That said, i agree, I think it would add a lot more interest to have an older blogger, at a different place in life, rather than another young man recovering from debt. We get that perspective from pretty much every other PF blog out there.

(and this is from a 25 yr old, fyi)

Anyway, I do agree that “disenfranchised” is a leetle strong, but it got the idea across. Maybe “disadvantaged” would be better?

Um, duh!

BTW, “disenfranchised” seems a bit of a strong word in this case.

I think your next writer should not be a young man who is deep in debt–that’s a real cliche–but an older person who is facing similar tough choices.

Anyways…. lolol, JD, Proust?! Really!? Heehee. (I’m only teasing)

When we bought previous house, it had them everywhere. 2 in our bathroom had turned black from the heat they produced. As a test, I put 2 34W bulbs, and the room was much brighter than the self-tanned heat generators. (I put in 13w CFLs after the test)

I find the biggest suckers of power in our house other than fridge, A/C, and pool pump on a timer is 2 desktop computers, and the entertainment center that the kids use all summer. Not sure how much power the attic forced air fan uses. I think sending the kids back to school will reduce our electric usage some.

Having said that, I still follow the blog and just pick out the posts that I want to read. It used to be 95% but now, more like 60%.

I don’t mind staff writers but JD needs to curate the writers and posts a little bit better.

Nice to “meet” everyone; cool to be able to put a face on all the writers.

I don’t really care if financial advice comes from a man or a woman, as long as it’s sound advice. It is nice to read advice from women.

I also think that female finance writers/advisers know that it’s especially important for women to have financial knowledge. It’s usually because they don’t want women to feel desperate and out of control financially.

I’m in my twenties but my grandparents were married to each other until my grandpa died. That used to be how things were, but nowadays things are very different. People end up marrying the wrong people and women need other options besides relying on alimony payments.

Women need to have options and not be financially ignorant and I think that female writers can really stress that message strongly. =)

Besides, it’s not like I’m consciously choosing women every time. But of the folks I’ve looked at, the women have been strongest so far.

That said, my ideal next writer would be a young man who is deep in debt.