Written on October 5th, 2007 at 11:10 pm by Lara Kulpa
Are you Ready to Win some Cash? The ProBlogger Giveaway continues!
Much like the opportunity to win the iPods the other day, this giveaway requires you to do only one very simple thing, and you can do it right here in the comments section of this post. But first…
The Prizes:
All are listed in US Dollars unless otherwise mentioned.
- $50 cash - [Geeks are Sexy] Technology News
- $300 cash - 1 Cool File (make sure you click on that name… they’ve got even more special offers for ProBlogger readers!)
- $25 Amazon Gift Certificate - Another Old Movie Blog
- $25 Amazon Gift Certificate - Baz
- $250 cash - BlogFlux
- $50 cash or a Amazon Gift Certificate - Blogging With Cents
- $501 cash - Chitika
- $25 Amazon Gift Certificate - Freelance Writing Jobs
- $200 cash - Genealogy Reviews Online
- $333.33 Cash - Grown Up Geek
- $20 Amazon Gift Certificate - Lulu
- $300 cash - Publicity Hound
- $35 Amazon Gift Certificate - Sea Slugs! Anime Blog
- $150 cash - Simple Kind Of Life
- $500 cash (for each of TWO winners - $1000 total) - SKY FM Radio
- $50 Amazon Gift Certificate - Viral Electronics
- 50 pesos, 2 Jamaican dollars, 5 Canadian dollars, 50 American dollars, and an unused NFL Pro Bowl Ballot from 1994 - Wall Street Fighter
How To Enter:
In the comments section of this post (and you’re welcome to post your entry on your blog if you wish, but it’s not required as long as you’ve posted it here) finish this statement: “If I had a million dollars…”
Sure, we don’t have a million, but we’ve got quite a bit here to give away! $3,364.33 just in cash and Amazon Gift Certificates (and another couple bucks in non-American money with a bonus NFL Pro Bowl Ballot that we have no idea the monetary value of) to be exact!
So there you have it. Be funny, silly, serious, it doesn’t matter! Just finish that statement in the comments section of this post and you’re entered to win one of the above prizes.
Rules: One entry per person. If you have already won something from one of our other giveaways, you are not eligible to win. Winning one of the prizes listed above will prevent you from being able to win any other prizes for the duration of the giveaway.
Winners are chosen at random using a random number generator. You may not “pick” the prize you want, we will award them in the order that we receive the random winners.
This contest begins at 9am on Friday, October 5, EST (New York, USA) and ends on Saturday, October 6 at 9am EST (Again, New York, USA). We will close comments at that time.
PS: We are about to turn the ProBlogger Birthday Bash into OVERDRIVE! Up til this point we’ve been giving prizes away every 24 hours - but in a few hours we’re going to accelerate the pace a little and the giveaways will start coming every 8 hours (with a few more 24 hour ones thrown in) until the end of the weekend!
Make sure you’re subscribed to our feed now or you’ll miss out!
Update
This one’s closed, and winners have all been notified by email.Check out our newest 24 hour giveaway, or see what’s going on in the 8 hour collections!
742 Responses to “Are you Ready to Win some Cash? The ProBlogger Giveaway continues!”
Elliott Cross
October 5th, 2007 11:04 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would retire and blog full time and donate the proceeds to charity groups!
blog contest
October 5th, 2007 11:08 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would buy you a monkey. Haven’t you always wanted a monKEY?
Richard
October 5th, 2007 11:09 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would retire and spend my time traveling around writing about my travels.
Adam Walker Cleaveland
October 5th, 2007 11:09 pm
If I had a million dollars - I would give some away, pay back my parents for all the quarters I used to steal from my dad’s change drawer so that I could buy cooler lunches at school, pay off all debts, save and of course - invest in ProBlogger stock.
tony gee
October 5th, 2007 11:11 pm
If I had a million dollars….I would guarantee my children’s tuitions to any college buy putting it into a 529 plan and making sure they are comfortable during their childhood.
Link And Earn
October 5th, 2007 11:11 pm
“If I had a million dollars… I/We will get Darren to post for us and we will start counting the billion dollars pouring in.
Darren hope you don’t mind taking up the job :)
P.S : You know we brag a lot and we are the official braggers.
Koen
October 5th, 2007 11:11 pm
If I had a million dollars…
If I had a million dollars I would buy some additional domains, buy myself a MacPro with 2 30″, and spend money for charity :)… well, there’s more to do with a million, but I’m not going to list everything in here!
silvino
October 5th, 2007 11:12 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would gather my own research teams on cancer and aids disease, after finishing my biochemistry degree^^
Akshay Surve
October 5th, 2007 11:14 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would give it back to charity as I have no clue how to spend it.
