Here we go with the first round of Free Money Finance March Money Madness (to follow all the action click on my March Money 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 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 7
- Case Study: My Experience Meeting with a Fee-Only CFP (Meeting) - I'm always telling people on my blog that they should meet with a fee-only planner to help balance their retirement planning decisions. I decided to take a bit of my own medicine and go through the process myself. I documented how the planning and meetings went, as well as, the major learning takeaways from the experience.
VERSUS
- 233 Ways to Make Money (233) - Times are tough and a lot of us could use some extra money to make ends meet, to pay a mortgage down a little faster or to put it into savings. That's exactly why I wrote 233 Ways to Make Money, what I believe is the world's longest list of legitimate ways to make money. I spent months filtering out the spammy "opportunities" and only included what I thought would be viable for people (very few of the ways require a great deal of training and almost none require you to pay anything ahead of time). It took months, but it was well worth it; a lot of people have written to say how the list has been very helpful in getting back on their financial feet.
GAME 8
- I’m Sick Of Hearing It’s For The Kids (Kids) - People love to give you reasons why they need to give their kids everything. But in the end, all they are really doing is spoiling their kids. Parents - Stop it!
VERSUS
- Why You Should Donate More Money to Charity (Charity) - There are so many reasons people do not give to charity. We'd rather keep the money to ourselves, it requires action, and it won't have any effect are just a few. This year, we should be donating more than ever, and here are 8 compelling reasos why.
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: Elle | January 24, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: [email protected] | January 24, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Daniel | January 24, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Sustainable PF | January 24, 2011 at 10:37 AM
233
Charity
Posted by: Evan | January 24, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Game 7: Meeting
Game 8: Kids
Posted by: Paul Williams | January 24, 2011 at 11:42 AM
233
Kids
Posted by: Josh | January 24, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: Craig | January 24, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: Matt SF | January 24, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: David @ seo-writer.com | January 24, 2011 at 12:04 PM
233
kids
Posted by: [email protected] | January 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog | January 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM
233
Kids
Posted by: Randall | January 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM
meeting
charity
Posted by: Yael | January 24, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Becca | January 24, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey | January 24, 2011 at 12:45 PM
charity
Posted by: Dani | January 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: david iss | January 24, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Game 7: Meeting
Game 8: Kids
Posted by: KMI | January 24, 2011 at 01:01 PM
233
kids
Posted by: Nate | January 24, 2011 at 01:27 PM
game 7 : meeting
game 8 : kids
Posted by: jim | January 24, 2011 at 01:31 PM
233
charity
Posted by: berms | January 24, 2011 at 01:46 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Mike | January 24, 2011 at 02:03 PM
charity
Posted by: tom | January 24, 2011 at 02:38 PM
meeting
charity
Posted by: Avi | January 24, 2011 at 03:20 PM
Meeting
CHARITY!!!!!
Posted by: LBergs | January 24, 2011 at 03:30 PM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: Khaleef @ KNS Financial | January 24, 2011 at 03:54 PM
233 and kids
Posted by: Bob | January 24, 2011 at 03:55 PM
meeting
kids
Posted by: Pete | January 24, 2011 at 05:08 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Kevin @ Thousandaire.com | January 24, 2011 at 06:28 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Matt Bell | January 24, 2011 at 06:37 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Crystal @ BFS | January 24, 2011 at 07:26 PM
meeting and kids
ALL were very good articles!!
Posted by: Brad Chaffee | January 24, 2011 at 08:04 PM
233
Kids
Posted by: Avishai | January 24, 2011 at 08:54 PM
233
Charity
Posted by: Lisa @ Cents To Save | January 24, 2011 at 09:48 PM
Meeting
Kids
Posted by: Julie | January 24, 2011 at 10:21 PM
233
Charity
Posted by: Mark | January 24, 2011 at 11:53 PM
Meeting
Kids
tough one!
Posted by: Ben | January 25, 2011 at 02:59 AM
Charity.
Posted by: MickChagnet | January 25, 2011 at 09:39 AM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: ShiraB | January 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM
233
Charity
Posted by: Little House | January 25, 2011 at 01:18 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Gianna | January 25, 2011 at 01:19 PM
223
charity
Posted by: Roblyn Honeysucker | January 25, 2011 at 01:20 PM
233
Posted by: Steve R | January 25, 2011 at 01:47 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Nels | January 25, 2011 at 01:59 PM
233
Charity
Posted by: Amy Brewer | January 25, 2011 at 02:19 PM
233
Charity
Posted by: Donna K | January 25, 2011 at 02:42 PM
Meeting Charity
Posted by: kathy | January 25, 2011 at 03:02 PM
Meeting
Charity
Posted by: Tim | January 25, 2011 at 06:16 PM
meeting
kids
Posted by: JoeTaxpayer | January 25, 2011 at 07:15 PM