Free Money Finance March Money Madness, Round 1, Posts 61-64 (Free Money Finance)

February 21, 2011

Free Money Finance March Money Madness, Round 1, Posts 61-64

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 31

Can Money Really Not Buy Happiness? (Happiness) - I look at the old saying, attempt to determine how much truth there is to it, and explain how money is really related to happiness. I cite everything from clinical research to quotations, and come up with an explanation of money and happiness that is both logical and entertaining. It's easily one of my most out there posts, as well as one of my well cited, and most fun, for this year.

VERSUS

Seven Habits of Financially Healthy Couples (Couples) - 10 years into our marriage, these 7 habits have done more than keep us from killing each other - they've actually helped make the topic of money in our marriage pretty simple and painless.

GAME 32

Change Your Mindset and Save a Fortune: 200,000 Miles is the New 100,000 Miles (Miles) - Many car owners erroneously believe that their vehicles are worn out at 100,000 miles. While this was true a generation ago, today's vehicles are often much healthier at 200,000 miles than yesterday's vehicles were at 100,000 miles. By changing your mindset and driving your car to the 200,000 mile plateau, you could save over $300,000 in a lifetime; twice that much if both partners in a marriage do so. This post explains how.

VERSUS

Investment Psychology: Top 5 Ways Investors Go Broke (Broke) - This article gives us a chance to reflect on how we approach investing. We often wonder why we don't make money in the stock market, but there may be underlying reasons for this that are rooted in our behavior. Find out if you've got the mindset to succeed as an investor -- or are you doomed to keep losing out?

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