DazzlinDonna
October 5th, 2007 11:15 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would build a giant underground shelter to hide in (fully stocked) for when the martians invade the earth. :)
CoolHappyGuy
October 5th, 2007 11:15 pm
If I had a million dollars I would …
-Tithe 10% to my church
-Pay off my mortgage, sell or improve our home
-Retire early
-Blog full time
-Travel
-Invest more time & money
Tim
October 5th, 2007 11:16 pm
If I had a million dollars I’d buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat–that’s cruel).
Lara Kulpa
October 5th, 2007 11:16 pm
Alright gang - enough with the song lyrics… let’s get creative with this!! ;)
Darren Rowse
October 5th, 2007 11:17 pm
LOL - I don’t even know the song - I thought you were all ‘on something’ til Lara told me what you were doing!
Mariella
October 5th, 2007 11:18 pm
If I had million dollars I would invest it into a business and turn it into 2 million.
Coen Jacobs
October 5th, 2007 11:18 pm
If I had a million dollars I wouldn’t be participating in this contest! ;)
Blaine Moore
October 5th, 2007 11:19 pm
If I had a million dollars…I’d set up 529 plans for my nephews and nieces, pay down my mortgage and student loans, and invest the rest. But it’s a moot point since I’m not eligible to win this prize and I don’t play lotteries or things of that sort as they meant for people that don’t understand basic math.
ShiatsuBlogger
October 5th, 2007 11:19 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would give up work, build a better blog and concentrate on being the best shiatsu practitioner I can be.
David Appleyard
October 5th, 2007 11:20 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d buy the largest wheel of cheese ever before known. And a hammock.
Steve Madsen
October 5th, 2007 11:20 pm
If I had a million dollars…
my wife and I would move to Berlin to start living our travel dreams, and blog full time.
Jared
October 5th, 2007 11:21 pm
If I had a million dollars I would do whatever it is I feel like doing that day. ;)
paidtwice
October 5th, 2007 11:21 pm
If I had a million dollars…
I would buy some BRK-A stock. I would save some, invest some more, and go on a shopping spree at Target.
Domtan
October 5th, 2007 11:21 pm
If I had a million dollars… but don’t, so no point thinking a out it when the cash prizes here would be just as much appreciated!
Dustin Brewer
October 5th, 2007 11:21 pm
If I had a million dollars I would have a lot more computers.
Ririan
October 5th, 2007 11:22 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would have 500,000$ Ririan Project Giveaway on my blog to celebrate it!
Tejvan Pettinger
October 5th, 2007 11:22 pm
If I had a million dollars I would check to make sure it wasn’t monopoly money.
The Forechecker
October 5th, 2007 11:23 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d be writing this from my high-end home office!
Punny Money
October 5th, 2007 11:24 pm
If I had a million dollars, I could make these Problogger contests look tiny!
Zlatan
October 5th, 2007 11:24 pm
If I had a million dollars I would try to make even more money by investing $750,000…
With the rest I would buy myself a car and do the driving test. I would also spoil my mother and sister :P
Matt Jones
October 5th, 2007 11:25 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would give a big chunk to charity and invest the rest in future online projects of my own to make even more.
Cathy
October 5th, 2007 11:25 pm
If I had a million dollars . . . I’d buy a laptop, digital camera and airplane tickets for the family so we could blog our adventures.
blog contest
October 5th, 2007 11:25 pm
but how can you NOT say a line from the song when someone says ‘if I had a million dollars’. mac n cheese!
Ken Dahlin
October 5th, 2007 11:26 pm
If I had a million dollars I would buy more money.
Gilbert
October 5th, 2007 11:26 pm
If I had a million dollars…do you think I’d be postingcomments in a competition to win 50 bucks?
Zach
October 5th, 2007 11:26 pm
If I had a million dollars..
I’d get macbook pro, a 30″ LCD monitor, buy custom blog designs for all my blogs, start a blog network, and invest the rest. :-)
OnkelSchark
October 5th, 2007 11:26 pm
If I had a million dollars…. I wouldn’t be sitting where I am now…Traveling baby!
Mirko
October 5th, 2007 11:27 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would blog about it!
david
October 5th, 2007 11:27 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would start up a web 3.0 company! LOL
Brandon
October 5th, 2007 11:27 pm
If I had a million dollars I’d start a software company and develop some insanely cool software. I’d also travel around the world taking lots of pictures.
