Comments on: The Big Book Giveaway

By: Brett @ Personal Loan Portfolio

Brett @ Personal Loan Portfolio — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:45:59 +0000

I don’t think your give away is that complicated and I certainly won’t complain because it is a FREE give away.

My preference would be:
Getting Things Done
Zen to Done
Xmarks the spot
Greatest Salesman
Money or your life

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:35:14 +0000

Ok, I think I’ve figured it out.

1=Getting Things Done
2= Zen To Done
3=Your Money or Your Life
4= The Greatest Salesman in the World
5= X Marks The Spot

Also – write about whatever you want.

By: Dividend growth investor

Dividend growth investor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:54:11 +0000

wow, those are some complicated rules. I do like the blog though, especially since I am an accountant myself..

By: CindyS

CindyS — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:52:30 +0000

Books:

1. Your Money or Your Life
2. Getting Things Done
3. X Marks the Spot
4. Greatest Salesman
5. Zen to Done ( I have this one)

I hope you don’t go over totally to finance either although I look forward to reading more from you on investing and wealth building. I also enjoy your self improvement posts. Do you think that you get more traffic from the PF sites because it’s easier to promote through carnivals, festivals, etc?

By: Steve (Brip Blap)

Steve (Brip Blap) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:42:38 +0000

@Four Pillars: No, it’s not the most complicated giveaway ever – I’m sure someone somewhere made a trickier one…

And no, you have to express a preference! Them’s the rules!

By: Steve (Brip Blap)

Steve (Brip Blap) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:36:56 +0000

@Ruth, @Patrick: Oh, don’t worry – I didn’t mean I was going to completely go over in that direction. I do think – very much like Patrick suggested – I’ll just try to tie everything in around money. It’s hard to maintain health/family/etc. – going all over the place – and maintain a “theme.” I just meant I would try to be a little more thematic. I’m not going to wholesale go over to personal finance only – just that I’m going to try to keep my topics a little bit narrower and maybe not drift off into some of the esoteric areas I find myself drifting off into sometimes.

Then again I have an idea for a post on artificial intelligence which has nothing to do for money so it may be a short-lived resolution….

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:13:35 +0000

I agree with Patrick! Don’t lose the individuality of your site by becoming just another personal finance site. You can do mostly pf blog entries, but the occasional digression is what makes your blog different and enjoyable.

By: frugalwannabe

frugalwannabe — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:26:37 +0000

1-X marks the spot
2-Greatest Salesman
3-Zen to done
4-Getting Things Done
5-Your money or your life

Great contest!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:06:50 +0000

Very nice contest.

I don’t Twitter-pate, so I’ll miss out on a few points, but that’s OK. I have a long reading list right now anyway.

1=Your Money or Your Life
2= Zen To Done
3= X Marks The Spot
4= The Greatest Salesman in the World
5=Getting Things Done

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:05:24 +0000

Steve, I’ve got to say I love your posts on career, family, health, etc. They add a personal element to your blog that many personal finance blogs don’t have, and if you drop them, I will miss reading them (as will many others, I am sure). I will especially miss the career perspectives you share; I am at a stage where I am trying to balance career goals with life goals.

I agree that most people classify your blog in the personal finance realm, but that is because you write about how money and career related decisions make it possible to live the life you want to live – on your terms. The way you write brings all these elements together seamlessly, with the common thread of using money as a tool to live.

Your blog is a blog about life. And therein lies its appeal.