MDJ’s First Birthday!
It has been exactly one year since MDJ was born and it has been a great year. We've grown from 0 to over 1200 subscribers during this time and now receive over 65,000 page views a month.
To thank you for your loyalty and support, MDJ is holding a big birthday draw with a bunch of great prizes ($350+ worth). To keep the prizes exciting, I contacted a few associates to sponsor prizes.
All contestant entries will be shoved into an electronic hat and drawn at random. Since there are 6 prizes available, the odds of winning are fairly high. To be fair to all contestants, each winner can only win once.
Here are the 6 prizes up for grabs:
GRAND PRIZE
I'm excited to announce that Derek from RedFlagDeals.com has generously donated a brand new Canon a570 IS digital camera package to a lucky reader ($220 value). What is RedFlagDeals? It's likely Canada's most popular "deal/bargain" portal with over 1 million deal seeker visitors / month. I've pretty much been a member since it started 7 years ago and I still visit the site/forums every day.
Want to know more about the digital camera? I've actually been doing a lot of research on the best "bang for your buck" digital camera and this one is near the top of the list. The Canon a570 IS has 7.1MP, 4x Optical Zoom, 2.5" LCD, manual controls, supports conversion lenses, only uses 2 AA batteries and includes image stabilization. I wish I could enter the contest myself. :)
Included in the grand prize:
- Canon a570 IS (Image Stabilization) Digital Camera (technical spec)
- Lowepro Rezo 50 Carrying Case
- 1GB SD Memory Card
2nd Prize
- $50 Amazon.com/.ca (or Chapters) Gift Certificate.
Other Prizes (4):
- 2 x $25 Amazon.com/ca (or Chapters) Gift Certificate (1 per winner).
- Copy of a hardcover investing/trading book: The Brainwashing of the American Investor.
- Copy of a Canadian best seller: The Lazy Investor. Thanks to the author (and early retiree) Derek Foster for donating an autographed copy.
How Do You Enter?
Here are the 4 ways that you can enter:
- Sign up for MDJ email updates (free). (1 entry) (privacy policy)
- Add MDJ to your Facebook Friends (1 entry)
- Simply leave a comment in this post. (1 entry)
- Help promote this contest on your blog with a link back to this post or blog. (1 entry) (short one liner will do).
That's right, you can get up to 4 entries.
The Rules:
- Please only 1 comment entry / person and 1 e-mail subscription / person.
- Make sure that you enter a valid email address in the "email" field.
- If you sign up for the MDJ email updates, please contact me to let me know which email address you used so that I can verify.
- Contest will close approximately 1 week from today (5pm EST Thurs Dec 13, 2007).
Thank you all for supporting my Million Dollar Journey. Without you visiting on a regular basis, it would be very difficult to consistently spend the time that it takes to write the best articles that I possibly can.
Also a special thanks to Derek Szeto from RedFlagDeals.com and Derek Foster, the author of The Lazy Investor, for sponsoring prizes.
Good luck on the draw!
Update: Contest is now closed
172 Comments, Comment or Ping
1. mjw2005
Great idea…and congrats on your first year….Do I get an entry for this.. : )
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 6:17 am
2. Steph
Way to go MDJ !!! Keep up the good work !
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 7:12 am
3. Chris
Happy Birthday :)
I’m one of your 1200+ faithful readers. Sign me up for the draw!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 7:53 am
4. Investing911
I hope I win!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 9:12 am
5. Mun-Economics
Put me in this. I need a new camera lol
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 9:20 am
6. FourPillars
Congrats, the way you run your blog and your life has been an inspiration to me and I’m sure others as well.
Mike
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 9:37 am
7. Traciatim
Count me in on this contest. I actually just recommended that camera to a friend who was shopping for one.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 9:44 am
9. Paul Robinson
Happy Birthday MDJ!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:13 am
10. Telly
Big congrats to one of my all-time favourite PF bloggers and the 1st one I got hooked to. I can’t believe it’s only been a year. So much good stuff here. Keep up the great work!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:39 am
11. Commander T
Wow what a cool contest. Put my name in the draw.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:40 am
12. Plan Your Escape
Congratulations on your first anniversary! I sure hope I’ll be as successful as you have been after one year.