Josh
October 5th, 2007 11:27 pm
If I had a million dollars…
Well first, off I’d pay off all those crappy thing like student loans and my car and credit card payments. Then I might find a nice modest house to live in (and pay it off…no more rent!)
Then I might, er, expand my anime and manga collection a bit.
I’d buy a couple of kick butt computers.
I’m sure some charities would get something.
I’d probably sock whatever is left away.
There, all nice and realistic.
Fil
October 5th, 2007 11:28 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d probably be retiring somewhere near KohPiPi-Thailand.
JMorris
October 5th, 2007 11:28 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would donate a significant portion to charity, pay off my debt, take some courses to expand my skill set, invest in my business, and become a full-time blogger.
Ok, so this one isn’t funny. Maybe I would buy a sense of humor while I was at it. ;-)
Lara Kulpa
October 5th, 2007 11:28 pm
LOL you don’t need to be realistic! I just thought it better not to see “a monkey” or “a K-car” 100 times! ;)
Erica
October 5th, 2007 11:28 pm
If I had a million dollars…I’d actually only have about £500,000 british pounds and with the prices in Edinburgh I’d have to spend it wisely :)
I could probably get a house and a bit of land in one of the posh areas, but I would rather move further out and buy a plot of land and build my own house, not with my own hands you understand, but I would like to have a hand in designing it.
Aaron
October 5th, 2007 11:29 pm
If I had a million dollars….I would take a trip around the world for a few years, and pay everything off.
Justin Wandro
October 5th, 2007 11:30 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would put the money in an investment account that receives at least a 7% interest rate and live off of the $70,000 a year in interest.
Then I would be free to continue my work, I work at a local charity, and be able to give all my salary back.
--Deb
October 5th, 2007 11:30 pm
Easy. I’d pay off my parents’ house and clear the debt they incurred when the economy went south and took Dad’s retirement with it. With what was left, I’d give some of it to my niece and nephew for college, some of it to charity, some in the bank, and, well, maybe a new car, huh?
Deb - Mom of 3 Girls
October 5th, 2007 11:31 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would pay off all of our debt and all of that from our family and close friends. Then I’d quit my job and stay home with my kids, in a larger (but not huge) house. And I’d hire a housekeeper! :)
Ashfame
October 5th, 2007 11:31 pm
If I had a million dollars I would buy lots of hardware and perform testing & benchmarking and then write lots of reviews.
Ashwini
October 5th, 2007 11:32 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would have been a millionaire :)
Ray
October 5th, 2007 11:32 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would employ some talented people to implement my ideas
Chairboy
October 5th, 2007 11:33 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would setup my own ISP and offer really fast broadband speed, just for me so I can read more blogs faster!!
Willy
October 5th, 2007 11:33 pm
“You know what I would do if I had a million dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities… “
Phillip
October 5th, 2007 11:33 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would pay off my student loans, pay back the money my parent’s spent for my college, and then save/invest the rest such that I could donate to charities and be financially secure later in life.
Bitten
October 5th, 2007 11:33 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would save most of the money but I would spend some of them to buy something interesting (hobbies, electronics…).
[Futasho]David
October 5th, 2007 11:34 pm
If I had a million dollars…
I would spend it all on cheeseburgers.
=D
Joe
October 5th, 2007 11:34 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would blog full time and buy lots of fun stuff, like problogger.net. Just kidding!!!
Daniel Scocco
October 5th, 2007 11:34 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would buy a Porsche 996 Turbo, with 50 more horse power (total 450 hp) out of the factory for a $15,000 tweak package.
Sharon Hurley Hall
October 5th, 2007 11:35 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would:
pay off my mortgage
set up a college fund for my daughter
travel around the world, blogging as I went, to meet some of my online friends
give some money to some people who could really use it
only do writing that I really enjoyed.
Elizabeth
October 5th, 2007 11:35 pm
If I had a million dollars I would travel around the world for a year. Then move home, buy a house in the country, and retire at age 24.
jon
October 5th, 2007 11:35 pm
i’d set up a major microfinance program for the people around here who need just that small bit 1k-5k to get on top of their life struggles caused in large part by other people’s bad choices.
Jay
October 5th, 2007 11:36 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would make blogging and writing my full time job, so I can focus on them and not have to worry about paying the bills.
General Zee II
October 5th, 2007 11:36 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would fly away from Portugal to US just to thank Darren, Lara and all those sponsors personally.
looool
Rciardo
October 5th, 2007 11:36 pm
If I had a million dollars…I’d spend it to make 2 millions.
Mike Gray
October 5th, 2007 11:36 pm
If I had a million dollars…
…I would finish out my years playing golf, reading Pro Blogger, and continuing to blog myself.
