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 5
- Living Well on Less Than $10,000 a Year: Habits of Skilled Visa Workers (Skilled) - This is an unusual tale of living under $10,000 a year. The high skilled visa workers while staying in US live extreme frugal life to save money for future, a future they'll live in their home countries. The article talks about this community and their practices, to motivate you towards saving.
VERSUS
- 30 Financial Moves Before 30 (Moves) - The following are 30 financial moves that all 20-somethings should consider. They are key financial milestone you need to do before you hit 30.
GAME 6
- I Am Quitting!!! (Quitting) - This was the happiest post that I have ever written!!! Last July I took the leap into self employment after hitting my target income goals months earlier than expected. I also needed to recapture my sanity after nearly a year of 100 plus hour work weeks due to balancing a day job and my growing online endeavors. I can't vouch for my sanity's recovery yet, but this leap of faith has ended up being the best financial decision of my entire life. Thank you to all of my supporters that helped me get here!
VERSUS
- Retirement Portfolios for Those Drawing an Income (Drawing) - The usual viewpoint of investment advice is that of someone twenty or thirty years away from retirement who wants to accumulate a capital for retirement. Here I instead focus on somebody who is retired and wants an income.
Moves
Drawing
Posted by: JimL | March 13, 2012 at 01:56 PM
Moves
Quitting
Posted by: MikeS | March 13, 2012 at 02:24 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: Evan | March 13, 2012 at 02:30 PM
skilled
Drawing
Posted by: pnick | March 13, 2012 at 02:44 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: John | March 13, 2012 at 03:12 PM
Quitting
Posted by: John M | March 13, 2012 at 03:28 PM
skilled
quitting
Posted by: Nick | March 13, 2012 at 03:35 PM
Quitting
Posted by: Leslie | March 13, 2012 at 03:40 PM
Moves
Quitting
Posted by: bogofdebt | March 13, 2012 at 03:42 PM
Skilled.
Posted by: Aloysa @ My Broken Coin | March 13, 2012 at 03:49 PM
Quitting
Posted by: Brianna | March 13, 2012 at 03:50 PM
Skilled
Quitting
Posted by: frugalportland | March 13, 2012 at 03:53 PM
Skilled
Quitting
Posted by: WorkSaveLive | March 13, 2012 at 04:51 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: Invest It Wisely | March 13, 2012 at 05:25 PM
moves
drawing
Posted by: Joe @ Retire By 40 | March 13, 2012 at 05:53 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: SB @ One Cent at a Time | March 13, 2012 at 05:56 PM
skilled
drawing
Posted by: JoeB | March 13, 2012 at 08:14 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: Josh | March 13, 2012 at 08:22 PM
moves
drawing
Posted by: Echo | March 13, 2012 at 09:30 PM
skilled
Drawing
Posted by: pat | March 13, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: Luis | March 13, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Skilled
Quitting
Posted by: Andrea | March 13, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Game 5 - Skilled, Game 6 - Drawing
Posted by: Gupta | March 13, 2012 at 11:15 PM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: AverageJoe | March 13, 2012 at 11:17 PM
skilled
Posted by: | March 14, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Moves
Drawing
Posted by: sb | March 14, 2012 at 01:52 AM
skilled
quitting
Posted by: laura | March 14, 2012 at 02:32 AM
Moves
Quitting
Posted by: Laura Shea | March 14, 2012 at 05:08 AM
Skilled
Drawing
Posted by: Niki | March 14, 2012 at 07:39 AM
Skilled
Quitting
Posted by: JP | March 14, 2012 at 09:03 AM
Moves
Quitting
Posted by: Jason | March 14, 2012 at 09:15 AM
Moves
Quitting
Posted by: Moneywise Pastor | March 14, 2012 at 09:46 PM
Moves
Quitting
Posted by: Charlotte @ Out on the Veranda | March 14, 2012 at 11:28 PM
skilled
drawing
Posted by: Laxmi | March 14, 2012 at 11:54 PM
Skilled, Quitting
Posted by: Betty | March 15, 2012 at 12:25 AM
drawing
Posted by: Sam | March 15, 2012 at 12:31 AM
Skilled, Quitting
Posted by: Kari | March 15, 2012 at 12:56 AM
Skilled and drawing
Posted by: jonathan | March 15, 2012 at 07:40 AM
These games are now over. The winners are:
Game 5: Skilled
Game 6: Drawing
Thanks to everyone for voting. Another set of games is out today -- be sure to vote!
Posted by: FMF | March 15, 2012 at 08:59 AM
skilled
Posted by: Dave | March 15, 2012 at 11:24 AM
LOL, I forgot to vote...what a week. Congrats Kevin!
Posted by: Crystal | March 15, 2012 at 03:31 PM
quitting
Posted by: libby | March 15, 2012 at 04:30 PM
Thanks, everyone! Honestly am shocked but pleased. Crystal's post was epic and tough competition! :)
Posted by: Invest It Wisely | March 15, 2012 at 10:59 PM