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Contest Winners!

Posted by Don on September 9th, 2008 filed in Contests

Congratulations to Paul R. of Minnesota

For Winning The Credit Beacon’s It Pays to Plan Contest!

Congratulations to Belinda W. of Rhode Island

For Winning The Credit Beacon’s It Pays to Ask Contest!

Thank you everyone for your participation! We went through 4 winners on the It Pays to Ask contest before we had a response. Our next contest will be coming along in the next few days!

It Pays to Plan $200 Giveaway

Posted by Don on August 25th, 2008 filed in Contests

We’re interested in hearing if you budget your expenses, and if you do, how do you do it? Do you scratch it all down on paper? Do you use excel? Do you just try to budget using your online banking? If you have a budgeting tip we would love to hear those as well! We want to help everyone get on top of their finances, and the first step is to begin a budget.

The deadline for entries is 8:00pm EST September 8th (09/08/2008)
There are three ways to win:

1. Subscribe To Our Blog By Email

To be considered for winning you must confirm your subscription after you sign up.
We do not share or sell your email address to anyone, you will only receive new beacon posts to your inbox and nothing else.

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The Credit Beacon Giveaways In Depth

Posted by Don on August 22nd, 2008 filed in Contests

It was decided that when we founded this site we would always give back to the community that supports us, and as our community grows our giveaways will just get better. Basically we have structured our giveaways in a manner that allows you a higher likelihood of winning the more you participate in our community.

Our goal is to give something away every week, introducing new ways to increase your chances of winning several times a month. There are several ways to permanently increase your likelihood to win as well as temporary ways, which are all outlined in this guide.

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$100 Amex Gift Card Winner

Posted by Rachel on August 11th, 2008 filed in Contests

Congratulations to Barbara B. of Idaho

for being The Credit Beacon’s $100 American Express Gift Card winner!

If you would like to be a winner like Barbara, enter into our next giveaway. You can subscribe (if you haven’t already) and leave up to 5 comments with unique financial questions on the It Pays to Ask Questions Giveaway post for the chances of winning your choice of a $100 Amex Gift Card or a 4GB Ipod. Stay up to date with winners by subscribing!!.

Good luck to everyone and congratulations again to Barbara.

It Pays to Ask Giveaway

Posted by Rachel on August 11th, 2008 filed in Contests

It pays to know what you don’t know!
In today’s society your finances are a crucial part of your life. Don’t go through life with unanswered questions because what you don’t know can cost you. So here is your chance share your questions with us. For every unique financial question you ask, we will enter you into a drawing for your choice of a 4GB Ipod Nano or $100 American Express Gift Card.

The deadline for entries is 8:00pm EST August 25th (08/25/2008)
There are two ways to win:

1. Subscribe To Our Blog By Email

To be considered for winning you must confirm your subscription after you sign up.
We do not share or sell your email address to anyone, you will only receive new beacon posts to your inbox and nothing else.

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Grand Opening $50 Amex Gift Card Winner

Posted by Rachel on August 4th, 2008 filed in Contests

Congratulations to David R. of New Jersey

for being The Credit Beacon’s Grand Opening $50 American Express Gift Card winner!

If you would like to be a winner like David, enter into our next giveaway which is double the fun as we are giving a $100 American Express gift card. You can subscribe (if you haven’t already) and leave a comment on the $100 Amex gift card giveaway post for double the chances of winning. Stay up to date with winners by subscribing!!.

Good luck to everyone and congratulations again to David R.

Double the Fun: $100 Amex Gift Card Giveway

Posted by Rachel on August 4th, 2008 filed in Contests

Lets get excited about improving our finances!
This site was created to provide you the most valuable credit and debt information on the internet, and to get you excited about improving your finances, we decided to give away a $100 American Express Gift Card! Plus, don’t miss out on more giveaways throughout the year!

The deadline for entries is 8:00pm EST August 11th (08/11/2008)
There are two ways to win:

1. Subscribe To Our Blog By Email

To be considered for winning you must confirm your subscription after you sign up.
We do not share or sell your email address to anyone, you will only receive new beacon posts to your inbox and nothing else.

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The Credit Beacon Grand Opening Giveaway

Posted by Rachel on July 25th, 2008 filed in Contests


This Contest Has Ended!
Please Check Out Our New Contest Here

A winner has been chosen and notified! As soon as we have their details we will post a winner report, if we do not receive the details we will choose another winner!

This site was created to provide you the most valuable credit and debt information on the internet, and to celebrate our grand opening we have decided to give away a lot of $50 American Express Gift Cards.

The Deadline For Entries is 8:00pm EST August 4th (08/04/2008)

There are two ways to win:

1. Subscribe To Our Blog By Email

To be considered for winning you must confirm your subscription after you sign up. As long as you are subscribed you will be automatically entered into future contests (We will be running them for the rest of the year).

We do not share or sell your email address to anyone, you will only receive new beacon posts to your inbox and nothing else.

2. Leave A Comment On This Post

Simply leave a comment on this post, make sure to include your email (it will not be published). Your comment can be whatever you want it to be, tell us what you think of our blog!

(You may enter using both methods, which will double your chances of winning)

For every additional 500 email subscribers we will be giving out an extra $50 giftcard

Winners will be chosen at random at the end of the contest, winners will be notified by email. We will require your mailing address to send you your gift card. We will only consider winners in the United States and Canada. You will have 3 days to claim your prize, after which we will select another winner at random.

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