Blog Contests
October 5th, 2007 11:37 pm
If I had a million dollars I would retire for 10 years.
shingrons
October 5th, 2007 11:37 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would do some charity same as what Bill Gates is doing now. It’s important to lend a helping hand to others that need our help.
Besides, I would invest the money. Invetsment is important so that I could make more money. And from the money I gain, I would learn what problogger.net is doing - encouraging comments and organizing such enticing activity - GIVEAWAY!
Medardo 'Dino' Manrique, Jr.
October 5th, 2007 11:39 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would write a novel and/or create a film that would inspire my countrymen, the Filipinos, about their culture and heritage. Then I would make the money grow — by investing in online ventures perhaps — so that I can place the profits in programs that would help the poor people of my country.
D. P.
October 5th, 2007 11:39 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would buy my in-laws a house.
Diego M. Del Vecchio
October 5th, 2007 11:40 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would quit my dayjob and start blogging and experimenting my ideas.-
Ankesh Kothari
October 5th, 2007 11:40 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would follow the Richest Man to Babylon rules and take what I’m currently doing one notch up.
1. Save 10%
2. Use 10% on speculative and risky ideas and projects
3. Give away 10% to charity
4. Use the other 70% to make another million. And then another. And then another.
Repeat and multiply. Thats the idea.
Gujai
October 5th, 2007 11:40 pm
If I had a millions dollars…I would retire and move to China.
Alex
October 5th, 2007 11:40 pm
If I had a million dollars…
1) My blog would be hosted somewhere else than wordpress.com
2) I would be typing this on a macbook pro
3) I would be typing this on a macbook pro while listening to my ipod
4) I could be typing this on an imac instead of a macbook pro
5) I could buy a macbook pro, imac, and ipod
6) I would be done using windows stuff(the only time i would use windows is at school)
7) I would give some to my parents
8) College would be paid off
9) I could buy some ad space on this blog
10) I would open a CD at the credit union and my interest rate would set me good for some of my life
11) I would give some to charity since money doesn’t make a man. Man makes money.
Ryan
October 5th, 2007 11:41 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d be pissed that the govt. took the other half of my two million.
Sam
October 5th, 2007 11:41 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d find a new place to live. Anything else would be secondary.
Bart Bonte
October 5th, 2007 11:42 pm
If I had a million dollars I would buy all the problogger readers a birthday cake topped with a marzipan Darren.
Jasia
October 5th, 2007 11:42 pm
If I had a million dollars I’d pay off my debts, buy my husband the car of his dreams, make a sizable donation to a local church I’m a member of as well as one to the Alzheimer’s Association, invest the rest, and retire early.
Nekonron
October 5th, 2007 11:42 pm
If I had a million dollars I would use half of it to build a business and the other half to travel around the world and bring a few pals along with me :)
dandellion
October 5th, 2007 11:43 pm
If I had a million dollars… I don’t have an idea what would I do.
Nathan
October 5th, 2007 11:43 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would buy the wife and I a second, third, fourth, and fifth honeymoon to countries neither of us have been to. The rest would go into a savings account, and I’d use the interest as play money to enjoy the finest dining the U.S. has to offer.
Shankar Ganesh
October 5th, 2007 11:43 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d buy loads of books and hire teachers to teach me :D
Patrick
October 5th, 2007 11:43 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would donate 50% and use the other half to set up a investment fund.
Leigh
October 5th, 2007 11:43 pm
If I had a million dollars…I’d buy a farm and an army of miniature ponies.
Adam | Inner Peace
October 5th, 2007 11:44 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d be rich.
(Sorry, couldn’t resist continuing the song… ;) )
If I had a million dollars… I’d finish my program already… taking too long as it is, with having to hold a steady job and all.
Patrick
October 5th, 2007 11:44 pm
If I had a million dollars the first thing I would do would be to pay off my house. Then I would put the remaining into diversified investments that I could use to fuel my business and get the tools and space I need to reach my vision in my market and discipline. I feel doing this will help me make unshackle me from one current debt and free me up to go to the next level in which I would make more than a million dollars.
Jens P. Berget
October 5th, 2007 11:45 pm
If I had a million dollars… I give $ 900,000 to UNICEF and $ 50,000 to my parents and $ 40,000 would go to having fun with my wife and kids and the last $ 10,000 I would spend on new computer equipment from Apple :-)
Chase Roper
October 5th, 2007 11:45 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d open my own comedy club here in Olympia, WA. Because everyone here has to drive to Seattle to see some decent comedy and that sucks.
Liz G.
