2009 Financial Resolutions Blog Contest: Win a Free 6-Month Subscription to the Wall Street Journal
Posted in Announcements, Contests & Giveaways
by
Penelope Pince
Update 7:20PM January 30, 2009
The winner is Lisa Spinelli! Thank you all again for participating in my first giveaway!
Update 9:00PM, January 24, 2009
This contest is now closed. We will tally up the entries, select a winner and announce the result shortly. Thank you to everyone who participated.
I am excited to announce our first blog contest here at Pecuniarities (Our Fourpence Worth until October 2008). Next month marks our first blog anniversary and I am quite pleased with the success that we have experienced in the past year and the direction in which we are headed.
The Prize
I wrote a post a while back on how I received a free subscription to the Wall Street Journal by completing surveys. I have now earned enough points for another, so for this first contest (of many to come) we are giving away a 6-month print subscription to the Wall Street Journal, a $129 value, to one lucky winner. We just had our own 6-month subscription to the Wall Street Journal and have been very impressed with it.
To tell the truth, I wondered at first if it would be a little boring, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it offered more than just stodgy finance reports and stock graphs. I especially enjoy the Personal Journal section that covers a wide range of topics pertinent to everyone. I believe this paper could be a great benefit to our readers, especially in these times when keeping abreast of all news and information on the economy is so important.
The WSJ is delivered 6 days a week and is packed full of interesting news (both national and international) and useful information on business and personal finance, investing and more:
- Summaries of breaking stories, coupled with 24/7 online updates.
- Expert insight on the market and economy and how both can impact your everyday finances and personal investments.
- Expanded coverage of major global stories, political events, medical breakthroughs and emerging technologies.
- Arts, food & wine, real estate, travel bargains, and weekend getaways.
Ways To Enter
Do each of the following once for 1 chance to win. (For every 1 you do, you earn 1 entry. The Email Subscription earns 2 entries.)
Please leave a comment to let me know which entry method(s) you used.
Please make sure you read the Contest Terms below.
- Leave a comment on this post stating your 2009 financial resolutions or goals.
- Subscribe to our RSS feed and leave a comment below to let you know you did so, or
- for 2 entries instead of 1, Subscribe to our email feed and leave a comment here using the same email address with which you subscribed. (All current email subscribers gain an automatic entry.)
- Blog about this contest and link to it from your blog. Leave me a comment here to let me know.
- Follow me on twitter – @PenelopePince. Leave a comment here with your twitter username.
- Tweet about this contest and leave a comment to let me know you did so.
- Vote for this post in Tip’d, PF Buzz or another medium and leave a comment here.
- Bonus Entries: Leave comments on other posts on our blog. If you’re new to our blog, visit our archives for our earlier posts, which are some of the best we have produced. The comment(s) must show some thought and not just “I agree” or “Great idea.” Come back to this post and let me know which post(s) you commented on. Each approved comment will gain you an additional entry.
- If you like contests, be sure to check out Single Guy Money’s $100 Target or Walmart Gift Card Giveaway.
Contest Terms
- We’re sorry, but this particular reward from my survey company is only available to new subscribers to the Wall Street Journal in the contiguous U.S., so we apologize to any readers from Hawaii or Alaska and those who have already subscribed to the WSJ in the past. If you have been a subscriber in the past, you are not eligible to receive this free subscription. We will hold other contests soon.
- The contest begins now and ends at 11:59PM EST on January 24, 2009. Comments to this post will be closed at this time.
- 1 winner will be randomly selected using a random integer generator at random.org.
- We will contact the winner via the email address used to comment here.
- The winner will have 4 days to respond with necessary contact information for the subscription. We will send a 2nd notification email after 2 days if we have not heard back.
- If the winner does not respond after 4 days, a new winner will be selected from amongst the entrants.
- If this prize happens to go out of stock from our reward provider at the end of the contest period (though it shouldn’t), we will offer a replacement prize.
Prize Terms
- Again, this particular offer from my rewards program is only available to new subscribers to the WSJ. If you are already a subscriber or have subscribed in the past, you are not eligible to receive this prize. We are sorry, but we will run other contests soon.
- It may take 6-8 weeks for the first issue to arrive.
- Your WSJ will be delivered 6 days a week by postal mail or early morning carrier depending on your location.
