Cast your votes in the Super Bowl of PF blogging
Posted
Feb 05 2008, 04:25 PM
by
Karen Datko
We've had Super Bowl Sunday, and now Super Tuesday. For your next super fix, check out the battle between Team Finance and Team Frugal in the "Superbowl of Personal Finance." "On the heels of the Super Bowl, we're rolling out the first-ever personal-finance showdown: the Carnival of Personal Finance vs. the Festival of Frugality," writes Being Frugal's Lynnae, coach of Team Frugal.
Voters will decide the winner. You can begin casting votes Wednesday at Being Frugal and I've Paid For This Twice Already, the headquarters for Team Finance.
The coaches have already designated the MVP posts at each carnival, but the backup players also provided plenty of good personal-finance reading. These teams have bodacious depth charts.
Among our favorites, Team Frugal offensive linesman Terry presented the Savvy Frugality Recession Survival Guide. Terry based his advice on his experience during the recession of 1991, when he was out of work for six months.
Among other things, Terry recommends you stop spending for nonessentials, beef up your emergency fund and stock your emergency pantry. "Think Y2K preparations," he said, "without the irrational fear of planes falling from the sky. During the recession of '91, there were times I didn't know where my family was going to get its next meal."
Defensive back Iowahippiechick wrote about earning frequent-flyer miles without using a credit card, starting with the Free Frequent Flyer Miles Web site. We like lists, and we recommend defensive MVP Pinyo's "50-plus frugal tips, ideas and resources" at Moolanomy.
Over at Team Finance, offensive lineman TwoWiseAcres presented "Avoid foreclosure by thinking like investors." We also liked "Joe Sixpack and the battle of the soul-sucking job" by defensive back Randall at Credit Withdrawal.