October 5th, 2007 11:45 pm
After paying off the house and the bills (’cause, you know, gotta be somewhat responsible), I’d buy yarn.
Lots and Lots of Yarn…
knupNET
October 5th, 2007 11:45 pm
If I had a million dollars I would invest or buy a sports franchise…
Mike K
October 5th, 2007 11:45 pm
If I had a million dollars, in order of importance: set aside money for my daughter’s education, pay off the house, give to charity, angel invest in a few startups, and blog full-time.
Kay
October 5th, 2007 11:46 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d give up my job and I’d go see the world :) (blogging my experiences of course :) )
Da Kinky Kid
October 5th, 2007 11:46 pm
If I had a million dollars I would have a house for young men to teach them how to be fathers and men in todays society. I would name in in honor of nephew who was killed last year. The Jacoby D. Ramsey house. I would also have one for young women to teach them that having a child young does not stop you just slows you down that would be the J.W.M.C house.
J. D. Harper
October 5th, 2007 11:46 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would buy a small house somewhere and put the rest in a bank account and live off of the interest.
Let’s say that the million dollars comes taxes-paid, for simplicity’s sake, and let’s say I bought a $100K house (which is easy to do if you avoid the big cities and are buying a house for one person). That would leave me with $900K.
If I earned 5% a year on that, I’d be making 45K for letting it sit in the bank, with no mortgage and no debt. That’s more than enough to live comfortably on.
Nishant
October 5th, 2007 11:47 pm
If I had a million dollars I would definitely give all the money to my parents because of them I am able to stand in this world where Survival of the fittest is the game.
Castigador
October 5th, 2007 11:47 pm
If I had a million dollars I would invest half, keep a quarter in the bank, and spend the last quarter on electronics, and maybe a house.
Amanda M. Gladden
October 5th, 2007 11:47 pm
If I had a million dollars…..I’d buy small island off the coast of Belize as my home base for to develop and run a micro-loan program for women. :)
Rob Witham
October 5th, 2007 11:47 pm
If i had a million dollars I would…
Pay off my debt
Buy a new laptop (mine’s getting pretty sad)
Travel the world (Tim Ferriss style)
Blog about all of my travels, of course
Continue to read ProBlogger every day!
SAM
October 5th, 2007 11:47 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would have a million dollars, or 6,868,599.89 million Rand. That’s a LOT of money. I would quit the rat race and devote my time to a charitable children’s or green cause. And buy all the cool gadgets I’ve always wanted. And travel.
Gavin Smith
October 5th, 2007 11:47 pm
If I had a million dollars…
I would buy problogger.net (provided that Darren comes with the package) :P
ranuromeo
October 5th, 2007 11:48 pm
If i had a million dollars….
I will retire from all work, go to an island and do organic farming!
Andrei
October 5th, 2007 11:48 pm
If I had a million dollars…I’d go on a vacation.
Steve
October 5th, 2007 11:48 pm
If I had a million dollars I would create an automated business where I sit back and have others do the work for me and I reap the benefits.
Mun
October 5th, 2007 11:48 pm
If I had a million dollars, I will buy Problogger.Net.
Aaress
October 5th, 2007 11:49 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would buy my parents a new house.
Sacha Fuentes
October 5th, 2007 11:49 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would dedicate all my time to blogging. Oh, no, I already do that :D
Easton Ellsworth
October 5th, 2007 11:49 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d zap my old student loans, buy a fancy-pants toaster and put all the rest into savings and helping other people.
I’ve just been through so many mediocre toasters …
Ken Dahlin
October 5th, 2007 11:50 pm
@Tejvan Pettinger rofl!
Dorg
October 5th, 2007 11:50 pm
If I had a million dollars…
I would buy ProBlogger from Darren :D
Sly from Slyvisions.com
October 5th, 2007 11:51 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d invest it in SOME way to earn myself a few more million dollars.
Now in reality :)
If I had a million dollars, the first thing I’d do is buy my mom and dad new cars, myself a MacBook Pro, and invest the rest.
Luv Maloo
October 5th, 2007 11:51 pm
If i would have a million dollar i will invest in stock exchange and will make it double and then hold a contest on my BLOG.
Ivo Stankov
October 5th, 2007 11:51 pm
If I had a million dollars… First i would buy some cool stuff like big house, nice car etc and invest the other money in something profitable.. i guess :)
Baris Unver
October 5th, 2007 11:52 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d invest and produce such a big internet company that would give me back tens of millions of dollars. Then I’d help the poor.
Briana
October 5th, 2007 11:52 pm
If I had a million dollars, I’d buy myself all the Louis Vuitton bags I wanted, then I’d invest the rest!
