Contest Announcement
By Matt - Saturday, May 31st, 2008
This blog has been in existence for a while and I have never run a contest in all of that time. I was waiting for there to be a significant and compelling reason for me to run one and I now have one. In last weeks budget post I said that there would be a contest coming and this is that announcement, naturally this announcement has something to do with my weekly budget.
Its time to put my money where my mouth is!
The contest is pretty simple, for the next four weeks I’ll be posting my weekly budget on Sundays and if I don’t meet those numbers I will give away a $25 gift certificate to Amazon. Yep even if I miss any of the categories by so much as a penny I will give away the prize. The goal here is to motivate myself to staying on track with the my budgets.
What happens if I make all of my budgets?
Well this is pretty simple if I make all of my budgets (all 4 weeks) at the end I will take everyone who has entered and give away a $50 gift certificate for Amazon.
How to enter.
There will be two ways to enter this contest:
- Leave a comment on this post (for this week) and for the next four Sunday budget posts.
- Post a link to this contest on your site.
The contest winner will be selected randomly from all of the entries and announced on Monday of the next week; so this weeks announcement will happen on June 10th.
I am using this contest as a way to motivate myself and not to get people to wish me to fail. Whenever it came to budgets I’ve always struggled stepping out of my comfort zone and actually staying on track and spending less, unless there was a compelling reason. This contest is my compelling reason to stay on budget. Good luck to those who enter this week and even more luck to me. I’ll be posting my weekly budget and explanation for any changes (I’ll be trying to reign the numbers in and not set myself up for failure).
Remember leave a comment on this post (or tomorrows budget) to enter the contest). If you link to the contest kindly let me know so I know.
This entry is filed under Budgeting and Planning.
38 Responses to “Contest Announcement”
1 zeromoney says:
May 31st, 2008
at 10:23 pm
good luck with your budget, I’ll be looking forward to that $50 amazon GC
2 Devon says:
June 1st, 2008
at 9:58 am
Good luck. Hopefully you don’t have to budget in Amazon gift certificates
3 Weekly Budget - Week 2 | One Million and Beyond says:
June 1st, 2008
at 5:09 pm
[…] Overall I believe that this budget is achievable. Don’t forget to drop a comment on this post or the contest announcement post from yesterday to be considered for the weekly budget contest. Wish me luck! Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]
4 Cathy says:
June 2nd, 2008
at 10:40 pm
Good luck with your budget! I’d like to enter your contest so I posted about it here
5 Carolyn says:
June 3rd, 2008
at 2:37 pm
Good Luck!
6 Jamie says:
June 4th, 2008
at 4:44 pm
Good luck with the budgeting, I hope you have more success than I have had in the past!
7 bunny says:
June 5th, 2008
at 4:25 am
Good luck with your budget!!
8 bunny says:
June 5th, 2008
at 4:27 am
I’ve also linked to your contest HERE. Thanks!
9 Daniel says:
June 5th, 2008
at 8:11 am
Good luck and all the best on your new weekly budget!
10 Lynn says:
June 5th, 2008
at 8:43 am
Good luck! We are having budgeting woes this week. This is our first month doing the envelope system. It’s definitely going to take some tweaking.
11 Ron says:
June 5th, 2008
at 9:37 am
Great idea! You just got yourself a new reader
12 Amazon Contest « Ace Blogging says:
June 5th, 2008
at 10:09 am
[…] See the contest post here for all the details. […]
13 Kris says:
June 5th, 2008
at 10:10 am
Here’s my blog post:
http://aceblogging.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/amazon-contest/
Thanks.
14 patrick says:
June 5th, 2008
at 10:38 am
Great concept and good luck.
15 RobynL says:
June 5th, 2008
at 1:40 pm
Wow, there are two winners in this situation. You learn to keep on budget and therefore, someone wins a GC because of you. A very unique contest.
16 Msminiducky says:
June 5th, 2008
at 2:36 pm
Now this is a fun contest, win-win-win! Or .. win-win, and lose-win
17 Courtney says:
June 5th, 2008
at 5:08 pm
Good luck with your budget!
18 Jeanette Jackson says:
June 5th, 2008
at 5:45 pm
This is a great idea to try to stay within a budget. I wish you all the luck in the world.
19 Cindi says:
June 5th, 2008
at 9:33 pm
Good Evening, I would love to participate in your contest. I hope you are better with a budget than I am!
Thanks,Cindi
20 Sarah says:
June 6th, 2008
at 4:39 am
Good luck with your budget. Not just for the contest reasons but because I’m starting my own on the next pay period (with your table as inspiration) and don’t know how easy it’s going to be.
21 Kathie says:
June 6th, 2008
at 5:26 am
I am looking to you for inspiration to stay on budget. good luck.
22 Mrs. Accountability says:
June 6th, 2008
at 7:30 am
Good luck with your budget!! I’ve posted about your contest on my blog at:
www.outofdebtagain.com/2008/06/if-he-breaks-his-weekly-budget-we-win.html
23 Nikki says:
June 6th, 2008
at 8:21 am
Good luck with your budget.
24 Amaiyume says:
June 6th, 2008
at 8:36 am
Good luck with your challenge! Here is my entry, for your consideration:
http:/ /miniamai.tumblr.com/post/37397001/onemillionandbeyond-contest25 LB says:
June 6th, 2008
at 8:46 am
Good luck!! It would definitely motivate me
26 anne says:
June 6th, 2008
at 12:23 pm
thanks for this unique contest. Good luck with your budget.
27 Zukppr says:
June 6th, 2008
at 4:15 pm
What a great idea. Good luck with your goal.
28 Shay says:
June 6th, 2008
at 6:19 pm
I need all the help I can get with my budget. Good luck with yours!!
29 G.L. says:
June 6th, 2008
at 6:47 pm
Thanks for the giveaway, and good luck with your budget! I have to admit, this is a creative way to encourage yourself.
30 Michele says:
June 7th, 2008
at 1:54 am
What a creative way to motivate yourself!!! I love that idea!! It’s also very generous of you to offer your blog readers a part in the motivation by rewarding us, too!
I wish you all the best with your budget! I know firsthand how incredibly difficult it is to stick to one!!
Michele
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com
31 Carla Pullum says:
June 7th, 2008
at 2:37 pm
I am rooting for you!!! You can do it!!! I am in a mess myself!!
32 Amanda says:
June 8th, 2008
at 10:02 am
Good luck - hope you make your goal.
33 Casey H says:
June 8th, 2008
at 2:07 pm
Good luck with the budget, I wish I was that disciplined!!
34 Elizabeth says:
June 8th, 2008
at 7:16 pm
Very clever idea!
I was just telling my boyfriend I needed to crack down on my budget…maybe I should try this one too!
Good luck!
35 Riyanne says:
June 9th, 2008
at 2:22 am
blogged about it (Link on my url)
good luck with the budget
36 Ilissa H. says:
June 9th, 2008
at 5:34 pm
I always feel the same about a budget. It is a great idea but it can be difficult to stick to. Best of luck. Thanks for the chance.
37 Linda says:
June 9th, 2008
at 6:33 pm
Good luck with sticking to your budgets!
38 Emily N. says:
June 9th, 2008
at 7:46 pm
I think you’re on to something. Finding something that motivates you will help you accomplish your goals.
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