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There is a long list of past HD writers, some fairly prolific in the past. Where are they?
Some of us are still telling our stories and taking our licks with a bit of risk without the comfort of Jonathan’s editing. A few welcome new faces have appeared – a couple also prolific, right Mark😉
If you were a writer in the past or entirely new to HD, including those from across the pond or oceans, I for one would like your perspectives on all matters money and retirement- even budgeting, spreadsheets and income replacement- he said with a modicum of jest.
As I read through your post, Mr. Quinn, and the subsequent responses, a few things really resonated with me and I decided to be brave and share them. I’ve been a follower of HD for less than two years and have really benefitted from the articles AND responses to them by each of you who are a part of this thread. And because of my short timer status, some of the topics you may feel have been talked about enough are freshly relevant to me. Some of that is the timing of my changing life experiences and cycles. So what may seem old to you is suddenly of great interest to me. In fact, I have clicked on your names to see what you have written about in the past and have wondered if you still felt the same way about the topic in today’s environment. So I ask all of you to please keep writing, even if you just go back to an earlier article with an update on your thoughts.
The second thing I wanted to share is that I realized that I have been feeling grief from Jonathan’s passing too even though I’m not a HD veteran like many of you. I found myself skipping several days of HD in a row when I used to check 1-2 times a day. It hit me that it made me sad to feel the absence of him. So now that I named my feelings, I’ve started to come back more regularly once again.
Lastly, I was wondering if it might be helpful to those who feel like they have writer’s block if a post was put up soliciting topics of interest from HD readers. I’ll go first. I’m currently updating our trusts, wills, and directives, so I’m personally interested in hearing about revocable vs. irrevocable trusts, allowing for second marriages with separate children, etc.
In summary, if you need to take a minute to regroup, fine. But please don’t stop writing.
I just wrote a piece and my computer died before I had a chance to save it. Maybe it was telling me something….
Turn on auto backup to the cloud lol
I’m a privacy fanatic. I back up to an external hard drive, not the cloud.