by There are so many blogs already and every day more are added to the internet-sphere. It seems like there is a never-ending deluge of blogs specifically in the personal finance space. Some are pretty good too. I subscribe to many of them.
The great thing about personal finance blogs is that most of them are personal. Your experience may vary greatly with what’s already out there and it’s important that your story gets told. Your perspective, shaped by your unique experiences just might strike a chord with someone in a similar position; or maybe you’ll cause people to think about a topic slightly differently. Sure, it seems like there’s a blueprint our there for achieving financial independence – but Your Results May Vary. How a nurse approaches the problem will be different than a CS person, and different than a finance person. The journey to financial independence looks vastly different on the high-cost-of-living coast cities like San Francisco, New York, Boston, or DC. Frankly, I’d love to hear some stories from rural Arkansas and Kansas.
Below are some reasons why you should start to blog:
It feels like you’ve accomplished something
It feels great to push “Publish” on a post. It feels like you’ve accomplished something. Even when other parts of your life might not feel that great, or work sucks it’s an awesome feeling to complete something from start to end. Many projects in our life have a long term orientation and don’t complete for months or years and involve multitudes of people and opinions. It’s nice to have something in your control that is entirely your own.
To give to others
Service to others is extremely important to me and if my writing can help someone it makes it worthwhile. When I think back to my life there were many instances where people gave me a shot or gave some advice and it made all the difference. I hope by sharing my journey I can help motivate others to take an active role in their finances and move them towards a purposeful life.
I also want to share my failures. I think it’s important to show that there was not a straight-line path to get to the destination. I’ve made mistakes and I’ll continue to make mistakes. I hope by providing a post-mortem readers can gain some wisdom from it and avoid these errors themselves.
Personal growth
I was never a strong writer. I’m still no Hemingway, but I’ve found by committing to write a few times a week I’m starting to improve. I’ve noticed an improvement to mental clarity and being able to flush out ideas. Another great side effect is that blogging has encouraged me to research more so now I am reading more than before.
Build a like-minded community
Community is a missing from modern living, especially for professionals living in urban settings. Being able to connect with others with the same goals in mind and learning from each other is a big positive of starting a blog.
If you’re a blogger what motivated you to start? If you’re still waiting in the wings to start, why the hesitation?
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