Give Card Giveaway Announced (and Personal Finance Links)

Sometimes, I have to admit that I don’t understand you (readers). A couple of weeks ago, I gave away one Mohu Leaf Over-the-Air Antenna with a retail value of around $45 and 32 of you entered to win. This past week I gave THREE $50 Mastercard/Visa Gift Cards from GiftCards.com. You had nearly a 50% chance vs. a roughly 3% chance. Plus the prize was more valuable – it was more money and you could spend it almost however you like.

I must have not made the prizes very clear or I marketed it wrong, right?

However, let’s get to the winners. (If you are a winner and reading this before you’ve received an email you will soon.)

The three winners are:
Robin, Cynthia Rafler, and Helena.

With that out of the way, let me get to the notable personal finance links of last week:

Money Writers:

• Brip Blap shares 7 things you don’t want to skimp on.
• Digerati Life explains why the rich get richer: an entirely different perspective.
• Frugal Dad asks do you spend money you’ve worked for differently than a windfall?
• Generation X Finance gives 4 ways to increase your income in 2011.
• Million Dollar Journey wonders what is the cheapest thing you’ve ever done?
• Money Smart Life explains how to compare cash back credit cards.
• My Dollar Plan has been exploring vacation home tax rules.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary goes over life insurance and your financial future.

Top PF Posts:

• Ouch! Free Money Finance writes over $1k to be a bridesmaid?
• The Smarter Wallet posts about how your emotions affect your finances.
• Living Richly on a Budget presents 5 ways to live frugally in college.
• Couple Money shares 5 ways to save money on your car’s gas.
• PF Firewill posts about life as a landlord – eviction.
• Living Almost Large blogs the middle class?
• My Journey to Millions asks why are spring time house sales unseasonably low?