Best of luck in the future!
Peter
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:42 am
13. Canadian Capitalist
Congratulations FT! One year is a milestone. Keep it up!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:50 am
14. Neuritis
Happy First Birthday MDJ! Keep up the good work.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:51 am
15. Jeremy
cool site. happy anniversary!!!!!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:52 am
16. George
Excellent blog, and I’m working toward similar goals. Count me in on the contest! :-)
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:03 am
17. dayLateDollarShort
Congratulations on your first anniversary. I enjoy your monthly net worth updates and any news regarding your house building experiences.
Keep it up!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:31 am
18. guinness416
Happy birthday! You certainly don’t seem to have run out of steam, congrats.
(BTW, I’ve noticed a lot of blogs I read having anniversaries at this time of year. Must be the cold weather, no skiers among this bunch I guess).
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:35 am
19. WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com
Hi FT – congratulations on one year! I think it is quite a testament to have that many subscribers after only one year!
I need to personally thank you as well for driving so much traffic to my site – and allowing me to guest author some articles for the Million Dollar Journey.
Wonder how long it will take to get to 12,000 readers? Probably not long if you keep doing what you are already doing.
Thanks for your contribution and hard work. :)
Preet
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:48 am
20. oOKitijimaOo
Congratz FT and Happy Birthday MDJ. Your doing an awesome job! May the new year bring even greater success, I know I will be here to watch you through it.
Rob
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:56 am
21. Jennifer Gregor
Yeah…love contests…happy 1st birthday MDJ!!!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
22. JudyM
Great Site. Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
23. blogger
Put my name in the hat and keep up with blogging. I enjoy your and guest articles.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:21 pm
24. Cross the river
Hurrah!!!
Congratulation and thank you for reminding people that knowledge and common sense are very important things.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
25. Sods
You are the first blog I reed in my feeder everyday. Keep up the great work!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:25 pm
26. Mike
Great site. It’s been in my daily reading list since nearly its inception.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:28 pm
27. Mike
Happy Birthday! I look forward to the next year!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
28. Keith
Congrats. I’m blown away about the depth and breadth of the content. Very practical and educational.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
29. Sean
Very informative. I’m now subscribed.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:42 pm
30. Jeremy
Love the site, keep up the good work and congratulations on your first birthday!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 12:58 pm
31. Richard Ngai
Happy Birthday! way to go MDJ!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:02 pm
32. Al
Happy Birthday :)..Looking forward to the next year.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:05 pm
33. Cam
I read almost daily
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:19 pm
34. Fab
Ft, here is 1 entry for this MDJ birthday contest.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:19 pm
35. nobleea
Congrats FT. Definitely one of the best canadian personal finance blogs out there. I don’t know how you manage to keep up with an excellent post every day! Keep up the great work.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:29 pm
36. Mortgage Confused
Happy B-Day FT, great site, thanks alot!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:35 pm
37. The Financial Blogger
Hey FT ! congrats on the 1yr anniversary ! Man, 1200 RSS reader, way to go!!!
I know it was mentioned in the previous comments, but you are definitely a great source of inspiration for other bloggers.
Keep it up!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:36 pm
38. Jason R.
Many happy returns Million Dollar Journey! You were the personal finance blog that got me started in seriously saving/investing. Keep up the great work!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:40 pm
39. Canadian Dream
FT,
Wow. One year already! WAY TO GO and keep up the great work.
Tim
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
40. Marshall Middle
Congratulations on your 1 year birthday! Keep up the great writing on your blog. I like getting the Canadian perspective and share your “million dollar goal”
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
41. Gean Oliveira
Happy b-day :) I’m also a reader using bloglines. I’ve discovered your blog last week and I’ve been reading A LOT!
Congrats.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
42. Still learning
Happy blogging day, has it really been a year,
how time flies. Keep up the great work and I promis to keep reading.
