Free Money Finance March Money Madness, Round 1, Posts 5-8 (Free Money Finance)

January 19, 2011

Free Money Finance March Money Madness, Round 1, Posts 5-8

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 3

How to Make Money as an Online Writer (Writer) - The goal of this article is to introduce how I make money writing so that you can implement a similar plan and start earning a side income by writing online.

VERSUS

Walmart vs. Super Market vs. Commissary (Walmart) - Does Wal-Mart really have "everyday low prices?" Is the Commissary "worth the trip?" Where did I put my keys? Read on and find out.

GAME 4

Make Money Blogging | A Guide for Beginners on How to Make Money Online (Beginners) - My dream and my goal is to earn a full salary from my online business. In this post, I’ll introduce you to the things I’ve done to make money blogging. This post is about a guy who started with zero knowledge and a strong work ethic. But, I’ve build what I believe is a solid personal finance blog that is producing a reasonable income each month. My goal is to keep growing this blog and online business to a point that I can support my family. This is my dream.

VERSUS

The Save 10% for Retirement Rule Is Stupid (Stupid) - The “save 10% for retirement” rule is absolutely stupid. And so is “save 15% for retirement” (sorry, Dave Ramsey) or “save 20% for retirement” and any other “save #% for retirement” rule you’ll come across. Now I don’t doubt that the people giving this advice meant no harm. They probably just want to get you to start saving for retirement, and offering a simple % of your income solution is a quick, easy answer for a difficult question. But they’re all absurd, useless rules for one simple reason: they completely ignore your situation.

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Game 3: Writer
Game 4: Stupid :)

Posted by: Paul Williams | January 19, 2011 at 10:22 AM

Game 3: Writer
Game 4: Stupid

Posted by: Kevin | January 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM

Game 4: Stupid

Posted by: Evan | January 19, 2011 at 12:09 PM

On "Walmart" I am getting an error using the link... 404 Error File Not Found
The page you are looking for might have been removed,
had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

Posted by: Christy | January 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM

I found the Walmart article at this link:

http://www.richlyreasonable.com/?p=172

Posted by: jim | January 19, 2011 at 02:19 PM

game 3 : writer
game 4 : stupid

Posted by: jim | January 19, 2011 at 02:22 PM

jim --

Thanks! I updated it...

Posted by: FMF | January 19, 2011 at 02:24 PM

Writer
Stupid

Posted by: Everyday Tips | January 19, 2011 at 03:56 PM

Game 3: Writer
Game 4: Stupid