Chris
October 5th, 2007 11:52 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d bank it in a high-interest account and try to live off the interest alone.
Yeh, that’s boring, but it means I would never have to work again!
dreamy1
October 5th, 2007 11:52 pm
If I had a million dollars I would pay off all my debts, buy a modest home, pay for my law school education, invest some, and donate some to cancer research.
OH, and If I had a 1,000,000 We wouldnt have to eat Kraft dinner.
Paul
October 5th, 2007 11:53 pm
If I had a million dollars…
I would pay down debts and invest. Then I wouldn’t need to enter contests to win money since I would already have it.
Joan
October 5th, 2007 11:53 pm
If I had a million dollars …
it would dramatically change the amount of work I get done in one day. I wouldn’t have to worry about my daytime job. It would give me the chance to take some risk and do what I really want.
Nuts & Milk
October 5th, 2007 11:53 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d pay off my mortgages
Toby
October 5th, 2007 11:54 pm
If I had a million dollars I would take care of my whole family by paying off all their bills, buying them their own home, and buying them a new vehicle.
Karthik Kastury
October 5th, 2007 11:54 pm
If i Had a million dollars i would probably give it in a give away just like Probloggers and get some new readers to my new blog..
Thousands of $ Available on ProBlogger - Contest Beat
October 5th, 2007 11:56 pm
[…] ProBlogger’s crazy Birthday Bash string of contests continues today with you getting the opportunity to win cash, and lots of it. Numerous blogs, websites and companies have put up a ton of cash and Amazon vouchers that you can win simply by finishing off this sentence “If I had a million dollars…” by way of a comment on the contest post here. […]
Victor
October 5th, 2007 11:56 pm
If i had a million dollars i would hurry and pickup a calculator and see how much taxes i must pay for those dollars..
With a piece of the rest i would make a bed out of $1 bills so i can truly say:
I sleep, eat, watch tv, play games, surf and even make love in CASH..
Starfeeder
October 5th, 2007 11:56 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would pay off current debts, get a $150,000 house, set money aside for my baby girl’s future college fund and work on funding/developing my site full time :)
Oh and probably take a trip to France with the family, oh and South Korea (StarCraft gaming capital of the world)
Charity whats that? My wife and girl are #1.
Mike Goad
October 5th, 2007 11:57 pm
If I had a million dollar, I’d retire.
Wait a minute, I’m already retired.
Let me start over.
If I had a million more dollars, I’d have a modest cabin built somewhere cool in the American Rocky Mountains - and invest whatever is left to augment my retirement income.
(We just got back from a seven week trip to the Rockies.)
Patrick Burt
October 5th, 2007 11:57 pm
If I had a million dollars I’d find a way to have more time in my life.
Sarat Chandran
October 5th, 2007 11:57 pm
If I had a million dollars….I would try to have a nice house, I guess.
Never the Same River Twice
October 5th, 2007 11:57 pm
If I had a million dollars…
I’d buy a slip in the nicest marina in town, where I would dock my beat-to-death houseboat (I’m thinking ’70’s era with dark wood paneling) and host wild parties all night!
Kara
October 5th, 2007 11:57 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would pay off all my debt, fix up my house a bit and put the rest into investments.
Melissa Roberts
October 5th, 2007 11:57 pm
If I had a million dollars I’d travel the world making art and volunteering for the rest of my life.
Vijay
October 5th, 2007 11:58 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would probably buy out b5media!
Ben
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would not need to work a 9 - 5 job again. Unless I chose to that is.
Phil
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would probably end up buying a lot of stuff I don’t really need.
Writing Nag
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would pay off all my debts and start a writer’s/artist retreat and give fledgling writers and artists a place to create that would inspire them. Paid for of course, with the rest of the money invested wisely.
Michael
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars… I would pursue my dream of becoming an entrepreneur - after I’ve travelled the world :-)
Yehuda Berlinger
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars, I would
- pay off outstanding debts, including mortgage
- give 10-15% to charity
- invest 50% of it
- stop working and blog full-time for a year, giving me a chance to get it really going
- plan four vacations
La de da,
Yehuda Berlinger
Ted Vinzani
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars… I’d finance the multiple small business ideas I’ve had for years.
Shelby
October 5th, 2007 11:59 pm
If I had a million dollars…I would invest it for my retirement. A million really isn’t that much these days.
Cheapgirl
October 6th, 2007 12:00 am
If I had a million dollars I wouldn’t have to worry how I was going to pay for my daughters college education.
