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Mar 29, 2009    |       16 comments

Do You Enter Sweepstakes?

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When I am in a store, if I see a box with entry forms next to it – you can bet that I’ll take a few minutes to fill out a form, fold it a certain way that I think will increase the chances that it will be picked and drop it in the box. I haven’t won anything yet from local sweepstakes.

But I have received things won in sweepstakes. My mom won a men’s 10 speed bike and a big Easter bunny. She gave both of them to me and I was tickled pink. I didn’t care that it was a men’s bike and I didn’t care that the Easter bunny was almost as tall as me and a little scary looking. It was free!

I have thought about trying our luck with sweepstakes that I find online. Then I start to wonder if the time spent filling out forms is worth it. Online sweepstakes probably have many more entrants than local sweepstakes. You can’t win if you don’t participate – so I thought I would ask if anyone reading participates in sweepstakes. If so, have you won anything?

Mar 28, 2009    |       4 comments

It’s That Time Again…Catching Up on Emails

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I was so embarrassingly behind on emails, so today I sat down and went through almost all of them. That means that I have some interesting stories to share.

Jen sent me an article at Boston.com about a woman who survived debt. She just happens to be a nationally known authority on networking. I never get tired of stories about people who dug themselves out of debt!

Beverly sent me an article at Reader’s Digest. It’s a question and answer with Jean Chatzsky. I like the way she tells people to face their finances even though they are ugly. I really believe that getting a handle on your finances is one of the key steps to getting out of debt.

I also have an interesting blog post to share from another blogger. $165K in debt got a text message (that cost money to read) from a local politician and decided to ask that politician for reimbursement. It wasn’t that much money, but it was the principle behind receiving spam text messages. The politician did reply.

Lastly, I have to say thanks to a few people. First up is Danielle. She gave me three cheers when we reached the credit card debt is less than savings level. I’d also like to thank Lucy Lou from MoneySavingGuide.com for including me in her list of 10 Female Bloggers Who Paid Off Big Debt.

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