Category: Tips and Tricks
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Sweepstakes 101
Are you new to the sweepstakes game? All the terminology can seem confusing- and often giveaway is used interchangeably with sweepstakes. Everywhere you look, someone is having a giveaway! Amazon, your local furniture store, the cute crafty store you follow on Instagram, a large grilling company on Twitter- everyone is using giveaways or sweepstakes to…
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McDonalds Monopoly
GIMMICK is the word that comes to mind when I see a commercial for the McDonalds Monopoly. It has to be something to get people in the door to buy their food. Could someone possibly eat at McDonald’s enough to get the variety of pieces needed to win the big prize? I can understand people…
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Privacy After Winning the Lottery
Picking up a lottery ticket brings us hope, and usually the last thing on our mind is worries. All I would be thinking about is what I will be able to do with the money. Will I pay off the house? Will I spend it on a massive vacation with all my friends and family,…
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Sweeping to Win
Gone are the days when sweepstakes entries had to be written on post cards and mailed. Entrants would wait months to hear if they’d won. Evelyn Ryan raised ten kids and had a movie made about her life, all from winning contests and sweepstakes the old-fashioned way in the 1950s. The internet came along, speeding…
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Resources for Entering Sweepstakes
If you’ve ever been curious about entering sweepstakes or becoming a ‘sweeper’ but aren’t sure where to start, let this be your guide. The following is a list of resources you can use to make the most of your time and find sweepstakes worth entering. TheBalanceEveryday If you’re looking for a website that sorts contests…
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Gambling
Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Big casinos lots of lights, hotel rooms, pools, clubs, shows; however, the main source of income that keeps those giant energy sucking buildings going 24/7 is gambling. Gambling is a big enough industry to make casino owners billions, while at the same time making some “professional gamblers” millions and occasionally…
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The Art of ‘Sweeping’
Sweeping is a term used to describe hobbyists who enter sweepstakes in their spare time. The level of commitment and organization required to be successful with this pastime is impressive. Here are some of the techniques sweepers use to win big. Volume Any successful sweeper will tell you that the key to winning is a…
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What To Do If You Win The Lottery
Winning the lottery changes your life completely. It can be for the better, or it can even be for the worst. Whether for good or bad depends on what you do before claiming the winning ticket, and what you do afterwards. You would be surprised to find out that many lottery winners end up getting…
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8 Tips Before You Enter A Sweepstakes
We have all seen videos of people winning some sort of grand prize on television. The Prize Patrol from Publisher’s Clearing House, for example, knocking on the door of an unaware recipient with balloons and a huge check for a crazy amount of money! Of course, we all want a piece of the pie, but…