It’s hard to believe that summer is practically over, and school is back in session. Of course, I don’t really care anymore, since I finished grad school last year. However, I know plenty of you are still in school, and we, the members of the College Money Network, want to help you kick off the new school year with a giveaway.

Before I get to the prizes, I’d like to introduce the newest member of the College Money Network — Studenomics. Be sure to check out his blog for great articles, covering topics that are relevant to college students and recent grads. In fact, if you head over there today, you can even enter for chance to win two free laptops.

Now back to this giveaway … keep reading to find out what’s up for grabs and how you can win.

Prizes

• 4GB iPod shuffle
• Copy of The Total Money Makeover
• One-year magazine subscription to Kiplinger’s or Money Magazine
• $20 Starbucks gift certificate

How to Enter

Each of the participating College Money Network sites will provide you with six chances to win, which means you can earn up to 36 entries into the contest! To enter at Broke Grad Student, you can do the following:

• Leave a comment on this post. (1 entry)
• Follow me (@brokegrad) on Twitter. Leave a comment on this post or email me with your Twitter user name, so I can count your entry. (2 entries)
• Tweet about this contest. Here’s a shortened link to this page for your convenience: http://bit.ly/snULC (3 entries)

How To Win

All valid entries will be assigned a unique number. We will use a random number generator to select the winning numbers. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

All entries must be received by September 6, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST.

Winners will be notified the following week. After all the prizes have been claimed, we will release an official announcement listing the winners.

Rules and Restrictions

• All winners must be 18 years of age or older and live in the United States.
• No purchase is necessary to participate in this giveaway.
• We will choose the winners from the qualified participants. We are the sole judges of adding entries to the list. Plagiarized content, trackback from splogs, spams, and comments containing abusive or inappropriate languages will not be considered.
• To award the prizes, we must be able to contact you. Please leave a valid email address with your comment, or make sure we can contact you through your web site. Your contact information will not be shared with anyone else.
• For certain prizes, winners will be required to submit a physical address to ship the prize. Again, your contact information will never be shared with anyone.
• Prizes are provided as-is, and substitutions may be made at our discretion.
• Winners must reply within 1 week from the time we notify them to claim their prize. Otherwise, they forfeit their prize, and it will be awarded to an alternate.

Last week I announced my Paying For College Without Going Broke 2009 Book Giveaway. I’m excited to be giving out six copies of the book, because I really think my readers will find the book useful.

The book is targeted for parents with kids in college or kids about to go to college. It is designed to help parents understand how the financial aid process works and explains steps they can take to maximize financial aid packages to make the cost of college more affordable.

I’m holding one random drawing each week and selecting two winners each time. The first drawing is done, and the results are in.

• Monday, February 23 — Congrats to Kelli and Susan!
• Monday, March 2 — Congrats to Eileen and Jessie!
• Monday, March 9

As you can see, there are still two is still one more opportunities opportunity to win copies of the book, so if you or someone you know would benefit from this book, be sure to enter the giveaway by leaving a comment before the next drawing.

I’m excited to announce another giveaway here at Broke Grad Student. I recently reviewed The Princeton Review’s Paying For College Without Going Broke 2009 Edition. It’s filled with tons of helpful information that demystifies the college financial aid process and how it works.

Paying For College Without Going Broke is definitely worth buying if you’re a parent with kids about to start or currently attending college. The knowledge you gain from reading the book can help you and your children save hundreds or thousands of dollars over the course of their college careers.

Now for some good news. I have 6 copies of Paying For College Without Going Broke 2009 to giveaway to my readers, so if you’d like a chance to win a free copy of this book, keep reading.

