Tour de Personal Finance, Stage 7, Round 2 – Posts 1-8

July 8, 2012
/ Blogging
/ By Jacob A Irwin

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Without further ado, let’s continue on with the 7th Stage (the first Stage of the 2nd round of competition!) of the 2012 My Personal Finance Journey Tour de Personal Finance (to follow all of the action, click on the Tour de Personal Finance category link and scroll down to read all the posts involved in this subject).

To view the most up-to-date brackets of the competition, click the following link – 2012 Tour de PF Bracket.

Going along with Tour de France cycling tradition, I’ve listed each competition within each stage as an “intermediate sprint” (one post versus another) along with the description provided by the blog author when the post was submitted.

Also, if applicable, I will give a brief description of the stage of the Tour de France that took place the same day as (or that has happened since the previous Stage of) the competition.

HOW TO VOTE

You can vote for the two articles (one from each intermediate sprint) you’d like to see proceed in the Tour by commenting in the comments section below and telling which are your favorites.

I’ve listed a keyword after each post title to make it easy to vote (as a made-up example, you can just comment: Sprint 1: Mutual; Sprint 2: 401k, etc.) Be sure to comment which one you like the best out of each set of two! Criteria for the best article is completely up to you, but you can use these factors as a guide: 1) post of your favorite blogger, 2) most interesting post, 3) most thought-provoking post, 4) most unique post, or 5) most actionable post.

Here are today’s competitions:

Voting will continue until July 10th for this Stage!

INTERMEDIATE SPRINT # 1

I Miss Checkbooks (Checkbooks): This post proves that something as simple as a checkbook can clear up a HUGE misunderstanding. Now that people rarely use checkbooks, I’m sure life will be awkward for many people, but mostly for me.

VERSUS

Pay Off Mortgage Early or Invest– The Complete Guide (Mortgage): Should I pay off my mortgage early or invest? Forget the dangerous half-truths and over-simplified conventional wisdom about getting out of debt. Instead, learn the many dimensions to paying off your mortgage early in this complete guide so you can make a smart financial decision that perfectly fits your personal situation.

INTERMEDIATE SPRINT # 2

How to Retire Early (Retire): Here are the core principles and action items that can help you become financially successful, and retire sooner. I know, because I became financially independent and retired at age 50. I found that financial success is made up of one part family support, one part career choices, one part money management, and one part personal habits and attitudes. It’s not a quick or easy process, but there are definitely things you can do to accelerate your progress….”

VERSUS

Why Cash Value Life Insurance Might be a Better Option Than Term (Insurance): Everybody says that term life insurance is better than cash-value. But is “everybody” right? I don’t think so. Here’s why I think Dave Ramsey is wrong and cash value may be a better choice.

TOUR DE FRANCE DAILY RECAP

Today’s stage (Stage 8) in the Tour de France took the riders 158 km through a medium mountains stage from Belfort – Porrentruy. This was the second really steep climbing/individual tester for the contenders for overall victory.

In the finish, local Frenchmen, Thibaut Pinot (the youngest rider in the Tour this year!) took out the win. Bradley Wiggins finished close to his competitors to hold on to the yellow jersey as race leader. Pre-tour favorite, Cadel Evans, finished on the same time as Wiggins, so he is also right there in the hunt.

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About the Author Jacob A Irwin

Hi folks! My name is Jacob. I am the owner and operator of My Personal Finance Journey. I started this blog in January of 2010 and have enjoyed the journey ever since. Since finishing up graduate school in Virginia in 2014, I have been working in biopharmaceutical development in Colorado. You can read more about me and this site here. Please contact me if you have any questions!

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Tour de Personal Finance, Stage 7, Round 2 – Posts 1-8

HOW TO VOTE

INTERMEDIATE SPRINT # 1

INTERMEDIATE SPRINT # 2

TOUR DE FRANCE DAILY RECAP

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