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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the very first giveaway here at Money Is The Root. I predict this giveaway to be the first of many more to come. Our first giveaway item is going to be a $25 gift card to Amazon.com, which is great because you can buy literally anything there.
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You must comment on a non-giveaway post within the site, and then copy and paste that very same comment in the section below this giveaway post. You will receive 1 entry for your comment, and you can repeat this task 1 time per day. The giveaway will run for two weeks, so that will leave you with 14 possible entries should you choose to comment each day.
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It is possible for each person to receive a total of 14 entries by placing a comment each day, and an additional 18 entries for the optional methods. One person can receive a possible maximum total of 32 entries into the drawing.
Additional Information:
You must complete all entries prior to 11:59 PM Eastern Time the night of June 8, 2011. The winner of the giveway will notified by email on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The winner will have 3 days to contact me via email/contact form and accept the prize, otherwise there will be a redraw for a new winner.
The Winning Pick
The winner will be chosen via the plugin And The Winner Is. This plugin is totally random, and will select 1 winner based on the comments below the giveaway post. This is why it is vital that you leave a separate comment for each entry you perform. I will comb through the comments to make sure they are not being misused.
I don’t check my report nearly as often as I should, especially now that I’ve got better control of my finances and the score is getting better. With that said, I’ve never found an error on my report.
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I just checked mine using annualcreditreport.com for the first time in a few years. It is something that I know I should be doing, at least annually, to check for errors. I am planning on doing better from now on because I know if there were any errors on the one I just received, it would have been my own fault for not checking up on it sooner.
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I’m always on the look out for Amazon cards. Those diapers ain’t cheap!
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I commented on your How Often ShoulD I Monitor My Credit Report? post: “I definitely check mine at least once a year – sometimes twice because I’m nervous like that!”
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I think that part of being successful with your finances is searching for spouses, friends and jobs that bring happiness. Money is squandered, even by lining the pockets of snake oil medicine men, when we need to buy happiness because we’re not getting it from our spouses, friends and jobs.
I commented on Learning Personal Finance the Fun Way:
I have to say, the best thing monopoly taught me is that “You have to HAVE money to MAKE money!” I was always very bitter about those property owners with hotels on them!
Even today, into my 20′s this still holds true, and I’m still bitter as I’m commonly reminded of those school loans…
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I agree, to an extent, but carrying a credit card balance still isn’t healthy. Also, the interest rate on student loans is a fraction of the rate on credit card debt.
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Great article on the different choices and options or reinvesting your 401k.
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My comment is from your post “Beware of Those Who Bear Gifts”:
I suspected that he had monetary reasons for his predictions … but wow … he’s worth $75M??? Yeah, that could feed a lot of hungry people and offer shelter to many homeless … it could provide clean water to those who don’t have it and the bare necessities to many of the world’s poor. But I guess that his so-called religious beliefs don’t necessarily include caring for others or any humanitarian endeavors. After all .. he must NEED that much money, right? The unfortunate thing is that he uses people’s spiritual belief against them … and it’s often the people who are least able to give that predators, like him, focus on. It’s despicable! Shame on him & those like him!
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“I personally am very lazy, but I also like to know where all of my money is. Money trumps lazy to me and I’d move it all to be together and easily watched.”
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I dont know which is worse, the shyster who tries to scam the people out of $1000, or the tv station who is letting him run his scam.
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Want free food? Dandilion greens are now bitter, since it’s now late May, but the buds are sweet and edible, with a taste close to saffron: Pick only the buds that are not yet opened and clean as you would a Strawberry- think of the green bud as the “fruit”.
Dandilion buds are great in a salad, mixed into a Stirfry, added to Omelets, or gently steamed and added to rice, barley, quinoa, beans, or even added to meatloaf. I have often made low cost meals using cooked grain, beans and dandilion buds.
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Wow, you are really taking charge of your Alexa ranking! The ranking for both of my sites is going in the wrong direction. Great job!
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I left a comment on the post “Learning Personal Finance the fun Way”:
I never really stopped to think about it but yes, Monopoly is a really great teaching tool regarding finances. It is a great way to get kids thinking about money, applying decision making skills and learning the value of money. It is so important to learn how to properly manage our money so we don’t end up in real bankruptcy!
