Giving is an integral part of the Yakezie Network whether it is helping a fellow blogger out or sponsoring the writing contest. We’re putting our motto of selflessly helping others to work helping out our readers.
As much as we’d love to give something to every single one of you, four winners is better than none! Thirty-three Yakezie Members and Challengers have banded together for the first annual Yakezie Holiday Giveaway.
With the world economy still trying to find its footing, we realize that the only thing we can really do is control our own actions. Here’s our fun little giveaway to all of you!
The Prizes
Who couldn’t use a little extra cash this time of year? Whether it’s for property taxes, gifts for friends and family, or paying down those pesky credit card bills, we’ve got some moola to help! Furthermore, education in many ways is even more important than cash. Education allows us to learn how to lead better lives, think in different ways, and make more money in the process. As a result, we’ve decided to give a combination of cash and books.
We are giving away over $500 worth of prizes for four winners as follows:
Grand Prize: $160 cash via PayPal
Second Place Prize: $100 cash via PayPal
Third Place Prize: $60 cash via PayPal
Wild Card Prize: $200 worth of personal finance books including: Debt Free For Life by David Back $20, Super Sectors – How To Outsmart The Market Using Sector Rotation and ETFs by John Nyaradi $50, Your Money Ratioins by Charles Farrell $26, Living Well With Bad Credit $13, Getting Started In Real Estate Investing $19, Leading Chang by John P. Kotter $25, Never Lose Again – Become A Top Negotiator by Steven Babitsky $26, and Control Your Cash by Kincaid/McFarlane $18. If the standard postal service medium box can fit more, more books will be added!
Sponsors
The following blogs donated to the prizes and their generosity is greatly appreciated:
Bucksome Boomer
One Cent At A Time
So Over Debt
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MaximizingMoney.com
20 and Engaged
Wealth Informatics
Broke Professionals
Frugal Zeitgeist
KNS Financial
Fat Guy, Skinny Wallet
Sustainable Personal Finance
Not Made of Money
Squirrelers
Money Is The Root
Financial Success for Young Adults
20’s Finances
Everything Finance
Mom’s Plans
Money Q&A
Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
The Penny Hoarder
FamilyMoneyValues
MoneyCrush
The Debt Myth
Beating Broke
Live Real, Now
The Jenny Pincher
The College Investor
Invest It Wisely
My Personal Finance Journey
The Frugal Toad
Financial Samurai
Giveaway Rules
To enter the giveaway, the Rafflecopter giveaway form located below is live from November 29th – 10 AM EST – December 12th 12:01 AM EST. All entries in the form below support all the participating blogs. This giveaway is open to those 18 or older. You must have a PayPal account to claim the cash prizes and an U.S. mailing address to claim the box of books. The winners will be selected via Rafflecopter.
There are 33 possible entries and I hope you take advantage of each one and visit the sponsoring blogs. Good luck and Happy Holidays! All winners must be subscribed to Yakezie’s RSS feed in order to be notified if you are a winner. Please also leave a comment stating you have entered and what your main goal for 2012 is!
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Thanks for organizing this Kay Lynn! Rafflecopter is a cool feature. The contest reminds me that I’ve got to get cracking on Facebook!… well, maybe :)
Great prizes just in time for the holidays! Thanks for putting this together!
Love this, what a great opportunity!
Great prizes! Thanks for putting this together.
Great giveaway! Thank you for putting it together.
Happy to be a part of it :) Hope we really make someone’s holiday.
Hi Kay, are there sponsorship still available? I’d love to offer something and promote this on our site.
Thanks Kay Lynn for putting this together and making it happen! Glad to be a part of the Yakezie Holiday Giveaway!!
Thanks for putting this together! I haven’t come up with my goals for 2012 yet, but I will be working on it soon!
Great idea, thanks for putting it together.
Thanks Kay Lynn – I’m happy to participate and help promote! Hope it really helps out the holiday for the winners!
Thanks for organizing this, and good luck to all of the entrants! :)
Great work organizing this one Kay Lynn!
Total awesomeness! What a fantastic idea and great prize list. :)
Great idea! My goal for 2012 is to spend less than I earn!
Great opportunity! Thanks for organizing this. ;)
Is it silly for Yakezie members to participate?
Thanks again Kay for putting this together.
Great work putting this together!
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This looks fancy. Rafflecopter is amazing. Main goal for 2012 is prioritize fun a bit more than I have recently while paying off my student loans.
Entered! In 2012, my goal is to earn over $30k from my online ventures. I plan to do this with 4 blogs and 1 eBook! Hopefully my crazy plan works! :)
Great giveaway! I’m working my way through the entries. Unfortunately, I can’t get the Facebook entries, but I’ll be able to catch everyone else. I’m hoping for the books. One of my goals for 2012 is to get myself into good financial habits as I finish grad school and start my first real job.
Looks great! Thanks for putting this together and including so many of us.
I entered the contest and would like to be a winner!! My goal for 2012 is to be able to save after paying all my expenses! Thanks for the boost for 2012 and getting into a new blog site!
Awesome giveaway, thank you for putting it together, and I’m so glad to be a part of it. Good luck to all of the contestants.
I entered! My 2012 goal is not financial. It is to spend more time focusing on the good things in life. Even those small things that typically go unnoticed.
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I entered the contest and also one of the giveaway contributors. My goal in 2012 is to continue to learn things to improve myself as a writer.
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Entered and 2012 goal is to actually be able to save and keep our heads above water instead of just treading
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I entered, and my main goal for 2012 is to increase income by 10%.
I’m entered! My main goal for 2012 is to save for a bathroom remodeling project.
I’m entered! My main goal for 2012 is to stay financially strong.
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subd to your emails- my goal is to get rid of one credit card’s debt! (we havent been using it now for a year but need to pay it off)
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Thank you for the giveaway!
Thanks for the giveaway
Entered! :) This is such an awesome giveaway!! :) Thank you
My main goal is to establish emergency fund since I’m giving birth to our first child this February.. :)
My main goal is to learn to trade options… it’s not something I’ve done before, but I think it would accent my investment strategies.
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I have entered the giveaway.
My main goal for 2012 is to be more productive and to be debt free.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
Thanks for hosting this! I’ve done all the necessary things needed!
My main goal is to be debt free and Make more money in 2012! :)
I entered, subscribed to yakezie newsletter and my goal for 2012 is to be better prepared for my current sophmore sons college fund, along with his 13 yr old brother!
my main financial goal for 2012 is to become more educated
This is a crazy awesome give-away, thanks to everyone for their input, you guys rock. :)
I’m entered! I haven’t decided on my main 2012 goal yet, but I think it will be to be a better investor.
I’m entered and my goal for 2012 is to pay off our big credit card!
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Great competition, did all the steps :). Not sure if I am eligible as I sponsored a prize though!
Next year I really want to hammer my savings and get them bigger and more secure.
Joining! Did all the steps! :)
Share with us what is one financial improvement you’d like to make for 2012?
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I’m entered! My goal for next year is to pay off my credit cards, and have $1,000 in my emergency fund (and keep it that way!) Thank you!