Rockstar Rumble, Round 1, Posts 105-112

Here are the latest games in the first round of the 2019 Rockstar Rumble. We've listed each "game" (one post versus another) along with wording provided by the author when the post was submitted. Also listed is a keyword after each post title to make it easy to vote. Be sure to vote for your favorites since you will help determine the winner! Criteria for the best article is what makes Rockstar content which includes these factors:

  • Starts with an interesting title
  • Includes unique content — we like posts that are edgy, feisty, funny, failure-focused, and super helpful
  • Easy to read
  • Positive/uplifting (vs. negative)

The voting will run for 48 hours. At that point, a winner will be named and will advance. You can follow the results in the brackets here. Please note, there is ONE VOTE PER PERSON. To be sure you see all games, click on the Rumble category link and scroll down. If you like great posts like these featured, you can subscribe to the Rockstar Finance weekday email and get the best personal finance articles delivered to your inbox. Today's games are brought to you by Mediavine, a full-service ad management solution for digital content creators. Here are today's games: GAME 53

  • Cancer Awareness Month: Why I Won't Quit My Day Job (Cancer) -- By night I am a personal finance blogger, but by day I am an oncology psychologist. Although I do strive for financial independence, I'm not planning to retire early. I am passionate about my job, but it is emotionally taxing work. That's why it's important that I walk into work every day choosing to be there, not because of the golden handcuffs.

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  • When Your Mental Health Affects Your Financial Well-Being (Affects) -- There's a strong connection between financial health and mental health... and yet we don't talk about it enough. This post is a reflection on the myriad ways in which chronic depression and anxiety have affected my financial choices. I know there are others who can relate to this experience.

[poll id="185"] GAME 54

  • 3 Tiers of Financial Resiliency: How to Create a Shock-Proof Life (Resiliency) -- Americans today are in a weaker financial place than ever before. What would it take for you to break? If you want to shock-proof your finances and be stronger than ever then you have to take action in three areas: health, career, and your money. Being financially resilient means that you can weather hard times, recover quickly from difficult circumstances, and absorb the shocks that life throws your way.

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  • Financial Empowerment: Encouraging Women to Become Financially Literate (Empowerment) -- It’s time to overcome the obstacles that prevent women from becoming financially literate. Let’s dispel the myths and conquer the fears associated with money management. Together we can strive to create a community of confident, financially savvy women now and for generations to come.

[poll id="186"] GAME 55

  • An Easy Hack To Save More Money and Become A Millionaire (Hack) -- The most common excuse I hear for not saving more is that people don’t want to make any "sacrifices." The savings accelerating approach described in this post eliminates that excuse. Not everybody will be able to become a Millionaire by age 43 like Jane in the post's example but the "hack" of saving just half of all raises may get you there quicker than you can imagine.

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  • 6 Financial Literacy Topics You Should Understand By Your Early 20’s (Literacy) -- This post summarizes everything that young adults should have learned in school but didn't. Bringing awareness to financial literacy is one of the reasons I started Early 20's Money in the first place! This post touches upon saving, investing, using credit, being a consumer, and more.

[poll id="187"] GAME 56

  • Engen's Annual Letter To Householders (Letter) -- Inspired by Warren Buffett’s folksy wisdom in his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders I decided to write my own letter. I don’t have any shareholders so this letter is written to my family, or my householders. Alas, I don’t expect anyone to make the pilgrimage to Lethbridge, Alberta for our annual household meeting, so instead you’ll get to read Engen’s annual letter to householders.

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  • Finding What You Value (Value) -- I write a lot about managing finances by limiting spending to your values. This is the first time I collect that together with a framework for determine what you value. It’s harder then it seems in today’s world.

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