Here's the second round of Free Money Finance March Madness (if you wonder what's going on in these posts, see my article announcing March Madness and/or click on my March Madness category link and scroll down to read all the posts involved in this subject.) I've listed each "game" (one post versus another) in segments along with the wording provided by the author when the post was submitted. I've also listed a keyword(s) after each post title to make it easy to vote (as a made-up example, you can just comment: Game 1 - Saving; Game 2 - Investing, etc.) Be sure to comment which one you like the best out of each set of two. Here we go:
GAME 7
- How Would I Live on a Minimum Wage Income? (Minimum) - A hypothetical budget for a single minimum wage earner that includes health insurance and retirement savings. The budget amounts used are pulled from personal experience and are doable. Some people claim that you just can't make it on minimum wage. Read this and see how one person tries to make it work.
VERSUS
- Lucky moves or smart choices? (Lucky) - How do you know if luck or wisdom played a role in your finances? Did you make the right financial decisions or were you just in the right place at the right time? Did you weigh ever decision or roll the dice? Are there ways to change things in your favor?
GAME 8
- Shopping at Costco the frugal way (Costco) - Here's how to become an extremely disciplined Costco shopper and save significant amounts of money, even for small families.
VERSUS
- Saving Money by NOT Changing your Own Oil (Oil) - Many people believe they are saving money by changing their automobile's oil themselves. Are they really? Others believe they can only be sure the job's done right if they do it themselves. What's the truth? Let's find out...
Minimum (but this was a tough call)
Costco
Posted by: Jessica | March 10, 2008 at 07:22 AM
Game 7: Lucky
Game 8: Oil
Posted by: Jeffrey | March 10, 2008 at 07:27 AM
Game 7: Lucky
Game 8: Oil
Posted by: CBaker | March 10, 2008 at 08:08 AM
Minimum
Oil
Posted by: Lily | March 10, 2008 at 08:55 AM
Game 7 - Lucky
Game 8 - Costco
Posted by: Beth | March 10, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Game 7: Lucky
Game 8: Costco
Posted by: Melissa | March 10, 2008 at 10:22 AM
1. Minimum
2. Costco
Posted by: Matt | March 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Lucky
Costco
Posted by: Livingalmostlarge | March 10, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Game 7: Lucky
Game 8: Costco
Posted by: Ken | March 10, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Minimum
Oil
Posted by: Finance Girl | March 10, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Minimum
Costco
Posted by: PT | March 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM
7 Lucky
8 Costco
Posted by: Super Saver | March 10, 2008 at 01:28 PM
7: Lucky
8: Oil
Posted by: Eric | March 10, 2008 at 01:41 PM
Lucky
Costco
Posted by: paidtwice | March 10, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Lucky
Oil
Posted by: kentuckyliz | March 10, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Lucky
Oil
Posted by: Penny Nickel | March 11, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Voting is now over for this round. Winners are:
7 - Lucky
8 - Costco
Posted by: FMF | March 12, 2008 at 08:32 AM