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Three Year Blogiversary and $1,000 Cash Giveaway

August 11, 2014 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 157 Comments

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Three Year Blogiversary and $1,000 GiveawayHello everyone and happy Monday!

August marks my third year of blogging. You can click here and read my very first blog post, which is rather embarrassing for me to share.

The other thing I'm embarrassed about that you can't see when clicking over to that old post is the way my website used to look. One thing I regret not doing is screenshotting the way my blog has looked over the years so that I can laugh at myself. I have had some pretty bad designs that I made myself because I was too cheap!

Luckily, all you can see are my beginning blog posts…

I first started blogging on Blogger (don't make my mistake, read why you should start on WordPress) on August 10, 2011. It was just a few days before a vacation, and I remember even though I was only a blogger technically for 3 or 4 days, I was on my blog the entire time we were on vacation.

I remember Wes being confused about the whole blogging thing.

And I bet he had no idea what would come from it.

 

Blogging has been a very positive hobby/business for me.

My life has greatly changed in the three years I've been blogging. Just three years ago, I was a full-time MBA student and also working as a financial analyst. I was working and attending school which meant very long days for me. My days were jam packed and my friends and family would often complain about not being able to see me much.

Now, I'm out of school (graduated with my MBA two years ago this month) and I am a full-time freelancer. I am happier than ever and I love the career path I am on right now.

Back then, we also had a decent amount of debt. We were continually spending more and more money because we were unhappy with our jobs and the only thing to really make up for that in our eyes at the time was to spend more money because we “deserved” it because of the stress we had from our jobs.

Now, my student loans are completely paid off and we are working on our spending. We are not perfect, but we are improving.

It's also been positive because I have been able to hire my sister for some of the tasks I need done, and she is able to make some side money as well.

 

Thank you.

I personally want to say thank you to all of my readers, friends, and family. Without all of you, blogging would not be the same. I appreciate all of you, and I enjoy reading the awesome e-mails, tweets, and messages I receive each and every single day.

The blogging community is amazing!

 

Giveaway

To celebrate my 3 year blogiversary, I am having a giveaway. I will be giving away $500 cash to two winners, for $1,000 total!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

EDIT: I have chosen and contacted the winners. They were Samantha and Heather. Please come back in the future because I will have another great giveaway.

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About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

Comments

  1. Kathy says

    August 20, 2014 at 7:14 am

    Really awesome that I could find these kind of giveaways online. Long live the internet. I am going to be the winner for sure…

    Reply
  2. tamra gibson says

    August 24, 2014 at 1:25 am

    Thanks for the giveaway. I am so sorry but I am afraid I entered the wrong Pinterest url’s on maybe the 1st and 2nd one. So sorry

    Reply
  3. Kimberly says

    August 27, 2014 at 12:43 am

    Congrats on your three year anniversary, and may I say you two are the cutest couple ever! By the way your blog is such an inspiration to me, I mean its AMAZING! It is awesome seeing how far you’ve come. You are my blogging idol, keep up the good work Michelle! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Nia Lorre says

    August 28, 2014 at 1:47 am

    Congrats on the anniversary. I found your blog through a link about the contest, but boy am I glad I checked it out. I just finished reading your WordPress vs. Blogger post and am now off to read more of your insights!

    Reply
  5. Alexander J. Mitchell says

    August 31, 2014 at 9:26 am

    Awesome blog! You rock! Thank you!

    Reply
  6. Cynthia Megill says

    September 4, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    Congrats on your hard work

    Reply
  7. Mason says

    September 6, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    Congrats on 3 years in the blogosphere! You have inspired me to start a blog myself and I definitely will be checking out your “Learn how to start a blog” section

    Reply
  8. Heather Long says

    September 6, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Loving this blog! Very informative and helpful! Thanks!

    Reply
  9. Tish says

    September 7, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    Happy blogaversary! I had no idea you hit three years! What an amazing accomplishment. Best of luck with the giveaway!

    Reply
  10. Isabella T. says

    September 8, 2014 at 6:24 am

    Congratulations!!! I’m actually a new follower; your articles are really great. And as a graphic designer, I must say that your layout is very nice! It comes off as clean and posh. 🙂

    Reply
  11. paula v says

    September 14, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    Did you choose/confirm the two lucky winners?

    Reply
    • Michelle S. says

      September 14, 2014 at 8:46 pm

      Not yet. I will be doing that this week.

      Reply
      • Paula V says

        September 23, 2014 at 2:35 pm

        Will you be updating the rafflecopter or creating a new blog post to announce it?

        Reply
        • Michelle S. says

          September 23, 2014 at 3:21 pm

          Hello,

          I did pick the winners and already PayPalled their winnings (I believe their names were Samantha and Heather). They had their full first and last name (and picture) listed so I didn’t publicly display the winners.

          Reply
          • Paula V says

            September 23, 2014 at 7:05 pm

            Okay. Thank you. I just like to check back on contests I’ve entered.

            Reply
  12. Manish says

    September 27, 2014 at 3:07 am

    OMG!! Who were the winners?? I missed it. 🙁

    Reply
    • Michelle S. says

      September 27, 2014 at 10:15 am

      Samantha and Heather were the winners 🙂

      Reply
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