UPDATE: Contest Closed – Thanks For Entering – Winners to be announced shortly!
Happy 3 Year Anniversary to WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com!
On July 23rd, 2010 WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com will be turning three years old. In order to celebrate, I thought it would be nice to give away another iPad (and some other prizes, too). The reason I keep blogging and the reason this blog keeps growing is because of YOU, the reader! Prizes and contest details are down below, but first a bit of reflection:
Readership Statistics
The blog continues to grow. While the overall traffic is a pittance compared to other blogs, I’m still proud given the narrow focus of the site. I know I could easily blow these traffic numbers out of the water if I focused on more elementary topics – but I’ll set up a separate blog for that (perhaps a series of weekly 2 minute videos on the basics). This blog’s DNA is what it is, and I can’t/won’t change it, and that’s simply because I like writing THIS stuff. :)
Thank You
First and foremost, the biggest thanks goes to the regular readers and commenters. I also continue to learn plenty from my fellow bloggers and the many professional journalists who interact with me (I know I’m just a hack writer!). So how do I thank you? With a giveaway contest… which is sponsored in part by RedFlagDeals.com.
Please take a moment to visit some of their handy links, I wouldn’t be giving away the iPad this time if it wasn’t for them!
Current GIC rates, Savings Account rates, Mortgage Rates, and more.
…and now on to the prizes!
One Apple iPad (16GB WiFi)
I gave away an iPad only a few months ago. I think the prize was well received so why mess with success? I continue to use my own iPad every day, both at work and at home. Way better than an Etch-A-Sketch… (Retail Value: $549 CAD)
One Real Gold Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint produces some spectacular coins for collectors. Last year I gave away some silver coins. One of the winners indicated that really loved the idea of winning collector coins so this year I’ve decided to giveaway a pure gold coin. It’s only 0.5 grams, but hey: it’s a freakin’ gold coin! (Retail Value $74.95 CAD).
One Laser Engraved Titanium Spork
I don’t think this really needs an explanation. “Spork” and “Titanium”: I was sold as soon as I heard those two words together. It’s amazing that sporks aren’t the de-facto dining table utensil – they’re just so… versatile! And how could you not like titanium? Lighter and stronger is good. Oh, but it get’s better. This spork is laser engraved with the Star Trek StarFleet Academy logo on it and is fully functional. You say “gag gift”, I say “work of art”. (Retail Value $22.95 USD).
One of Five Sets of 2 Tickets to go see Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street is one of my favourite movies and Gordon Gekko is a great character. Just as the original was released after a market crash (Black Monday), the sequel will be released around the events of the Credit Crisis (and I believe the plot has even been re-written to incorporate it.) Five lucky winners will get a set of two ticket passes to their local movie theatre to watch Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (or quite frankly, any movie of their choice).
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! :)
How To Enter
You can earn up to 18 entries in the following ways:
- Earn 2 entries: Leave a comment on this contest post. Nothing in poor taste, and no using vulgarities (as per usual). NOTE: There is no need to leave a comment to tell me you tweeted, or that you added my fan page on facebook – I can monitor that stuff myself. Superfluous comments will be deleted. Only one comment will be counted towards the giveaway.
- Earn 2 more entries: Be subscribed (and validated) to email updates from WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com. If you are already subscribed, you get the 2 entries automatically. “Validated” means that your subscription is active and you are receiving the emails. Click here to subscribe to the email updates if you aren’t already and get your two entries.
- Earn 2 more entries: Follow me on Twitter. Go to my twitter profile and then make sure to “follow PreetBanerjee”. If you already follow me on twitter, you already get the 2 entries. Click here to get to my twitter page, and then make sure to follow me.
- Earn 5 more entries: Tweet ONCE about the contest. The tweet earns you 5 entries BUT, your tweet MUST include “@preetbanerjee” (so I see it) and a link to this post. If you want, you can tweet more than once, but you can only get credited for it ONE TIME.
- Earn 2 more entries: “Like” Preet Banerjee on Facebook. This fan page doesn’t include the blog updates, but does include other updates (like about the TV show in development with the W Network, upcoming media appearances, and future contest announcements). Click here to go to the fan page and then click on the “like” button to get your 2 entries.
- Earn 5 more entries: If you have your own blog, link to this contest and you can earn 5 more entries. A valid trackback MUST show up here (on the contest post) down below. If you don’t see it one hour after publishing your post, email me the details and I’ll make sure you are credited.
- Contest closes July 31st, 2010 at 11:59pm EST.
Contest Rules for the Giveaway
- Contest open to residents of Canada and the USA only.