Fred
October 6th, 2007 12:00 am
If I had a million dollars…
I’d run for president, be broke in a week and a half and then get on with my real life ;-)
Kabitzin
October 6th, 2007 12:00 am
If I had a million dollars… I’d give away some awesome prizes to my readers.
Frank Cantu
October 6th, 2007 12:00 am
If I had a million dollars, I’d split the money between me and my family. Still, I’d get more than enough money to buy a new car and computer. How about an in-car computer to read ProBlogger?
Trench Reynolds
October 6th, 2007 12:01 am
If I had a million dollars I’d probably just start more blogs.
Jonathan
October 6th, 2007 12:01 am
If I had a million dollars, I would fund the development of a standards compliant open source blog script with an open integration framework for other web services such as bookmark repositories, photo archives and feed aggregators.
denkisa
October 6th, 2007 12:01 am
If I had a million dollars…i will invest them into that moon elevator
Mike
October 6th, 2007 12:01 am
If I had a million dollars I’d buy you a fur coat. But not a real fur coat, that’s cruel!
Karen Rhodes
October 6th, 2007 12:02 am
If I had a million dollars I would pay off everyone I owe, travel, travel and then travel.
Stefano
October 6th, 2007 12:02 am
If I had a million dollars… I’d marry 5 girls and get 20 children ! :-)
amber
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
If I had a million dollars… I’d buy the house that I’ve fallen in love with, and I’d go back to school and get my Masters.
Josh
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
Kabitzin -> maybe you should fix your server first. it seems busted lol. did problogger kill it?
J. Gadson
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
If I had a million dollars….I would become a lifetime student and get Doctorate degrees in English, Creative Writing, and Philosophy. Ooh, I’d also set up free therapy/counseling centers in underprivileged neighborhoods because who knows what these people could do on Prozac lol.
Jay Thompson
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
If I had a million dollars… I would buy a hat to fit my size 8 head.
Allison
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
If I had a million dollars the first thing I would do is buy my husband his own vehicle. We have been down to one car for over a year now and I am sick of taking him back and forth to work every day.
The second thing I would do is move out of this tiny house and into a larger one so that my 9 year old can finally have her own room. She’s been sharing with her 6 year old twin sisters since the day they came home from the hospital.
Third I would pay off all of our debt. Actually, this should have been first I guess, oh well.
Other things would be to help out family members in need, save for my kids college education and DONATE.
Oh, and I would also want to indulge in a brand new computer just for me with all the bells and whistles.
Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
If I had a million dollars, I would pay off my student loans, put aside what I need for the rest of my undergrad degree and a possible MBA, buy a few little fun things, and invest the rest so that I can live off the interest and just go to school and blog!
next STEPH
October 6th, 2007 12:04 am
If I had a million dollars…I would actually hire people to help me expand my business… and I would pay someone to drive me instead of taking driving lessons.
Jacques Nyemb
October 6th, 2007 12:05 am
If I had a million dollars…
I would be able to actualy act on ideas that I put off because of my 9 to 5.
Dmarie
October 6th, 2007 12:05 am
I’m with everyone else who immediately thinks of K cars and Kraft dinners when I here ‘If I had a million dollars..’ Curse you; Bare Naked Ladies!
If I had a million dollars…I’d start a company that would get businesses to sponsor individual special needs and under priviledged kids. In large corporations each department could sponsor their own kid. And the departements could have competitions to see who is helping their sponsored kid the most. It would be so cool.
Sarah
October 6th, 2007 12:05 am
If I had a million dollars… I’d replace all the carpet in my house. Or I’d just replace the house.
John Bennett
October 6th, 2007 12:06 am
If I had a million dollars… I would have a much better monitor than the one I’m staring at right now. And my own personal chef would be awesome. Food is good. Finally I would probably save some of it too.
Jeremy Jones
October 6th, 2007 12:06 am
If I had a million dollars…I would invest it in my retirement, quit my 8 to 5 and work on my online projects. Oh and buy a sports car.
Trena
October 6th, 2007 12:07 am
If I had a million dollars…I’d invest, send my husband to school to finish his degree and I’d just stay home and have babies.
I however would not buy a real green dress, ’cause that’s cruel.
Rea Maor
October 6th, 2007 12:07 am
If I had a million dollars… I would put them in a bank for a monthly interest and carry on living my life from it.
or i would have just bought a shit load of ice cream :)
Scott
October 6th, 2007 12:07 am
If I had a million dollars… I wouldn’t be commenting on Problogger to win $500… or would I?
