Yes. I know my credit score. I check it at least yearly through one of the three agencies that report credit scores and I check every month or so at Credit Karma so I can see if there have been any large changes, which would then prompt to check my full credit report/score.
I love the idea of sharing. I read a book about Carol Burnett. Her and a few other girls shared a dress for auditions. They all pitched in to buy it and they had to take turns using it. Sharing and creativity needs to be brought back to finance!
My favorite part of the conference was simply meeting and getting to know all the personal finance bloggers I've "known" for anywhere from six years to a few months -- as well as meeting new ones I've never heard of. It was like a good class reunion where none of us had actually ever gone to class.
The people from Wise Bread were AMAZING. I've always liked their blog and knew they were cool from having been associated with them "back in the day", but to meet them and find out just how cool they were was a special highlight for me.
And I found out something "secret" about each of them:
*Greg is a card shark.
*Will is a top Digg contributor.
*Lynn is very funny (I too enjoyed the crack about her child's father not being Will or Greg.)
Overall, it was a great, great time.
And in addition to the fun, I took about 20 pages of notes. I estimate the conference will help me earn an extra $10k to $20k this next year. Not bad, huh?
748 post, over 50 on methanol. In short, use sugars only and you are ok. If you need more reassuring, just read over all the post. You worry more about methanol with stuff like wood alcohol or the first collection of a very large batch made with grains or fruits. Sugars, less then 20 gallons and you are fine.
There were so many fun moments it's hard to pick just one. I know for me the best part of the conference was just meeting everyone that I've chatted with, linked to, looked up to and become friends with online - in a real life setting. I had a feeling that this was going to be a great group of people and I wasn't let down.
Some of my favorite moments include late night chats with other bloggers including JD Roth, Matt Jabs, Jeff and Mandy Rose, Kevin Mulligan, Ben Edwards, Jeremy Vohwinkle, Ryan Guina, Glen Craig, Miranda Marquit, Donna Freedman, Tim Fraticelli, Bob Lotich, Khaleef Crumbley, Jason Price, Joe Taxpayer, Pat Flynn and about a thousand others..
So yeah, for me the highlight was meeting everyone and forging some new friendships.
My favorite session moment - when Lynn said, "yes, I am pregnant - not fat. And no the baby isn't Will or Greg's".
We don't have an organic dairy but when there is green grass (as opposed to snow), our Holsteins are set outside to pasture in between milkings. It is NOT TRUE that all milk cows can only look at the green grass... some of what you say here is in insightful but... you'd do well to check your own facts, too. The key is not necessarily what's organic and what is not.. it's keeping things in scale so that a farm has enough land to give the animals a fair shake at the great outdoors... the big factory farms of New Mexico, CA and Idaho are problematic when it comes to fairness in the marketplace... and dairy production and marketing should be based on regions... not the crazy price structure that has dogged the hard working dairymen for way too long... it's a crazy industry, all right.
My favorite funny moment was when Lynn cracked the joke about her baby. Best joke of the weekend. Like Ben, I enjoyed the surreal-ness of seeing all of my online friends in one place. John Barleycorn at midnight wasn't bad either. A huge thanks to the Wise Bread crew for representing so well.
Well my daughter certainly wouldnt vote for number 3. I still havent even begun to save for my daughters eduation, finding trouble getting funds available to actually save.
First, I am so proud of Phil for throwing a kick a$$ party and getting all the cool kids to show up. The event surpassed every expectation I had after Ramit's speech on Saturday and everything else was pure icing on the cake.
Baker rocked his first presentation and I loved seeing his contagious passion in person. Pat Flynn might have been the last to be picked for kick ball but we definitely saved the best for last letting him close the show.
And Will, I'm sorry but you are a little confused. The Rock looks and sounds like Jeff Rose. Get it straight or I might have to put the smack down ;-)
Where do I begin? Seriously, this is one of the best things I have ever done -- not counting having my kids and meeting my wife of course. ;)
From the very beginning I got to hear Jackie Walters have the guts to ask what everyone else was thinking when she called out the guy from AceCash. That was priceless.
