website. I’m happy to have found it! Thanks for a chance to win some fantastic goodies also!

  29. Amanda W says

    September 16, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Thanks for the great giveaways!

  30. KElsey Kim says

    September 16, 2010 at 5:16 pm

    Great giveaway!!

  31. KElsey Kim says

    September 16, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    I follow your RSS feed.

  32. Brandy says

    September 16, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    What a great opportunity. Thanks!

  33. Hannah says

    September 16, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    I love this!

  34. Arceli says

    September 17, 2010 at 4:53 am

    Thanks for having this giveaway.

  35. Donna Freedman says

    September 17, 2010 at 8:15 am

    Congratulations on your half-yearly anniversary. I found you via Couple Money and you are now in my Google Reader.

  36. Catherine Kichler says

    September 17, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Awesome giveaway!! Would love to hear more about how to get rid of debt!! It’s my goal to get debt free!

  37. Lindsey Whitney says

    September 17, 2010 at 8:59 am

    I hope I win!

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