Free Money Finance March Money Madness, Round 1, Posts 1-4 (Free Money Finance)

February 06, 2012

Free Money Finance March Money Madness, Round 1, Posts 1-4

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 1

Personal Finance Lessons From the Trading Pit (Pit) - There are lessons everyone can learn about personal finance from traders. Here are the few things I learned in the trading pit that have had the biggest influence on how I think about and manage my money.

VERSUS

Secrets on NCAA Championship Game tickets (Tickets) - Tickets to see the March Madness Championship basketball game are super cheap when compared to other major sport championship games. Buy Final Four and March Madness championship game tickets from fans from the losing teams and save lots of money.

GAME 2

Student Loans Are Good For You (Loans) - There is a lot of worry about the growing amount of student loan debt. I fear student loans are getting a bad reputation. Student loans, used in moderation of course, should instead be viewed as a great helping hand to get you into a good paying career sooner rather than later.

VERSUS

Self Employment: One Year Later (Employment) - Discover what it's like to leave the safe confines of the corporate world to become a full-time personal finance blogger and deal with things like individual health insurance, income fluctuations, and supporting a stay-at-home wife and two kids. In this post I share the sometimes scary details of my first year of self-employment.

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