How To Enter

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment below. Please use a valid email address, since I have to be able to contact you if you win. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

How To Win

Winners will be selected at random (unless I only receive 6 entries) using a random number generator. I will be doing one drawing per week over the next three weeks and selecting two winners each time. The drawings will occur on:

• Monday, February 23 — Congrats to #16 Kelli and #38 Susan!
• Monday, March 2 — Congrats to #50 Eileen and #58 Jessie!
• Monday, March 9

Entries must be received by 11:59 PST on the Sunday before the drawing date to be eligible. If you don’t win, your entry will rollover into the next drawing. This means the sooner you enter, the better your chances of winning. Good luck!

This post is dedicated to one of the best protest/Christmas songs ever written and also to those college students lucky enough to be done with finals already. Best of luck to those of you who still have finals this week. Why are you reading this? You should be studying.

Just kidding. Come back.

Anyway, now that finals are over (or soon to be over), I’ve decided to put together a short list of awesome giveaways that are going on right now. What better way to celebrate the end of finals than to win a computer, digital camera, iPod Shuffle, and more?

The College Money Network is giving away an iPod Shuffle, Amazon.com gift certificate, magazine subscriptions, and more. All you have to do is share your frugal holiday ideas to enter. The contest ends today, so enter now.

Wise Bread is giving away a free Acer Ultra Mini PC. All you have to do to enter is answer this simple question — which electronic items are on you or your family’s wish list? The contest ends on 12/27/08, so share your electronic wish list before it’s too late. I already submitted mine.

Parenting Squad is giving away a Sony W120 Digital Camera, and every college student should have a digital camera. Just leave a comment describing your holiday shopping list for your family to enter the giveaway. The contest closes on 12/27/08.

Photo by Sebastian Heycke

The College Money Network is helping you celebrate the holiday season with a giveaway! As the economy continues to struggle, many of us are cutting back on our holiday spending this year, but we still want to have just as much fun. Share your frugal holiday ideas (frugal holiday gifts, frugal holiday party plans, etc.) and earn opportunties to win an iPod Shuffle, Amazon.com gift certificate, and more just in time for the holidays.

Prizes

• 2 GB iPod Shuffle
• $50 Photofiddle.com Gift Certificate
• $25 Amazon.com Gift Certificate
• One-year magazine subscriptions
  • Kiplinger’s
  • Money Magazine
• A copy of The Millionaire Next Door

How to Enter

There are multiple ways to earn entries into the CMN Frugal Holiday Giveaway. Complete as many as you can to increase your chances of winning a prize! You may enter each way once.

• Leave a comment on this post sharing your frugal holiday ideas. (1 entry)
• Subscribe to my feed via RSS [?] or email. Then send me the secret phrase that appears at the end of each post in my feed. (2 entries)
• Write a post on your own blog about your frugal holiday ideas and link back to this post. Email me to let me know. (3 entries)
• Visit individual College Money Network member sites for opportunities to earn additional entries, e.g. subscribing to individual RSS feeds. Copying and pasting your comment on multiple blogs will NOT count. (Maximum of 6 extra entries)
• College Finance 101
• MFA or Bust
• Poorer Than You
• Spilling Buckets
• This Writer’s Wallet

How To Win

All valid entries will be assigned a unique number. We will use a random number generator to select the winning numbers. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

All entries must be received by December 15, 2008 at 11:59 PM PST.

Winners will be notified the following day. After all the prizes have been claimed, we will release an official announcement listing the winners.

Rules and Restrictions

• All winners must be 18 years of age or older and live in the United States.
• No purchase is necessary to participate in this giveaway.
• We will choose the winners from the qualified participants. We are the sole judges of adding entries to the list. Plagiarized content, trackback from splogs, spam, and comments containing abusive or inappropriate languages will not be considered.
• To award the prizes, we must be able to contact you. Please leave a valid email address with your comment, or make sure we can contact you through your web site. Your contact information will not be shared with anyone else.
• For certain prizes, winners will be required to submit a physical address to ship the prize. Again, your contact information will never be shared with anyone.
• Prizes are provided as-is, and substitutions may be made at our discretion.
• Winners must reply within 1 week from the time we notify them to claim their prize. Otherwise, they forfeit their prize, and it will be awarded to an alternate.