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What’s your favorite article? What did you like about it? Or maybe tell me which articles you don’t like and would like to see less of. Are there other topics you’d like to see covered? Should I write more about frugality? Investing? Relationships? Do you want to see fewer guest posts? More of them? Do you want me to post ten times a day? Once a week? Do you want a podcast? Financial calculators? Anything else?
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I teach personal finance and accounting for a public school in Ohio. I love the book reviews. That helps me effectively use my time for information. Also, the site helps me see other peoples’ points of view. The different perspective helps when dealing with students. I personally have always been disciplined with money, but not all my students have been. The ability to see how to move them to a new understanding requires an understanding of where they are. I also like the posts from readers and the connections to other blogs. It helps me summarize information nicely. Thanks.
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I have been reading your site for well over 6 months now. I come back every day because I know you will always have some thing on and it will entertain and educate me. I like your humble, straight from the heart approach. Because of this, I had learnt alot from your site and like I had said before you are like a frugal mentor to me. I enjoy your articles and your style of presenting it to me. I would like to see you ‘podcasting’ if that is possible. Good luck and thank you for your effort.
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I love this site as it is– both your articles and the comments of others have really opened my eyes! I was so financially naive just a few months ago. Nobody in our society is willing to talk money so freely as you folks do!
In general, I’d love more posts from you each day because this is one site I check frequently. The guest posts are great, even when I can’t agree with them (religion in finance?!?). More guests!
Specifically, I’d like some advice about what to say to cable companies to bring my monthly bill down, even just a little bit. I know this might be a trivial request…
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I found your web site while doing research for a presentation/research paper on the benefits and downside of credit. I love the way you are open to all areas of finance and I would love to see more on investing and saving. I own a couple of mutual funds in my Roth and a few penny stocks and that is the extent of my investment history. I read rich dad poor dad and didn’t quite agree with his idea that a home is a liability and would love some research on this area. Also, I do not own a iPod so podcasts would not be too beneficial to me, but KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. I have to say I forward at least on article a day to my friends and family.
I would also like to see more about real estate investments, like real estate investment trusts and tax lien investing
Thanks for the great Blog.
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I read several frugality blogs, and I like your take, especially on environemtnal issues and simple, frugal green living. Plus, you have great links to stuff I want/need to know about – green living, gardening, making good purchases.
Keep up the great work!
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I’m very happy with GRS. It gives me proper perspective on financial issues, when the Joneses around me make me think I should keep up with them. I also love the variety of ways to increase cash flow, without resorting to scams or highly risky endeavors. This is a site I can trust!
I think guest posting is a good thing, but keep it at the level it’s at now. I think 3-4 posts a week is good. After all, we need time to ACT on these suggestions, not just read them.
Lastly, I think a few financial “hacks” would be good too .. short (or long) pieces of advice or hints or tips on how to be wiser and thriftier about spending, tracking, budgeting, etc.
Thanks for your work on GRS!
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If I could only read one PF blog, it would be GRS, hands-down.
If I have one small criticism it’s with the GRS mantra, “spend less than you earn.” While I think we all understand the idea behind this, the statement itself is an oversimplification. There are times when the key to wealth is actually spending more than you earn, at least temporarily, such as by taking out student loans to finance an education, or putting money into starting a business. I also think spending less than you earn won’t guarantee wealth. Obviously saving $10/month isn’t going to let anyone retire early, though it’s a nice start.
Again, the fact that this is my harshest criticism shows how much I like this blog.
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I am very pleased with your blog.
I love the conversational tone of your entries. Your writing is accessable and to the point.
If you are interested in our favorite posts I would have to say it is “How to Eat at a Swanky Restautant Without Blowing Your Monthly Food Budget” My wife and I love eating out but we dont want to break the bank. This is a great guide.
I do have one favor to ask. I would like to see more investing tips.
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Best part of the site: You. Keep sharing from your heart.
Worst part of the site: You don’t link to me enough.
