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Intuit Quicken Premier 2009 & TurboTax Packs Giveaway
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When Intuit offered up three copies each of Quicken Premier 2009 and TurboTax, I jumped at the chance to give away more free stuff to you all. We’re deep into tax season and with the economy where it is, I’m sure everyone is looking for a little edge. Intuit’s been very generous with Bargaineering readers, already I’ve given away two copies of Quicken Premier 2009, one to a forum participant and another to a commenter in the Your Take question on money management software.
The Quicken Premier 2009 and TurboTax Packs contain a CD containing Quicken Premier 2009 and a pre-paid access card to TurboTax Deluxe (both federal and state!) edition. Quicken Premier has a retail value of $80 and TurboTax Deluxe, federal and state, is worth at least $65 – so these packs are worth almost a hundred and fifty dollars!
So, how do you win? It’s easy.
I have three “packs” and so we’ll be doing a three way giveaway:
- First way: Leave a comment here, bonus points if you tell a joke worth of a laffy taffy wrapper. Only one entry per person.
- Second way: Subscribe to the RSS feed (here’s an explanation of what RSS is) and email me the special secret phrase at the bottom of each of the posts. The email address is contest at bargaineering dot com.
- Third way: Leave a comment on this forum post explaining how you plan on celebrating the end of tax season!
If you have already done your taxes and just want a copy of Quicken, please say so. That way, should you win, I can give the free copy of TurboTax to another reader. Thanks!
I will close the contest at noon eastern on March 10th and randomly select one winner from each of the groups – commenters, emailers, and forum participants.
The contest will end in a week at noon Eastern on March 10th, good luck! Void where prohibited.
Thanks to all who entered, the contest has ended and the winners have been notified.
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My joke will be a quote from 30 Rock, which I KNOW you watch!
Tracy Morgan’s character on Larry King Live, about the financial crisis (or “30 Rock” equivalent):
Tracy: I’d like to play devil’s avocado, here Larry, I think people should freak-the-geek out! With drawl all our money, and hide it!
Not only is it funny, but it has a personal finance angle to it. DOUBLE LAFFY TAFFY WRAPPER!
A joke? Q: How did Hilter tie his shoes?
A: With little nazis!
I know it’s not very funny, but it always makes me smile a little.
A bear walks into a bar and says to the bartender “I’d like a jack and…….. coke.” The bartender asks, “why the big pause”. The bear looks down and says “I dunno, I’ve always had them”
I have no jokes, only needs. And I needs me some software.
No jokes here-I can’t tell them to save my life! Hope you get some good laughs.
A three-legged dog walks into a saloon. He sidles up to the bar and announces: “I’m looking for the man who shot my paw.”
An English geek joke:
Knock knock.
-Who’s there?
To
-To who?
No–To whom.
har har
sadly, happily, my jokes aren’t funny. i do like arrested development.
I can’t remember any jokes at this time-sorry. Please include me in the drawing- only need Quicken as taxes are already completed.
Count me in! Sorry, I don’t have any clever jokes!
I’m in!
What are the strongest days of the week? — Saturday and Sunday, the other days are weekdays
Hi Jim,
Thanks for running the post! Hope you had a nice trip. Obviously not trying to win, but just wanted to say hope the contest goes off without a hitch.
- Chelsea, Quicken
I thought a financial joke would be appropriate.
Where does a penguin keep his money?
Answer: In a snow bank
Q: What do old ladies taste like?
A: Depends.
I’ll take my free copy of Quicken now, thank you very much.
Oh April 15th!!! I will be working for the man to celebrate the end of tax seasson. P.S. I’ve completed my tax return.
Have done the taxes already (e-filed this past Sunday) Putting the refund towards replenishing the emergency fund.
yes please
When tax season ends, I’ll be going to a sandy beach in Mexico!!
Joke…
How many economists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None. If the light bulb really needed changing, market forces would have already caused it to happen.
I have happily finished my taxes and they have been submitted. But Quicken to my home rapidly, please.
I received my refund two weeks ago and have tucked it away in a 9 month CD earning 3.09% I am in desperate need of a Quicken upgrade, so put an entry in for me.
Here’s my daughter’s favorite bad joke:
Q. What did the finger say to the thumb?
A. I’m in glove with you
Oh, God, I can’t remember any jokes! But I would really love a Quicken upgrade, so count me in, please.
Count me in, to win!! I plan to deposit the refund in one of the high yield savings accounts!!
I’m in.
Why should you always borrow money from a pessimist?
They won’t expect it back.
Taxes done.
Yo mama is so poor your family ate cereal with a fork to save milk.
And no celebration this tax season for us, schedule D is leaving a bruise.
Also do you post the names of the winners?
Yep, I usually post the names of winners in the contest post. When the contest ends, I’ll announce their names in this post.
my taxes are likely going to be the joke
A pair of jumper cables walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says “Don’t start nothing.”
saladdin
sounds good….probably much better than my joke.
what did the one mushroom say to the other mushroom?????????
you’re a fun-gi
thank you, thank you….
Skeleton walks into a bar…
says “I’ll have a beer and a mop.”
A friend forwarded an email with the description, “Whatt CNN sounds like to me…”
“The Stock Report
Helium was up. Feathers were down. Paper was stationary. Knives were up sharply. Pencils lost a few points. Hiking equipment was trailing. Elevators rose, while escalators continued a slow decline. Light switches were off. Mining equipment hit rock bottom. Diapers remained unchanged. Shipping lines stayed at an even keel. Balloon prices were inflated. And batteries exploded in an attempt to recharge the market.”
