We finally found out about the Hawaii contest!
Read on to find out if we won or not…
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Happy Friday everyone!
We got some good news on Monday: we won the Hawaii vacation that IZEA gave away!
I want to thank everyone who signed up for IZEA’s new social marketplace through our referral link. We (literally) couldn’t have won without all your help!
I can’t think of anything else to share because it’s not every day you can say “I won a trip!” Winning a trip almost seems like something that you hear happening but couldn’t happen to you.
Before all your personal finance geeks out there comment in the post – YES, I realize I have to pay taxes on it ;)
This weekend I don’t have anything too exciting going on. I plan on spending some time with my Mom and the rest of my family on Mother’s Day.
Below are the posts we published this week:
- On Monday I explained How to go to Vegas for Cheap – or even Free.
- On Tuesday Sally shared 3 Questions to Answer Before Making a Job Change.
- On Wednesday Cat asked Should You Start a Second Blog?.
- On Thursday I gave 7 Reasons to Turn Down a Higher-Paying Job Offer
Posts of the Week:
As usual, here are five posts from around the blogosphere that I enjoyed:
- John from Frugal Rules shared a travel hack in The 20 Dollar Sandwich Trick: Score a Better Hotel Room
- Lauren from Write Budget tells you how to How to Stop Overspending
- Natalie from The Finance Girl shared a great post about Increasing Your Income: A Lesson On Money
- Shannon from Financially Blonde shared about financial lessons from her mom in She Works Hard for Her Money
- Travis from Enemy of Debt shared an entertaining personal story in When Your Kid Shows More Financial Responsibility Than You
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How was your week? Any plans for the weekend? Will you use the tips in our How to go to Vegas for Cheap – or even Free post to save money next time you head to Vegas?
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Congrats again on winning the Hawaii vacation!!! I can’t wait to hear all about it!! We are going to have a low key family brunch with my mom on Sunday. I am excited about the weekend because it was a pretty crazy week and I could use some rest.
Congrats again on winning sir! That’s pretty sweet. Do you know when you’ll be going by chance? We’re going to have a pretty low key weekend ourselves and going out for brunch on Sunday afternoon at the botanical garden here in Omaha.
Woohoo!!!!! SO, so, excited for you guys, DC! You’re going to have a great time. :-)
Congrats! It may get cold here in MN again (if it ever gets warm first), so that trip may come in handy…
When’s the trip or have you not decided? Congrats again and have nice weekend!
Thanks, David! I’m honored! And congratulations on winning your trip!!
Wow, that is great news! I’m very happy for you. You’re hard work has paid off. Congrats!
That’s so awesome that you won, congrats! Thank you so much for including my post!
Whoo! I’ve been wondering! Congratulations. That will be awesome. Have you been before? (I can’t remember if you’ve mentioned that or not.)
Congrats on winning the trip! That’s awesome. You two definitely deserve some time off. I’ll be visiting my parents this weekend for Mother’s Day and heading to the beach with a friend I haven’t seen in a while. Should be fun!
Congrats! That is so exciting! I’ve been wondering who the winner was (and rooting for you)!
I’ve been hoping you’d win! When and where exactly do you get to go?
blonde_finance Thanks Shannon : ) We are really excited about the trip! Hope you are able to get some rest this weekend, sounds like you deserve it. Have a great weekend!
FrugalRules Thanks John! We are really looking forward to the trip. We are currently figuring out PTO, grad school schedules, etc. and will need to provide our travel dates by end of this month for the folks at IZEA. Mother’s Day brunch is a tradition of ours but unfortunately we won’t get to do it this year with my Mom recovering from surgery.
Laurie TheFrugalFarmer Thanks Laurie! We are really excited about the trip.
No Nonsense Landlord Thanks! We are definitely considering scheduling the trip during one of the less-desirable months here in Minnesota.
Andrew LivingRichCheaply We’re currently looking at our work schedules, grad school schedule for my wife, etc. and will be nailing down a date pretty soon here. Hope you have a good weekend as well!
theFinancegirl Haha no problem! And thank you!
Raquel@Practical Cents Thanks so much Raquel, it definitely took a lot of work. I felt like a politician campaigning the last few days of the contest haha.
TheWriteBudget Thanks! And no problem, I’m a newer reader to your blog so I thought I’d share it with others as well.
Ugifter Yeah it took a week to validate all the entries so I had to wait for about a week before finding out. I have been to Maui before for my wife’s sister’s wedding but this month we will be going to Oahu : )
JourneytoSaving Thanks! We haven’t really taken a vacation in about 14 months so it’ll be nice to get this one on the calendar. Hope you have fun with your family and going to the beach!
SixFiguresUnder Thanks! We are definitely excited. I really appreciate your support in the contest!
Eyesonthedollar Thanks Kim! We have to book it by end of this month but we can go anytime. We’re currently checking on things at work but hopefully can get it nailed down sometime within the next week or so. We are heading to Oahu : )
Woohoo, enjoy Hawaii!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, DC!!! OMG, I am so happy for you and Victoria. And no, no others news can really top a free trip to Hawaii. That’s so awesome and you deserve it. And hopefully, you can go to Hawaii next winter when it’s freezing cold in Minnesota. :) Have a great weekend!
Dude, you won a trip! That’s awesome!!! Love the roundup too, thanks for a list of good reads to get me going for the day. Enjoy the island!
Wow, that is absolutely fantastic! Way to hustle to get that win in the contest! Congrats and have the best time :)
Congrats on winning the trip, DC – once in a lifetime experience for sure! Thanks for the shoutout!
ShannonRyan Thanks Shannon! We are looking into going this Winter : ) Hope you have a great weekend too!
brokeandbeau Thanks! I can’t wait!
Joshua Rodriguez Yes I did! Still a bit surreal. Hope you have a great weekend!
DebtChronicles Thanks Travis! No problem on the shoutout and hope you have a great weekend!
CSMillennial Thanks Kali! I definitely felt like a politician the last few days of the contest appealing to all my blogging friends haha. Hope you have a great weekend!
Wow DC, awesome news on Hawaii.. When do you plan on heading off?
Slightly jealous but well deserved by you :)
Enjoy your break there
mycareercrusade Thanks! We are thinking of January when it’s nice and cold here in Minnesota ;)
DC @ Young Adult Money mycareercrusade Sounds like a great reply and you’re half way to Australia ya know, you should fly out for an Aussie summer :) haha..
Congrats again