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Get Rich Slowly is one of the first blogs that I ever read on a daily basis, and the reason is because your writing is so good J.D. You write about your personal experiences with money and even when you stumble you are not afraid to let us know, which makes you human to the rest of us who are out here trying to do the same thing you are doing.
My favorite topic is about frugality, so I’d vote for more topics on that in a heartbeat, but I have learned several things about topics like retirement accounts that I wouldn’t have learned without reading your site. I think you have a good balance going on. I do enjoy the guest posts although I have to say I like your writing better. Ten times a day would be great, but I don’t think it would leave you much time for anything else.
One of my favorite things about your site is when you alert us to an article on another blog that you’ve found interesting. I usually always read those.
I wish the personal finance forum were more active because I do enjoy reading it even though I know could do my part to make that happen.
Just my two cents worth,
Belinda
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Quick review.
I like the post that specifically relate to
- living simply
- tips on frugality
- tips on safe, cheap, and forget-about-it investing
I’d like more specific tips — like exactly which Index Funds are among the safest, cheapest, and (of course) with the best return.
Thanks, Ian
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You have a great trove of information in your archive of posts. I wanted to suggest implementing a way for people to more easily approach the archives. Maybe there could be some sort of index, and a way for individual readers to mark entries as read/unread/ignore/read in the future …. etc etc.
Something like that would be very useful for me, at least. I could set up a sort of reading list of posts I intend to read later.
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I’m always impressed with how you respond so quickly to comments. I presume you write this blog as a full time venture?
-Raymond
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I would LOVE a podcast! I subscribe to a couple personal finance podcasts already and am always looking for more – they are fun to listen to. In particular, I enjoy hearing other people’s stories – so inviting guests to talk about their experiences would be great.
When I came across Get Rich Slowly this summer, you were in a “Money Hacks” phase and I was (honestly) put off by your overuse of the term “hacks” so I didn’t read much. But over the past couple months I’ve visited more often and found that you have a good variety of topics. I enjoyed the guest post on making your own bacon – I would never do it, but was fascinated that someone had! So far my favorite post was the one about tipping – that one generated really interesting responses.
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JD, I think this site is incredible. I maintain two blogs (one for work, one for home) and I am amazed at the amount of work you put in on a daily basis. Here’s my feedback. Things that are great-
*You respond to specific requests! When I sent you an email asking about something I thought I saw on GRS but couldn’t find, you responded within an hour with exactly what I was looking for.
*Regular updates across a breadth of topics.
*Easy to understand, WELL WRITTEN articles.
*A format that easily allows for dialog – you’ve really created a community of folks with similar interests but lots of perspectives.
Areas for improvement –
*I agree that more hands on tools would be great.
*I think that sometimes an assumption is made that readers might be of a particular socio-economic status. (an example is the recent comment that the interest off a million in the bank might not be enough on which to live comfortably) I wonder if there might be an opportunity for information, stories, and advice about a broader swath of financial situations.
*I like to hear more about what people do with their money for other people. Charitable giving, foundations etc…
The highest praise however is this, I give the GRS website out to friend more often than any other blog I read!
Thank You!
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The phrase “Get Rich Slowly” makes me chuckle; well picked.
Downloadable spreadsheets for things like loan calculators, investments, budgeting, and other math-intensive-but-extremely-helpful things would be great
I also like the tips that straddle the line between money and lifehacks.
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I think periodically you should pick some of the best posts from the success stories subforum. Not only do people find these stories interesting, but doing so will a) promote the forum more and b) make for some easy posts when you don’t feel like writing.
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I was shown this blog by a friend, and have been reading daily ever since (also went through the archives!) I’ve particularly enjoyed the book reviews, it’s gotten me to borrow a few from the local library to learn more! I don’t know that I’d really use a podcast much, but I’d be willing to try it out if you start, I’m happy with the written posts. I agree with other commenters that that the guest posts add a nice variety and depth (not to mention encouraging me to check out their sites as well sometimes) My least favourite posts are those that are quite short, I prefer reading the more lengthy/in-depth posts, even if they’re not as frequent. The exception to this is the round-ups that send me to other sites.