- Entries must be earned or submitted before 11:59pm EST on July 31st, 2010.
- Winner will be announced during the first week of August 2010.
- Winner must correctly answer a skill testing question.
- For comment entries, you must submit a valid email address in the comment form. Don’t worry, it will not be visible to anyone but me and it will never be shared or sold to anyone either.
- I reserve the right to delete or disqualify any entries for any reasonable grounds. For example, profanity will result in disqualification. Email addresses created specifically for entering contests will not be allowed and will be disqualified.
- Winner will be contacted using the email address provided or by direct tweet, or by any other reasonable efforts. The winner will have exactly one week after I initiate contact to provide their full contact details in order to claim their prize. I will make all reasonable efforts to get in touch with the winners.
- The Winners will be drawn at random. First draw will be for the iPad, second draw for the Gold Coin, third draw for the Spork, and fourth threw eighth draws will be for 1 set of 2 movie passes. If a winner does not claim their prize, a new draw will be held for that prize.
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Dude, that’s awesome! I love how you included the spork.
PICK ME!!!!
Another iPad giveaway?! Wow! What a great surprise for my hubby if I were to win!
All of a sudden you have me wondering why I don’t own any sporks.
But seriously, an iPad would be kinda neat. :)
Awesome site! Congrats on 3 great years!
Happy 3 Year Anniversary, Preet. We (as I’m sure others will agree) are profoundly grateful for the time and effort you put into producing the type of content that you do and we hope you carry on your mission as long as possible. Best of luck.
Congratulations Preet! I was just drooling over the iPad at FutureShop yesterday. It would be nice to win one :)
Congratulations on the 3 year anniversary!
Will you pre-install the WDAMMG app on the ipad for me? Also, I can’t wait to see the second Wall Street either!
I’ll trade you my sterling silver spork!
Good work !!
Hey Preet! Just testing out your ipad now. Soo fun! I hope that I win it!..and hopefully beat Edita :)
I dreamt I had an ipad last night, it must be karma!
PICK ME!
Great contest. Congratulations on the 3 year anniversary!
Hmm, you’ve got me drooling over an iPad again…
Great work on this blog! Thanks for offering the great prizes too!
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Ipad for me!
Ipad for me!
Seriously, thanks for your blogs, and Happy Anniversary!
This is a great way to spend marketing dollars! For about $750 I think you will get great exposure! Well done. I am taking notes as I work to build up my blog Frankly Speaking http://www.frankwiginton.ca.
Wow, congratulations on 3 years. I hope you have many many more. You really do have a great blog!
Oh I want that spork. well, an Ipad would do as well….. Fingers crossed!!
Thanks for the great blog and opportunity to win something!
Wow, a Spork! That mighyt just be the grestest contest gift ever.
I’d still be happy to win the Ipad in consolation prize anyway! ;)
Pick a loyal reader instead of some random contest junkie who just piles on any random blog/tweet to win!
Count me in.
Yes please!!
Congrats Preet! You’re one of the few blogs that I find worthwhile following.
Sign me up!
iPad me dude!
IPad over here please!
Ipad=Good
Congrats for 3 years!
Great Blog! Thanks for all the wonderful work .. it truly is a labor of love, and you show it in spades! Congrats on 3 great years.
You had me at “spork”.
Wow, a spork as a contest prize. Count me in!
Congrats!
Love the website. iPad please :)
It would be lovely to have an IPad, so please add me to your draw.
Thanks for your financial wisdom.
congrats on 3 years! Would love to win that ipad!
I read this post only to learn about Titanium Sporks. Gobsmacked. I own a titanium bike, but a SPORK?
Congrats on your Third Blogiversary Preet! I’ll be turning three in January. Sigh.
Congrats! thanks for a lot of great articles!
Very interesting blog, found it thanks to Canadian Capitalist. Nice contest and I love the spork, but you should upgrade to a spork multi-tool –> http://www.crkt.com/EatN-Tool—Spoon-Fork-Bottle-Opener-ScrewdriverPry-Tip-Metric-Wrenches-Carabiner-Clam-Only
This is not a superfluous comment.
I sure hope I win!
Great Blog!
I was going to say ‘you had me at spork’ but someone beat me to it…
Guess I’ll have to be honest and say ‘you had me at iPad’ lol
Congrats on your staying power Preet, the quality of your posts is what keeps people coming!
I just watched Wall Street again the other day and I still love it. Excited for the sequel.
Good Job!
Wow, what a list of prizes to win. Hope I’m one of the lucky ones.
