This week I am in Orlando for Fincon, the annual gathering of parents who work on the intersection of cash and media. In consequence, I have never had time to do the entire issues I usually do throughout per week. I have never been studying or writing about cash. As a substitute, I’ve accomplished a variety of chatting with colleagues.
We have been coming collectively at Fincon since 2011. At first, we have been almost all strangers to one another. Right this moment, many of those individuals are my closest pals — however they’re pals I see in particular person 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 personal VIP tour by way of the Disney theme parks. We had a blast. I imply, have 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 route 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 drawback with that. However that is not me.
Sure, I might very very similar to to earn earnings from the work that I do, however I am within the lucky place that I do not want to earn that earnings immediately. I had a windfall from the location 13 years in the past, which permits me to pursue this as a ardour challenge (no less than for a time).
As a substitute, 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 won’t earn something from the location immediately (or subsequent week and even subsequent 12 months), I’ve religion that if I present worth, then finally I will uncover a technique to generate income in a approach 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 need to work together extra with you. I have been brainstorming a wide range of methods to do that. Again after I began the location, as an illustration, GRS had two common options that highlighted the neighborhood of readers.
First, there was an ongoing “Ask the Readers” column by which real-world readers offered questions and dilemmas for dialogue. This was a chance for folk to hunt recommendation from the neighborhood at giant. Listed below are some precise previous questions:
Second, there was a daily “Reader Tales” column by which folks such as you shared monetary anecdotes from their lives. These tales have been typically tales of success however is also attention-grabbing how-to articles. Listed below are just a few previous reader tales:
I would prefer to deliver these options again. Maybe they will not be weekly as they used to. Possibly they’re going to solely be month-to-month. It would not matter. What’s vital right here is that it is a chance 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 just’d like assist with, drop me a line. I will work with you to craft a query for the GRS neighborhood. Equally, when you’ve got a cash story you are feeling like sharing with everybody, ship it in.
The right way to Submit a Story or Query
If you wish to share your story, or when you’d prefer to ask a query, please hold these pointers in thoughts:
- Your story doesn’t must be an instance of what to do proper with cash, however remember that different readers can get cranky with people they assume are making dumb choices. In case you assume you may deal with adverse feedback, then go forward and share examples of what not to do.
- Maintain issues entertaining! Write naturally, as when you have been sending an e-mail to a pal. Don’t attempt to gussy it up for Get Wealthy Slowly. I’ll assist edit issues so that they’re presentable.
- Individuals don’t love chapter and “I ran away from debt” tales. Your story can nonetheless have these components, however strive to not make them the main target. In case your story is, “I obtained 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 brief). You don’t must put the story in MS Phrase or some other format. Simply kind it up and ship it over to jdroth@getrichslowly (dot-org, not dot-com).
- If it is advisable be nameless for no matter cause, make sure you specify that. Additionally, I am joyful to hyperlink to your web site, however I’ll not run questions or tales which might 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 stay up for studying them, and to sharing one of the best together with your fellow GRS readers.