Keep up the good work! Referencing this site has helped me convince some friends and family that frugal isn’t cheap!
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I realize there is wisdom in getting rich slowly, being patient with money. Either way, paying debt off (always takes longer than we think) and gaining money (hardly ever get rich quick). This sight is realistic, although a little difficult to navigate for me, unfamiliar with blogs and feeds. Good advice and articles.
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I’m seeing alot of comments for calculators. This is one of the areas I am supposed to be helping JD with. What calculators would you like?
What about the forums? How is that?
What do you want in a podcast? We are *slowly* gearing up for our first podcast, but I’d love to know what you all want. We’re hoping to have a cast where you can listen live, CALL IN, and then download to your pod later. It’s going slowly because it seems that JD’s life got busy about the same time I got to go on a honeymoon!
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Though I am living in Malaysia, I find the articles featured so far, relevant to the local economic environment. What I would recommend is more updated content from other parts of the world such as Asia / Europe, so that the knowledge can be shared equally.
Other than that, keep up the excellent work !
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I would really love to see more real person investing tips. We’re looking for ways we can grow our money, but we’re not rich by any stretch. We’re also young, both in our mid 20s. However, almost all financial info that I find seems to be geared at rich, old, white golfers. I loved the 31 investment articles thing y’all did, more stuff like that would be very cool.
I also love it when you link to calculators! A side bar link to a post with all of the cool financial calculators you guys find would be awesome, that way I could find them without searching the site (which is rough when my swiss cheese memory can’t remember exactly what the calculator was called).
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JD,
I’ve been an RSS subscriber to your site for over six months now and it’s been a refreshingly interesting read every day. I run a technology blog and most of my internet reading is related to tech, but I save some of my time for financial reading and yours is one of the best – much better than the “financial-porn” such as money magazine and the others. My work-life is in the retirement administration industry and even though I consider myself to be well-read on financial topics, I still learn from Get Rich Slowly.
As others have mentioned, the title “get rich slowly” is quite excellent – definitely sends a message. Keep up the good work and the great original content.
I’d love to win that iPod too – thanks for the opportunity!
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This has always been one of my favorite blogs. I think you should offer my user-orientated content. Perhaps some debt & savings calculators, or goal calcs would also be pretty fun.
Or maybe (if you know where to find one) an interactive calculator thats determines what you REALLY make at your job (after factoring time spent driving, gas, et..) That would really be helpful. 
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I just discovered this blog a week or two ago and subscribed to the RSS feed almost immediately. You talk about many topics that are quite relevant to my life at the moment – frugality, saving and financial goals, food, using what you have, etc. I wouldn’t mind more guest bloggers because they offer valuable insights and different perspectives, especially ones who might routinely blog about slightly different topics [who are more into creative reuse/green living, for example]. I would also love to see a couple posts about the ‘friends/socializing’ aspect. Short of ditching my old friends for new ones, is there any ‘halfway’ ground, or areas of ‘compromise’ that you’ve found where you can still spend time with ‘spendier’ friends without having to spend tons of money?
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OK–what I like most about your blog is how well you engage the readers, and how much feedback you get. The comments are as interesting as the posts themselves.
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Hi JD
I am a recent arrival in the blogosphere and while I was initially excited about the vast amounts of information that was suddenly available to me, I was disappointed in the quality of the information provided. That is, until I stumbled across Get Rich Slowly!
Your posts are concise, informative and touch on issues that are important to anyone who is concerned about their personal finances. I also like that fact that you post regularly. In fact, since starting to read your blog I have unsubscribed from a few other PF blogs that:
1) Dont post regularly and
2) Do not have the same content quality as yours.
I for one, feel that you should basically do more of the same. Unless the “relationships” topic was a tongue-in-cheek remark, I suggest that you stick to what has made your site so successful in the first place.
