Love your blog!

GRS has never paid for guest posts. In general, guest posts on the internet are based on a more valuable currency than money: links. Just as I always say I’d rather have my readers link to my site than click my ads, so too most guest authors would rather have links to their sites than money.

HOWEVER, the Staff Writer position *will* be paid. But the auditions are not.

i guess eye will have too just bare reading articles from those who ewe picked instead.

i wood like a riches to rags to riches person…is there one in the bunch?

I don’t think we need to know someone’s real name to benefit from their articles or advice. JD could have not even mentioned they are using pseudonyms and we probably would not have known any better.

Something else – people have lost jobs because of blog entries and comments in online communities. They may be providing GREAT articles for us while trying to avoid upsetting their employers or others. I think that is their business, not ours.

I’m looking forward to reading!

If it means you write less because you have fewer things to discuss or you have other responsibilities, that’s fine. I have cut way back reading other blogs with multiple writers. I will probably quit reading yours if the content becomes inconsistent and confusing.

I would want the staff writer to do the same thing. There are enough barriers to making a personal connection inherent in using this medium as it is. Why add another barrier by having an anonymous blogger? I would always wonder what they felt they had to hide, no matter the what the reason or how valid it is.

I am anxious to sample from this buffet of financial bliss. I wish everyone the best of luck!!!

I would almost prefer if you posted all of the entries anonymously; that way people couldn’t bring preconceived notions about a candidate to the table when reading the entries.

I can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

however, for what it’s worth, I think it would be best to get an author who is a parent on board, as this is an area that JD’s experiences lack.

Because this isn’t a popularity contest, it doesn’t matter when the articles go up. I want to gauge reader response and to see how well the authors fit with the community. This is more qualitative than quantitative. And, as I said before, ALL of these writers are great! It’s a win-win-win situation. (Well, except that I can’t bring everyone on.)

I second what nmh wrote in comment 7 about hearing from someone who has experience with the financial issues and challenges that come from having children.

Though I also agree with what Christine wrote in comment 12 about finding most all of your posts interesting and helpful.

I’ve also enjoyed reading about your wife’s interests and contributions (gardening, canning) and the things she has to say in your conversations. Does she have her own blog I could check out?

I also understand pseudonyms when writing. I’ve seen a fair number of bloggers (esp. women) get stalkers in the process and it can be quite scary. … And the whole work thing as well. Or writing in a few different topics/genres and wanting to be distinct in each.

I like nmh would love to see one candidate who has children, simply because I do, and I’d like to hear how other parents deal with their work/life/family/paying off debt balance.

If you are choosing more than one writer I like the idea of having someone who is still getting out of debt, and someone who is beyond the stage of personal finance you are in. In other words someone like you when you started the blog, and someone who you aspire to be like in 5-10 years.