Over the years, I have occasionally written posts on personal finance including articles on Managing Investments, Saving Money on College Expenses, and Renting vs. Buying. But they don’t include chocolate, so I end up putting a lot of energy into posts that don’t generate much traffic. Although I devote most of my time to sharing recipes, personal finance is still a priority for me and something that I am passionate about. In fact, I care enough about it that I told my readers they would be better off reading the WSJ than my blog in my post on Managing Retirement Investments.
I actually started this blog as an extension of my volunteer work as a budget counselor. I discovered in my budgeting classes that those who were most in need of stretching their resources by eating leftovers and buying items second-hand were the most resistant to doing it. I also discovered that people with greater wealth were perfectly comfortable eating leftovers, clipping coupons, and buying used items. So I decided to try to make leftovers a little more enticing to everyone, but I digress.
My daughter has suggested that I try to write about finances in a more interesting way like comparing dividends to chocolate fountains or encouraging readers to save room in their budget for savings in the same way they save room in their diet for dessert. And maybe I will someday. Until then, I will continue sharing recipes and you can read about personal finance in DailyWorth.
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Annie says
Reminds me of the old story of the man who went to garage sales in his Mercedes. One fellow shopper asked him, “Why do you shop at garage sales when you can afford such an expensive car?”
To which the man replied, “I can afford such an expensive car because I shop at garage sales.”
Alea says
Exactly!
Judy@Savoring Today says
Finances are a big issue for most households, glad to see your posts like this with so many in need of ideas to get things on track. 🙂
mub says
I didn’t know you were a budget counselor, that’s a really neat thing. Our expenses have jumped a lot in the past 6 months so we’re trying to rework things a little so we’re bringing in more than we’re sending out again.
I’d be very interested if you decided to start doing more finance posts! Is the Daily Worth site fairly US-centric? Often-times I find sites like that don’t always give useful advice to non-US people.
Alea says
That is a good question! I am going to review some of the past emails with new eyes and get back to you tomorrow.
mub says
Thank you! I do appreciate you looking =)