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Building Wealth through Saving and Investing

Welcome to Million Dollar Journey! If you're new here, you can learn about me and even follow my net worth updates. A great place to start reading is with the popular articles located in the right side bar. If you would like to join thousands of others and keep up with the free daily updates, you can subscribe to the RSS feed via reader or E-mail.

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):

How Do You Enter?

Here are the 4 ways that you can enter: 

  1. Sign up for MDJ email updates (free). (1 entry) (privacy policy)
  2. Add MDJ to your Facebook Friends (1 entry)
  3. Simply leave a comment in this post. (1 entry)
  4. 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

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172 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. 1. mjw2005

    Great idea…and congrats on your first year….Do I get an entry for this.. : )

  2. 2. Steph

    Way to go MDJ !!! Keep up the good work !

  3. 3. Chris

    Happy Birthday :)
    I’m one of your 1200+ faithful readers. Sign me up for the draw!

  4. 5. Mun-Economics

    Put me in this. I need a new camera lol

  5. Congrats, the way you run your blog and your life has been an inspiration to me and I’m sure others as well.

    Mike

  6. 7. Traciatim

    Count me in on this contest. I actually just recommended that camera to a friend who was shopping for one.

  7. Happy Birthday MDJ!

  8. 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!

  9. 11. Commander T

    Wow what a cool contest. Put my name in the draw.

  10. 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

  11. Congratulations FT! One year is a milestone. Keep it up!

  12. 14. Neuritis

    Happy First Birthday MDJ! Keep up the good work.

  13. 15. Jeremy

    cool site. happy anniversary!!!!!

  14. 16. George

    Excellent blog, and I’m working toward similar goals. Count me in on the contest! :-)

  15. 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!

  16. 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).

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 21. Jennifer Gregor

    Yeah…love contests…happy 1st birthday MDJ!!!

  20. 22. JudyM

    Great Site. Happy Birthday!!!!!!

  21. 23. blogger

    Put my name in the hat and keep up with blogging. I enjoy your and guest articles.

  22. 24. Cross the river

    Hurrah!!!

    Congratulation and thank you for reminding people that knowledge and common sense are very important things.

  23. 25. Sods

    You are the first blog I reed in my feeder everyday. Keep up the great work!

  24. 26. Mike

    Great site. It’s been in my daily reading list since nearly its inception.

  25. 27. Mike

    Happy Birthday! I look forward to the next year!

  26. 28. Keith

    Congrats. I’m blown away about the depth and breadth of the content. Very practical and educational.

  27. 29. Sean

    Very informative. I’m now subscribed.

  28. 30. Jeremy

    Love the site, keep up the good work and congratulations on your first birthday!

  29. 31. Richard Ngai

    Happy Birthday! way to go MDJ!

  30. 32. Al

    Happy Birthday :)..Looking forward to the next year.

  31. 33. Cam

    I read almost daily

  32. 34. Fab

    Ft, here is 1 entry for this MDJ birthday contest.

  33. 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.

  34. Happy B-Day FT, great site, thanks alot!

  35. 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!

  36. 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!

  37. FT,

    Wow. One year already! WAY TO GO and keep up the great work.

    Tim

  38. 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”

  39. 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.

  40. 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 !!!!

  41. 43. Cross the River

    Will there be a mathematical question? lol

  42. 44. Joel

    I , like the 1200 of my friends, love your blog… keep up the good work.

  43. 45. NewGuy

    Great website, been reading since January this year.
    Keep up the good work!

  44. 46. Konstantin

    Way to go MDJ!!!
    I am also an avid daily reader!

    Happy Birthday!

  45. 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!

  46. 48. TKO from Ontario

    Happy B-Day MDJ!

    Seasons Greetings and God bless.

    TKO from Ontario

  47. 49. P

    Happy Birthday, MDJ! That is awesome. I’ve been reading since nearly the beginning!

  48. 50. Robert

    Good luck everyone!

  49. 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!

  50. 52. Jason

    Happy Bday, good luck everyone, RFD rocks!!

  51. 53. Richard

    Happy birthday!

    Very interesting website, bookmarked.

  52. 54. Mr. Cheap

    Congrats on your first year! I also signed up for your e-mail updates with cheapcanuck@gmail.com

  53. Congratulations! Nice to make that first year; you seem to be doing pretty well. Great contest!

  54. 56. P

    Great idea. Been reading your blog for a few months now and really enjoy it. Keep up the good work.

  55. 57. Cory

    Happy Birthday! This site’s definitely one of my must-reads. Here’s to another year and beyond!

  56. 58. Jesus

    Happy birthday!!!!
    Excellent site and very useful posts.

  57. 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!

  58. 60. stefan

    Happy Bday! Read the rss everyday!

  59. 61. Mr. Tippy the Naked Guy

    Love the site!

  60. 62. Trevor

    Happy birthday MDJ. Keep up the awesome posts.

  61. 63. Trevor

    Happy birthday MDJ. Keep up the awesome posts. Love the blog.

  62. 64. MO

    Happy Bday MDJ.
    I am glad to finally get in on the journey myself.

  63. 65. Brian

    Congratulations and continued success with the site.

  64. 66. Wiigal

    Thanks for the great content over the year. Happy Birthday MDJ & keep up the good work!

  65. 67. Jeff English

    Congrats!

  66. 68. Rachel

    Happy Birthday!

  67. 69. Mrs. Micah

    Here’s to another successful year! :)

  68. 70. Tricia

    Happy Birthday!

  69. 71. Keith

    Congratulations and sign me up!

  70. 72. Roy leader

    Congrats on your 1ST year and happy birthday

  71. congratulations! that is a great first year!

  72. 74. Jonathan

    Congrats! I’ve really enjoyed your blog.

