About

We are going to do this in question/answer form, it should be fun.
Q: Who are you? Where are you from?
A: I’m Lazy Man. I respond to Lazy, Lazy Man, and Corey (a pen name that I’ve been known to use). I’m 31 years old and married to a wonderful woman, I often refer to as Energy Gal. I spent 30 of those years in the suburbs of Boston, and the last year in Silicon Valley as a software engineer.

Q: Do you have a motto?
A: This is the best I closest I can come to that. This blog is about a man, a lazy man, and his quest to not only retire early, but to retire rich enough to live a comfortable lifestyle. I believe that a penny saved is a penny earned — and that’s a penny that can be invested. While I’m at it, I strive to bring in more pennies.

Q: Lazy Man is great name… Wait that’s not a question…
A: A few people have publicly wondered about the name (see this review). I never picked it thinking that it was all that unusual.

Q: So why where do you come up with the Lazy Man name?
A: The truth is that I am very lazy in real life. I get very annoyed with repetitive tasks that don’t improve my life in the long term. For instance, let’s examine the chore of making a bed. It’s the kind of task that you can perform everyday for the rest of your life. It may be only 3-5 minutes, but over a lifetime that really adds up. My goal with Lazy Man and Money is to strive to find ways to save money and make more money - with the least amount of work possible. It’s easy to say, “get a second job to make more money” or “walk to the grocery store to save gas money”, but each of these suggestions require more work.

Q: Isn’t blogging a repetitive task? You have to write every day or so.
A: It is repetitive, but once it’s written, it stays out in cyberspace. Yesterday’s thoughts aren’t “destroyed” by today’s. It’s not like making a bed where you are back to the start every day. Writing is a creative process and it’s quite a bit different each day.

Q: You seem to be doing so much, how can you be that Lazy?
A: You won’t really see the lazy side of my online - it’s largely a misnomer. I have a lot of trouble equating typing with work. I’ve done some real work (for short periods) and typing on a computer and clicking a mouse does not qualify.

Q: Why do you blog about personal finance?
A: It started out as just something I wanted to share with the world. I have some different views and Money Magazine doesn’t cover them. I found there are many advantages to it, but here is my top ten list.

Q: You’ve convinced me that I should blog, can you help me get started?
A: Blogging for money is a lot of work. For the first 7 months, I blogged almost every day and didn’t make a penny. I’m at the point now where I’d probably do much better spending my time at a Starbucks. If you still want to blog for money read this advice for new personal finance bloggers.

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