Money Madness, Round Two
Round Two is now in the books, and I’m pleased to report that FiveCentNickel and Raising4Boys went a combined 6-1. Here’s a quick rundown of the matchups…
Don’t Let Your Kids Get Ahold of Your Checkbook
defeated
Money 101: My Basic Financial Plan
Ten Simple Ways to Cover Your Ass(ets)
defeated
Why There Is Money in Fixer Properties
Solving Customer Service Problems
defeated
I Do Not Use Credit Cards
Introducing the 401(kid)
defeated
It Is Amazing What Some People Will Insure While Ignoring Their Most Important Asset
Teaching Kids the Value of a Dollar
defeated
What the Heck is Beta?
Dave Ramsey is Bad at Math
defeated
Missed Fortune 101 — horrible advice!
Finally, NCN of NoCreditNeeded was the only one to pull off a victory:
Avoid 10 Common Debt Reduction Mistakes
defeated
12 Simple Ways to Save Money on Utilities (and the Planet)
Published on March 11th, 2007 - One Comment
Filed under: Miscellany
About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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Tip It!
March 13th, 2007 at 12:33 am
I enjoyed competing with you even though I lost!
I’m taking it like a woman!