Jasmine Birtles' guide to making money from competitions

soFeminine.co.uk's Money Advisor JASMINE BIRTLES from www.moneymagpie.com explains how to make money from competitions.


Entering competitions is a great way of getting things for free and for very little effort. Many of us are put off because we think we’ll never win. However, your chances are actually much better than you’d think.

Highly lucrative competitions can be found anywhere and everywhere. You see them on soup packets, chocolate bars, tissue boxes and cars. Coming up with a witty line to finish off a sentence or just answering a simple question can be a great way to win money, a car, a holiday or a year’s supply of chocolate.

And anyone can enter them.

Scouring the supermarket shelves for items advertising competitions (obviously don’t buy stuff you don’t need) will give you a general idea of what’s around. Some competitions simply require you send in your name and address, while others will require you come up with a catchy advertisement phrase.

‘Comping’, as it is referred to by those in the know, is a serious sport. So read on to see how you can cash in.