Great job !!!!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 1:57 pm
43. Cross the River
Will there be a mathematical question? lol
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 2:32 pm
44. Joel
I , like the 1200 of my friends, love your blog… keep up the good work.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 3:01 pm
45. NewGuy
Great website, been reading since January this year.
Keep up the good work!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 3:11 pm
46. Konstantin
Way to go MDJ!!!
I am also an avid daily reader!
Happy Birthday!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 3:23 pm
47. Colby
Congrats, MDJ! As a fellow Canadian, I’m happy to see a good financial based blog about what goes on in this country (I follow this and Get Rich Slowly, which is where I got the link for MDJ from). I’ve been following for a few weeks now and I think it’s great!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 3:48 pm
48. TKO from Ontario
Happy B-Day MDJ!
Seasons Greetings and God bless.
TKO from Ontario
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
49. P
Happy Birthday, MDJ! That is awesome. I’ve been reading since nearly the beginning!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
50. Robert
Good luck everyone!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 4:10 pm
51. glblguy
Wow, that’s incredible growth in a year. Would love for you to share an article on your growth strategy.
Anyway, Happy Birthday!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 4:46 pm
52. Jason
Happy Bday, good luck everyone, RFD rocks!!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 4:55 pm
53. Richard
Happy birthday!
Very interesting website, bookmarked.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
54. Mr. Cheap
Congrats on your first year! I also signed up for your e-mail updates with cheapcanuck@gmail.com
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
55. Blaine Moore
Congratulations! Nice to make that first year; you seem to be doing pretty well. Great contest!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:23 pm
56. P
Great idea. Been reading your blog for a few months now and really enjoy it. Keep up the good work.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
57. Cory
Happy Birthday! This site’s definitely one of my must-reads. Here’s to another year and beyond!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:35 pm
58. Jesus
Happy birthday!!!!
Excellent site and very useful posts.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:53 pm
59. Neil
Yay market rally and MDJ birthday! Great blog you got going here, a definite inspiration to this young frugal type.
I really like the networth updates and the fact that you covered Kiva.org!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:55 pm
60. stefan
Happy Bday! Read the rss everyday!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
61. Mr. Tippy the Naked Guy
Love the site!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
62. Trevor
Happy birthday MDJ. Keep up the awesome posts.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
63. Trevor
Happy birthday MDJ. Keep up the awesome posts. Love the blog.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 6:16 pm
64. MO
Happy Bday MDJ.
I am glad to finally get in on the journey myself.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 6:35 pm
65. Brian
Congratulations and continued success with the site.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 7:30 pm
66. Wiigal
Thanks for the great content over the year. Happy Birthday MDJ & keep up the good work!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 7:31 pm
67. Jeff English
Congrats!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 7:35 pm
68. Rachel
Happy Birthday!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
69. Mrs. Micah
Here’s to another successful year! :)
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
70. Tricia
Happy Birthday!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 9:02 pm
71. Keith
Congratulations and sign me up!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
72. Roy leader
Congrats on your 1ST year and happy birthday
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
73. Thomas Sinfield
congratulations! that is a great first year!
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 10:55 pm
74. Jonathan
Congrats! I’ve really enjoyed your blog.
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:03 pm
75. Nenad
interesting…
Dec 6th, 2007 @ 11:44 pm
76. Andrew
Congrats! I’ve been reading your blog since inception!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 12:21 am
77. newinvestor23
Another great addition to your blog, multiple prizes…. Congrats on 1 year!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 1:01 am
78. mark
happy b-day!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 1:55 am
79. Chief Family Officer
Congratulations and Happy Blogoversary!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 2:40 am
