Housing - Rent Or Buy?
Written by JoReal estate…. now that brings to mind lots of things… a home to live in, a place to call yours,house ownership.But for many people in New Zealand, buying a home is beginning to be totally out of reach in mine and in their lifetimes.What with the rental situation, almost half of someone’s wages ( if you are earning a wage, say $500nzd) is spent on keeping you inside and living in the place, never mind actually owning the property.
So for many people, myself included, we are going to be renting for the rest of our natural born lives because of the cost of the current rents.The older folk, the earlier generation, the ones who were lucky to own a house in their lifetime - were lucky to get the work so they could pay the mortgage and eventually own their piece of property, a house to call their own, a roof over their heads for life, if need be. Freehold is ideal as you don’t have to content with what the council might do to the land.(Like decide to create a road that cuts your house in half) As well you don’t have to pay rent for it every week,only the rates every four months or so.
Things like houses do not come easy to my generation.I would have to inherit a house from a family member or relative.Even so, it might go to some other family member in their will or something like that, a favored relative.Having a partnership might improve my chances, although what do you do if you broke up? the house would have to be sold with a mortgage not fully paid. Or house assets split up and the house sold to cover costs of legal issues. And maybe finding another house, renting again, starting all over.And even if you are lucky to own your own home,there might be family squabbles over your estate, in terms of
who gets what in the will concerning who gets the property after you have died,who gets the furniture,that sort of thing.
I think I’ll stick to renting.At least the property belongs to the landlord, not you.It would be much easier than owning it yourselves.You wouldn’t have to fix the blocked toilet that has been stuffed with crap and needs a plumber to come and fix it.You wouldn’t have to pay rates on the property,or have to insure the property against damage or natural disasters.Remember all those floods that have been happening lately in England? God, the mess they had to clean up…..
But then the landlord might increase the rent to cover costs like paying for insurance on the property.So I am basically stuck with renting.
Sponsor Update For Joe Tech’s New Media Super Contest
Written by JoThe New Media Super Contest has 72 prizes from over 50 sponsors worth over $4,200! Take a look at the prize and sponsor list below.
Premium Sponsors
While we link out to all sponsors as a way of thanking them for adding to our prize pool, we also wanted to thank the premium sponsors, who went the extra mile to add larger prizes to the contest.
The 5 member team at Pinky Arcade contacted us early on to ask if we’d like to have a 160GB Sony PS3 to give away in the contest. If you are a gamer, you would notice that this system isn’t released yet and it’s going to be the latest model for the widely popular, PS3. No strangers to giving away tons of free prizes, Pinky Arcade has already given away huge gift cards, consoles, and mp3 players. All these given away for simply playing some free games on the site.
Evan also joined up as a sponsor early on, not only by helping promote via Twitter, and other “new media”, but also by throwing in around $1,500 in advertising, reviews, and cash.
The other day, the sales team at EcoPower sent me an exciting email. They had heard about the contest and wanted to sponsor it with some unexpected, but cool, prizes. Their EcoPower and EcoVista products help you save fuel in your automobile and electricity in your home or office. The products are pretty inexpensive, too, so they offered up three of each!
