Anyone enter sweepstakes as a hobby

**Neeley** · 04-17-2007, 04:06 PM

I enter them all of the time but cannot seem to win a darn thing. I guess I am just not very lucky. That's ok - I will keep trying.

**freyadog** · 04-23-2007, 04:36 PM

just won 2 cookbooks at
http://www.funandfamily.com/offers.asp

**freedeal** · 05-09-2007, 12:17 PM

I just found out I won a Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball Machine worth $399. Also, this week I have received several small prizes - cosmetics, very nice carry bag, t-shirt, cd, and Playstation 3 game (I won the PS3 just before Christmas).

I think this is going to be a great winning week.

Anyone else win lately?

**itsahumanzoo** · 05-09-2007, 01:03 PM

I've entered a few, but I've never won anything in my life.

Where do you find so many to enter?

**freyadog** · 05-11-2007, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by freyadog

just won 2 cookbooks at
http://www.funandfamily.com/offers.asp

also just won 6th Target by Patterson and received by FedX a prize of Premier20 piece set by Rubbermaid

**frugal-fannie** · 11-01-2007, 02:02 AM

I used to enter a lot now I just enter every now and then but only for things I really want. I think I am extremely lucky at everything. I just won dinner for 2 and 4 pack of movie tickets from a local contest. I enter a few on line, but I make more money working, so I don't usually have time to enter much.Some of the things the tax value is so high I would not want to win it, I would have to pay 50% in tax so it is not worth it to me. My biggest and first prize was a gift certificate for 1k a few years ago. and that got me hooked. I used it to get a treadmill, bedding, a leather stool for the family room and gold earrings. I have won a lot of smaller prizes. I also won 2k for a cruise but my husband did not want to go on the cruises they offered because we would have had to pay for airfare.So I let that one go. My daughter started entering and she won 3 signed guitars and lots of other products for hair makeup etc. My other daughter won a prize pack that had a large george forman grill and a bunch of other things. My son has won dvds and other small items. I am also lucky at gambling, I hate to admit that on this web site because it is so unfrugal. We would go to Vegas almost every weekend during the summer when my kids did not have soccer. We had free hotel,free food, free tickets to great shows. I won 26- to 33k for 4 years in a row. I of course gambled it back.1k was not enough for me to retire on. I would usually win a little over 1k at a time. I didn't tell my husband because I knew he would be mad, he is really cheap and i was enjoying my free vacations, Finally after paying the taxes on my nonexistant winnings I gave him the 1099 sthe last year. Now I am banned from vegas for the last 2 years. I did go for a free eagle concert 2 years ago because he wanted to see them he let me gamble for a few hours after the concert and I won over 1200. I didn't tell him. I just paid the tax. Needless to say I do not enter contest to go to vegas because I can go anytime free. I am hoping my bann will be lifted for next year.

**coup** · 03-04-2008, 09:45 AM

I love to enter sweepstakes and wish I had time to enter more. I usualy go to myinstantwin.com and enter a bunch at one time.

My earliest win: I won a Wham! keychain when I was in middle school from a magazine (teen beat?) sweeps.

Two years ago I won a gatorade cooler.

I once won $500 on a scratch off lottery ticket. I was in college at the time and it was awesome to win that much money! Heck, it would be awesome to win that much money now, but I'd spend it differently!

I also won a trip to walt Disney World by buying a raffle ticket from a non-profit group. Not an sweep win, but a huge win for me! It was a fabulous vacation.

**frooz** · 03-05-2008, 03:56 AM

I enter a lot. I won a $150 pair of jeans a few months but they didn't fit me so I sold them for $100 and put the money on a debt.

I've won t-shirts, make up, deodorant and body sprays, hats, a lot of DVD's, CD's and movie tickets. I won DH a bunch of Adidas clothing a few months ago so he was excited about that. Nothing big though. One of these days I'll win a new car, I can feel it in my waters!