March Madness at Free Money Finance, Final Four, Your Chance to Win

Well, this is it. The Final Four. The last four articles in my tournament to pick the best Free Money Finance post since November 1. (If you want to see where we've been, start at the original post and click through the links to view all the rounds.) Because I'll only be sharing four posts, I'll be adding some comments on why I think each deserves to be in the final eight.

Again, in each set, one will be declared to be better than the other. Here goes:

• 10 Nasty Money Habits to Kick versus Getting Rich is Simpler than You Think
• Poverty to Prosperity versus What Do You Splurge On?

Wow, these are all good (to me at least). Here are my thoughts (reprinted from the Elite Eight round) on each of them:

• 10 Nasty Money Habits to Kick - I like this one because it's simple, practical, covers many different topic areas and gives the reader many different posts to click on and learn more about money topics they have an interest in. It also gets in several of my thoughts on these issues and I'm partial to that. ;-)
• Getting Rich is Simpler than You Think - This post has simple, tried-and-true financial principles that allow anyone to grow their net worth. I've applied them in my own life, and they are serving me well.
• Poverty to Prosperity - A post that's fundamental to what I talk about here at Free Money Finance: there are simple, basic, money steps everyone can take that will make their net worth grow tremendously if they do them over a long period of time.
• What Do You Splurge On? - Obviously this post connected with many readers as evidenced by the large number of comments. I also like it because it's not something you read about much on personal finance blogs (spending money on fun stuff). Besides, I get to talk about cycling. ;-)

Now, here's where it gets interesting -- and where you can win a prize just for participating in this round and/or the final (championship) round. Here are the details:

Everyone who leaves a comment saying which of these posts he/she likes will be entered into a drawing for a Suze Orman video series. This is a 3-tape video set titled "The Power to Attract Money" and includes videos on "The Market and Investment Strategies", "Embracing Your Financial Destiny", and "Internet Resources, Trusts, Wills & Probate." Each video is valued at $14.95, so we're looking at almost a $45 prize here. Not bad for simply leaving a comment, huh?

Here's how you can enter the giveaway:

All you need to do is leave a comment, any comment, on this post or the Championship post tomorrow. That's all you have to do. I'll draw a name at random at 7:30 am ET on Monday, April 3 and announce the winner later that day. As for rules, they simply are:

1. You can enter the giveaway twice -- with one comment on each post (Final Four and Championship). If you leave more than one comment on any one post though, your entries will be invalid.

2. The drawing will be final and I will be the complete and final judge (don't worry, I'll be fair).

3. U.S. mailing addresses only.

4. If you win, I will wait for a week for you to respond to an email I send you telling the procedure to get your prize. If you don't respond within this time, I'll hold another drawing and give it away to someone else.

Good luck!

Click here to read The Championship.

Comments

[Jake]

10 Nasty Money Habits to Kick and Poverty to Prosperity are clear winners!

[Christina]

My favorite is "Getting Rich is Simpler than You Think". I think that the power of compounding is not truly understood by the majority of people. Which is why they cash out thier 401Ks, and why young people don't contribute more to retirement funds.

[Jeremy]

I have to go for Getting Rich is Simpler and P2P. I like the first because, as the title says, the steps are very simple. It just takes time and discipline. The second wins for the same reason. These two posts are a good combination.

[Gary]

I pick What do you splurge on & Getting Rich...
in this round.

[RS]

I like Getting Rich is Simpler than You Think the best. This one applied to my situation the most.

Next would be What Do You Splurge On as that one unfortunatelu applies as well.

[Jackie]

I feel the most practically useful posts that go beyond the basics are:

"10 Nasty Money Habits to Kick" & "Poverty to Prosperity"

[buhler]

I like the simple truths in "Poverty to Prosperity"