Blogging Away Debt Our Journeys to a Debt-Free Life

by Tricia

There were some great debt-related posts this week. Here are a few that caught my eye:

D is keeping it real and sharing that One Thing Kept Me in Debt Longer Than I Should Have Been

JPL shares How We Got Out of Credit Card Debt.

Ever wonder what personal finance bloggers talk about during IM conversations? Here’s a chat I had with two bloggers about the U.S. Savings Rate.

FMF is having some March Madness with 64 blogger posts competing against each other and some prizes. I’m not sure if I am going to participate. If there’s a post I wrote that you really like, please let me know asap and maybe I’ll send it over there to compete with other blogger posts.

As for the Freebies I usually post on Friday, I haven’t had a chance to search around for some great ones this week. If you’d like to search for some of your own, I have a link on the left to “Free Stuff” under “Good Info” that will get you off to a good start.

Enjoy!

by Tricia

I’ve drawn the numbers, and here are the commenters that were randomly selected to receive a copy of Quicken 2005:

31 – Laura
27 – Amanda
21 – Nick
35 – Colleen
9 – Amanda

I’ve emailed everyone this morning, so hopefully I hear back from everyone soon. As for the book giveaway, I have heard back from everyone.

I know there have been a few comments as to why I did these giveaways. There were two reasons, 1.) to celebrate blogging one year and 2.) because I make money from advertising on this site. I wanted to give back something because without readers, I wouldn’t make money with advertising. Normally, all revenue from this site goes towards our debt. In fact, after I announced I was giving away something, I received a brand new advertiser that paid for the whole giveaway. I took it as a sign that it was a good thing that I was doing…giving away things that can help others take control of their finances.

Will there be more giveaways? Probably not for a while unless I receive items for free to giveaway. I may or may not do something similar to mark year #2 of blogging. It’s too soon to tell for that, and the one thing I know all too well is that life is unpredictable.

f you didn’t win a copy of Quicken, but are thinking of purchasing a copy yourself, please stick around. While helping these winners get set-up, I plan on writing a little tutorial and having it available for free for viewing or download (I haven’t decided on a format yet).