My 7 Links Project
I was tagged by Young and Thrifty to participate in the “My 7 Links Project,” which was started by Katie from Trip Base. The purpose of this project is to get each blogger to reflect upon some old posts, and dig them up so that they can see the light of day again. I think this is a great idea because I have a ridiculous amount of content on this site – over 2,200 posts, written over the course of 4.5 years. Too much crap to wade through to get to anything decent. :)
So here you go! My 7 links that I’ve dug up from the GMBMFB archives.
Your Most Beautiful Post
Personal finance is far from beautiful. But I think that being vulnerable and opening up can be a really beautiful thing. And for that reason, my most beautiful post would be the one in which I opened up about my break-up with ex-BF earlier this year, and the emotions/feelings that went along with it. Absolutely not PF-related, but one of the most honest posts I’ve ever written for sure.
Your Most Popular Post
Well, my most popular post in terms of comments was the one where I was unexpectedly fired from my job after I found that my job had been posted on Craigslist behind my back. That was last year. Read how it all went down.
I’m not embarrassed to say that I’ve been fired before. Sometimes, getting fired is out of your control, and has nothing to do with who you are as a person, or how good you are at your job. Sometimes, people and companies and circumstances are out of your control. People can be assholes, and companies can be unprofessional. Keep your head held high, and really believe that the best is yet to come. Everything happens for a reason, and if I hadn’t been fired from that job, I wouldn’t be where I am today. It’s hard to see it when it happens to you, but from someone who has been through it before, I can tell you that it was literally the best thing that could have ever happened to my career.
Your Most Controversial Post
Definitely, without a doubt, it was the post in which I told the world that I had bought a brand new car. That’s right, a personal finance blogger bought a BRAND NEW CAR. The post generated over 100 comments (mostly super negative and mean-spirited), except that the comments got lost when I migrated my blog over from Blogger to WordPress. Even now – over 1.5 years later – I don’t regret my decision to buy new. I will probably never do it again, but I’m really happy with the fact that I was able to do it once in my life.
Your Most Helpful Post
I actually don’t think that I write any helpful posts. I don’t write “how to” articles on this blog, so it’s hard for me to gauge how helpful any of my posts are to anyone. That being said, I think the most helpful posts in learning what personal finance means to me are: Why budgeting is important to me, What qualifies you to be a personal finance blogger?, and How I plan on destroying my mortgage.
A Post Whose Success Surprised You
A post that got a lot of attention was my post about using a coupon on the first date. It got picked up by The Consumerist, and I was surprised at the strong opinions people had on the topic – both on my blog, and on The Consumerist. I even wrote a short follow-up post about a week later. It’s still an interesting topic to me, and one that I don’t think will ever get resolved.
A Post you Feel Didn’t Get the Attention it Deserved
You know, I think all of my posts get the attention they deserve. Sometimes I write crap, and I get no responses. That’s deserved. Sometimes I write something thoughtful, and the comments blow up and a huge discussion evolves out of it – which is awesome!
Anyway, I don’t really know how to answer this, so I’m going to put attention on one of my earliest posts – Post secondary education is a privilege, not a right. It was written just a few months after I started blogging back in 2007, after I had heard about students going to protest student loans at the parliament buildings in my hometown. I think it was one of the first posts in which I was really able to capture my personality in a time where I was still trying to find my writing style. And since I had literally just started blogging, I only got a few comments – and those ended up getting lost in my Blogger-to-Wordpress migration.
The Post that You are Most Proud of
I really enjoyed writing the post, Does frugality limit ambition? - where I responded to a comment I received on this blog. Sometimes I find it hard to express myself. But I feel like in that post, I was able to say everything that I needed to say about a topic I’m really, extremely passionate about.
Now I’m supposed to link to 5 other blogs to do the 7 Links Project. So I will give a shout out to Blonde and Balanced, My Pretty Pennies, Finance Fox, Never Niche, and Stacking Pennies! :)
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Thanks for the link. It might take awhile, but I"ll do this!
It is kind of fun looking back over time!
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I actually did this yesterday! Honored that you tagged me though since I'm obsessed with your blog. :D
My recent post Seven Links
Haha yeah I saw your post this morning, then felt dumb for tagging you before I had visited your blog. Oh well. :)
No worries. :)
My recent post The Pros and Cons of Governmental Employment
Great posts! Some of the ones you mentioned are also the most memorable for me. Thanks for participating :)
My recent post Weekend Ramblings & PF Blog Love: FINALLY Summer Edition
Ha, I remember many of those posts! Especially the new car one–what drama! Thanks so much for tagging me! I'll be sure to return the post in the next week or so. :) Happy weekend!
My recent post Have an adventurous weekend!
I really loved your post about paring down your food budget to $100. I've been reading your blog for a while (love it, by the way), and recently started my own PF Blog. I experimented last month with a food budget of $150 and almost made it (I was about $10 over). I definitely got the reaction you did from my friend (aka "why are you doing that when you just bought a $50 concert ticket?"). It was worth it for me, and a good learning experience.
Thanks for all the great posts Krystal!
My recent post The Know-Nothing
Thanks! I think it's a good experiment for everyone to do, even if it's only once a year. Knowing that you can live on less if you had to is a very comforting feeling.
I agree. I am definitely going to keep it up and I discovered some great cheap recipes this way.
My recent post The Know-Nothing
I like this 7 archived posts idea! I sometimes feel bad about good posts I've written that are floundering in archival oblivion. It's nice to resuscitate them every once in awhile!
My parents just bought a brand-new car and have a pretty strong justification for it, so I'm interested in reading your post about it as well. Heading there now!
My recent post Forget Your Debt. Just Forget About It. Really.
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