Even if there were no prizes, anytime a comment can be left with “titanium spork,” I say “do it.”
A spork can’t hold a candle to chopsticks in terms of usability and versatility. If you had titanium chopsticks, I would join Facebook just for another chance to enter.
Hi Preet,
thanks for running this contest. It motivates me to sign up for email subscriptions and the like. I know it helps you with your blog stats and advertising and it gives me a chance to win a magical device (and I’m talking about the spork). Thanks for doing this.
Phil
I’m all about the iPad, but it’s hard to go wrong with a titanium spork :)
Congrats!
Count me in please!
Love the 3 gifts! Thanks for the opportunity!!
Congratulations on your 3 Year Anniversary! I’ve been following your blog for half a year and I really enjoy your posts and the great advice. Keep up the good work!
Entering contest faster than any answer to the question: inflation, deflation or both? ;)
congrats on three years! that’s a long time! :) thanks for the chance as well!
Now i gotta ask myself how long i’ve been subscribing… Hmmmmm….
Congrats on year 3. Keep up the good work.
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for the great giveaways :)
Congrats on your 3 year blog and well done growing your readership!
I’ve enjoyed the content since i was subscribed from the last contest! Please enter me in this one :)
Ooooh, shiny.
I won’t lie, I want an iPad :-)
Happy 3rd Anniversary , what wonderful giveaways. Thanks for a great blog and much continued success.
Ahhhh… an iPad would be great – a luxury that is hard to justify but would be excellent to have!
congrats on your anniversary
Great work on the site, you must find your popularity has gone through the roof after winning best blog a few weeks ago. Like it or not you’re a celebrity now!
I’ve only been a subscriber for a short period of time, but have enjoyed the emails and articles. Congrats on the 3 year anniversary! Hope to help you celebrate by winning that iPad!
Congratulations, and thanks for all the great information!
Congrats on the success with the site! Keep up the good work! Also, thanks for the contest *fingers crossed for the spork*
happy anniversary! lol love the spork idea
Love camping and that Spork would come in very handy . . . Congrats on the growing readership. I’m one of them and i keep coming back because I find your articles thoughtful and informative.
Happy Anniversary!! And nice prizes.
You got me at “star trek”. But I’d rather look at the spork on your blog on a new Ipad! I enjoy your financial tips, thanks.
Congratulations on your three year anniversary! Interesting statistics, and very encouraging for you. Great blog – I don’t always understand all of what you say but I always read it and learn. Thank you.
I’d love an iPad. But if I don’t win that, you can’t have a better consolation prize than a titanium spork!
3 years!…great work. Keep blogging. Cheers.
Nice work on the promotion of your blog.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND MANY MORE TO CELEBRATE…!!!
Happy Anniversary!
3 years, is that all?
I’d read it even without the great giveaways.
Preet’s note: TRACKBACK MISSED
I posted a blog entry regarding your contest at http://www.brilang.com last night. I don’t see a trackback yet and it’s been over 12 hours.
Blog post url: http://www.brilang.com/2010/07/22/another-ipad-giveaway/
Preet’s Note: TRACKBACK CREDIT FOR BIG CAJUN MAN
Thanks for the contest :) Hope to win!
Congrats on your success! You’ve earned it!
What a great way to mark your anniversary … I’d love to win!
Thank you for the contest! Pick me. ;-)
Good idea,great way to expand your audience,I enjoy the blog very much excellent info.
Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your straightforward and candid financially related advice and information. Many more anniversaries!
Nice giveaway! I like the spork. :o)
I NEED the iPad! Free is the only price I can afford ;) Congrats on your successful blog!
Just went through the checklist, whew! Happy 3rd anniversary, and love the spork! Almost as bling as the iPad :)
Great site. Glad I found it. Question. Why does the Globe and Mail quote American stock analyst when discussing a Canadian public company? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/loblaw-making-progress-on-rebuild/article1648260/
Happy anniversary for the blog.
Welcome to the new season of Ipad/tablet giveaways!
Congrats on 3 years! Great blog. Cheers
Congratulations, keep the good work.
Love the site.
iPad?!
the spork ROCKS… but I’d really like the iPad… please?
Congrats!
The spork is to dining, as Preet is to online finance!
- unique
- highly prized
- a gem to behold. Once you have it, you never want to lose it!
Hopefully I’ll be more lucky on this contest. Thanks for the opportunity.
Congrats!
Yup.. would be nice to win the iPad
Would love to have one!
Preet, you are a role model for all bloggers :)
Congrats on 3 years. Fingers crossed I win the iPad! :-)
Great job! keep it up!
