When you have so many sweepstakes to enter each month, how do you make the most of your time so you are able to enter all the ones you want? Many times, there are so many promotions going on, that it is hard to enter them all. Some things you can do to maximize your sweepstaking time are:

Fill out your 3x5 cards, papers, and so forth ahead of time. Keep blank ones near the phone, TV, your purse or briefcase, and in the glove compartment in your car. If you get put on hold, are waiting in an office, or get stuck in traffic, you will be glad that you have them to fill out. Keep them by your computer, too, and while you're waiting for Web sites to load, you can fill out a few.

Put on your return address labels, hand print your return address, or put all the stamps on your envelopes ahead of time.

Fill out multiple entries at once. It is easier to fill out 5 entries to one sweepstakes than it is to enter 5 different sweepstakes once.

File your completed entries according to ending date (postmarked first) or by the days of the week in which you want to mail your entries. When you're ready to mail them, they'll be waiting for you.

First enter the sweepstakes that are restricted to your regional area or that are limited to one entry per person or household. Get them out of the way so you don't have to worry about them. Remember to enter the second chance sweeps, the multiple entry sweeps, and the contests like that, too. Then, you can go back and enter the rest.

When you get the Winning Ways issue each month, print out the worksheets, and immediately cross out the sweepstakes that you are not eligible for, or that you know you don't want to enter. Whether or not you print out the rest of the issue, you will be able to scan through the sweepstakes you want to enter. Our worksheets maximize your sweepstaking time by being cumulative of all valid existing promotions, helping you to make sure you don't miss out on any deadlines for great prizes!

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