Free Money Finance March Madness, Round 1, Posts 45-48 (Free Money Finance)

February 13, 2009

Free Money Finance March Madness, Round 1, Posts 45-48

Here we go with the first 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 -- you will help determine the winner! Criteria for the best article is somewhat subjective, but you can use these factors as a guide: 1) practicality of the post 2) how interesting/provocative/unique it is, 3) the "personal-ness" of it and 4) its impact on net worth.

Here are today's games:

GAME 23

If I Were A Rich Girl (Girl) - This post is about the positive legacy of poverty: the drive, the cojones, the ambition. I've made it, I make plenty of money, heck I'm a blogger that doesn't even take ads. I believe it was in large part because I watched my mother put back things every time we went to the grocery store. I credit that childhood poverty to my success.

VERSUS

Why you can't trust real estate agents when buying a house (Trust) - I really liked this post because it was a lot of fun to write and I know it probably helped a few people rethink their relationship with their real estate agent.

GAME 24

The Importance of Savings Goals (Goals) - Having specific goals when it comes to saving can really help you manage your money in an smart way. Having such goals has helped my husband and I settle money disagreements and it helps me to be okay when it comes time to spend a large chunk of money.

VERSUS

Lower My Bills Cable Bill Edition (Lower) - If you ask 10 people what their cable bill is, you'll probably get 10 different answers and costs that range from dollars a day to obscene. These tips and tricks for handling your cable company and customer service in general will make sure that you don't bleed your wallet dry trying to watch Seinfeld reruns.

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