What Personal Finance Blog Topics would you like to Discuss?
Hopefully this post doesn’t fall on ‘blind eyes’ (substitute for deaf ears) due to Thanksgiving, because it’s all about you. Recently, I asked readers for feedback on the new site design. Now, I want to make sure that I’m catering my post content to people who frequent the site. This may require you RSS only readers to actually come to the site. I promise it won’t hurt.
What Do you Want to Learn and Read About?
This site isn’t about me, it’s about the readers. That’s why I want to formally grab your ideas.
Please use the comments for this post to let me know what you’d like to see in future posts. I’ll leave it to your interpretation, but if you have a list of topics you want to learn more on, this is your chance to throw it out there. If it’s a good idea, I’ll put it on my calendar for a future post.
In particular, I’d like to get your opinions on:
- What content do you want to see?
- What do you think the site needs more of in terms of content?
- Do you like how-to posts, lessons learned posts, short and quick posts, in-depth posts, etc.?
- Should I keep doing what I’ve been doing, or is the content lacking in a particular area?
- What topics do you want to share your knowledge and opinions on?
I’ll respond to your comments. Thanks!
I appreciate a blogger who actually cares about what the readers would like to see. In general, your posts are highly relevant to what I’m interested in, but I’d like to see a little more on credit scores (i.e. how to improve them), home purchasing, and career advice.
Being a fellow blogger and someone in my early 20s I have a few preferences:
1. Unique thinking (There already is plenty, the more the merrier)
2. How to articles (everyone is always looking for ways on how to do something new)
3. to the point articles (Let’s be honest in today’s fast paced world most readers of pf blogs quickly glance over the content to see if it is worth reading, unless I am in the minority.)
4.In terms of content, maybe more articles directed at students. I am not sure the demographics of your readers, but if you have many students reading this blog then maybe you can share more insights on the education process with current students. I see that you have a Business Degree (which is what I am working on), maybe you could share more stories from your time in school and specific decisions you have made to get to where you are today.
That is just my opinion, I could be in the minority and I have only been reading your blog for a few months so maybe the topic has become played out.
I’d love to see lifestyle articles, and I agree with the vote for student budget article.
@ Jessica – thanks, and your suggestions have been noted.
@ Studenomics – to your students point, you’re dead on, I haven’t focused much on this segment of the population.
@ Alisa – More lifestyle articles on the way.
being my twenties myself, I would like some suggestions on how to figure out a budget when some of your income is pretax (401k, medical, &c), and some is post-tax (roth, food, &c). How can you figure out the percentages, when the percentages are different? *ARG*
Also, they always say to be SMART about your plan for finance [specific... blah blah], but it’s the R i have trouble with, “Realistic”. How do you know what is realistic, when you don’t have much life experience to base it on?
I think that these two topics are examples of ones that would be beneficial to all of your readers, & are not typically addressed by personal finance websites?
Overall I enjoy the content. I would like to read more about how post grads get by off of lower salaries and how to balance expenses (bills, etc) with fun in a more short term lifespan. I think a lot of younger people budget on a short term mentality and that is something I am struggling with.
Craig
http://www.budgetpulse.com
All good feedback, thanks guys.
I’m 19, but am a money-addict and am obviously about to turn 20 in a few months. I would love to read more about “Save and Forget” tactics. For example, what’s the most I could do with a thousand dollars right now?
I read a few days ago how 18k at 20 would total 1,000,000 by the age of 67. That seems like something worth researching… obviously.
I am 24 and have enough student loan debt that I have thought about being a surrogate mother to pay it off. So as I wander through the endless forest of Sallie Mae, I’m thinking there must be someone who could create a trail of cookie crumbs out of the forest so I don’t feel so lost. I would love to read a post about how to find a financial advisor or more specifically how to find someone who specializes in managing debt. Your thoughts?
@Shaun – great idea. I don’t know that anything is set it and forget it anymore (at least any investment that would turn $18K into a cool Mill), but I will do a post on the power of compound returns.
@Kelley – All great ideas – definitely on my list.
I would like to see some info on tax planning, like how to minimize taxes using commonly-missed write-offs, credits, etc. Is there software that would be helpful in this area, or internet tools?
You could also include financial calculators on your site, for financial planning and payment purposes.
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