Comments on: Top Ten Ways Personal Finance Blogging has Helped Me

By: Jen L.

Jen L. — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:35:46 +0000

I just started a blog on personal wealth and like other blogs on other topics I’ve done, I’ve found it’s a good motivator to keep up with current issues, especially given the current state of the economy. It also encourages more productivity. For example, I’ve been reading some books and web sites, listening to podcasts, and watching some TV shows on personal finance trying to absorb as much as I can.

I probably wouldn’t have finished reading the books and kept up with the podcasts and shows more regularly had it not been for the blog.

By: End of Your Rope? Tie a Knot and Hang on Tight.

End of Your Rope? Tie a Knot and Hang on Tight. — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:01:26 +0000

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By: MultifolDream$

MultifolDream$ — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:41:16 +0000

Very good summary. For me as well the best way to learn something is to share it with other people.

By: Start-Up

Start-Up — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:32:17 +0000

I discovered personal finance blogs when I was searching for information about self-employed income. When I realized that most of the blogs were already very mature and were either heavily focused on debt reduction or already had significant wealth built up, I decided to start my own blog to force myself to learn about personal finances.

Id say I most identify with #1 and #2 as I started my blog to learn about personal finance and I hope others can benefit from my situation.

By: Welcome US News Readers

Welcome US News Readers — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:46:39 +0000

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By: PixelHead

PixelHead — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:07:36 +0000

I like the idea of creating a blog about a hobby you are passionate about. Then part of the expenses involved with the hobby then become tax deductible business expenses. I was just talking to a guy who is a golfer that takes 3-4 golfing trips a year. I imagine golfing keywords are pretty high paying keywords.Advertisers for something like that surely would not be that difficult to find.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:41:21 +0000

So far, I’d have to say that I love how much I am learning about “Web 2.0″ – I still consider myself young but all the 2.0 stuff makes me feel much older:) PLurK? Is it really necessary?:)

I was amazed when I began to make some php changes that worked, so that I could change my own php code… that was a great feeling!

By: The Writer’s Coin » Blog Archive » How Personal Finance Blogging has Helped Me

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:38:44 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:32:30 +0000

I mostly focus on a variation of #8. I blog so that I have to distill and analyze my thinking. When there’s many thoughts, some contradictory, floating in my head, writing forces me to become coherent. When I’m writing for an audience, I feel compelled to justify my thoughts with statistics of some kind, which requires me to do the diligence. And finally, the comments force me to confront differing opinions.

By: Top 5 Reasons I Started and Continue A Personal Finance Blog | The Sun’s Financial Diary | A Personal Finance Blog on Saving and Investing

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:26:04 +0000

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By: The Money Diva

The Money Diva — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:48:25 +0000

I liked this topic and have posted on it at http://themoneydiva.blogspot.com/2007/05/ten-ways-personal-finance-blogging-has.html

MD:)

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Sat, 12 May 2007 23:32:30 +0000

Sorry Zaphod, I get at least 30-40 e-mails a day. Your e-mail probably got buried in there.

I’m not in the habit of giving links out until a site has at least 3 months of 4 personal finance articles a week. It may seem a little stringent, but anything less and I would 500 links and Google would probably ban me for being a link farm.

By: zaphod2016

zaphod2016 — Sat, 12 May 2007 22:45:15 +0000

How has personal finance blogging helped me? It has given me the courage to discuss finances openly and honestly with my fiance and other friends. These discussions have helped me to discover new strategies (i.e. Roth IRA) and have helped support me in doing the right thing (live within your means, stop trying to impress the neighbors).

I emailed you for a linkback, but was ignored. If anyone is interested in following my journey, help yourself: http://zaphodforpresident.com/category/finance/

By: Money Blog

Money Blog — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:48:14 +0000

You have to look at the cost per hour a little differently though when comparing it to an 8 hour a day job. Say you could put 8 hours a day into your blog, and come up with 4 or 5 decent posts every day. You would at least double your visitors, probably do even better than that. I know if I could put 8 hours a day into my blog, I probably could make a decent living off of it. The problem is, I only put 1/2 hour a day to it, so it is not nearly as good as it could be.

By: RedHeadGingerbread

RedHeadGingerbread — Mon, 07 May 2007 20:46:16 +0000

Hi! I posted a meme on my site as well. Blogging has helped me to hold myself accountable every day, not just once a month when the bills are due! Thanks for the link!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:57:17 +0000

I started my everydayfinance blog a few months ago and it’s working out nicely so far. It’s driven me to research alternative investment strategies and other investment vehicles to differentiate me from the other blogs out there. If I can move up in the search rankings a bit, could potentially back off the frequency of the posts and bring in the same traffic/income. I agree with the cost/hr; not exactly lit up over those results, but from 9-10PM on a weeknight, i’d be watching tv instead. At least this outlet provides for some income and enjoyment (not to say watching IDOL with my wife ins’t enjoyable…hahaha, but there are only so many useful things to be doing in between putting the kids to bed and sleeping myself).

By: Money Blog

Money Blog — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:08:35 +0000

I have been a PF blogger for 4 months, but I am already tired of it. I have run out of ideas. I mean, I do have a lot of ideas, but everyone has already covered them. I have followed the PF blog trail for around 6 months, and everyone talks about the same things. I got a ton of major tips in the beginning, but I have learned nothing new in the past 2 or 3 months. I mean, there is only so much you can cover. My blog has since turned into random ramblings from myself, not money ramblings, as I would be talking about all the same things as everyone else.

I’m not saying any of you should stop, I have just lost interest in PF blogs. I may come back to them in a few months, but I will probably be reading the same things I did before.

By: Investing Blog

Investing Blog — Mon, 07 May 2007 09:38:42 +0000

I agree with #5 and #6 especially. Before I began blogging, writing was not an easy task for me. And I developed some bad habits like proscrastination and poor organization. These are still obstacles for me, however, blogging has improved my capacities in these two areas.

Fun meme. I’ll have to give it a go later this week.

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Sun, 06 May 2007 17:35:11 +0000

I did the meme today :)

By: John Jackson

John Jackson — Sat, 05 May 2007 22:03:07 +0000

Lazy makes you money, it sound good to me that is why I did not go to work today.