80. RichardM
Congrats
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 2:41 am
81. Heather D.
Happy First Birthday, and cheers to a million more!! :)
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 2:55 am
82. Johnny
Happy Birthday
Great blog keep up the good work
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 4:08 am
83. Heather
Congrats on your present/future success. HAPPY BORNDAY
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 4:18 am
84. Derrick
Just discovered this site but it is very informative. Hope there is a lot more to come!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 4:19 am
86. Ron M
Happy Birthday MDJ!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 7:43 am
87. Patrick
Congrats on your successful first year!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 9:23 am
88. Jonathan Atkins
Happy birthday and congratulations.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 10:26 am
89. Sean
Congrats!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 11:09 am
90. Patricia
Great site, congratulations on your 1st Anniversary. Always look forward to reading you.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 11:12 am
91. Anna
i’m a lurker who loves this site – good info always! happy bday!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 11:38 am
92. Alice
Congrats and Happy Birthday MDJ!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 11:49 am
93. Warren
Great blog, thanks.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 11:51 am
94. JK
Love the blogger contests.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 12:25 pm
95. Beth
Happy B’day!!
Congratulations!!!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
96. Mark
Your blog is useful & a nice read – thanks !
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 12:32 pm
97. Gates VP
One year man… wow, when’s the book coming out? ;)
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
98. Mike
Grats on the B-day.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
100. Middle Class Millionaire
congrats.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
101. Susan Pipes
Happy Birthday and Congratulations! I am so glad to of found your site. I have learned a lot more to fill in the gaps (big gaps) Please keep up the good work. Sue
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
102. Sue
Happy Birthday! :) You’ve got a great blog.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
103. ian
Happy B-Day….
Keep blogging and love those book reviews
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
104. Pinyo
Congratulation. 1 year is a huge milestone.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 4:13 pm
105. Bmhumphries
Happy First Birthday MDJ!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
106. moneygardener
Wishing you many more years of financial success and smart blogging.
MG
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 5:09 pm
107. xtralimey
Here’s to another great year.
Thanks for all the interesting info.
PS. My beloved Sony F828 has bit the dust & I’m now to frugal to pay to repair it, so please count me in!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 6:00 pm
108. Henry
Happy first anniversary MDJ! (The site looks great too!)
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 6:45 pm
109. Dave
Congratulations on your 1st year. Great blog with lots of relevant information… looking forward to the next year!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 7:27 pm
110. Marianne O
Congratulations, and thanks for the food for thought. This is a great resource.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 7:38 pm
111. Fonda Wong
such a great idea! congrats on your first year!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 7:46 pm
112. Todd C
Good to see another Canadian place growing.
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 8:08 pm
113. Jerry Hung
Surprise no Wii for the grand prize!
Make me win :D
kinda don’t want email subscription though, as I already do through RSS
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 9:35 pm
114. gloveman
Happy Birthday MDJ!!!
Dec 7th, 2007 @ 11:42 pm
115. Karl
Hey FT. Happy b-day. Keep up the good work with MDJ!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 1:22 am
116. Nabloid
Wow, congrats! How did you originally get the traffic so you could get subscribers? I don’t post as often as I should, but its hard to get anyone to see it! When no one see’s it you start wondering who you’re writing it for! That’s my problem.
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 1:26 am
117. Michael_S
Happy Birthday!!! FTW!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 1:37 am
118. Ryan
Congrats and Happy Birthday!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 1:49 am
119. BT
Count me in! Happy birthday!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 3:06 am
120. RickT
Congrats!
RickT
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 5:09 am
122. Joseph
Happy birthday! :)
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
123. Elaine Rosser
Love this!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
124. Rod Payne
Happy Birthday! Gimme, gimme, gimme!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 3:56 pm
125. ksin
Great Blog!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 5:58 pm
126. My Dollar Plan
Happy Birthday!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 6:48 pm
127. Vincent
Wow, this site looks pretty interesting, I’ll have to come back later when I have time!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 7:23 pm
128. Brendan
Great site dog!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 7:36 pm
129. Matthew
great site, have only recently been enlightened by your advice
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 8:42 pm
130. Jay
thanks for the contest…keep up the great work!
Dec 8th, 2007 @ 10:29 pm
131. Darryl
Thanks.
Dec 9th, 2007 @ 3:23 am
132. Jess
Congratulations! It’s really great to see non-American personal finance blogs out there. I noticed some people searching for them recently. Also, great contest :) Keep up the good work!