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You are doing a great job of data gathering and progress monitoring!
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I’m a little nervous about online finance. The massive hack into Sony recently showed what can (and will) go wrong. Unfortunately, I have no choice in some of it because I can no longer get a paper check. Direct deposit is my only option.
Comment on “How Often Should I Monitor My Credit Report”:
I’ve been checking credit annually, but think it might be good to get a report every 6 months. You never know what might be happing with your credit, despite your best inentions, so a quick checkup more frequently than annually might help take care of any problems quickly.
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Following, liked on FB, and subscribed. I’ll have to tweet when I get home though.
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I subscribe to MITR by email — which is worth 2 entries, but only one comment?
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i commented on your post “Blog Goals & Updates #12″:
great goals–and progress! i find that i am much more likely to accomplish my goals when i break them down like this!
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Thanks for the great roundup. I especially liked Hunter’s post on Owner Financing at Financially Consumed.
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I abhor people/organizations/etc who prey on people’s hopes and desires to rob them of hard earned money.
How often should I monitor my credit report:
I must admit I do not know what my score is. I have not checked in a long time. I think I will now
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Thanks for offering a non-traditional approach. When my husband decided to purchase a new car some of the things he considered was the lower interest rate he received as well as the warranty. Combined he felt that for us, at this time, a new car offered us a better value.
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posted on why you should stop paying down your debt
“As an accountant, I must say I disagree with much of this; however, I do think it would be smart to keep the “extra” money you could pay down on your debt set aside (don’t spend it) but invest it until its needed to make a payment on the debt IF the interest rate you are earning is greater than the interest saved from paying off the debt early. “
I’m one of those who don’t believe in incurring debt to begin with. I’ve seen too many of my young friends suddenly, unexpectedly lose their steady incomes following accidents or illnesses. Therefore, I believe in savings, not debts.
I commented on Why you shouldn’t pay down your debt: “If I were in debt, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. And I can’t imagine doing the 0% financing for 5 years. I’m sure they don’t send you a letter at the end of 5 years to tell you that you have to pay it off in the next 30 days or else you will be paying all the interest.”
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I completely agree with everything you are saying and it was only when we applied for our mortgage last year that we realized incorrect information was present on my Husbands report. It prompted us to sign up to a credit report website and we check it weekly now.
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Thanks for helping us to guard against obsessive compulsive money decisions!
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I commented on your 02 June post:
” Excellent article and more than a little food for thought. I hope that reading this helps some of your readers emerge from that slippery slope one of your other comments mentioned… errors in judgment in today’s economy could be more costly than anyone realized ’til it’s all said and done.
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Yes, I agree that Online-Sweepstakes is the place to go when you want to advertise your blog giveaway.
Strategies like this only work for people who are fiscally responsible to begin with. The train of thought here also is quite dependent on overall lifestyle and family makeup. With jobs scarce to come by and a soft housing market, it’s a gamble should anyone need to sell and move. The more that’s paid down the more you get to keep in the end to make a down payment on another property even if the house sold at a loss.
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I agree with you – I think as long as I carefully check my bills and credit card statements, an annual check is plenty.
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I am so torn on this issue and I seem to sway back and forth about how I want to approach it. You do make some very good points and I appreciate them. I will admit that I just made a big furniture purchase because it is 0% until summer of 2015! That made it worth it to me!
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I have no credit card or other debt, own my 2002 car and just paid off my mortgage after 27 years. I sleep well at night.
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Thanks for posting the link to Crystal’s article about Free Cycle!
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“My biggest problem with not paying off debt right away is that I just hate knowing I have that debt. I’d walk around with it on my mind if I just stopped paying!”
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While I get what you’re saying, I just don’t want to leave a burden on my family one day. And knowing that the debt is getting paid down eases my troubled mind.
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I often wonder how accurate these machines are. I have used them (once or twice) in the past. I now use my credit union. They do have the counting machines. I save all of my change and once a quarter I take them to the credit union. I them use the money for something Iv been wanting.
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