I would enjoy more posts related to general principles of equity investing for example. Book reviews are also always welcome.
In closing, the best compliment I could probably give you is to say that if I ever had to start a PF blog, I would be proud of it if it turned out to be anything as well-thought out as yours!
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I would love to see some posts about how finances change during/after significant life events (marriage, birth of a child, death of a spouse), etc. Love your blog, though!
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What I love is that you’re just like a big human flashlight … what I mean by that is often times the world of finance/success is “unlit” and therefore it’s easy to stumble around in this world, but I know I can come here each day and you will have clearly illuminated some small piece w/ your awesome prose so that we can all better navigate this world. This effect becomes addicting, J.D. So it’s no surprise that what I want is more and more and more … so I guess I want GRS to become a freakin’ assembly line for the realities of money and success … I want to see you mass-produce reality in the same way corporations mass produce consumer goods. So I guess I’d just like to see you do this stuff full-time and assemble a team to help you if need be. I mean, we all know it’s your destiny to leave the box factory and do this stuff for a living, so let’s just get on w/ it!
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My favorite post was “Banker to the poor: Micro-Lending and the battle against World Poverty”. I first learned about micro-lending in college, and I believe it is one of the most powerful tools for helping the least fortunate people in developing countries. Muhammed Yanus has created opportunities for many people, and I encourage people to support the Grameen Foundation in any way possible.
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I have been a long time reader of the site, I use Google reader for my RSS feeds. I loved the articles where you talked about making money out of your hobbies and how you have a small business going for your self, I would like to see more of those articles about making and creating a side income.
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I love Get Rich Slowly. I love the posts by you and our guests. I find so many of them to be useful in my own life. I think what I like most about his site is that the topics are so practical and honest.
Another aspect I love are all of the comments from your mtriad readers. It is comforting to see that other people think about the same things I do.
I’d like to see more about rasing children on one income. I wouldn’t care either way about podcasts because I probably wouldn’t have the desire to listen- I like to read!
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I’ve subscribed to your feed for a while now, and it has been enjoyable to watch this blog grow. My favorite article would have to be “Renting vs. Buying: The Realities of Home-Ownership”. It got a lot of reference throughout the rest of the web, and the majority of it seemed to contradict the opinions expressed in your article. Whether or not your conclusions applied to everyone or were accurately presented, I’m glad that it opened up discussion on something people automatically assumed: That buying was hands-down better than renting. I am currently living at home and have been looking to move out on my own for the first time, so this article was really appropriate for me.
I also enjoyed “The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good” because I, by nature, am totally OCD when it came to large decisions. I’m trying to apply this mantra to my future decisions.
I don’t think you should muddy up your blog with podcasts and other bells and whistles. And the current flow of articles is just fine, my feeds are already overflowing thanks to Gizmodo and others of the like.
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I have made an email folder titled “Frugal”. Most of my saved articles are from GRS. These were my favorites:
I have 4 articles about Roth IRA’s, I loved the ones about once a month cooking,how to feed a family on $15 a week, the quest post from your wife about chicken stock,the article about homemade grape juice and living on $12,000 a year. My husband and I both benefited from the article about procrastination and fuel economy. Although, I’m still procrastinating about using your article about putting stuff on ebay. I’ve saved the best for last. My very favorite part of GRS are the old videos from the 40′s about thrifty habits,using time wisely,etc. We can learn so much from the wisdom of the past. Thank you, my habit and our family finances are improving slowly.
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I really like reading the site. I think the volume of posts is just about perfect too. Some of my favorite posts are the practical advice. How we can deal with money wisely on a day to day basis. Thanks for the blog!!
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I really enjoy your site and have been reading pretty regularly since May. I haven’t ventured in to the forums very much, but plan on doing so. I would like to see more about investing. The series on the Roth IRA was my favorite and most helpful for me thus far.
Thanks for all of your work.
