Contests Galore — You Have to Play to Win

Brides- and grooms-to-be love free stuff so much that I can’t imagine that home enthusiasts wouldn’t feel the same way.

• You still have a whopping 50 days to win an $850 Amcor wine fridge from Everyday With Rachel Ray. All you have to do to enter is fill out your info by October 30 — forget the newsletters and don’t bother giving out your phone number.
• You still have 23 days to win $100,000 in HGTV’s Great Fall Fix-Up sweepstakes. You can vote once per day until the contest closes on October 3, and there’s no need to sign up for any of the newsletters if you’re not keen on doing so. I know I didn’t!
• You still have 19 days to enter to win the myhomeideas Idea House, a $1 million pad in Windmark Beach, FL. Entering is easy — just visit this link before September 30 and fill out the form. This is another one of those “vote early and vote often” kinds of contests, so you can visit the site once a day to increase your chances of winning this cool, well-outfitted home. I entered, and if I win, I’ll either rent it out or try sell it and pay off the house I have now.

Don’t forget to sign up with a catch-all e-mail address that differs from your usual addy to avoid massive amounts of spam. Good luck!