Just Wait to You Get a Call that You Won!

A couple of years ago I was wondering how on earth my wife and I could celebrate our 20th anniversay. With 3 children and my teaching job there has never been money for many nights out on the town, let alone a vacation. I saw a sweepstakes online and decided to research to see if winning a vacation was something at all possible or if those contests were just scams. If they weren't scams, my order was in. I wanted to win a trip to Hawaii before our 20th anniversary. Any trip would do, but Hawaii was the dream.

I learned a lot about entering contests and how to do it easily and without much hassle. I also learned that you can win things, lots of things. And yes, you can also win trips. This winter I received one of a few nice phone calls I have received. I had won a trip to Hawaii. My wife and I were to go during April vacation and just in time, because it was two months before our 20th anniversary. We had the trip of a lifetime.


I have revieved other such calls or notices in the mail. One daughter and I went on a trip win to Florida and she got to play soccer with Mia Hamm. That is her kneeling in front of Mia Hamm.


My son and I went to a trip to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox. We also got to go on the field during batting practice, to meet Jerry Remy and Don Orsilo in the NESN booth, have a guided tour of the stadium, and super seats to see the ballgame.


Another trip win just recently allowed me to take my daughter to the USA Olympic Team Swimming Trials in Omaha, NE. We got to see Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, and other swimming stars make the Olympic team. Here we are with Mark Spitz.


Besides trip wins I have won money: $1000 and $500, Gift cards: $1000 and $500, iPods, a kayak, a mountain bike, a PDA, 40 pounds of candy, and lots of other smaller things that keep showing up in the mail. Life gets real interesting when you don't know what the mailman or UPS man is bringing when they walk up to the door.

I am a busy guy. I don't like to waste time, or spend a lot of time entering contests. So I have some secrets to success that I will share. That way when someone asks me how I do it (and they keep asking) I can point them to this blog and they can learn how they can do it too!

I am now a husband and father that wins the smiles of my family as they wonder what fantastic trip or win I could get next. Not only has everyone gone on a vacation now, but we get to do cool trips that no one else gets to do. It doesn't cost a dime and doesn't take a lot of time! After all, someone has to win, you just have to enter!