Good stuff as always. Congrats!
Three years – congratulations. I’ve been on about 4 months. I find your stuff quit interesting as I’m new to this investing game. . .
I don’t even know what a tweet is so I can’t get extra trys. Cheers
I’ve been reading since the last giveaway. Solid info.
Spork -Star Trek logo? Way too cool.
Happy 3rd.
JRW
Congratulations, Preet. It takes a lot of effort and dedication to keep a blog alive. Your success is well deserved. All the best!
It looks like you have a lot “invested” in this contest… ;-)
So excited about this contest – hoping to win! Oh yes, and happy 3-year anniversary!
Congratulations on this achievement. Here’s to another 3 yrs and more
Wow, awesome contest!
Preet, congratulations on your 3 year anniversary, I enjoy reading your non partisan articles. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary. I’ve been following you for about 6 months, and I’m enjoying the wealth of information here. I often direct friends to articles I think they will find interesting. Keep up the good work. It’s so nice to have purely Canadian content.
Congrats on 3 years!
That ‘spork’ sounds pretty cool, but the iPad would be nice too.
Peter
You’re the best. I entered your other one. You rock!
Preet keep your good work it has been very informative reading your blog and are you sure it is 3 years ? .keep up your good work.
Preet:
Congrats on 3 years! Keep up the well thought out articles and encouraging people to think for themselves.
Awesome
Happy 3 Year Anniversary, Preet
Hi Preet,
Congrats on the blog’s 3rd anniversary! Count me in for the iPad contest.
Cheers,
Antoine
Congratulations, Preet. You may be a hack writer, but you’re the best-dressed blogger in the country. :)
Keep up the great posts!!!
Happy 3 year anniversary!
Hey Preet! I’ve been following your blog for almost 3 years now! Thanks for providing the great content that makes me keep coming back :)
Keep it up. I have enjoyed reading your articles.
Congratulations! Thank you for all useful information that you have provided to me.
I don’t know which is better, the IPAQ or the Spork. =)
Happy 3 year anniversary!
Count me in!
I started reading your blog since the globe and mail context and have enjoyed it very much.
Congrats on three years – I am looking forward to the next three.
Thanks bud !
Three years! WOW, it’s been a long time. Way to go Preet!
Great. Hope I could win. Wish you the best of your blog and hope you see many more Anniversaries.
Just started listening to your podcasts… Hopefully you will come out of your shell soon, I definitely think you need to promote yourself a bit more on the podcasts… ;)
BTW, I really enjoyed the Shopping guy rant.
Give me liberty, or give me a titanium spork!
Congrats Preet. Count me in please!
Trackback note +5 entries: http://www.thepassiveincomeearner.com/2010/07/weekly-blog-round-your-money-your_24.html
Keep up the great & informative work!
3 years? I have trouble hitting 3 days on my blog!
Thanks for having another contest! Count me in!
Great Giveaway! HOpe I win!
Wow, thanks for the reminder in todays post, I almost forgot to enter!
Congratulations on the 3 year anniversary! Keep up the good work Preet!
Congrats on your 3rd Blog-aversary! Another top-notch giveaway!
Please help Preet…my kids have stolen my iPad! I am in serious withdrawl!
Congratulations on your 3rd Anniversary! You’re the first site I “click on” every morning!
Cheers!
Congrats on another year! Keep up the great work.
I like your comments as you raise questions/concerns I have not thought about. Investment ideas should always take income tax into consideration as well.
Bob
I am particularly interested in your comments on ETF’s. Thanks for all the information.
Great prizes!
iPad iPad iPad : ) Thank you for the contest and such a wonderfully interesting and useful blog. Cheers!
Hello Preet
Ello, Preet
Keep up the good work.
Three years of feeding & nurturing a blog is no small feat — congratulations.
Congratulations.
very generous giveaways, thanks, and good luck to all
My stepson has been saving up for one of these for when he heads off to first-year university this fall. How great would it be if I could win one for him?!
Great Blog! Thanks!
Congratulations on 3 years!
That spork is a thing of beauty! Can’t say I wouldn’t mind winning the iPad though.
Congrats on 3 years!
Great blog. Keep doing the good work.
Congrats on the blog!!
A very happy blog anniversary to you! You’ve done a tremendous job in three short years.
Hi Preet, been a huge fan of your blog for a while. Keep up the amazing work :)
Congratulations on 3 years, Preet.
Looks like the spork is generating some buzz!
Keep up the good work.
Myke
I would love to win the iPad!!
sounds like a great contest
What an ingenious way to build readership!
