Hello, all. I hope this message finds you doing well.
A lot has happened to me since I went on hiatus, very interesting stuff indeed (many twists and turns). One major change is that my time has freed up and I'm going to be starting a new blog.
You may wonder why I'd start a new one and not just keep this one. There are a couple reasons for that:
1. The main reason is that too many people I know personally know that I write this blog. That limits what I can say, how much personal info I can share (and I like to give details/specifics), and so forth. It cramps my style and doesn't allow me to write the in-depth, personal content I like to.
2. FMF is on Typepad and I'd like a Wordpress-based blog. Yes, I could convert FMF, but it's earning a decent monthly income without me doing anything and I don't want to screw that up (links can be lost during conversion, so why risk it?)
Based on #1 above, I won't be announcing the new site on FMF. If you were a regular FMF reader and would like me to let you know when the new site is available, you can email me to put your name on the announcement list. Be sure to give me the name you used here to post (or your real name if you prefer) as well as your preferred email address. I will not be accepting email addresses only since I can't verify who they are coming from (and I'm trying to be anonymous.)
When the site comes up (likely early 2016) I will send you an email letting you know the URL. From there you can decide whether or not you'd like to keep reading.
Hope you all are well and blessed.
Most exciting blog update in a long time!
Posted by: JerLon | August 29, 2015 at 03:57 PM
Super exciting news! I'll definitely be emailing you
Posted by: Lance @ Money Manifesto (Previously Money Life and More) | August 29, 2015 at 10:31 PM
Best news this year!!! I can't wait until 2016 - there is no better Blog out there than yours.
Posted by: Kris | August 30, 2015 at 12:38 PM
Good... I have been looking for a replacement and have not found one.
Posted by: Matt | August 30, 2015 at 03:01 PM
I want to be on the announcement list.
Posted by: Vicki Dryden | August 30, 2015 at 04:07 PM
Fantastic news! You have been missed.
Posted by: Jeffrey | August 30, 2015 at 07:31 PM
By far the best personal finance blog I've read. You're writing has been missed.
Posted by: Tt | August 31, 2015 at 09:58 AM
Glad to hear your story will restart.
Posted by: John Umland | August 31, 2015 at 03:08 PM
Wait, I just found you!(literally like a few minutes ago via a forum I frequent lol). I understand where you're coming from and congratulations on the new blog. Keep me posted please.
Posted by: Nadia | September 01, 2015 at 06:06 AM
Great to hear from you again, and looking forward to reading the new blog!
Posted by: crash | September 01, 2015 at 12:01 PM
Excellent Smithers!
Posted by: Gregg | September 02, 2015 at 11:37 AM
Rock on!!!!!!!
He's back in action!!!!!!!!!
:-)
Posted by: Nate | September 02, 2015 at 12:14 PM
You won't be anonymous with your new blog for long. There are now specialized algorithms that match writing style, text, font, spacing, word use and on and on that you can be "uncovered" in about two posts or less but good luck with that....
Posted by: Temp | September 05, 2015 at 10:36 PM
Excited about the new blog. Will send you an email..
Posted by: Manoj Sadasivan | September 06, 2015 at 10:55 PM
I want to be on the announcement list.
Posted by: Matt | September 08, 2015 at 10:19 AM
It's a horrible idea!
1) People who know you personally might simply ask for it, and it'd be a total dick move to not tell them (destroying objection #1)
2) Wordpress has an import function that would make the conversion a 5 min job!
Why build from scratch what already works? You'd be starting from ZERO! Cramping your style will happen with the new blog regardless, for the same reasons, eventually.
Posted by: Joel | September 10, 2015 at 09:27 AM