Glad to hear you are still accepting submissions. Are there specific types of topics you want covered?

Great story on CNN about fiscal responsibility being bad for credit card companies; people are paying with cash and putting away plastic.

Yes, many other moneybloggers post shorter material. But frankly, there’s none of them that approach your talent as a writer. I’d be quite sad if I checked out GRS and found a bunch of short little posts called “10 Reasons To …” or “GRS Articles from One Year Ago!” and the like. I like the fact that I can print out a GRS post and read it on the subway, rather than glancing at it when I’m procrastinating for 5 seconds.

Re content, I am always impressed by the breadth of experience among your commenters. I don’t know how you’d incorporate that, but I’d love some interviews or a round -up of comments or something once in a while.

Re: Public relations

I would say that if it’s something you’ve used for a while & it’s really great, then go ahead & tell us, regardless of how you about it, be it press release, blog, email, whatever.

Conversely, if it’s just something you heard about and haven’t explored very much, then don’t bother passing it along, again, regardless of how you heard about it.

Of course, this is just my 2¢.

Regarding content I must disagree with db and say that I really enjoy both the DIY tips and the conversations on frugality. I think you’ve done a good job of being thorough on some of the larger aspects of personal finance, but I could always use new techniques of stemming the flood of money from my wallet to assauge the desires of living in a consumer culture.

By the way, I’d also like to throw my vote at the possibility of a GRS podcast, even if it’s weekly or bi-weekly and a simple reading of a selection of articles. I know it makes linking to external resources impossible but it’d be great to take on the go.

Oh, and I do want to say thanks for all the work you’ve already put into GRS. I know its your job, but I’m certainly excited to have access to such a wonderful resource.

I wouldn’t change much about the sidebar except maybe update your links. Also — please don’t mess with site navigation. It seems some people are setting up blogs lately that make it hard to look backwards. Don’t do that to me! Leave it the way it is.

RE content:
– Lately a lot of the posts haven’t been that interesting to me and I’m probably reading only 1 in every 4 or 5 posts these days.

I don’t know what to suggest for that, partly I think it’s because I’ve been around all this info for a while and it gets hard to see something new after awhile.

Partly I think it’s because as you said there’s been a rural slant lately and I’m urban. Also, I think a lot of your posts are geared to a slightly younger audience, and that’s ok. I guess I’d like to see a little more variety in the topics — balancing the concerns of younger vs. older readers (and for older readers it’s not all about retirement, either) as well as rural vs. urban.

I’m not into DIY projects to save money, and I’m interested in simplicity but not so much the hard-core frugality of buying secondhand either, and I think there’s been a slant towards that too.

I’d like to see more re Tim Ferriss and approaching your money as somebody living with or planning for irregular income.

I want to cut my energy use and would like to know what worked and what did not for Dan in Alaska.

* the worst job I ever had
* online savings accounts
* how to get out of debt
* Mini Cooper
* comic books

I’m sure there are others.

PR – Yes please. I don’t want it to be too taxing on you, but if you found something that’s neat, a quick “check it out; take it or leave it.”-kind-of-a-post would be helpful (maybe with its own tag).

JD – I really appreciate hearing about the worst job you ever had every time you link to it – it could be a drinking game. You know I’m in the business, and think differently than most of my colleagues. I have seen others go through it and know all too well how true it is. It’s bitter sweet.

Plonkee’s idea about repeats is beautiful.

More multimedia perhaps? Are you still thinking of doing a podcast series? Hope your running is going well!

I trust you to only blog about links that really ARE useful – whether you originally found them surfing around, or through their PR person. If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t be reading. That trust, BTW, is earned.

On revisiting subjects – things obviously change over time. For instance, on the car buying article, I would guess now that the trade-in value of a gas guzzling SUV has gone down, while prices of dependable, used, gas efficient vehicles has gone up. That, in itself, would make some changes in that article, no? So it makes sense to revisit that subject.

Overall, I trust your good sense and judgment on what to write. I have no issues with the sidebar, although I rarely use it – I mainly read the newest post. A function of my own limited time, I think.

Just to give an example: I have Verizon DSL and a Verizon cell phone, and the combined charges are ludicrous. I don’t care about cable (I don’t have it, and don’t want it). I want quick internet service a telephone line that must be mobile. What are the cheapest options?

Of course, not all subjects deserve long posts, but when the details are important (or interesting), I think you should go into them. It might help some of your readers if you broke the articles into sections using more subheads or offered a summary at the top, perhaps.