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the chance to get some great prizes!
Happy Anniversary!
Congratulations Preet, I came across your blog with an article in globeandmail and since then I have been following you. Thanks for sharing a wealth of information around managing personal finances, which is one of my favorite topics. Way to go, keep spreading the knowledge!
Venu
Best of luck in the future for your website and all your endeavors. Keep up the great work!
Happy 3rd Anniversary!
I assume you must have figured by now where all that money of yours goes…
Really enjoy wheredoesallmymoneygo – keep up the great work!
The information on investment fees is well presented and clear even for novice investors,keep up the good work.
Hilarious – how have I been able to survive with knowing what a “spork” is?
Mike
Great contest prizes again Preet.
Count me in for a contest entry.
Happy anniversary and a big congratulations!
here’s hoping! tired of reading the nyt on an iphone (but I love my iphone!)
Congrats on three years! I have been enjoying your posts since I found your blog a few months ago. Passed it along to a few friends too.
:-)
Great contest … congrats on your 3rd Anniversary!
Preet,
Awesome blog, and to give away a spork leaves me…speechless.
soo great !! i’m in on twitter i am @roswello
Congrats on the blog’s 3rd anniversary
Great work on 3 years of insightful information!
Love your site. Full of alot of useful information! Thanks for the chance to win these wonderful prizes Congratulations on 3 years!! Here’s to many more!!
An iPad would be an answer to alot of my problems! So great! Congrats on your 3rd Anniversary!
Follow on twitter @dewinner
Tweeted THX
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Congratulations!
There are some amazing giveaways (and useful info) on this blog! Apple is going to kill the netbook market with their iPad. Great product!
Great contest!
Great prizes!
3 years already? Congrats!
Wow. Three years is a long time to a keep a successful blog going. Congratulations.
Enjoy this blog, wouldn’t mind an ipad… and promise I won’t put it in a blend-tec blender.
Great website! I was researching pension and investment informaiton and found your blog.
Great contest too! I hope I win!
Congrats on 3 years.
A titanium spork? Talk about a booby prize! Here’s pullin’ for the Ipad!
Congrats!
Congrats on 3 years!
Preet, I’m going to add your blog info to my annual client newsletter this year along with http://www.milliondollarjourney.com! Well done!
Great contest. Congrats on three years of helping others and making money doing it.
Happy 3 years, best of luck in the future.
I like the idea of short video clips – I’m following a couple of folks who are producing them and they are quite a nice format for some ideas /motivational material.
I hope I get that spork, after all you can’t eat chunky soup with an ipad can you? Maybe there’s an app for that…
Congratulations on the anniversary – impressive growth stats. Keep up the great writing.
congratulations on your three years,keep up the good work.
Another great giveaway!
Great contest, thanks!!!
That gold might be worth ~ $700 in a few years!
Congrats on the 3 years. It’s great to see more great Canadian money blogs break onto the scene. Much needed.
Congrats, and thanks for your posts. Pls keep it up.
Happy 3rd Anniversary and thanks in advance if I win the IPAD :D
Awesome! Congrats on the 3 Years!
Congrats! Always enjoy reading your blog.
Wish you many more years of future success. :)
MB
This is a neat draw with some nice prizes. Thank you!!
Interesting – I guess that social marketing has become a real way to get the word out about blogs like this.
Trying to convince my better half we don’t need to pay a fee for average mutual funds…. Hope your blog helps!
Love your site! Hope I win!
cool blog! nice prizes too.
Congrats on the three years!
Congrats what a great blog you have, your traffic numbers are crazy. Is it too late to enter the contest now?
Winning an IPad would make the Apple staff’s day. My husband and 2 year old go on adventures to drool over it. You wouldn’t believe how good my son is at it either! He know where to find his favourite song on there. Fireflies by Owl City.
My husband and I also want to know if the spork has the original logo or the JJ Abrams logo. If we win we’ll trade the stupid gold coin for the ultimate spork. Our wedding bands are titanium.
Preet Banjeree you rock !
Hey I’m eating wings with you right now. Don’t forget that I covered the bill
Congratulation on the 3 year Aniversary, really enjoy reading your blog, looking forward to do it on the iPad ;-)
Preet’s note: Trackback note
Hey Preet
Hope you are enjoying your long weekend?
Since I do not see the trackback on your site, I just wanted to let you know that a link to your 3 year contest was added to my blog at:
http://www.investingthesis.com/personal-finance/canadian-personal-finance-investing-carnival-2/
Best Regards
Congratulations on this great achievement. Keep the informative articles coming.