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I read Get Rich Slowly via RSS feed at Livejournal. I like the down to earth approach you take and many of qualities you evince are qualities that I admire. Yesterday I read your article about NOT going to college. I found this especially timely, because I have a teenage son who is a senior in highschool. He’s more than usual-teenaged-surly and it can be difficult to talk to him. I’m a bit worried about what he will do after high school. I’ve told him I can get behind almost any plan, but that he must do SOMETHING.
As I said, he doesn’t want to hear me too much, but I thought your article might be of great benefit to him. So I wrote a note and emailed him the link. Hopefully he will be better able to listen to wisdom from you than from me.
I know from time to time you write about issues that young people face. If I could make any change to your already excellent blog, I would have you write more article for young people – and maybe help Zach decide what he’s doing.
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Your blogs back in June of this year about IRA/Roth IRA accounts was the single, most helpful site I’ve come across on the web. And that’s how I found Get Rich Slowly.
Being a “newbie” to investing, your blogs about Roth IRAs were so easy to understand and offered the most helpful advice when it came to selecting a company to open up a ROTH IRA account with. I chose T.Rowe Price in the end!
I would love to see more blogs about investing money. While I am still new to the investing market, I want to learn more about stocks, trading, etc. If you could have periodical updates about the best stocks to choose, the best mutual funds to-date, etc., that would be tremendously helpful.
Because this site appears to be made for and by those of us who are your everyday working class Americans, I’m sure I wouldn’t be alone in saying that I trust the advice I receive from this site. It’s honest, helpful, and practical.
Thanks for showing up in my inbox everyday and thanks for putting we well on my way to retiring easily and comfortably!
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I don’t really remember how I stumbled upon GRS, but I read some articles, was impressed and immediately subscribed to RSS feeds. I’m fairly young (25) and am in grad school (poor) but have been financially aware for some time now. The GRS articles have reinforced what I’ve read especially with regard to investing for the long-run (hence, the get rich SLOWLY). I also enjoy the helpful, specific hints for everyday use as well as articles in categories everyone may need (mortgages, paying off debt etc…).
I’d like to see something on how interest is calculated on loans or accounts so a reader can do their own analysis on their situation – for example, should I pay off my car early or plunk the extra money into my savings account. With a simple spreadsheet and some knowledge, they can make the best financial decision. Also, I’m just curious about how stuff is calculated.
Before finding this site, I’d helped a few friends get their stuff in order. Maybe a post like this exists, but some positive encouragement might be in order. I know the first month of Quicken was hard for them, but with my help and a little time and encouragement, they got themselves all straightened out and know exactly where they stand. I also think responsible use of credit cards should be discussed. I spend nearly all my money on my card, getting cash back, free money!
Wow, it seems like I just have complaints, but nothing could be further from the truth. I really like reading your posts because it re-emphasizes what I’m doing right now, teaches me how to be smart with my money, and just makes me think about new things.
Bravo and congrats on 18 months!
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My favorite posts are about doing things on a budget. Especially, eating on a budget. I’m always looking for cheap, healthy meals I can make for my family. I loved that post Kris did about rotisserie chicken, for instance. I would like to see more tips on cheap meals!
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I love the variety of all the different topics. From Finances to eBay tips. From coupons to car safety. One of my favorite topics was the Free Crash Test Videos from Consumer’s report.
My wife and I are starting to look around for another van and this video scared the bajeeba’s out of me. I usually look mostly at price but, that topic made me think about safety and the protection of my family first. Thanks.
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JD – your site has definitely allowed me to hit the brakes on my highway to financial distruction. The ask the readers post you did for my question about expenses exceeding income has given me some great ideas to improve my situation. One thing that I was hoping you might be able to post about is how to make money from creating a blog like this. The idea has been in the back of my mind for some time now, but the whole wordpress set up is just really confusing. Maybe you can point us in the direction of setting up our own blog and some general descriptions on the type of return you have generated from your blog since it’s beginning? That would be an awesome post!