Meanwhile, I haven’t gotten an email of your posts since 7-20, and I’m hoping Google will fix your feed soon. Do you recommend people re-subscribe to it? Or just wait and eventually we’ll start receiving them again?

OK, actually I just went and tried to resubscribe to receive posts via email and feedburner says you have deactivated the email subscriptions. So maybe you need to go back into feedburner and reactivate them? Please?

Thanks!

I also agree with Kathy that having some posts identified as to who they might benefit most would be great.

Your column has opened up the world of fun-to- read personal finance blogs. I don’t have time to read them all regularly so I really appreciate the links and the Round ups of links to interesting stuff.

I love the guest posts, especially the occasional ones from your wife and the Zen Habits person.

I like your sidebars: archives, popular conversations, index. The “recent comments” is a novelty to me still. I like to see what people are saying to see if I want to read the rest of the postings or add something. I usually quickly scan the article du jour and then check out the sidebar or forums for a little more reading.

I love your links to previous articles and conversations. I have read big chunks of the archives as a result and followed up on postings on the topics that interest me.

Whatever you need to do to keep it fresh for you
will probably work for me,too.

That said, I was surprised how helpful the debt reduction refresher course last week was, for example. I needed that right now. I’m in a different place than I was 6 months ago, but still need that encouragement and advice.

My only suggestion is an update on a previous topic:Maybe an update on keeping track of financial records in the digital age? Especially with couples? What to keep on paper and where? So
much has gone online and paperless that I’m not
if I’m missing something.

I would love to see an entry about first-time home buying. Esp referring to state and federal programs. I am looking right now to get into my first home, and I know there are a ton of programs out there, like AmeriDream, that have down payment grants I can apply for, and there are a bunch of state programs that I can qualify for that offer much lower interest rates.

And as far as the length of posts go, I think that when there is more than one post in a day, the posts should be shorter. If you have a topic that you think really requires a longer post, maybe just stick with that one for the day. I am backed up about 35 posts right now because I took vacation lat week where I didn’t have internet access!

Topics I would like to see more of: anything related to city living or living in a small space, anything about frugality, anything “wacky” or unconventional that most people may not have thought of (I find it inspiring to hear how others think outside the box even if that particular thing would not be possible in my situation), “how to”/DIY articles that help you save money (practical things around the house, cooking, etc.), stuff about “psychology” (how not to feel deprived, how to stick to a good habit, etc.).

As far as repeat material, I don’t mind if you even rerun articles wholesale, just flag them somehow. (from the vault) (classic posting), etc, so those who want to skip the rerun can do so easily.

Is pet insurance a rip-off? What are ways to cut costs (sites where you can get Advantage or other things for less)? What are the true expenses that come with pet ownership?

Wouldn’t mind info on life insurance, either. My husband and I keep getting advice to take out policies, but if something happened to one of us, the other can handle our bills, and we have small policies at work that would cover funeral expenses. We have no dependents, yet, so I don’t see the need for additional policies, right now. Am I wrong? That’s be a topic I’d be interested in reading.

Just wanted to add a thank you, too. I’ve been reading for awhile, and this is by far my favorite PF blog. By the end of this month, my husband and I will have only $400 left on our credit cards, down from nearly $13,000 in April. We’ll pay it off next month, then we’ll tackle our car loan before the end of December, leaving only our land payment. We even have an emergency fund now. Your blog provided a great deal of inspiration and advice, and it continues to keep me on track.

I am a mother of 3 – the oldest being the age where he asks for “things” often. I think we ok with them, we can shop and “look” at toys without meltdowns but I imagine that there are a lot of parents out there as well trying to balance our consumerist society with our pocketbooks. I would love to see something about how to really talk to your kids about finances. I want to instill good financial habits and a sense of frugality into our kids without sounding like a scrooge.

Otherwise, I’ve enjoyed the breadth of info you’ve covered, from investing to gardening Keep it up!

I enjoy most of your guest-posters, with the exception of the “non-conformist” guy. I thought there was some kind of law stating you can’t refer to yourself as a non-conformist after age 17.

Someone mentioned a “year ago today” feature. I would enjoy that as well.

As always, I appreciate what you do and keep up the great work. With your guidance, I’ve knocked out close to 20k in credit card debt this year alone.

I know what you mean about PR things, but if they’re actually good it’s probably fine.

Instead of recent comments, you might want to check out the discussions plug-in which can be used to show which posts have had comments on recently.