Here we go with the second 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 1
- 7 Things I Learned Watching Honeymooners Re-runs (Re-runs) - The Honeymooners is my all-time favorite tv show. I’ve seen each episode dozens of times and yet I still laugh out loud when I watch it. The misadventures of the Kramdens and the Nortons is classic television at its best. But if you look past all the jokes and gags there are some valuable lessons to be learned…
VERSUS
- Getting Dirty to Destroy Your Debt – One Toilet at a Time! (Toilet) - I don’t know of anyone who likes to clean their own bathroom, let alone bathrooms for other people! But we sucked it up! We got dirty week after week and did what we had to do to pay down our credit card debt (or rather, MY credit card debt).
GAME 2
- 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
- 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.
re-runs
writer
Posted by: Mike - Saving Money Today | February 23, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Re-runs
Writer
Posted by: Daniel | February 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM
toilet
stupid
Posted by: Pete | February 23, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Jason @ Redeeming Riches | February 23, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Paul Williams | February 23, 2011 at 10:41 AM
toilet
stupid
Posted by: John | February 23, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Re-runs
Writer
Posted by: Paul @ Sports on a Dime | February 23, 2011 at 12:26 PM
game 1 : re-runs
game 2 : stupid
Posted by: jim | February 23, 2011 at 01:38 PM
toilet
writer
Posted by: KMI | February 23, 2011 at 01:59 PM
re-runs
stupid
Posted by: Romeo@howwepreventwealth | February 23, 2011 at 02:56 PM
Re-runs
Writer
Posted by: Julie | February 23, 2011 at 08:45 PM
Toilet
Writer
Posted by: David Leonhardt | February 23, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Jackie | February 23, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Toilet
Writer
Posted by: Craig | February 23, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Kevin | February 23, 2011 at 10:39 PM
This is the toughest one you've had so far!
toilet
stupid
Posted by: Khaleef @ KNS Financial | February 24, 2011 at 12:18 AM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Jennifer@BeFrugal | February 24, 2011 at 06:45 AM
1--Toilet
2--Writer
Posted by: Kevin@OutOfYourRut | February 24, 2011 at 06:51 AM
Game1; Toilet
Game 2: Stuipd
Posted by: Ken | February 24, 2011 at 07:31 AM
toliet
stupid
Posted by: joe | February 24, 2011 at 09:44 AM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Christine McCarthy | February 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Suzanne | February 24, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Toilet
Writer
Posted by: Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog | February 24, 2011 at 04:03 PM
Toilet
Stupid
Posted by: Wojo | February 24, 2011 at 05:38 PM
Toilet
Writer
Posted by: Christopher | February 24, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Re-runs
Stupid
Posted by: Russ | February 24, 2011 at 10:37 PM
toilet
stupid
Posted by: Mana | February 24, 2011 at 10:50 PM
These games are now over. The winners are:
Game 1: Toilet
Game 2: Stupid
Thanks to everyone for voting. Another set of games is out today -- be sure to vote!
Posted by: FMF | February 25, 2011 at 08:44 AM
Reruns
Writer
Posted by: Maggie@SquarePennies | February 16, 2012 at 06:05 PM