- While we will do our best to ensure proper initiation of your subscription, we are not liable for non-delivery due to:
- Incorrect mailing and contact information provided by the winner
- Ineligibility of the winner to qualify for the subscription
- Loss or error on the part of the postal service or delivery personnel
- Any other matter beyond our control
- Any issues with the delivery of the subscription will have to be addressed to the Wall Street Journal.
Don’t be scared off by these terms. We didn’t have any problems with our subscription. In fact, we began receiving our issues within a week or two of starting our subscription and have learned a lot from it.
Good luck to all and happy new year!
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Did You Enjoy This Post?
January 10th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Okay, this is a great prize to give out.
I am already following you on twitter – @bruce_taxguy
I tweeted about my entrie http://twitter.com/bruce_taxguy/statuses/1109717067
I also placed an invite on my site that will be up for the rest of the month http://lrtaxprep.com/blog/episode-112/2009/
As for finacial goals; well the hope is to gain enough new business to maintain 100% self employment.
No I am not trying to suck up by using several methods of signing up, I just want to sign up more than once. I really would enjoy this prize.
P.S. did you see my request for help? http://twitter.com/bruce_taxguy/statuses/1109048840
January 10th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Posted this contest onto my blog. Hope to be the winner. I teach HS English students who are in the Finance Academy track at my school, and I would love to be able to share this info with them!
Tabsmom
January 10th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
My resolutions are to pay off my car and build up a solid emergency fund.
great contest!
January 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
What a clever way to put together a no-cost contest!
My primary 2009 financial goal is to pay off all non-mortgage debt.
I’ll be sure to tweet about your contest, if I can figure out how to copy your tinyurl.
good luck, Penelope!
January 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Hi Kate,
There are several ways to tweet a link:
1. You can paste the link into your twitter textarea and twitter will automatically shorten it if it is too long, I think.
2. Go to TinyUrl.com and paste in the link of this post.
3. Or a tool like tweetburner where you can register for an account to track the number of clicks your tweeted links get. (I use this one.)
Thanks for stopping by and entering.
Penelope
January 11th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
My 2009 financial resolution, or goals are to finish paying off a few nagging debts, pay off one of our cars, try to make it through the whole year managing our finances in Quicken.
Oh, and I also follow you on Twitter. You can find me as: marubozo on there. Thanks!
January 11th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
My 2009 financial resolution is to fully fund my IRA. It won’t be easy, but that’s why I think it’s a good goal.
January 13th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I want to keep as much money as I can (not have it stolen by ???)
January 13th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I subscribed to your feed.
January 13th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I follow on twitter.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
My goals for 2009:
Max out retirement accounts: Roth and 401k
Maintain E-Fund
Payoff Auto Debt
Get Life Insurance
Great contest!
@ptmoney
January 14th, 2009 at 9:07 am
My primary goal is to pay off my truck and then save the rest of the year’s payments in an emergency fund.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:58 am
I’ve subscribed to your feed.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I have subscribed to the RSS feed!
Robb Hurst
January 14th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Woo Hoo..I am now subscribed on the email list for the contest!
Robb Hurst
January 14th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Submitted this post to pf buzz:
http://www.pfbuzz.com/General/2009-Financial-Resolutions-Blog-Contest-Win-a-Free-6-Month-Subscription-to-the-Wall-Street-Journal
January 15th, 2009 at 5:33 am
I subscribed to your feed.
Thanks for the giveaway.
kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
January 15th, 2009 at 6:04 am
My 2009 financial goals:
* Continue prepayng mortgage with an extra $425 a month
* continue building emergency fund with an extra $700 a month until i save $24,000, or 8 months worth of living expenses
* fully fund my Roth IRA with whatever bonus i get from work later this month
* keep contributing 15% to 401k plus the catch-up contribution for those turning 50 this y ear
that about wipes me out, but i’m determined to follow this plan
(I also signed up for your email updates.)
January 16th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Thanks for the contest. My financial goal is to simply make a lot more money and have no more financial worries.
January 16th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Nice contest! Stumbled and PF Buzzed. And following you on Twitter (there’s also a blog mention on the way)!
@freefrombroke
January 17th, 2009 at 10:55 am
My 2009 financial goals were to 1) Develop and stick to a new budget and stay under my medical flex spending cap and 2) Start saving for a “future” fund, meaning wedding and/or travel (I’m not engaged yet, but it’s not too soon to start saving for the wedding I want!). You can read the rest of my 2009 goals at my blog.
