Philip Arthur Moore

Wow. I knew you would be doing something huge today, but I had no clue it would be this huge. Congratulations on the book launch, Ramit. My purchase is being completed right now and my receipt being forwarded. Have an awesome Monday!

John

Ramit, I immediately went to Amazon and bought this book after reading today’s blog posting. My question is, because I forwarded my receipt to the email address provided above at approximately 7:46 am Eastern time, do I qualify for the prizes, or do I need to re-forward my receipt between the 8-4pm Pacific time frame?

Derek

Went to amazon to consider buying it but saw there was no Kindle version and I have been buying all my books on the Kindle these days (have to justify that initial $350 cost).

J.R.

Ramit, I just purchased your book and hope I can win a kindle.

Just for some feedback, it was your sample chapters that pushed me over the edge. I like that you offered us a taste of what was being offered, and it encouraged me to buy it despite reading your site regularly, and “already knowing personal finance stuff” (which I have learned is NOT the same as DOING personal finance stuff).

I also passed along your promotional email to a few -specific- friends of mine whom I think will be interested. I didn’t just spam it to my email contact list; I selected 18 friends in my MBA program with whom I have discussed personal finance with in the past.

Additionally, I am speaking to a class of undergraduates April 7th on how to find jobs and live in the real world. After talking a bit about personal finance and career stuff I share with them 2 sites that I frequent on Personal Finance: Getrichslowly.org, and iwillteachyoutoberich.com. There are plenty of other sites, but these are the two I recommend.

I would love to be able to tell them that you gave me a Kindle to further spark their interest in your site.

Keep up the good work (and pick me).

Curtis

Ramit,
Congrats on the book launch. I can’t wait for the book arrive in the mail. I have a good feeling about your launch today–you’ll rock Amazon.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for the give aways

R.J.S.

I just bought the book at Amazon and forwarded the receipt – hope I win the Kindl or the money! Love to use it to start investing since I lost almost all retirement, and my job after 17 years. I have been following your blog, get the emails and my family (including siblings and cousins) participated in the Scrooge at Christmas – it worked. Good luck selling the book. We will put what we can into practice.

Ian Haisley

Just bought the book! So excited to read it! I have really gotten so much out of following your blog!

James

Ramit, must say love the book. I picked it up this past Friday night and my wife have just started reading it. So far, we must give you our sincerest thanks for writing it. We are currently in the process for buying our first home and I believe with your guidance from the book, we will easily be able to set up our budget/saving plan more efficiently.

So again Ramit thank you, now where did I put that receipt so I can enter all these giveaways.

Sm3

Congrats Ramit!! Justbought the book now. Here’s hoping I get a grand or a kindle. Glad to see your doing what you dreamed!!

Kelly

I hope it counts that I bought it weeks ago on pre-order!
I sent my receipt in just in case.
Awesome giveaways!
Congrats on reaching #12!!!

Mark

Congratulations Ramit! I’ve been following your blog for a while and I’m also participating in the personal Finance blog sphere via the 7m7y.com community. Your efforts are very impressive.

I did purchase your book today. You have my support.

Michelle Kelley

Hi! Just purchased the book through B&N.com. I did NOT get a Confirmation Email from them to send. Called them, and was told their system is down…call back in a couple hours~! Help!! What to do?? I just have a PAypal receipt, but it doesn’t say what I bought on it anywhere. Plus, it’s only for $3 and change, since I used a B&N giftcard, and just used Paypal for the overage. So not fair…

Michelle Kelley

Okay…I just got the email from B&N.com. I am happy now.

Paul Turner

Fantastic promotion… Lifehacker has you front page! Just completed my purchase and forwarded my receipt.

Rorschach

Awesome. I already pre-ordered last week from Amazon. Can’t wait to open that puppy up when it comes in the mail!

Brian Richter

Hey Ramit,

I am pumped to read your book!! As a 23 year old recent college grad I need all the help I can get with personal finance! I am hoping I can get exactly what i need from your book!! THANKS!

Keith

Ramit,

I’m very interested in reading your book, and hope it will help this 40 year old figure some things out. Best Regards,

Keith

Glenn Santos

I don’t know if it’s true for some of you folks but I found that there’s a Kindle version already

http://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich/dp/B001YWNAPA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1237825175&sr=1-2

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Chris

Just purchased the book. Looking forward to reading it.

tom

#6 on the best seller list! Well done, right behind all the Twilight book! Amazing!

