Here's the fourth 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 better 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
- I want to be rich like you (Rich) - My teenage cousin thought that because of the things I had – house, car, electronic gadgets – that I had to be rich. I had to explain to him what debt was and how appearances from the outside can be deceiving.
GAME 2
- A little-too-late advice on building wealth (Late) - Well, we're all stupid. Some of us stupider than others, but mama always told me stupid is as stupid does. If you can read this list and you haven't messed up all of these points already, you may find a way to destupidify.
VERSUS
- 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.
Game 1 - Rich
Game 2 - Late
Posted by: Tim | March 22, 2008 at 07:51 AM
Game 1 - Rich
Game 2 - Late
Posted by: Beth | March 22, 2008 at 07:57 AM
Snowflaking
Late
Posted by: [email protected] | March 22, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Rich
Late
Posted by: SingleGuyMoney | March 22, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Snowflaking :)
Late
Posted by: paidtwice | March 22, 2008 at 01:46 PM
Game 1: Rich
Game 2: Late
Posted by: Jeffrey | March 22, 2008 at 01:49 PM
Rich
Late
Posted by: Super Saver | March 22, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Game 1: Snowflaking
Game 2: Costco
Posted by: Matt | March 22, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Snowflaking
Late
Posted by: Emily | March 22, 2008 at 02:40 PM
Snowflaking
Late
Posted by: Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net | March 22, 2008 at 03:21 PM
Rich
Late
Posted by: Millionaire Money Habits | March 22, 2008 at 03:25 PM
1. Snowflaking
2. Late
Posted by: Mrs. Micah | March 22, 2008 at 03:26 PM
Rich
Costco
Posted by: bettergoalsetter | March 22, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Game 1 - snowflaking
Game 2 - late
Posted by: Four Pillars | March 22, 2008 at 10:20 PM
rich
late
Posted by: CBaker | March 22, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Game 1 Snowflaking
Game 2 Late
I really enjoyed both of the other articles, too.
Posted by: BeThisWay | March 23, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Snowflaking
Costco
Posted by: Christy | March 23, 2008 at 10:44 AM
1- Snowflaking
2- Late
Posted by: Odnal | March 23, 2008 at 02:08 PM
Game 1 - snowflaking
Game 2 - late
Posted by: Amy | March 23, 2008 at 02:20 PM
Game 1 - snowflaking
Game 2 - late
Posted by: otherdeb | March 23, 2008 at 03:27 PM
Game 1: Snowflaking
Game 2: Costco
Posted by: bobbi | March 23, 2008 at 04:36 PM
Snowflaking
Posted by: pm | March 23, 2008 at 05:50 PM
snowflaking
costco
Posted by: dawnf | March 23, 2008 at 09:48 PM
Game 1 - Snowflaking
Game 2- Late
Posted by: Paul | March 23, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Game 1 - Snowflaking
Game 2 - late
Posted by: Geoff | March 24, 2008 at 03:46 AM
Snowflaking
Costco
Posted by: Amy | March 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Ah! Getting Harder!
Game 1: Snowflaking
Game 2: Late
Posted by: A | March 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Rich
Late
Posted by: CBaker | March 24, 2008 at 11:01 AM
1. Rich
2. Costco
Posted by: Matt | March 24, 2008 at 11:14 AM
1: Snowflaking
2: Late
Posted by: CyanSquirrel | March 24, 2008 at 05:04 PM
1: Snowflaking
2: Late
Posted by: CyanSquirrel | March 24, 2008 at 05:05 PM
Rich
Late
Posted by: Jetgirl | March 25, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Snowflaking
Late
Posted by: Staci | March 25, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Voting for this round is over. Winners are:
1 - Snowflaking
2 - Late
Posted by: FMF | March 25, 2008 at 02:39 PM
Game 1: Snowflaking
Game 2: Costco
Posted by: Kira | March 25, 2008 at 09:06 PM