Platinum Sponsor Prizes ($100 and up)
Sony PS3 from Pinky Arcade
$100 cash from JoeTech.com
Citrus theme license from Unique Blog Designs
1 Year of hosting on DreamHost from afrogtokiss.net
125×125 banner ad for one year from afrogtokiss.net
125×125 banner ad for one year from JoeTech.com
Text link AND 125×125 banner ad for one month from Anshul Affiliates
125×125 banner ad for one year from BadEvan.com
one month of pimping from BadEvan.com
one month of pimping from BadEvan.com
Site review on BadEvan.com from BadEvan.com
Gold Sponsor Prizes (under $100)
10,000 ec from JoeTech.com
125×125 banner ad for one month from Winning the Web
125×125 banner ad for one month from Name Sherry
EcoVista M1 from Eco Power
EcoVista M1 from Eco Power
EcoVista M1 from Eco Power
EcoVista M2 from Eco Power
EcoVista M2 from Eco Power
EcoVista M2 from Eco Power
Silver Sponsor Prizes (under $50)
EcoPower from Eco Power
EcoPower from Eco Power
EcoPower from Eco Power
$25 cash from BadEvan.com
$25 BP gas card from AutomoBlog.net
Review on sitegorge.com from Web Buzz
Review on sitegorge.com from Web Buzz
SEO consultation from Web Buzz
SEO consultation from Web Buzz
2,000 ec from Realm of Prosperity
2,000 ec from Random Detox
125×125 banner ad for one month from Heart Random
125×125 banner ad for 3 months from Lankapo.com
125×125 banner ad for 3 months from Damia.Lnkapo.com
Review on needlessproductions.com from NeedlessProductions
125×125 banner ad for one month from Contestu.com
Review on anshuldudeja.blogspot.com from Anshul Affiliates
2,500 ec from sofhaljamil.com
3,000 ec from BadEvan.com
5,000 ec from TechByPC.com
125×125 banner ad for 12 weeks from TechByPC.com
125×125 banner ad for one month from MyFashionLink.com
125×125 banner ad for one month from MyGossipGirl.com
125×125 banner ad for two months from The Positive Life
Blog makeover from The Positive Life
125×125 banner ad for one year from Alanzain
Text link for one year from Alanzain
125×125 banner ad for one month from Nspeaks
Bronze Sponsor Prizes ($10 and under)
$5 cash from The Positive Life
1,000 ec from Journal of Journey
125×125 banner ad for one month from Multiply Themes
125×125 banner ad for one month from 24patrol
1,000 ec from Web Buzz
1,000 ec from International Freebies
125×125 banner ad for 3 months from Better Interpersonal Communication
125×125 banner ad for 3 months from Free Famous Quotes
125×125 banner ad for 3 months from Gift Reviews
1,000 ec from Contest Whiz
1,000 ec from LOL Celebs
1,000 ec from kisahberuang.com
1,000 ec from MichealPark.org
1,000 ec from Anshul Affiliates
One Secret Tip on the winners blog from Anshul Affiliates
1,111 ec from The Chetan
125×125 banner ad for one month from sofhaljamil.com
Text link for one month from Blogging from Scratch
Text link for two months from The Positive Life
1,000 ec from The Positive Life
125×125 banner design from The Positive Life
1,000 ec from DailySMS.in
125×125 banner ad for one month from Submit Your Contest
1,000 ec from Jo’s Reviews and Ad Space
1,000 ec from Programming The Life
How to enter
There are a lot of ways to enter. If you do any of the following, you get entries into the drawing. Even though we have over 70 prizes already, making it easy for everyone to win, your odds of nabbing the Platinum prizes increase with each entry you earn. Most of the ways mentioned below are very easy and take very little time, so try a few or all of them and good luck! Entries must be earned before January 1, 2009 to be eligible.
- Tweet the contest at Twitter.com (must include “#joetech”) (5 entries/once per day)
- Tweet “@joetech I hope I win” at Twitter.com (5 entries/once per day)
- Follow joetech on Twitter.com (10 entries) (all current followers already entered)
- Blog about the contest (must include the pre-formmated contest html, unedited, with working links and images) (100 entries)
- Stumble the contest at StumbleUpon.com(10 entries)
- Comment on the contest post (1 entry)
- Subscribe to JoeTech.com via email (existing subscribers will be entered automatically) (20 entries)
- Subscribe to sponsors via email (20 entries each/participating sponsors only)
- Email me (joe@joetech.com) a blog post title or other detail proving you visited a sponsor’s site. (Subject must include “NMSC ENTRY” and you should include the url of the sponsor site.) (10 entries/once per day)
Badges, Buttons, Banners, and HTML
This contest is about spreading the word about new media and by new media. That said, it’s important for you to have the tools to help you promote it. It’ll earn you more entries, too. Below are some blocks of HTML to make it very easy for you to post about the contest or add a badge or button to your site or blog. Please note that it is important for the images to come from JoeTech.com (as they do in the codes below) so they will automatically update with new prize total information.
