The contest to win a copy of Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook will end tonight at midnight Eastern Time. If you’re interested in receiving this book for free, please state your case here in the next twelve hours.

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When I recently reviewed Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook, I gave the book 9 stars out of 10. (Read the review here.) Filled with incredible detail, this book can serve as a guide for novice real-estate investors. If you read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and found yourself wanting more in the way of concrete information and realistic expectations, this book by the editor of the Wall Street Journal Sunday is a great choice.

I’d like to give away one free copy of this book. Since my copy has been personalized, the giveaway will be a new book shipped directly from Amazon.com. To be considered for this free copy, simply leave a comment on this post. Any stories about failed attempts at real-estate investing would be appreciated.

When you leave a comment, make sure you use a valid email address. I’ll need a way to contact the winner.

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At 11:59 PM tomorrow night, I will no longer be accepting entries in the giveaway of Cash, Cars, & College, by Janine Bolon. I’m giving away two copies of the book, which I’ve reviewed here, so your chances are still not bad.

In order to be included in the drawing, simply read this post and answer the question. Good luck!

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Earlier this month, I read and reviewed Cash, Cars & College: A Young Person’s Guide to Money, by Janine Bolon, a neat little book touching on some of the important aspects of managing money for a teenager looking to someday become a functioning adult, moreso than the average citizen.

I now have the opportunity to give away two copies of this book, as well as additional surprise goodie or two. To participate in the contest in which I’ll choose the winners is simple. There is no purchase necessary, but I do ask you answer a question and leave a valid email address (so I can contact you if you win). Here is that one question:

What single piece of (financial) advice would you like to tell your thirteen-year-old self if technology afforded you the ability to travel in time and meet yourself without any adverse effects, such as destroying the time-space continuum, and why?

Extra “points” will be awarded for creativity, storytelling, humor, and sincerity. I’ll declare an instant winner if anyone can provide an Aaron Sorkin style script in response. Remember, I have two copies, so while the chances of winning depend on the number of comments, they’re twice as good as they would be if I had only one copy.

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Thanks to everyone who had suggestions for the next version of Quicken. Now, I’m sure the software architects and programmers don’t read the site, and I’m also sure than Quicken 2008 is just now receiving its final touches in preparation of its release, but there are some great suggestions that one would hope would make it into the 2009 release.

Each commenter on that post — as well as on the reminder the other day — was placed in a virtual hat to participate in a random drawing. The only prize would be a copy of Quicken Premier 2007, provided to me by the Quicken Product Manager at Intuit. Congratulations to Patrick from Cash Money Life, who was randomly picked as the winner!

The software will be going in the mail tomorrow, along with this month’s earlier giveaway, Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting, by Laura George. This is my first chance to get to a post office in a long time, and I plan on picking up a book of “forever” stamps — but not quite $8,000 worth.

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As Quicken 2008 will likely be released within the next few months, I have a copy of Quicken Premier 2007 directly from Intuit to give away to a lucky reader. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, and you’ll be entered twice in the contest. I plan on picking the winner some time this week, so if you haven’t already, feel free to put your name in the hat.

Update: This contest is now closed! The winner will be announced tomorrow. Please feel free to keep commenting and adding your thoughts for Quicken 2008 by visiting this link.

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Over a week ago, I held a simple contest in order to give away one copy of Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting, by Laura George [my review]. To enter the contest, all I required other than a valid email address was a description of your “dream job.” Here are some of the responses.

Congratulations to Sarah, the winner of the contest thanks to a random selection. Here’s her dream job:

I want to tell people’s stories. I want to use my words and my love for people to bring those of different cultures and backgrounds together.

I have two more copies to give away, but I haven’t decided how to do so. I have the opportunity to pass questions from readers to the author, and I can tie the giveaway into the question selection process. Look for more information about this interview next week.

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