I am naturally drawn to those '10 best. . .' or '20 best. . .' of whatever, whether it be '10 best places to retire' or '5 best cities to find a job', or what-have-you. I'm not sure why I love them so much but they catch my eye and my mouse click at the same time.
Here, though, is the most idiotic 'best of' list I think I've ever seen: 100 Best Money Moves.
The vast majority of these "money moves" involve some form of consumerism, whether it's purchasing the 'best' video camera, obtaining the 'best' rewards credit card, or buying a $350 thermostat to 'save' money on heating and cooling. It's absolutely maddening that marketers are basically advertising to us by pretending to give us money advice!
Here's some advice, and it's free: Save more money. Pay down debt. Avoid ridiculous consumerist 'best of' lists.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Pseudo-advice. . .
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I wish blogger had the Facebook "like" button. I'd click it for this post.
I'd say pseudo-advice is a great way to describe this. If you want a good laugh about money stuff read Cosmo or any other of those type magazine's money advice.
I couldn't agree more. You don't need 100 anything. What you need to is be able to manage the money you are spending.
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