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I have been reading via RSS for about 6 months and it has been a real blessing. I have started to recruit friends from work to read here as well, as most of them are young college aged students who are struggling to figure out the ways to avoid debt and still live comfortably.
Big Chris
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I enjoy reading most of the posts on this blog. I have been a subscriber for the past 10 months-or-so. I find confirmation here about many of the things that we already do as a family. We are a one income family with four children, paying down a modest mortgage, with no credit card debt, a modest car payment, no cable TV, no Cell Phone, blah, blah, blah…so many of the articles regarding the reduction of these sort of expenses are not relavant to our situation. From time to time though, there have been some additional good ideas that we have incorporated into our life.
I do really like to read about sucess stories that people have…I suppose that comes from the guest posts. I think the number of posts is plenty. Being as consistant as you are is not easy. Thanks for your good work.
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JD, I like how you don’t just post and disappear. You actually rspond to comments and try to keep the conversation flowing. I think my favorite post is th eone you did a while back on eating healthy w/o it breaking the bank.
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I have really been enjoying the guest posts lately, I think it’s great to show various view points about money. Also if there were some sort of calculators or tools that we could download, things that you have found useful yourself, that would be really neat!
Honestly, there isn’t much that you could do more because the site is great already.
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I’ve been a daily reader for quite some time now, which should tell you that your blog is good enough to keep bringing me back! I’m definitely more interested in investment and savings advice than debt reduction, but I suspect that your blog will begin to skew more that direction as your own debt is eliminated and your focus changes.
I really enjoy posts about daily frugality, but I would encourage you to be sure to include options for those of us with different lifestyles than yourself. People with 12+ hour workdays who live in one-bedroom apartments with no outdoor space can’t focus on gardening, much as they might like to, and can often barely manage to get takeout on the table, much less a home-cooked meal. I’d encourage you to think outside your own life a bit more, whether that’s by allowing guest posts to cover things you don’t have personal experience with, or just putting yourself in the shoes of someone with a totally different life path than your own.
Love the site, though, and I’ll keep reading! I feel like the only person in this country who’s never owned an iPod, so here’s hoping….
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I found GRS through a link from another blog (can’t remember which one, now) to a post about saving money through gardening, I think. I started reading because of those common-sense, practical ways to save money and live frugally, but over time I’ve come to enjoy the wide variety of posts here. As someone who really doesn’t know all that much about finance in general, it’s been really useful to read your posts on so many different aspects of finance, such as investing, retirement savings, or debt reduction.
I think the frequency of posting is perfect — I like to have something new (or several things) to read almost every day. My favorite types of posts — ones I’d like to see more of — are those practical, every-day living tips, and also on how living frugally ties into environmentalism. You’ve done a few environmental posts that I’ve really enjoyed, so I’d love to read more about that. I also really like reading people’s personal stories about financial successes or mistakes, whether yours or guest posters’.
One suggestion — maybe once in a while you could do a “finance for dummies” type of post — explaining things in a really basic way for those of your readers (like me) who are less savvy in the ways of finance. You write so well, so clearly and accessibly, that I think you’d be great at writing the occasional “introduction to [basic concept]” post.
Really, though, even if you didn’t change a thing I’d still read every day. Thanks for the work you do on this blog!
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First off, what a great way to attract traffic! Props for that.
I just started reading Get Rich Slowly a month and a half ago. I’m a 19 year old college student, currently halfway done with a course in personal finance. Honestly though, I haven’t bothered going to that class in a while because I’ve been learning so much more on your website [and others I found through your site].
One improvement I would like to see is an easier to navigate archive. I really like how I Will Teach You To Be Rich not only has entries tagged into categories, but also a nice page with sample entries from each category. I’d also like to see a section of “introductory” articles that would help newbies like me get started.
Edwin.
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I enjoy reading your blog, but was stunned when I realized a while back that you live in the same city as me!
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