Dec 9th, 2007 @ 5:25 am
133. Ann Marie Marchand
This contest has lead me to your great site. Keep the info coming. P.s. A new friend on facebook is always a cool thing.
Dec 9th, 2007 @ 3:28 pm
134. Niki
Always enjoyable. Keep up the good work!
Dec 9th, 2007 @ 5:44 pm
135. Jimmy Nguyen
Congrats MDJ!
Many more to come!
Dec 9th, 2007 @ 5:47 pm
136. Brett
Happy Birthday! That inspiring success for one year of work.
Dec 9th, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
137. Luc Richard
Great contest. I just recently discovered your blog and immediately added it to my igoogle page.
Dec 10th, 2007 @ 12:27 am
138. James Varghese
Happy Birthday and congrats on a great first year. Keep up the good work.
Dec 10th, 2007 @ 1:29 pm
139. mary
Happy Birthday. Thanks for your blog and the Canadian POV on money.
Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
141. Don J
Great contest, and a great way to get me to sign up for your RSS feed!
I’m looking forward to seeing what you have to offer in future. I have recently gained a strong interest in the world of Canadian PF blogging and so I am glad to have found you!
Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:21 pm
142. Calvin
Happy birthday!
Dec 10th, 2007 @ 6:10 pm
143. Linda
Congrats! And Keep up good works!
Dec 10th, 2007 @ 6:27 pm
144. Eric
Just found this blog from Canadian Capitalist reading up on the Smith Manoeuvre. Looks like a great site going to add it as an RSS feed and sign up for the e-mail.
Congrats – and Happy B-Day
Dec 11th, 2007 @ 12:29 am
145. Ross
ooooh I so want that new camera to replace my aging Canon A521! :-)
Dec 11th, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
146. Jackie
Derek Foster’s book was great. It would be a wonderful prize to win!
Dec 11th, 2007 @ 3:01 pm
147. Archunan
Great site! Helped me with picking the right savings account. Thanks a lot!
Dec 11th, 2007 @ 5:58 pm
148. Mary_Freebies
Hello,
I subscribed, sent you en email, blogged you (http://internationalfreebies.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-contest-350-of-prizes.html) and commented. :)
Dec 11th, 2007 @ 7:55 pm
149. hank
Sounds like a plan to me! Happy B-day!
Dec 11th, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
150. Ann
looks like an interesting site
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 12:56 am
151. Jenni
Congrats on one year! Hope there are many more.
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 2:39 am
153. Blog Contest Central
I guessing I earn for myself 2 entries for blogging about the MDJ blog contest and making a comment here.
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 3:59 am
155. knup
Thanks for the contest. Should have 4 entries.
Signed up for email feed. Added to facebook friends. Blogged about it at contestblogging.com! Commented here.
Thanks and happy birthday!
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 11:24 am
156. Cisco Kid
Wow, a full year… Congrats, I am impressed by your site, very informative. I usually can’t stop reading all the posts for each topic till I’m done, best of luck in the new year, I really hope your site continues to grow!
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
157. Hazel
Sweet! Happy 1st Birthday MDJ! This is great!
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 4:17 pm
158. Sara B
I signed up for the e-mail updates!
I hope I win!
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
159. Panalo Contests
Congratulations! Happy 1st birthday. :)
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 10:18 pm
160. Ginny
Thanks!
Dec 12th, 2007 @ 11:49 pm
161. Elaine Rosser
Happy,Happy Birthday!
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 12:20 am
162. kitty
Thanks for the contest. Happy Birthday.
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 1:06 am
163. KK
Happy BDAY, keep up the great work!
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 3:42 am
164. Krusty
Great job on your blog birthday!
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 3:44 am
166. Sean
Congrats on your first year. I just started reading, so I’m looking forward to may more birthdays!
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 12:58 pm
167. Amanda
please enter me . I am blogging you too!
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
168. Nicole
Happy birthday!
Dec 13th, 2007 @ 2:45 pm
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