January 17th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
My hubby would love this. he ususally borrows it from a friend
January 17th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Excellent contest idea! A plug for it just went up at FaM.
My 2009 goals:
1) In light of our state legislature’s determination to deep-six the state’s university system, to find a way to survive after layoff.
2) Get new work, get new work, get new work.
3) Look in to emigrating to Mexico, where I may be able to continue something like a middle-class life on lots, lots less income than I’ve been earning.
January 18th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Announced this giveaway in the post: http://firefinance.blogspot.com/2009/01/personal-financial-tools.html
January 18th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Just re-tweeted about contest, another post up tomorrow with a link back to contest.
Great turn out for your give away.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:53 am
One of my 2009 goals is to increase my income and decrease my debt.
January 19th, 2009 at 1:36 am
My goal is to save some money for backup and to start my own company.
January 19th, 2009 at 4:30 am
My Financial Goals for 2009:
Save $10,000 in an Emergency Fund.
Save $11,500 in my Simple IRA
Completely pay off my $15,000 car debt.
Completely pay off my $2500 credit card debt.
January 19th, 2009 at 4:31 am
I am following you on twitter. Username Brizzlebound.
January 19th, 2009 at 4:35 am
I have subscribed to your RSS feed
January 19th, 2009 at 4:35 am
I have subscribed to your email feed. brizzlebound @ gmail . com
January 19th, 2009 at 4:35 am
I have dugg this story
http://digg.com/business_finance/2009_Resolutions_Contest_Win_a_6_Month_WSJ_Subscription
January 19th, 2009 at 5:04 am
In a nutshell, my financial goals include
1) reducing my mortgage debt by $20,000
2) increase passive income to >$200/month
3) increase my blog subscribers to 500
4) create a stock market portfolio of $5000 worth of researched stocks – mostly value and dividend stocks.
5) get better at researching stocks and markets!
6) increase 401K contribution by 1%
I’ve signed up for you on Twitter, and will stumble on comment on this post and others on your site over the next month. I really like your site! Want to exchange links?
January 19th, 2009 at 5:36 am
Phew!
I have completed everything but the bonus entries. I’ll be back to let you know when I do!
January 19th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Subscribed to the newsletter. My financial goals for the year: get new job, increase emergency fund, set aside set amount each month for kids’ college funds, etc. Thanks! :~)
January 19th, 2009 at 10:21 am
I subscribed via RSS feed.
2009 goals: Pay off the last of my credit card debt!
January 20th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I just subscribed to the email feed. This is a great contest. My goal this year is to save 3-6 months of expenses.
January 20th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I plan to pay off all my debt in 2009.
I also plan to get married in 2009. I dare you not to say that isn’t the most important financial move of your life!
January 20th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Pay off credit card debt.
Refinance House
Pay off car loans.
Stick to a budget all 12 months!
January 20th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I just subscribed to your RSS feed!
January 21st, 2009 at 12:46 am
Great blog, I’m glad I found it. And I would love a subscription to WSJ! I’ve always wanted to subscribe, and this would be a pretty awesome start. Here are my entries:
#1: My 2009 financial resolutions are to double my income, to put half of all my income into an investment savings account, to eat meals at home most of the time to save money (and get healthy!), and to make at least a small profit from my creative endeavors outside of work.
#2: Subscribed via RSS.
#3: Followed you on Twitter (kelleyonline)
Thanks!
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:15 am
Hey, I subscribed to your email list (heclark-AT-gmail.com.) I also blogged about it at monogamoney.com. It’s in the entry titled: Life after marriage.
My financial resolutions are:
1. Bring my lunch to work five days a week instead of four.
2. Walk to work two days a week (save money on the subway)
3. When I travel, travel more cheaply than I have in the past
4. Get books from the library more often instead of buying them
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I have been writing down everything I spend so that I know exactly where it goes, and figure out how I can cut back.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
cash spending is helping us, great contst
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I aim to spend less, simple as that. This is the one tenet for me to follow in order to save money for truly important needs, like shelter, medical, etc. I need to save my receipts and strictly adhere to a budget so I know exactly where my money is going. It’s a shame I haven’t already been doing this basic thing! Thanks for the entry!
January 24th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Spend less and save more.Its sometimes easier said than done. Count me in,thanks
January 31st, 2009 at 12:08 am
Thank you to everyone who entered our giveaway. A winner has been selected and confirmed. Please come back and visit often for money saving tips and more giveaways in the not-too-distant future.
Penelope