The giveaway has ended. Thanks to everyone who has participated. The winners will be notified shortly.
Thanks to the team at Intuit, Consumerism Commentary has “extreme finance” packages to give to our readers. This is a complete package that covers personal finance management, tax filing, and even business accounting. Five of these packages are available. Although the company balked at my initial idea of giving away free tax filing for life, I’m happy to say we were able to come up with something just as extraordinary.
This has the possibility of being a popular giveaway, so I am offering Consumerism Commentary readers a number of ways to qualify. But first, here is what is included in the “extreme finance” package, worth up to more than $300 each.
If you win, you will be able to select your choice of tax software, personal finance management software, and business accounting software.
The winner will choose one of the following options for filing taxes:
- TurboTax Online Deluxe
- TurboTax Online Premier
- TurboTax Desktop Deluxe
- TurboTax Desktop Premier
- TurboTax Desktop Home & Business
The winner will choose one of the following options for managing personal finances:
The winner will choose one of the following options for handling business accounting:
I’d like to point out that in addition to the above software, Intuit provides these free options. For filing your taxes, you may qualify for the TurboTax Online Federal Free Edition and for managing your personal finances, you may be satisfied with Mint.
In order to win this giveaway, readers can accumulate points. Each point represents one chance to win one of five of these “extreme finance” packages. The maximum number of points is 20. In other words, if you follow each of the suggestions, you will be 20 times more likely to win than someone who just leaves a comment below. Here is what you can to in order to increase your points:
- Leave a comment below (one point)
- Include in your comment a Quicken or TurboTax tip (two points)
- Subscribe to the Consumerism Commentary RSS feed (two points)
- Follow @flexo on Twitter and let me know that you have in a comment below (one point)
- Retweet the giveaway on Twitter: “Pls RT! Awesome TurboTax/Quicken giveaway from @flexo! http://bit.ly/aH8vnR” and let me know that you have in a comment below (two points)
- Become a fan of Consumerism Commentary on Facebook and let me know that you have in a comment below (two points)
- If you have a blog or other website, link to this article (three points)
- If another reader mentions in their comment that you referred them to the contest, you will receive up to seven matched points as the referrer
Of course, if you already subscribe to the RSS feed, if you already follow @flexo on Twitter, or if you are already a fan on Facebook, let us know in the comments. You do not need to re-do these actions in order to receive points.
When you comment, don’t forget to let us know what additional actions you have taken to ensure you’re awarded all your points. Also, if someone referred you to the contest, let us know who referred you so the referrer can receive their matched points.
This giveaway will remain open until Friday, March 12, 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Your comment must be posted and all actions must be complete by that time in order to be awarded your points. You will need a mailing address in the United States and must be at least 18 years old to qualify.
Now for some fine print. Intuit is providing this software directly to Consumerism Commentary readers. The software is being provided independently of the recent review of TurboTax Online and any other software reviews posted on Consumerism Commentary. Consumerism Commentary is an authorized affiliate of Intuit.
The giveaway has ended. Thanks to everyone who has participated. The winners will be notified shortly.
Check out the Intuit product blogs for QuickBooks, TurboTax, and Mint.
Updated March 21, 2011 and originally published March 8, 2010. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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Thanks for the great giveaway. My TurboTax tip is to be prepared. Have all your tax information in one spot, organized clearly. Always keep a hard copy on hand for backup.
I joined as a FB fan too (under Janet Magennis).
Hi Flexo, I’ve done everything suggested above to earn points. Thanks!
Oooo, a contest.
1 Point: Am leaving a comment.
2 Points: I RSS
3 Point: Linked on my blog
2 Points: Turbo Tax Tip: Always try the Freedom Edition first to see if you’re eligible to file for free. If not, check with your bank or other financial institutions to see if they’re offering a discount on the filing fee.
Grand Total: 8 Points
As I continue my financial education and manager my personal finances AND look to start a home based business, Quicken Home & Business were something I had my eye on. Winning a copy would be fantabulous as it meets one of my criteria before spending money: What’s the least I’m willing to spend? No cost is always in my budget.
I followed and retweeted (@briandplunkett), became a fan on Facebook, and I’m already subscribed via Google’s Reader (which is awesome for those of you that don’t have a feed reader). I’ve always wanted a copy of Quickbooks, so that would be a great win!
My biggest tip for TurboTax is to actually use it! There are other services online and otherwise out there, but in my mind ,nothing is better than TurboTax. I’ve been using TurboTax online since the early 90′s when it was first available and haven’t missed a year since!
Thanks for the contest!
I’m in – thanks!
I’m a facebook fan! Thanks!!
Love this giveaway!
I used Turbotax again this year to file, and once again was very pleased with the product. I did have one issue to be aware of if you are a California filer and need to file an amended return (I screwed up and overestated a deduction…long story) and had already received my refund. When I followed the amendment instructions the federal taxes recalculated, transferred the changes to the amended return, and told me how much I had to pay back. The California return did not…I had to manually input the deduction changes and calculate it myself. Not a big deal, but if I would have blindly followed TurboTax’s instructions I would have not paid back the money I owe. Jst something to be aware of (of course I wouldn’t have had to deal with it if I did my taxes right the first time).
I subscribed to the RSS feed. Thanks!
This is my comment!
And I subscribe via RSS. Thanks guys.
I subscribe to the RSS feed.
Would love to win this!
i follow you on facebook and twitter and subscribe to the rss. just wanted to thank you again for the opportunties and all the great work on the site.
as for turbo tax tips…..multiple backups. i always print a copy and keep all my 1099s…etc..together AND i also keep the file itself backed up in a few locations AND i also pdf all the paperwork and keep that backed in several locations as well. the minimal effort required will pay for itself multiple times over if you find you need a copy down the road.
that said……daddy needs an extreme finance package….big bucks big bucks stop! (on post 67)
here I am !!! …… very old RSS subscriber via bloglines …… haven’t jumped on the twitter bandwagon yet …. but i do follow the facebook updates ……
Thanks for the opportunity. I gave up FB for Lent, but will try Twitter!
I am now following you on twitter and have re-tweeted the giveaway.
I have never used Turbotax or Quicken, which is why I am hoping to win this! BUT, I found this list of Quicken tips on a website. I hope this counts ;)
http://www.taxguru.org/qb/quickentips.htm
I’ve been subscribing to your feed for a while now and find it very interesting. Unfortunately, I do not have a blog of mine own.
Thank you for the chance to win!
Thanks!
So, evidently there is a delay in the emails I receive from Consumer Commentary. I received one this morning saying that the contest ends tonight…but I just read at the top of the page that it ended last night :(
Oh well, the late bird never gets the worm! Thanks anyway!
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