Personal Finance, Writing, and Blogging
[This post has been included in the Money Hacks Carnival over at Sound Money Matters. Be sure to go over there and check out the other great posts]
Earlier this year I was part of a discussion somewhere online about how and when to contribute to a Roth IRA account. There were two groups of people [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Jun 25th, 2008
Last week I wrote that I was a little concerned with my reading habits. I noticed I would actively criticize certain kinds of “popular” books without every having read them. I wondered if maybe I was a book snob. So I decided to go out there and pick a book based solely on how well [...]
Posted in Books on Jun 24th, 2008
Here is the picture featured on the cover of the latest Poets & Writers issue. At first I wasn’t sure if it was really Marilyn Monroe. Why? Well, she’s reading one of the all-time toughest/”greatest” books out there: Ulysses by James Joyce. Turns out she really was reading the book when the photographer took this [...]
Posted in Budgeting, Creativity, Traveling on Jun 24th, 2008
I love to travel and I love to take pictures. To me, the two are closely related. When I travel, taking a lot of pictures is how I capture those moments and take them home with me (I also just plain enjoy the act of taking them, which helps). It’s also how I share my [...]
When M and I bought our new TV, it was a big deal. We usually don’t spend that kind of money (even though it wasn’t ours) and it felt weird since we’re usually pretty frugal. But it also meant we had to get the HD box, which they didn’t have. They only had the HD/DVR [...]
Posted in Good Reads, Investing on Jun 21st, 2008
I read this nifty little article over on Marketwatch about how the current ailing market means this is a fantastic time to learn to invest. I’ve been thinking of launching a series on learning how to invest from a writer’s point of view, but the magnitude of the whole thing has overwhelmed me. But this [...]
So I’ve been a customer at Bank of America ever since I moved to the US for college (when it was called Fleet Boston) — that’s nine years running now. And honestly? When I heard the horror stories of banks (like this one) hammering their customers with all kinds of fees and stuff, I figured [...]
Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Tips, Writing on Jun 19th, 2008
This is a duality that I struggle with a lot. Am I a writer? A blogger? Both? So today I’m taking a look at three ways that have helped me (and will hopefully help you) balance the act of writing fiction and blogging.
I write for this blog and I also write fiction. I’d like to [...]
Posted in Carnivals on Jun 18th, 2008
Sweet! My post, Three Ways Falling in Love is Good for Your Budget, was an Editor’s pick on the Carnival of Twenty Something Finances over on Poorer Than You.
I really like Stephanie’s blog and her layout is pretty sweet. Love the green.
Check out the carnival and the other great articles that were featured.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2008
Welcome to The Writer’s Coin! I noticed that a lot of people have been coming over from Karen’’s post over on MSN’s Smart Spending Blog.
Anyway, I am Nut, a 27-year-old from Chicago. This blog is all about budgeting, financial tips we can all put to use, saving, and investing. Plus I’m a writer so a [...]
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