Rockstar Rumble, Round 1, Posts 121-128

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 Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need, the great new book from Grant Sabatier. Here are today's games: GAME 61

  • Do You Know Your Get Worth? (Get) -- Many FIRE bloggers freely talk about net worth, asset allocation, and their early retirement numbers - but there was always a number excluded that I thought went hand in hand with those numbers: present value, or as I call it here, our ""get worth"". Present value is the amount you must contribute to your portfolio, right now, that will eventually grow into the amount needed for financial independence without any further input from you. Even if it's just an estimate, I think that's a nice figure to know.

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  • Why You Should Buy Used Things as Much as Possible (Used) -- In a world full of excess junk, we need to focus on reducing the amount of new items being manufactured. The land fills are filling up and the world continues to get more polluted. This post outlines the major reasons you should consider buying your items used as much as possible. Saving money is one of them.

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  • Raising My Brother (Brother) -- As my immigrant parents worked relentlessly to provide for our family, I took over the responsibility of raising my brother. We now share an unbreakable bond that exceeds a normal sibling relationship. Now, as a college student, he even has his own category in our budget.

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  • How to Do an Annual Budget Review (Annual) -- When it comes to budgeting, all the focus is given to creating a monthly budget. But a month is a small sample size which can lead to high variance in many expense categories. That's why it's also important to do an annual budget review where the sample size is large enough to truly see spending patterns and identify behaviors to change.

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  • 8 Money Lessons from Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy) -- You might wonder why a frugal blogger was gagging to see a film that revels in spending like it's going out of style. But I reckon Crazy Rich Asians has some fabulous lessons to teach us about finance. Clue: it's not all about the money, honey.

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  • 11 Awesome Budget-Friendly Date Ideas (Date) -- Many couples sacrifice nearly everything in the name of saving money and getting out of debt. This post helps you find ways to keep your relationship vibrant and active without killing your budget. As David O. McKay once said, “No worldly success can compensate for failure in the home.” Use this post to help keep your home life strong so you can crush your money goals as a team!

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  • High-Income Bloggers Are Ruining Personal Finance (Bloggers) -- The personal finance community could use a bit more empathy. In this post, Your Money Geek challenges the status quo to write for people who have more need for great financial content and less need of judgment.

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