  73. 75. Nenad

    interesting…

  74. 76. Andrew

    Congrats! I’ve been reading your blog since inception!

  75. 77. newinvestor23

    Another great addition to your blog, multiple prizes…. Congrats on 1 year!

  76. 78. mark

    happy b-day!

  77. Congratulations and Happy Blogoversary!

  78. 80. RichardM

    Congrats

  79. 81. Heather D.

    Happy First Birthday, and cheers to a million more!! :)

  80. 82. Johnny

    Happy Birthday

    Great blog keep up the good work

  81. 83. Heather

    Congrats on your present/future success. HAPPY BORNDAY

  82. 84. Derrick

    Just discovered this site but it is very informative. Hope there is a lot more to come!

  83. 86. Ron M

    Happy Birthday MDJ!

  84. 87. Patrick

    Congrats on your successful first year!

  85. Happy birthday and congratulations.

  86. 89. Sean

    Congrats!

  87. 90. Patricia

    Great site, congratulations on your 1st Anniversary. Always look forward to reading you.

  88. 91. Anna

    i’m a lurker who loves this site - good info always! happy bday!

  89. 92. Alice

    Congrats and Happy Birthday MDJ!

  90. 93. Warren

    Great blog, thanks.

  91. 94. JK

    Love the blogger contests.

  92. 95. Beth

    Happy B’day!!
    Congratulations!!!

  93. 96. Mark

    Your blog is useful & a nice read - thanks !

  94. 97. Gates VP

    One year man… wow, when’s the book coming out? ;)

  95. 98. Mike

    Grats on the B-day.

  96. 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

  97. 102. Sue

    Happy Birthday! :) You’ve got a great blog.

  98. 103. ian

    Happy B-Day….

    Keep blogging and love those book reviews

  99. 104. Pinyo

    Congratulation. 1 year is a huge milestone.

  100. 105. Bmhumphries

    Happy First Birthday MDJ!

  101. Wishing you many more years of financial success and smart blogging.

    MG

  102. 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!

  103. 108. Henry

    Happy first anniversary MDJ! (The site looks great too!)

  104. 109. Dave

    Congratulations on your 1st year. Great blog with lots of relevant information… looking forward to the next year!

  105. 110. Marianne O

    Congratulations, and thanks for the food for thought. This is a great resource.

  106. 111. Fonda Wong

    such a great idea! congrats on your first year!

  107. 112. Todd C

    Good to see another Canadian place growing.

  108. 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

  109. 114. gloveman

    Happy Birthday MDJ!!!

  110. 115. Karl

    Hey FT. Happy b-day. Keep up the good work with MDJ!

  111. 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.

  112. 117. Michael_S

    Happy Birthday!!! FTW!

  113. 118. Ryan

    Congrats and Happy Birthday!

  114. 119. BT

    Count me in! Happy birthday!

  115. 120. RickT

    Congrats!

    RickT

  116. 122. Joseph

    Happy birthday! :)

  117. 123. Elaine Rosser

    Love this!

  118. 124. Rod Payne

    Happy Birthday! Gimme, gimme, gimme!

  119. 125. ksin

    Great Blog!

  120. Happy Birthday!

  121. 127. Vincent

    Wow, this site looks pretty interesting, I’ll have to come back later when I have time!

  122. 128. Brendan

    Great site dog!

  123. 129. Matthew

    great site, have only recently been enlightened by your advice

  124. 130. Jay

    thanks for the contest…keep up the great work!

  125. 131. Darryl

    Thanks.

  126. 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!

  127. 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.

  128. 134. Niki

    Always enjoyable. Keep up the good work!

  129. 135. Jimmy Nguyen

    Congrats MDJ!

    Many more to come!

  130. 136. Brett

    Happy Birthday! That inspiring success for one year of work.

  131. 137. Luc Richard

    Great contest. I just recently discovered your blog and immediately added it to my igoogle page.

  132. Happy Birthday and congrats on a great first year. Keep up the good work.

  133. 139. mary

    Happy Birthday. Thanks for your blog and the Canadian POV on money.

  134. 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!

  135. 142. Calvin

    Happy birthday!

  136. 143. Linda

    Congrats! And Keep up good works!

  137. 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

  138. 145. Ross

    ooooh I so want that new camera to replace my aging Canon A521! :-)

  139. 146. Jackie

    Derek Foster’s book was great. It would be a wonderful prize to win!

  140. 147. Archunan

    Great site! Helped me with picking the right savings account. Thanks a lot!

  141. Hello,

    I subscribed, sent you en email, blogged you (http://internationalfreebies.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-contest-350-of-prizes.html) and commented. :)

  142. 149. hank

    Sounds like a plan to me! Happy B-day!

  143. 150. Ann

    looks like an interesting site

  144. 151. Jenni

    Congrats on one year! Hope there are many more.

  145. I guessing I earn for myself 2 entries for blogging about the MDJ blog contest and making a comment here.

  146. 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!

  147. 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!

  148. 157. Hazel

    Sweet! Happy 1st Birthday MDJ! This is great!

  149. 158. Sara B

    I signed up for the e-mail updates!

    I hope I win!

  150. Congratulations! Happy 1st birthday. :)

  151. 161. Elaine Rosser

    Happy,Happy Birthday!

  152. 162. kitty

    Thanks for the contest. Happy Birthday.

  153. 163. KK

    Happy BDAY, keep up the great work!

  154. 164. Krusty

    Great job on your blog birthday!

  155. 166. Sean

    Congrats on your first year. I just started reading, so I’m looking forward to may more birthdays!

  156. 167. Amanda

    please enter me . I am blogging you too!

  157. 168. Nicole

    Happy birthday!

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