I will use half of my refund to pay off one of my credit cards in full, and I will put the remaining portion in my “Trip to Italy” fund.
I already bought my tax program a few weeks back
Premier 2009 is nice though. I’m not even gonna attempt… I thought about taking a joke from my brother’s website, but that’d be cheating lol… so good luck to all!
BTW I like the Bear with the Pause joke the best!
And I’m putting my refund in to savings… Im gonna be out of work for 4 months due to student teaching starting January, and with a baby on the way in July… I need to make sure I have enough saved to cover all necessary expenses!
I am SO behind with taxes. I hope this will help … uh, actually DOING them would help a lot, too.
Joke (courtesy of West Wing)
Question: Why do the French only eat one egg for breakfast?
Answer: Because in France one egg is an oeuf.
Still have taxes to do, really need the Quicken as well…
Can’t think of a single decent joke, sorry.
No joke, I need tax software. Thanks for the chance to win!
There’s always money in the banana stand!
Ok…. here’s the joke:
Two muffins are sitting in an oven baking. It’s about 350 degrees. The one muffin looks over and says, “Pretty hot in here, huh?”. The other muffin replies, “WOAH a talking muffin!!”.
That’s my poor joke.
FYI… already did my taxes but would LOVE to own quicken!
P.S. Shahid… You gotta add the click sound George Sr. does (love Arrested Dev.)!
I don’t think I can top the joke here so I won’t even try… would love some software though.
What do you call cheese that doesn’t belong to you?
Nacho cheese.
I’ve already done my taxes (I’m using the refund to pay off my car), but I’d love to upgrade Quicken.
Keep in mind, we are building something that is not only for our kids, it’s also for George Michael and Maeby’s kids too.
Hahahah, great quote…
No jokes here. Just a need for upgrading my Quicken 06 and doing my taxes.
A rabbi, a priest, and a bishop walk into a bar.
The bartender says, “What is this, some kind of joke?”
Would enjoy both the Turbotax and Quicken software.
I see a theme here…
A sandwich walks into a bar – the bartender says “We don’t serve food here.”
Oh, well, it was worth a try…
Don’t have a joke, but Quicken would be way nice.
What do ice fishermen get from sitting on the ice too long?
………Polaroids.
I’m going to celebrate the end of tax season
(after my refund hits the bank)by paying off my accountant after 10 years! Also on the list are paying my rent, paying a few bills and a new book on Excel to set up a budget to see where I
can cut back. Since I prefer to live indoors and eat every day, I’m not sure where that’s going to be, but the journey continues…
Read a good joke the other day:
How many Obama staffers does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. One to change the old light bulb, and another to change the new light bulb when they realize it isn’t working either.
“There’s always money in the banana stand”…
The HR Director was calling the folks into her office that were receiving their “pink slips” that day in the latest round of layoffs. She looked at them and said I have a knock,knock joke for you.
“Knock, knock”…
employee responds…”Who’s there”…
HR Director…”Not you anymore!”
Ouch!! It was funnier when times weren’t so bad!
All the jokes I can think of are lame!
But I would like some software, please
Nervous, first-time parachuter:
“If the chute doesn’t open, or the reserve chute, how long until we hit the ground?”
Instructor:
“The rest of your life.”
intuit really does save you money. great giveaway!
There’s always funny in the bandanna stand.
Thanks for writing a great blog at time when we could all use a little help with finances (i figured shameless flattery never hurt, right?).
No it can’t!
I’d LOVE to win this. We have Quicken from 2006 and they’re making me upgrade to keep my online banking. This would be a great help.
Jim,
Unfortunately, my jokes are usually terrible. So instead of telling a joke…
I’d ask that I’d be considered for this giveaway. I just recently graduated from college and have made significant financial mistakes. A program like Quicken will help me out to lower some of the high-interest loans and credit card debt that I have. (Nearly $20,000, yikes!) Not to mention regular bills and lower-interest student loans…
Hi Anthony,
This is Chelsea from Quicken. Oddly enough, I just received an email from a writer looking to interview someone in your exact situation (new grad paying down debt). If you’re interested, contacted me at chelsea_marti@intuit.com and I will connect the two of you.
Glad to see so much interested in the contest Jim, wow!
- Chelsea, Quicken
Here’s a dirty joke:
the pig fell in the mud
not good at jokes, but I will give it a shot…
Knock, knock…
who’s there…
Hoping
Hoping Who…
Hoping to be Blessed with that quicken software to get my taxes done!
Laugh, you know you want too….be blessed!
I have never done my taxes on my own, but this contest is encouraging me to take a shot at it!
my entry. thanks!
A family of tomatoes was walking one day when the baby tomato started lagging behind. The father tomato walks back to the baby tomato, stomps on her, squashing her into a red paste, and says, “Ketchup!”
Ouch. bad joke. sorry.
But I’d have time to come up with better jokes if I wasn’t doing my taxes by hand…
thanks!
I truly stink at telling Jokes so I hope that I can win one of the 3 packs.
Thank you for this chance to have some good software!
I’ve been spreadsheeting it for a while, would really like to dive into a better option.
as for the joke.
There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can’t…
Now you know why I need the software.
Knock knock.
Who’s There?
Orange….oh never mind. Here’s hoping I win!
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?…..and whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
Lol, if I were to venture a guess, I’d say that you were either a Math or Comp Sci major!