With just under a month to go until Tax Day, I’m pleased to report that I have three more copies of TurboTax Premier to give away. To be perfectly accurate, the winners won’t receive a physical product. Rather, they’ll receive a prepaid access code good for one free federal return + one free state return [...]

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This is just a quick reminder that the Lending Club $100 giveaway ends tomorrow. Simply Lending Club account (note that you have to go all the way through the signup process) and then leave a comment on the original post. That’s it. If you win, Lending Club will deposit $100 in your account.

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The good folks at Lending Club have offered to underwrite a $100 giveaway here on FCN. I’ll start by sharing the details of the giveaway. You can then read on for details about Lending Club.
In order to enter the contest, you must do the following:

Join Lending Club as a lender (it’s free!)
Leave a comment on [...]

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The TurboTax/Quicken giveaway is now over, and I’ve (randomly) selected all three winners. Here on FCN, 103 people left comments. And the winner is… Cam.
Over on Twitter, there were 48 entries, so you’re odds of winning would’ve been about double over there. And the winner is… @Maxsmomhere.
As for subscribers, I received 85 e-mail entries via [...]

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The good folks at Intuit have provided me with three “financial packages” to give away to FCN readers. Each package comes with a Turbo Tax Deluxe online webcard (including one free federal and state preparation along with e-filing) and a copy of Quicken Deluxe Desktop. That’s right, you get both. In case you’re curious, here’s [...]

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The Tax Cut giveaway is now over, and I’ve (randomly) selected the winners. Here on FCN, 77 people left comments. And the winner is… mbhunter!
Over on Twitter, there were only eighteen entries, so the odds were significantly better over there. And the winner is… @BlaineMoore.
Congrats to both of you. Please send me your mailing address [...]

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In honor of National Tax Advice Day (which was yesterday, whoops!) I’m giving away two copies of Tax Cut to loyal readers such as yourself. I’ve recently written (and solicited opinions) about the best tax software, and Tax Cut certainly has its share of supporters, so don’t miss your chance to get a free copy.
I’m [...]

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Just a quick note to say that Dreamy1’s prize has arrived… She won the 5GB Microdrive. Unfortunately, she recently dropped (and broke!) her camera, so she couldn’t post a picture. As an aside, she’s also getting the shaft on her extended warranty coverage from Bank of America/Visa. Anyway, I encourage you to stop by, check [...]

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In case you haven’t heard, CleverDude was the lucky winner of my box’o’bricks. Being a good sport, he even posted a picture. Credit for the enclosed note goes to my lovely and talented wife, although he did decide to censor it. For the full message, take a look at this picture, which I snapped before [...]

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Just a quick note to say that I’m (finally) mailing the anniversary giveaway prizes today. In the interim, I thought y’all might enjoy seeing a picture of the prizes. To the winners: You won’t know what you’ve won until the package shows up on your doorstep. Again, I encourage you to take a picture of [...]

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