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And it felt great.

The winner, Brenda from North Carolina, is a grandma who can really use the money, so she’s quite thankful. What a great way to spend part of my day.

As some of you may remember, I ran a giveaway here on this blog last year. I ended up sending new, 2009 AP Stylebooks to two of my readers.

Prizes are a great way to get people’s attention. They’re a good way to motivate people to action (whether it’s posting comments on this blog or becoming fans of The Frugality Game). They’re also wonderful because it feels great to give.

With that in mind, I think I might run another contest here soon. Make sure you subscribe and return so you don’t miss it. Oh–and we’re also still going to give away an addtional $50,000 and a new car in The Frugality Game. That’ll be an exciting day!

What have you awarded or won? If you ran a contest, what would it be? (Why not give it a try?)