FMF 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

• 3 Dividend Traps You Must Avoid (Traps) - Dividend Investing is definitely one of the most popular and successful ways of investing. But it doesn’t mean that it works all the time. Dividends are not 100% secured. In fact, dividend investing can also bring you big losses. There are some pitfalls you must avoid during your dividend investing journey.

VERSUS

• Single Income Household - The Best Secret for Happiness (Single) - Back in 2009, my wife quit her job and we become a single income household. This was a very important decision but it opened us the door to happiness. We are living with less money than we could if she would go back to work but our lifestyle is just amazing.

GAME 32

• Should Women Work in a Male Dominated Professions? (Women) - Do you think women should take over male dominated professions or simply work in their "own" field. Check out this controversial post about my answer!

VERSUS

• 3 Simple Tips for De-Cluttering Your Home (Home) - You feel that you have too much stuff in your house and you don't know where to start? Use those 3 tips to de-clutter your house and feel much better about your home.

Comments

[Jeffrey]

Traps (close call, both really good)
Home

[Ivy]

Traps
Home

[Laura]

Traps
Home

(That "women" post... ugh.)

[jim]

game 31 : Traps
game 32 : Home

[McKenna]

31 - Traps
32 - Home

That woman post was so insulting, poorly thought-out and un-enlightening it surprises me that it's a contender even in an early round.

[Echo]

Single
Women

[X]

Single
Home

[JTS]

Traps
Home

[Nick @ ayoungpro.com]

Single
Home

[Jose]

single
home

[FMF]

These games are now over. The winners are:

Game 31: Traps
Game 32: Home

Thanks to everyone for voting. Another set of games is out today -- be sure to vote!