Here's a gift on us
Plus, a chance to win one of five $25 gift cards.
When we moved Money Talks to a paid subscription on Substack in February, we promised our paid subscribers a special gift as a thank-you for their loyalty and support.
As the year comes to a close, we’re keeping that promise — with a little extra cheer to go around.
We’re thrilled to announce our first Money Talks giveaway! To kick off the season of giving, we’re sending a custom Money Talks silicone bracelet and gift bag to the first 50 readers who respond. It’s a small token of gratitude for being part of this journey, whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or just joined the conversation.
That’s not all.
Five lucky participants will also win a $25 gift card — no purchase necessary, no fine print, just a genuine thank-you. As an extra bonus, all paid subscribers can claim a free Money Talks shirt — our way of showing our gratitude for your support, loyalty and for believing in the Money Talks mission.
Each gift card represents a brand that’s played a role in our financial journey — companies whose stock we’ve made money on, that taught us early investing lessons or that have simply helped us stretch a dollar when it mattered most:
💸 Walmart: One of the first stocks we ever owned, Walmart helped me graduate from being just a consumer to thinking like an investor.
💸 Amazon: I held Amazon stock for 1,032 days — just shy of three years — and it taught me the value of patience and buy-and-hold discipline.
💸 Starbucks: Watching long lines at airport locations showed me how everyday habits and real-life experiences can inspire an investment thesis.
💸 Shell: The lucky winner of this gift card will join me in honoring my late grandfather — he’s the reason every fill-up still means something to me.
💸 Visa: I use my Southwest Visa for most purchases, paying the balance in full each month, and its online spending planner keeps me on top of my money.
How to enter the giveaway
To enter, fill out this brief Google form: https://formurl.com/to/moneytalksgiveaway. We’ll randomly select five winners for the $25 gift cards from the first 50 respondents.
You’ve got one week to jump in. The giveaway closes at 7 a.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 13.
We hope you’ve been enjoying Money Talks as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it. Your support, engagement and curiosity are what drive us to keep raising the bar every week.
Thank you for reading, listening, learning and investing with us this year. We’re grateful to have you as part of the Money Talks family, and we can’t wait to see what the year ahead holds — together.
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