I freaking loved the comment from Will about blogging in his underwear, and if it wouldn't give your readers nightmares I would admit to it too. LOL
Ramit knocked it out of the park with his presentation and I just loved hearing him speak. Could have sat there all day long, and admittedly sort of stalked him at the after party just to introduce myself.
I partied with my bank (Perkstreet Financial), had breakfast with fellow contributors from Perkstreet, hung out with my most favorite people from Team EOD, wore an I HATE DEBT shirt, and didn't go to bed before 5am on Friday or Saturday. EPIC is the only word that adequately describes fincon11!
Let me also add that I actually got to meet Lynn, whom I love btw, and with that said I should be a shoe-in for the $100 right? LOL
I LOVED every single moment especially the empty AceCash table after the first panel ended. Getting to meet everyone was unbelievable and I cannot wait until fincon12. I didn't write a fincon summary because I wanted to get to work on implementing everything I learned. Main takeaway was focus on my readers more than anything else! DONE! :)
This will sound a bit cheesy but my favorite moment was probably when I first walked through the front doors of the Marriott Friday morning and saw J. Money, JD, Phil, Glen, Tom, Kyle, Will (you) and a bunch of others just hanging out in the lobby.
I knew right away it was going to be an awesome weekend and that I likely wouldn't sleep much. My wife is still giving me a hard time about it, I was going non-stop and only called her 2 times, oops.
It was great meeting you and the Wisebread team, too bad Meg and Ashley weren't there as well.
I got some good stuff from your presentation, I love the tips on templates and the "reverse pitch" - no wonder you're the chief marketing officer for WB :)
I don't have a favourite moment, but I will say that all three of you had excellent presentations.
As for Lynn - since you (sort of) asked for advice about babies... :)
Best advice I ever received was to just ignore any advice you get (except this one of course). It's all misinformation, old wives' tales etc - just ignore everything you hear and do the best you can do and everything will turn out fine.
Hmmm, where to start? I think the biggest takeaways are remembering to keep your readers first, tell a story, engage your audience, and be EPIC! Even in one day since the conference I've been trying to figure out ways to make my blog more epic. How can I make it better for my readers?
Thanks again to PT Money and the entire FINCON11 team! I can't wait to hear about next year's conference!
I shop target.com frequently using my CSAA discount. It is a bit confusing because to get your discount you do need to sign in to the CSAA online site first, then look up the target discount and click the link to shop target.com. As soon as you see the "shop now" window pop up you are ready to sign in to your target account and receive your 10% off. With the free shipping deals and additional 5% savings for using my Target card I get amazing deals.
I already own fan girl status for Pat Flynn. I hijacked the "Ask the expert" session and stalked him to give a business card. Now I got a Twitter follow back! I will frame that e-mail. And honestly, one of my best FINCON11 memories is reaching higher with the entire room after Pat had already told us to reach as high as we could.
And of course I am also a fangirl of Wisebread, and Prosper.com. If I could bottle up the Wisebread goodness and give it out in small doses I would. You guys provide excellent value for nothing! Not that I'm saying you should charge or anything.
I loved the sessions, but I especially enjoyed meeting everyone. My husband once told me, while I talked about other PF bloggers like they were people that he should know, "You realize they're not 'real' don't you?" Now, I have incontrovertible proof that they are real. Plus, I got to shake J.D. Roth's hand, and I stayed up until 4 a.m. chatting it up with some truly awesome people.
I really hope PT and his staff reads this. After all the hard work his team put into the conference, I'm sure they would be extremely touched by the idea that they helped save your blog. =)
In the 'Midwest' people most people ignore mid-century furniture or accessories? What sloppy journalism! Who, exactly, lives in the 'Midwest' - a hypothetical eBay seller, or Kentin Waits himself? I think the phenom he's attempting to explain (however clumsily) is an 'urban' vs. 'rural' (or even hokey-suburban, as opposed to 'cool'-suburban) one, not a 'Midwest' (vs. everywhere 'cool') one. I'm sure designers living in Chicago (or another large city in the dreaded, vaguely-defined 'Midwest') are more interested in up-market mid-Century decor, etc. (hell, some of them helped invent it back in the day) than some random person in in a rural part of a 'coastal' state (ooh, my fingers feel elevated even for having typed 'coastal'). Or a non-coastal Southern state, for that matter. But it's somehow especially chic in this particular moment to bash this nebulous place called the 'Midwest' - which is not an actual geographic place but rather the linguistic symbol du jour for general non-cool/non-urban-ness.