Blog post HTML
Badge HTML
125×125 Button HTML
Text Link HTML
How to sponsor
Although the contest is already under way, we’ll accept sponsors and prizes until the very end. Currently we’re looking for more cash and electronics like laptops, iPods, etc., but feel free to be creative. Remember to think big. The better your prize, the more attention you’ll get in the contest. Premium sponsors will receive special mentions in contest posts, in addition to all the name recognition and traffic the contest will bring naturally.
To sponsor, just email joe@joetech.com with the subject “NEW MEDIA SUPER CONTEST”. Each prize should be worth at least $10 U.S. Include the details about the prize or prizes you are offering, the U.S. dollar value of each prize, your site or company name and the URL to link to. All sponsors will be added to the list as seen above and updates will be posted on every Thursday.
Lets Win This Contest Together Season 2
Written by JoLets Win this Contest Together - Season 2
Lets win this contest together is back with Season 2, getting much bigger and better then this previous contest.
As you know the uniqueness of this contest is that it’s a contributory
and number of prizes and winners are more then any other contest you
can see on blogsphere. So this time again there will be 77 Winners for winning prizes amounting to US$ 1442.99.***
Here are the Prizes to be WON
Themes Logo/Banner/Design (Total 8 Prizes worth $533)
- Two Custom Banner Design from Buy Templates worth $99
- One Custom Logo Design from Logo Angel worth $99
- Premium WordPress Theme plus Bonus Make Money Online Theme from Neil Duckett dot Com worth $75
- Two WordPress Template Design from Buy Templates worth $60
- One logo Design from Mr Javo worth $50
- One Professional Header Design from worth Graphics Design by Nilo $50
- One professional Header Design from Mohit Aneja worth $50
- One professional Logo Design from Photoshop World worth $50
Some More Prizes (Total 8 Prizes worth $189.99)
- One copy of WP Auctions Gold V.2.0 from Sponsorview worth $24.99
- One Free Review from WebTrafficROI worth $25
- One Free Review from NSpeaks worth $25
- One Free Review from Inspiritblog worth $50
- Cash $20 via PayPal. From JoeTech
- One 468×60 banner for one month from Submityourcontest worth $10
- One 468×60 banner for one month from NSpeaks worth $20
- One Free featured listing of winner’s contest on Submityourcontest worth $15
125 x 125 Square Ads (Total 13 prizes worth $ 173)
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Abhinav Sonkar’s Blog worth $30.
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Mr. Javo Worth $25
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from WebTrafficROI worth $20
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from NSpeak Worth $15
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Eyespi20 Worth $15
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from JoeTech Worth $10
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Name Sherry Worth $10
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Shopping ad space Worth $10
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Submit Your Contest Worth $10
- 125×125 Square ad for Two months from My Life’s Adventure Worth $10
- 125×125 Square Ad for two months from Wonderful Things In Life Worth10
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Tech By PC Worth $8
- 125×125 Square Ad for One month from Slightly Mordant Worth $5
Link Ads (Total 5 prizes worth $91)
- One Featured link for One Year in PR3 Directory Dawsoneng from Abhishek Deshpande worth $36
- Two featured links for One month from WebTrafficROI worth $20
- One featured link for One month from Medan Daily worth $20
- One featured link for One month from NSpeaks.com - worth $10
- One featured link for One month from Ragnarok Guide worth $5
Entrecard Ad Spot Sponsors (Total 33 Prizes of 65000 Credits worth $390)
- 5000 EC Credits from Techbypc
- 5000 EC Credits from slamblogger
- 5000 EC Credits from nukeit
- 5000 EC Credits from snapshotcap
- 3000 EC Credits from semuaorank
- 3000 EC Credits from abhinavsonkar
- 3000 EC Credits from gewgawwritings
- 3000 EC Credits from JoeTech
- 2000 EC Credits from babyerika
- 2000 EC Credits from sofhaljamil
- 2000 EC Credits from wpbeginners
