Rockstar Rumble, Round 1, Posts 97-104

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 49

Success Isn't About Money, It's About Peace (Peace) -- We spend so much of our time, time that we'll never get back, chasing money, our next job promotion, or some version of the traditional success narrative. But will we really have is this moment and we have the opportunity to define success on our own, instead of how much we have, how about how much peace we feel?

VERSUS

How I Raised My Kids to be Financially Successful at Their Expense (Expense) -- Must read for parents that want to raise financially responsible kids in an age where spoiling them has never been so easy. My kids are in college now so I’m writing from experience.

[poll id="181"] GAME 50

The One Thing You Should Never Do With Your Credit Card (Never) -- Soon many people make this one huge mistake with the credit cards — especially if they’re carrying credit card debt. Fixing this goes a LONG way toward whipping your money into shape!

VERSUS

How to Negotiate Salary: 7 Salary Negotiation Tips (Negotiate) -- If you think about it, those 5 minutes can bring you several thousand dollars, based on the increase in your yearly salary. Just a tiny bit of effort can make a world of difference. Unless you’re Bill Gates or someone like that, did you ever think you’ll get a chance to earn $5,000 for 5 minutes of work?

[poll id="182"] GAME 51

Waking Up At 5AM Changed My Life – Win The Morning, Win The Day (Win) -- Waking up at 5AM has helped give me purpose in the morning and sense of direction and discipline to work towards something bigger in life. The benefits stretch across my finances, health, personal productivity, business and more. It's a personal choice that fits my lifestyle and works for me, without a doubt I can say it has truly changed my life.

VERSUS

How to Shift Your Mindset from Consumerism to Frugalism (Shift) -- Our society is built on consumerism, and you are groomed from a young age to spend money. Marketing and the media have also groomed you to constantly desire more, and with easy access to credit, the end result has become a perfect storm of debt. Is there a way out of this spiral? Escape the debt cycle by learning how to shift your mindset from consumerism to frugalism.

[poll id="183"] GAME 52

I'm Officially Retired! (Officially) -- Airbnb hosting: the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.

VERSUS

Hurricane Michael Taught Us How An Emergency Fund Can Save Your Life (Emergency) -- I always knew emergency funds were important, but I never considered the fact they could literally save your life. My community was devastated by Hurricane Michael and at least 43 people died in Florida due to the storm. If they had an emergency fund, some of those people could have made it out alive. Instead, they couldn't evacuate. Learn how an emergency fund can save your life.

[poll id="184"]