This week I am in Orlando for Fincon, the annual gathering of parents who work on the intersection of cash and media. Because of this, I have not had time to do the entire issues I usually do throughout every week. I have not been studying or writing about cash. As an alternative, I’ve accomplished a variety of chatting with colleagues.
We have been coming collectively at Fincon since 2011. At first, we had been practically all strangers to one another. Immediately, many of those individuals are my closest associates — however they’re associates I see in individual solely a few times every year. I worth each second I get to spend with them.
On Tuesday, as an illustration, a gaggle of us booked a non-public VIP tour via the Disney theme parks. We had a blast. I imply, take a look at this wretched hive of scum and villainy…
Chatting with different cash nerds this week has given me extra readability in regards to the future path of Get Wealthy Slowly — on the internet, on YouTube, and within the e mail e-newsletter.
You see, most cash bloggers (and podcasters and YouTube creators) are in it for the cash. That is high-quality. I’ve no downside with that. However that is not me.
Sure, I’d very very similar to to earn revenue from the work that I do, however I am within the lucky place that I need not earn that revenue at present. I had a windfall from the location 13 years in the past, which permits me to pursue this as a ardour challenge (not less than for a time).
As an alternative, I can give attention to making Get Wealthy Slowly significant to me and helpful to you. I can ignore the monetary facet of issues whereas I work to construct a useful resource that helps folks grasp their cash — and their lives. Whereas I may not earn something from the location at present (or subsequent week and even subsequent 12 months), I’ve religion that if I present worth, then ultimately I will uncover a solution to earn cash in a method that does not compromise my values.
Ship Me Your Questions and Tales!
Anyhow, as a part of my renewed imaginative and prescient for Get Wealthy Slowly, I wish to work together extra with you. I have been brainstorming quite a lot of methods to do that. Again after I began the location, as an illustration, GRS had two common options that highlighted the group of readers.
First, there was an ongoing “Ask the Readers” column by which real-world readers introduced questions and dilemmas for dialogue. This was a possibility for folk to hunt recommendation from the group at giant. Listed here are some precise previous questions:
Second, there was an everyday “Reader Tales” column by which folks such as you shared monetary anecdotes from their lives. These tales had been usually tales of success however may be fascinating how-to articles. Listed here are a number of previous reader tales:
I would prefer to carry these options again. Maybe they will not be weekly as they used to. Possibly they will solely be month-to-month. It does not matter. What’s vital right here is that it is a possibility for Get Wealthy Slowly to be about extra than simply me. It is an opportunity for the location to assist everybody get higher with cash.
To that finish: When you have a monetary query or cash dilemma that you simply’d like assist with, drop me a line. I will work with you to craft a query for the GRS group. Equally, in case you have a cash story you’re feeling like sharing with everybody, ship it in.
How you can Submit a Story or Query
If you need to share your story, or in the event you’d prefer to ask a query, please hold these pointers in thoughts:
- Your story doesn’t should be an instance of what to do proper with cash, however remember that different readers can get cranky with of us they suppose are making dumb selections. Should you suppose you may deal with detrimental feedback, then go forward and share examples of what to not do.
- Preserve issues entertaining! Write naturally, as in the event you had been sending an e-mail to a buddy. Don’t attempt to gussy it up for Get Wealthy Slowly. I’ll assist edit issues so that they’re presentable.
- Folks do not like chapter and “I ran away from debt” tales. Your story can nonetheless have these parts, however attempt to not make them the main target. In case your story is, “I bought out of debt by declaring chapter”, it’ll go close to the underside of the stack.
- Size doesn’t matter (your story could be lengthy or quick). You don’t should put the story in MS Phrase or every other format. Simply kind it up and ship it over to jdroth@getrichslowly (dot-org, not dot-com).
- If it is advisable to be nameless for no matter motive, you’ll want to specify that. Additionally, I am pleased to hyperlink to your web site, however I cannot run questions or tales which can be blatant ploys at self-promotion. If what you ship me is clearly meant to be an advert, you are simply going to piss me off. It will not get printed and I in all probability will not even reply.
So, please: Ship me your tales and questions. I look ahead to studying them, and to sharing one of the best together with your fellow GRS readers.