- 2000 EC Credits from realmofprosperity
- 2000 EC Credits from jdoqocy
- 2000 EC Credits from suki-desu
- 2000 EC Credits from days of my Life
- 2000 EC Credits from impnerd
- 1000 EC Credits from Kisahberuang
- 1000 EC Credits from Random Detox
- 1000 EC Credits from Google Stalking
- 1000 EC Credits from Moneyne.ws
- 1000 EC Credits from communicatebetter
- 1000 EC Credits from work-at-home-wealth
- 1000 EC Credits from Getting Personal
- 1000 EC Credits from theonlydevice
- 1000 EC Credits from tenforty
- 1000 EC Credits from skidzopedia
- 1000 EC Credits from eleanormordenoaguilar
- 1000 EC Credits from sofhaljamil
- 1000 EC Credits from seo-tuneup
- 1000 EC Credits from medandaily
- 1000 EC Credits from lolcelebs
- 1000 EC Credits from bestjoanne
- 1000 EC Credits from ajabgajab
Other Entrecard Credits Sponsored (Total 10 Prizes of 11000 Credits worth $66)
- 2,000 EC Credits from Wonderful Things In Life
- 1,000 EC Credits from Make Money Online
- 1,000 EC Credits from My Life’s Adventure
- 1,000 EC Credits from SimplyWP
- 1,000 EC Credits from Wiehanne Lounge
- 1000 EC Credit from Michael Aulia
- 1000 EC Credit from Contest Whiz
- 1000EC Credits from Heart Random
- 1000 EC Credits from Fantasy Baseball Advice
- 1000 EC Credits from Amorfrancis
How to Participate
The other uniqueness of this contest is that its very easy and very simple procedure to participate. Here is the method:
[1] Blog about this contest -You must include in your post Links of contest contributors and link back to this post. Give your blog post link in comments below. [This will give you 2 Ticket of participation]
AND / OR
[2] Subscribe Shanker Bakshi dot Com by e-mails
Only those who subscribe by e-mail during contest period (i.e. 1st November 2008 to 30th November 2008) will be consider for lucky draw. [This will give you 1 Ticket of participation]
Enter your email address to participate in the contest:
That’s all.
Please Note: For participation in winning prizes under Themes/Logo/Banner Design category you must fulfill first condition i.e. “blog about this contest”. That
mean if you will only subscribe to shanker Bakshi dot com only and do
not blog about this contest then you will be consider for all other
prizes except Themes/Logo/Banner Design. Sorry but I’m doing this to
give contributor of this contest maximum exposure. Hope you will
understand.
Results
This contest will run all through November 2008 and winner will be announcing on 1st December 2008 by randomizing entries with random.org. Like I did while announcing winners in previous contest; to maintain the transparency I will publish the screen shots of randomized winners list.
There will be 57 Winners of this contest,
do you think yourself lucky enough to be in the winner’s list, ohh come
on, you must be crazy if you will not participate 
So hurry and Jump in to win this contest together. All the Best to all participants
UPDATES
***Now the Total Prize money stand at US$ 1442.99 and No. of prizes to be WON stand at 77 .I wonder How I will manage such a huge amount of Winners.
*I am not accepting any Prizes contribution at this moment.
* A prize contributor can also join as a prize contestant.
* You can blog about this contest on more then blog, if you have.
Thanks very much.
Need Sponsors For My Contest - Joanne’s Christmas Contest
Written by JoI need sponsors for a contest I am holding…
It’ll be called Joanne’s Christmas Contest. You can sponsor my contest with ec credits, do free blog reviews,Christmas orientated prizes such as Christmas trees,gifts,especially as we are nearing the Christmas season and people are preparing plans for the season with their friends and family.The contest will finish on New Years Day,2009.I will need sponsors for the contest before 10 December so that should allow lots of time to get a fair amount of sponsors.
Once I have received a complete or partial list of sponsors, I will post the entire amount of total sponsorship entries on the 10th December here at Jo’s Reviews And Free Ad Space,so the contest will officially start then.If anyone else wishes to sponsor my contest with additional prizes after the 10th December then they will be considered and are more than welcome.
I have never hosted a contest before so I may need a little help…..