Win-It Wednesday: $100 CollegeAdvantage Scholarships (3 Winners!)

by Tara Kuczykowski on March 16, 2011 · 192 comments

Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday, with 24-hour giveaways just for you!

It's tax time! The April 15th deadline is fast approaching, and if you're an Ohioan doing your taxes, you'll want to take advantage of the CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan. For the first time, this year Ohio residents can have all or a portion of their state tax refund directly into an existing CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan when filing 2010 state taxes online. This makes saving for college for your children easy and hassle-free.

Features of the CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan include:

Earnings are tax-free.
Deduct contributions from Ohio taxable income ($2,000 annually).
No enrollment or annual fee.
Use your funds at any college in the country.
Pay for tuition, room and board, or books.
Contribute as little as $25 at a time.
Transfer funds to another child.
Withdraw funds at any time.
Change investment options.
Benefit from professional money management by leading financial firms.
Save with FDIC-insured bank products.
Pay no enrollment fee, no maintenance fee and low administrative fees.

Three lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will each win a $100 CollegeAdvantage scholarship to help boost your current account or create a new one! (NOTE: You do not need to be an Ohio resident to win this giveaway!)

To enter, tell me if you have a CollegeAdvantage account for your children?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Do you have a CollegeAdvantage account for your children?

2. Join the CollegeAdvantage community on Facebook and the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you've done so!

3. Follow @DealSeekingMom on Twitter and tweet the following. Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment with the link to your tweet!

Enter to win 1 of 3 $100 College Scholarships from CollegeAdvantage and @DealSeekingMom: http://dealseekingmom.com/?p=73113 #Ohio529

4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

Prize:
(3) $100 CollegeAdvantage Scholarships

This giveaway ends at 7 p.m. EDT on 3/17 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use And the Winner Is to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

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1 Beth Brown March 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm: http://twitter.com/#!/psumathnerd
2 Beth Brown March 17, 2011 at 3:01 pm: I subscribe to your e-mail!
3 Jennifer H March 17, 2011 at 3:42 pm: Yes, I do w/this company actually!!
4 Jennifer H March 17, 2011 at 3:43 pm: fb fan of both
5 Jennifer H March 17, 2011 at 3:43 pm: email sub
6 valorie March 17, 2011 at 4:49 pm: no but i need to
7 valorie March 17, 2011 at 4:50 pm: email subscriber
8 valorie March 17, 2011 at 4:50 pm: follow on twitter
9 valorie March 17, 2011 at 4:50 pm: like on facebook
10 Claudia March 17, 2011 at 4:56 pm: No, but I need to open one for each one of my daughters.
11 Claudia March 17, 2011 at 4:57 pm: E-mail subscriber.
12 Kathy March 17, 2011 at 5:34 pm: I opened a college advantage account for each of my 3 children when they were first offered years ago. Now, two of the accounts are empty, with one college graduate and one to graduate this May. The third is still in high school, so she could use some help paying for college.
13 Carol March 17, 2011 at 5:37 pm: like on facebook
14 Carol March 17, 2011 at 5:38 pm: subscribe to email
15 Carol March 17, 2011 at 5:38 pm: I do NOT have a 529. Sign me, Ohio Buckeye who Needs This
16 Ally March 17, 2011 at 5:48 pm: Don't have an account
17 Ally March 17, 2011 at 5:49 pm: Joined communities on FB
18 Ally March 17, 2011 at 5:50 pm: Email subscriber
19 jamie March 17, 2011 at 6:47 pm: no at this time we dont
20 jamie March 17, 2011 at 6:47 pm: Fan of CollegeAdvantage on FB and fan of DSM on FB (judy jamie)
21 jamie March 17, 2011 at 6:48 pm: email subscriber
22 Christina Burrell March 17, 2011 at 7:13 pm: We did start a college savings account for my son when he was born.
23 Christina Burrell March 17, 2011 at 7:14 pm: DSM FB fan
24 Christina Burrell March 17, 2011 at 7:14 pm: Email SubscribDSM
25 Liz March 17, 2011 at 7:44 pm: We do not have an account through CollegeAdvantage.
26 Liz March 17, 2011 at 7:45 pm: I subscribe to DSM via email.
27 M J Knudsen March 17, 2011 at 7:46 pm: I have been thinking about starting an account for my grandchildren.
28 M J Knudsen March 17, 2011 at 7:49 pm: Joined the CollegeAdvantage community on Facebook and the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook
29 M J Knudsen March 17, 2011 at 7:50 pm: Subscribe to feed through email.
30 christine March 17, 2011 at 7:59 pm: Just received the College Advantage packet for OH - am enrolling my kids on Fri - excellent program!
31 Kim Pollock March 17, 2011 at 8:45 pm: I do not have a College Advantage fund for my children but would love one!
32 Kim Pollock March 17, 2011 at 8:46 pm: e-mail subscriber
33 Jenna March 17, 2011 at 8:55 pm: No account
34 Jenna March 17, 2011 at 8:56 pm: Fan on FB
35 Jenna March 17, 2011 at 8:57 pm: Follow on Twitter
36 Jennifer March 17, 2011 at 9:41 pm: Whoohoo, I need an account!
37 Jennifer March 17, 2011 at 9:42 pm: http://twitter.com/fauxpaus/statuses/48559682201206785
38 Jennifer March 17, 2011 at 9:42 pm: i subscribe via email
39 Diana B March 18, 2011 at 5:49 am: No, we go through our Virginia plan.
40 Diana B March 18, 2011 at 5:49 am: I like you on Facebook.
41 Diana B March 18, 2011 at 5:50 am: I subscribe via email.
42 Amanda K March 18, 2011 at 7:49 am: No, but I am looking into opening some kind of account for her.