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Win-It Wednesday: Financial Tools from Jean Chatzky (2 Winners!)

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Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday. I’ll be posting several 24-hour giveaways throughout the day to give you plenty of chances to win!

Jean Chatzky Pay It Down

Back in November I had the pleasure of participating in an audiocast with the Today Show financial expert, Jean Chatzky, author of Pay It Down! Debt Free on $10 a Day. Not only did she share some really great tips on spending and saving for the holidays, but she gave us the inside scoop on her new line of financial planning products from Franklin Covey that are now available in Target stores across the nation.

  • The Monthly Budget Kit will allow you to track and manage all your spending for the entire year. There’s a tracking sheet and pocket for each month so you’ll always have a record of your expenses, bills, and receipts.
  • The Get-Out-Of-Debt Kit comes with helpful debt reduction tips from Jean Chatzky, and tracking sheets and pockets for six separate items, so you can track all your debt in one simple 3-ring binder.
  • The Savings Kit includes great savings tips from Jean Chatzky, clear sleeves to hold the images of what you’re saving for, and tracking sheets and pockets for six separate items, so you can track all your goals in one simple 3-ring binder.
  • Plus the To Buy List makes determining the difference between needs and wants and reasons for each manageable. There’s even a section to keep track of coupon savings!

But I think what I like best about these products is that they’re really geared towards women with their needs and thought processes in mind. They’re attractive, yet not overly feminine, and can be easily customized to fit your overall financial strategy.

Two lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will each win a set of Jean Chatzky financial planning tools:

  • Pay It Down! by Jean Chatzky
  • Needs & Wants To Buy List
  • Monthly Budget Kit
  • Get-Out-Of-Debt Kit
  • Savings Kit

To enter, tell me about your financial goals for 2010!

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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!!!

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Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. What are your financial goals in 2010?

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Prize:
(2) Financial Planning Sets from Jean Chatzky, as described above

This giveaway ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 1/28 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comments. Winners 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!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  6. Elizabeth

    My financial goals for 2010:
    1. Pay off as much debt as possible
    2. Continue budgeting and sticking to it!
    3. Save, save, save….boost our savings

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  8. Suzy

    I hope to save enough money to pay off credit card debt, I started a savings account with Smarty Pig so I am taking positive action towards my goal!

    Reply

  9. Crissy S.

    I know this is totally random, but I wish you knew how much I would love this! My financial goals include going back to school for my Master’s and trying not to take out loans, decreasing debt (can’t be debt free to a while…baby steps), increasing the amount I am putting toward retirement and, most importantly, getting into a financial place where I feel safe to start having kids!

    Reply

  11. sheena

    I plan to pay off our two credit cards and then start a 3 months emergency fund savings. I would also like to save to purchase a home.

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  13. Michelle

    My goals for 2010 are to learn how to budget and pay off my credit cards and to save for those rainy days that keep happening to me!

    Reply

  14. Megan

    My financial goals for 2010 are to continue to build our emergency fund, start a college fund for my 4 month old and build a stockpile of groceries and toiletries thus saving me money in the long run.

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  18. Amy

    My goals are to save enough money through couponing to make and additional $1000 principle payment on our mortgage; to curb my discretionary spending; and to save towards buying a new car next year with cash.

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  23. Rene

    My goal is to pay off my credit cards by the end of 2010. I hope to accomplish some of this by reading money saving blogs like this one and doing some major couponing!

    Reply

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