Jeff
October 6th, 2007 12:07 am
If I had a million dollars I would make a down payment on problogger.net
Peter
October 6th, 2007 12:07 am
If I had a million dollars… I would buy my parents a nice appartment and with the rest, I would go on a sailing trip in the pacific with some girls (as from the current state, I am single and therefore can do whatever I want… ;-) ..)
Tim Broder
October 6th, 2007 12:08 am
good luck everyone
Luciano Passuello
October 6th, 2007 12:08 am
If I had a million dollars… I would exchange it all for Euros.
Kate
October 6th, 2007 12:08 am
If I had a million dollars…
-I would spend $200,000 getting an amazing software product that I know of off the ground.
-I would invest $150,000 among several authors that I know could be successful if they had the resources.
-I would spend $20,000 getting my books going.
-I would use $250,000 to set up a scholarship fund for children, though not sure of the specific focus.
With the rest I would officially open my own consulting firm, travel as much as I could, and invest the rest (half in real estate and the rest in guaranteed return accounts).
Darren - fantastic question. It’s interesting that there’s always this fantasy of becoming rich, but to sit down and really think about what would be done with the money was an interesting change. I’ve been a lurker here for quite some time, but I couldn’t resist posting :)
Joel
October 6th, 2007 12:09 am
If I had a million dollars, I would apply it toward my law school loan. Might actually make a dent in it.
Jummy
October 6th, 2007 12:10 am
Is it wrong to say I think about this quite regularly?
If I had a milion dollars I’d give my parents half (they deserve the whole thing but I’m no saint!). Then I’d give my two brothers $25K each, and my sister $50K. With my share, I’d buy a house and a car.
I’d be happy to keep working, especially knowing that I wouldn’t be working to pay off a mortgage or a car!
Louiss
October 6th, 2007 12:10 am
If I had a million dollars….I will build a blogging university, teach students on how to blog, make money, maintain good blogs, and will be the world first Blogging University. I think will make it online, then open franchising in every part of the world. I will hire you as my blogging professor, and I wanna make a slogan as: “Everyone Can Blog”. :)
Matt Robison
October 6th, 2007 12:10 am
If I had a million dollars…
I would invest in rental property.
Edward
October 6th, 2007 12:10 am
If I had a million dollars I would find someone like Dr.House (but real) and find what is wrong with my disabled partner, then hopefully get her better and if not make her life as pleasant as possible with holidays etc.
Ken Y-N
October 6th, 2007 12:10 am
If I had a million dollars… I wouldn’t be wasting my time here trying to win a few more!
Amit
October 6th, 2007 12:11 am
If I had a million dollars, I would go for the world tour. Explore the moon if possible.
Dan Cole
October 6th, 2007 12:11 am
If I had a million dollars… I would start my own company.
annie
October 6th, 2007 12:11 am
If I had a million dollars my husband and I would make a short film… or maybe even a feature.
Cigar Jack
October 6th, 2007 12:11 am
If I had a million dollars I’d be blogging from a beach on some island in the Caribbean while beautiful island women brought me cigars and drinks. Just don’t tell my wife.
Mike Baker
October 6th, 2007 12:12 am
If I had a million dollars, I would pay off everything I own, sell my house, and buy one of those silly RV’s that is fully loaded. We already homeschool our children, so we would load up the RV and travel to every corner in the US. I would visit all notable land marks, and even some that no one knows about except locals.
I would then start a blog about my travels and document and take pictures of everywhere we have been. It would be a dream life style, and even one that we are currently working towards now. But, a million dollars would definitely expedite that dream.
CharmCityGirl
October 6th, 2007 12:12 am
I realize I can’t win, but if I had a million dollars, I would buy a whole city block in a really bad section of Baltimore and revive it. It would be a fun little experiment.
Daniel Sale
October 6th, 2007 12:12 am
If I had a million dollars, I’d live on it, and probably buy a few things I otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
Chic Girl
October 6th, 2007 12:12 am
If I had a million dollars….I would pay off my aging parent’s mortgage and credit card debit. Then I would send them on a trip.
chtanxw
October 6th, 2007 12:13 am
If I had a million dollars, I would think to have a billion dollars.
Kayla
October 6th, 2007 12:13 am
If I had a million dollars I would change the song by the Barenaked Ladies to say -
Now I have a million dollars - yes I have a million dollars
And I bought me a nicer house - yes I bought me a house
And now that I have a million dollars - yes I have a million dollars
I bought me furniture for my house - totally got a Pottery Barn-filled house
And now that I have a million dollars - yes I have a million dollars
Well, I finally got me a monkey - yes I always wanted a monkey (not really but it sounds cool)…
I would go on but you probably get the picture… :)
Adam Dempsey