I am thrilled to announce this morning that for Chanukah Giveaway #4, I am giving away $250 in hard cold cash, courtesy of my favorite cash-back program, Ebates.
Yes, indeed.
The winner will receive their prize check within two to three weeks of the end of this giveaway. Talk about a great way to start 2012!
Use your winnings to pay off debt, pad your emergency fund, take a romantic get-away with your spouse, buy your kid that iPod he’s been begging for… or whatever your heart desires.
I’m once again using the Rafflecopter widget because it makes things so nice and easy for me – and hopefully quick for all of you, too.
Today there are 7 possible entries per person. The first entry is MANDATORY: Please leave a comment on this post telling me what you usually do with “windfall” money – whether it’s $20 your grandmother gave you for your birthday or a cash-back check from Ebates. Do you splurge? Save? Use it toward everyday expenses?
The second entry is not mandatory to enter, but it is mandatory to collect your winnings in the event that you win – and that’s to sign up for an Ebates account if you don’t already have one. If you win and are not a member of Ebates, you will be disqualified and a new winner must be chosen. That would be very sad.
The rest of the entries are all optional, but remember, the more ways you enter, the better your chances are of winning!
A note about Rafflecopter – the widget now requires you to sign in. You only need to do this one and then you’re all set. You can sign in via your Facebook account, but you don’t have to. You can also use your name & email (see the little link below the Facebook box). Please let me know if you have any questions.
This giveaway will be open for four days – until Monday, December 19. The winner will be selected and notified on Tuesday, December 20 – just in time for the first candle!
Happy Chanukah my dear readers! Good luck to you.
Disclosure: Ebates will provide one winning KOAB reader with the cash prize and requires that the winner be a registered member of Ebates to claim their prize. I was not compensated by Ebates to run this giveaway, nor to share my positive opinions of their cash-back site. I am, however, an affiliate of Ebates. For more information, please see my disclosure policy.
I buy toys and all kinds of stuff for my baby.
I would put it in savings!
I usually save it!
Date night with my husband!!
most likely save.
20% to tzedaka and the other half split between spending and saving
rebudget for something interesting.
I’d save it for something special.
Winter break!
save
and buying i r buy normally ever buy
splurge 🙁
we use it for regular expenses. blah~
it will help pay for my sons medical expences .
Give it to my older daughter to help with her expenses
I use it for all the above
I put windfall money into a savings account for my baby daughter.
I just put it in our account and use it for every day stuff and sometimes a treat for my boys
use it to fund our already planned vacation in mid-january !
spluge on something nice for the family
Windfall: depends on where we’re standing financially- at this time it will go toward bills
Windfall: depends on where we’re standing financially- at this time it will go toward bills.
Into the bank!
I usually put it in my money market account.
Would love to win that money and put it towards a gift for my boyfriend:-)
i signed up, and i would use some cash to go out with friends and have a great time after a hard school semester and the rest put away for the future… whatever the amount is some always gets put away, also i would give a % to charity as a token of good fortune for getting the money
Spend it on my kids!
i put the cash in an envelope to save for something special (if I leave it in the bank account it somehow gets lost….)
I would love to splurge, but hubby usually convinces me to save.
Splurge! Thailand here I come!
Windfall money that isn’t immediately needed goes to pay down debt. I’m thinking of starting a maintenance fund like the one you mentioned on your blog, though. That’s such a great idea.
A small gift for my wife and the rest goes to bills.
I’m saving so I can go on an overseas trip with my daughter as part of her school in a few years.
Winter break
Depends on the amount, but we try to save part and spend part.
Windfall $ usually goes into the kids’ account and save for future simchas.
Usually it gets split up between everyday expenses, savings, and getting something we’ve been wanting.
I love to use windfalls towards things I am saving for.
We put it in our checking account/savings and sooner or later it gets spent.
SAVE SHOP TZEDAKA!
Save it for tuition for next year
We’re still paying off debt, so that’s were all the windfall money goes.
Usually goes towards paying bills but after reading about the people helping others pay off their layaways some of it would go towards that. I was so moved by that.
BTW – Did you get the iPad2?
Bummer – doesn’t look like it’s gonna happen. I’m 1/4 of the way there and the contest ends at noon tomorrow! Thanks for asking 🙂 (And yes, that story was heart-warming!)
We usually try to save it, unless there is something on sale we could use.
I would probably buy my kids something.
I’ve never had windfall money. I would first give tzedakah, then probably treat myself to a massage and use the rest for a delicious steak dinner out, and then use the rest to send to pay off credit cards.
I usually save but I feel like right now if that money came to me I would spend some of it!
I am in Israel right now so I will split it between giving to Ohr Meir U Bracha and other chesed organizations I work with and then spend some to help the Israeli economy (!)
Always use windfall money on everyday expenses. Usually don’t get any though! With a big amount, I would probably treat myself to some new clothes!
Give some to the kids’ funds.
Sadly, any and all is mostly used for day-to-day expenses..c’est la vie.. (minus some to tzadakah first).