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 11
- I Almost Made an Emotional Investing Decision (Decision) - I almost made a huge investing mistake by making an emotional investing decision but instead I learned an important lesson without making the mistake. My goal for the money I had invested changed from a mid-term goal to a short-term goal and I was invested too aggressively. To find out how much money I almost lost make sure to read the post!
VERSUS
- Dividend Investing in Plain English (Plain) - One of the best ways to build wealth is to invest in stocks that pay dividends. Dividend stocks not only give you the opportunity to make money through capital appreciation, they also provide a steady source of income as long as you own the stock. In this post you'll learn the advantages of dividend investing and how to get started.
GAME 12
- My Money Design for How to Achieve Financial Freedom – November 2012 Update (Achieve) - This post gives the readers something they can really sink their teeth into - a physical blue-print of an early retirement plan (complete with estimations). A lot of books or blogs will make vague generalizations telling you to save for retirement, but very few (if any) ever really address how to structure your assets if you want to retire before age 59-1/2. Not only does the plan outlined in this post accomplish this, but it also asks the readers to re-think their investments in terms of when they can have access to them. A lot of work went into this post and I hope it will inspire the readers to some up with their own unique money designs.
VERSUS
- Build a Bigger Nest Egg Through "Investment Creep" (Creep) - Lifestyle creep is a popular personal finance boogeyman, and for good reason. If you’re not careful, your expenses will increase in lockstep with your income and you’ll never get ahead. But did you realize that you can use the same principles to supercharge your retirement (or other) savings? It’s really quite easy.
Plain
Achieve
Posted by: Mike Collins | March 29, 2013 at 07:26 AM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: Jeffrey | March 29, 2013 at 07:37 AM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: Michelle | March 29, 2013 at 08:18 AM
Plain
Achieve
Posted by: Glen Craig | March 29, 2013 at 08:22 AM
Plain
Creep
Posted by: Echo | March 29, 2013 at 09:41 AM
Plain
Achieve
Posted by: Miranda | March 29, 2013 at 09:43 AM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: Lance at Money Life and More | March 29, 2013 at 09:56 AM
Plain
Achieve
Posted by: Laura | March 29, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Achieve
Posted by: Don | March 29, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Achieve
Posted by: Gary Blackstock | March 29, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Achieve
Posted by: Jackie Blackstock | March 29, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Achieve
Posted by: Michelle | March 29, 2013 at 10:59 AM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: Eric | March 29, 2013 at 11:12 AM
Decisions
Creep
Posted by: Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey | March 29, 2013 at 11:23 AM
Decision
Posted by: Victoria | March 29, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Plain
achieve
Posted by: Steve | March 29, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Plain
Achieve
Posted by: Peter | March 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Decision
Posted by: Carrie | March 29, 2013 at 11:52 AM
Achieve
Posted by: mike singh | March 29, 2013 at 11:53 AM
decision
achieve
Posted by: Retire By 40 | March 29, 2013 at 12:02 PM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: Crystal | March 29, 2013 at 12:05 PM
game 11 : Plain
game 12 : Achieve
Posted by: jim | March 29, 2013 at 01:11 PM
plain
achieve
Posted by: Justin | March 29, 2013 at 01:16 PM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: Jason | March 29, 2013 at 01:25 PM
Plain
Achieve
Posted by: Tom Drake | March 29, 2013 at 03:01 PM
achieve
Posted by: Larry | March 29, 2013 at 05:14 PM
Achieve
Posted by: Kim | March 29, 2013 at 07:08 PM
Decision
achieve
Posted by: 20's Finances | March 29, 2013 at 10:11 PM
Achieve
Posted by: Bugga | March 30, 2013 at 12:22 AM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: LaurS | March 30, 2013 at 08:48 AM
Decision
Achieve
Posted by: John S @ Frugal Rules | March 30, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Achieve
Posted by: Liquid | March 31, 2013 at 12:51 AM
Creep. Not that it matters at this point. ;-)
Posted by: Michael | March 31, 2013 at 04:55 PM
Creep
Posted by: Greg @ Thriftgenuity | April 01, 2013 at 08:21 AM
These games are now over. The winners are:
Game 11: Decision
Game 12: Achieve
Thanks to everyone for voting. Another set of games is out today -- be sure to vote!
Posted by: FMF | April 01, 2013 at 06:15 PM
These games are now over. The winners are:
Game 11: Decision
Game 12: Achieve
Thanks to everyone for voting. Another set of games is out today -- be sure to vote!
Posted by: FMF | April 01, 2013 at 06:15 PM