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I wanted to follow up on R Quinn’s forum post about HD writers and encourage everyone to submit your own articles for posting.
Many people mentioned that they’re unsure what to write about, so here are a few ideas to get you started:
> What I wish I knew about money before turning X
> How my relationship with money changed after X happened
> The emotional side of retiring, and learning to spend the money I saved
> Downsizing
> Outliving your savings (and how I dealt with it)
> The hardest part about going from earning a paycheck to living off investments
> Helping my adult kids financially (and where to draw the line)
> Having inheritance conversations with my kids or grandkids
> Teaching my grandchildren or children about money, lessons I wish I’d learned sooner
> Finding purpose after retirement (because it’s not just about the money)
> The best and worst financial decisions I made in my X decade
> What surprised me most about healthcare costs
> Why I hired a financial planner (and what I wish I’d done differently)
> How inflation changed my retirement plan
While Jonathan can’t provide his amazing feedback anymore, HD can still host your learnings and continue teaching the next generation of readers. That’s what he would want us to do.
Logistics:
> Shorter posts (under 1,000 words) can be shared right here on the forum.
> Longer, in-depth pieces can be turned into articles and featured in the newsletter.
Write what you know. Your experiences, and the lessons behind them, matter more than perfect writing. If you’re not ready yet, that’s okay. Take the time you need, HD isn’t going anywhere.
Thank you,
Bogdan
One more thing, for new writers. Here’s a link to Jonathan’s style guide:
https://humbledollar.com/about/blogging-for-humbledollar/style-guide/
Thank you David for posting this!
Thanks for the encouragement, I just posted my first article and a few more to come. I’m spend a fair amount of time helping friends/family with taxes and financial planning. I find content on this site invaluable. Thank you to the HD community. Hoping my first article is approved, thank you in advance. -S
Looking forward to it.
I’m looking forward to reading your article.
The appendix to “The Best of Jonathan Clements” starts –
Jonathan has retold and rephrased his financial philosophy in countless ways. Indeed, he often joked that there were just 20 personal-finance stories, which meant he’d written each one 50 times ….
My favorites –
#5. Caveat emptor.
#13. Elude the tax man.
#20. Time is as valuable as money.
What about the the other 17? Buy the book, help pass great financial wisdom to a younger generation member.
Do you have a personal favorite financial topic? Please honor Jonathan and help keep Humble Dollar healthy and relevant by writing a post.
In my imagination I can see future HD commenters referencing the type of an article or forum post just by number. Surprisingly to me is that none of the 20 were when to claim your social security benefit, maybe #21.
Thanks Bogdan.
Bogdan,
How do we submit longer pieces (articles vs forum thoughts)?
Jeff
Please email them to newsletter@humbledollar.com with a subject [ARTICLE] xxxx. I’m sure we will come up with a better process in the future, but this should work in the meantime.
And will those longer pieces go through an edit cycle? Is Greg Spears willing to help with editing?
They will go through a review. If Greg Spears would be willing to edit – that could be put in place. I could try to reach out to him.
Elaine should have Greg’s email.