Pritesh

I have been reading Ramit’s BLOG http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ for more than a yr and its BLOG definitely prompt me to advance order this book which I received almost 2 weeks ago. After reading this book, I would say that this is the ONLY personal finance book a person should read.

There are so many personal finance books in the market and some are really good. But what others miss in their books is covered in Ramit’s book. For an example, everyone knows that we have to cut down out cost and credit card’s APR should be lowered. But we do not have any idea on how to do that, until now. This book has step-by step advices on these things and many more. This book has call transcripts on how to reduce APR, negotiate your salary, and remove overdraft /other fees charges by Banks etc.

I bought this book in less than 10 bucks and by using call transcript from the first chapter, I reduced $140. Isn’t that great? I am sure that this book is definitely worth of your money and if you are still not sure about it, visit the blog http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ to download and read first 3 chapters. YES, this is the first time I have seen someone post FULL chapters (not one, but three !!) on the vest first day of book launch!

This book has 6 weeks of action plan which actually works. After reading this book, I recommend this book to everyone. This book would definitely my gift to graduating friends..

Cheers..

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lincolnn

Moving up the charts! Looks good!

David Siecker

This looks like an excellent way to give back and pay it forward.

Nice!

Brian Richter

BTW, this sounds a lot like what Dave Ramsey preaches…

Brian Richter

Where is the chat board at ustream?

Maggie

Great marketing via Twitter–I’d never heard of this book but I just bought it (forwarded you the receipt–PLEASE pick me to win the Kindle!!!) and am really looking forward to reading it.

I’ll blog about the book and re-tweet your contest–great use of social media to market, btw. You’ll have to write another book about how you made your book an instant best-seller using social media!

tom

#1 on Amazon!!! Congrats!

Now can you hook us up with some free shipping?!

Jonathan Radande

The kindle version is already out. I don’t know what this whole “two weeks” waiting period is..i’m reading it on my kindle, which makes me read faster .

Great book, and congrats on making it to #1!

Melissa

Congrats – and I’m crossing my fingers for that Kindle!

Tom Wrona

Ramit, you’re running an illegal lottery. Not too bright to promote your book on money management by way of a criminal enterprise. You cannot require the purchase of a product or service for people to enter your contest. Have you never read the words “No purchase required”?

sheilagh

Just bought one from B&N.

Daniel

Just bought the book, my fingers are crossed. Some advise to you Ramit about the comment above. Please state that winners are chosen by some critera, not by chance. In this case you are excluding one of the three clauses that constitute a lottery, making this comlpetely legal. For example you could choose me based on my awesome comment

On the other hand, I think we should be after the real baddies, not honest people making a small promotion mistake, do you really think this is worthy of being called illegal?

G

Any hope for an online version? Amazon’s int’l shipping is a shocker!

evie

Thanks for sharing all your intelligent and witty advice with us, for writing the blog, writing the book, and making the experience personal with you. We gain so much from you, and we really appreciate it.

Torley

What an ballsy way to drive a book’s popularity, I had to buy based on that (and your insightful Lifehacker interview, well-timed) — congrats on the #1 spot on Amazon, Ramit!

@Steve: There’s no richness in that. That’s just pissing sour grapes and dishonesty.

Brandon

Charlene I thought I was the only one who noticed that, what’s going on with that Ramit?

EL

#73 — Torley — it’s not ballsy, it’s completely illegal.

It is ILLEGAL to run a chance prize draw that requires a (book) purchase or payment. You cannot award those prizes.

Nikc

@ Steve

#72 – That’s pretty bitchmade.

Charlene Burgett

Regarding #70

Okay, Ramit, it looks like the Kindle issue has been resolved. However, what about the $5,000? Only $4,000 was given away. Then, of course the minor prizes are in question as well. Can you please award the remaining prizes, since many people bought your book in good faith?

Charlene

p.s. Do you believe in “finder’s keepers”? I can use the $1K!!!

Charlene Burgett

Does anybody else find it strange that Ramit hasn’t awarded the total $5,000 he stated he would be awarding? I find it disheartening that someone can sell so many books under the guise of a contest and not fulfill his obligation to award what he said he would. I would think that this would be considered fraud. In my industry, a whistleblower could rake in millions of dollars alerting authorities of fraud.

Carla Hannibal

Well have all the prizes been awarded?

HANNA GRAHAM

Thank goodness for a book like this- one questions though… I love my ING account as well and am in “week 3″ of the book so why don’t you recommend a Roth IRA through ING?

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