Free Money Finance March Madness, Final 32, Posts 1-4

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 1

• Snowflaking:  A Primer (Snowflaking) - Snowflaking is a concept that many people actually employ but few people can name.  It involves systematically and purposely saving and earning small amounts of "extra" money to reduce debt or increase savings. Doing this in a purposeful manner can make a huge difference in your financial health.  This post outlines what snowflaking is and how to get started implementing it in your own life.  It has worked wonders for me!

VERSUS

• Illustrated Debt Snowball (Snowball) - Are you ready to get out of debt?  Consider using a 'debt snowball'. Checkout this easy-to-understand illustration of the snowball method.

GAME 2

• Little Steps: 100 Great Tips For Saving Money For Those Just Getting Started (100) - It's just good advice - and a lot of it.  There's something on this list that anyone can apply in their own life to save a little extra money - and sometimes that can make all the difference.

VERSUS

• Personal Finance Lessons from George Washington (George) - Our nation's first President had quite a few memorable quotes and many of them were applicable to money, finances, and the importance of a frugal lifestyle. This post picks out nine of them and explains how they apply to personal finance, even today.

Comments

[Beth]

Game 1 - Snowball
Game 2 - 100

*groan* This round is soooo much harder!!

[Susannah]

1: snowflake
2: 100

[paidtwice]

Game 1: Snowflake ;)
Game 2: George

[Super Saver]

1 Snowflake
2 George

[Emily]

1. Snowflake
2. 100

[Amy]

1. Snowflake
2. 100

Snowflaking has really helped me out! And all 100 tips were great.

[Jessica]

Snowflake
100

Both Awesome posts

[plonkee]

1. snowflake
2. george

I think this round is harder too.

[CF]

Snowball
100

[Jon]

Snowfake
100

[Andy]

1 - Snowflake
2 - 100

[Matt]

1 - snowflaking
2 - 100

[The Impecunious Investor]

Game 1 - snowflaking
Game 2 - 100

[Melissa]

Game 1: Snowflaking
Game 2: 100

[Debt Free Revolution]

1. snowflaking
2. George
Talk about tough choices!

[RM]

Snowflaking.
George.

[CBaker]

1: snowflake
2: 100

[That One Caveman]

1. Snowflaking
2. 100

[Sophie]

1. snowflaking
2. George

[Eric]

1: snowflaking
2: 100

[sandra jensen]

1. Snowflake
2. 100

But all are great!

[AMG]

1. Snowflaking
2. 100

[sickofbeingpoor]

1. Snowflake
2. 100

[Kristy]

Snowflaking, 100.

[Jeffrey]

Game 1: Snowball
Game 2: 100

[Jonathan]

snowball
100

[Tim]

1 - snowflaking
2 - 100

[Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net]

Snowflaking
George

[otherdeb]

Game 1: Snowflake
Game 2: 100

[kentuckyliz]

snowflaking
100

[Livingalmostlarge]

Snowflake
100

[Lily]

1 - Snowball
2 - 100

[Matt]

1. Snowflaking
2. 100

[Amy]

Snowflake
100
(Although I wish George could stick around a bit longer - a great post!)

[Helen]

1. Snowball
2. 100

[Ken]

Snowball
100

[Finance Girl]

1. Snowflake
2. 100

[PT]

Snowflking
George

[FMF]

Voting for this round has ended. The winners are:

1 - Snowflaking
2 - 100

[farm_boss]

1: snowflake
2: 100