Ok, I've said my piece. And my god, do I wish I could go back to the 'Midwest.' I've never seen so many Applebees-eating, Kohl's-wearing non-mid-century-interested people in my life as where I currently live (in Fairfax, VA, west of DC).
Yes. I know my credit score. I check it at least yearly through one of the three agencies that report credit scores and I check every month or so at Credit Karma so I can see if there have been any large changes, which would then prompt to check my full credit report/score.
I just received my credit score after applying to refinance my mortgage.
I love the idea of sharing. I read a book about Carol Burnett. Her and a few other girls shared a dress for auditions. They all pitched in to buy it and they had to take turns using it. Sharing and creativity needs to be brought back to finance!
My favorite part of the conference was simply meeting and getting to know all the personal finance bloggers I've "known" for anywhere from six years to a few months -- as well as meeting new ones I've never heard of. It was like a good class reunion where none of us had actually ever gone to class.
The people from Wise Bread were AMAZING. I've always liked their blog and knew they were cool from having been associated with them "back in the day", but to meet them and find out just how cool they were was a special highlight for me.
And I found out something "secret" about each of them:
*Greg is a card shark.
*Will is a top Digg contributor.
*Lynn is very funny (I too enjoyed the crack about her child's father not being Will or Greg.)
Overall, it was a great, great time.
And in addition to the fun, I took about 20 pages of notes. I estimate the conference will help me earn an extra $10k to $20k this next year. Not bad, huh?
Can't wait to see everyone again next year!
Yes, I do.
I have never checked my credit score, so I don't know it.
Guest Bob,
748 post, over 50 on methanol. In short, use sugars only and you are ok. If you need more reassuring, just read over all the post. You worry more about methanol with stuff like wood alcohol or the first collection of a very large batch made with grains or fruits. Sugars, less then 20 gallons and you are fine.
Some people are obviously unaware that there are other countries in this world and that the spelling of certain words varies. Ignorance!
There were so many fun moments it's hard to pick just one. I know for me the best part of the conference was just meeting everyone that I've chatted with, linked to, looked up to and become friends with online - in a real life setting. I had a feeling that this was going to be a great group of people and I wasn't let down.
Some of my favorite moments include late night chats with other bloggers including JD Roth, Matt Jabs, Jeff and Mandy Rose, Kevin Mulligan, Ben Edwards, Jeremy Vohwinkle, Ryan Guina, Glen Craig, Miranda Marquit, Donna Freedman, Tim Fraticelli, Bob Lotich, Khaleef Crumbley, Jason Price, Joe Taxpayer, Pat Flynn and about a thousand others..
So yeah, for me the highlight was meeting everyone and forging some new friendships.
My favorite session moment - when Lynn said, "yes, I am pregnant - not fat. And no the baby isn't Will or Greg's".
Can't wait til next year!
Good point. While both of you are capable of crushing coconuts in the palm of your hand, only one of you is a certified financial planner.
We don't have an organic dairy but when there is green grass (as opposed to snow), our Holsteins are set outside to pasture in between milkings. It is NOT TRUE that all milk cows can only look at the green grass... some of what you say here is in insightful but... you'd do well to check your own facts, too. The key is not necessarily what's organic and what is not.. it's keeping things in scale so that a farm has enough land to give the animals a fair shake at the great outdoors... the big factory farms of New Mexico, CA and Idaho are problematic when it comes to fairness in the marketplace... and dairy production and marketing should be based on regions... not the crazy price structure that has dogged the hard working dairymen for way too long... it's a crazy industry, all right.
My favorite funny moment was when Lynn cracked the joke about her baby. Best joke of the weekend. Like Ben, I enjoyed the surreal-ness of seeing all of my online friends in one place. John Barleycorn at midnight wasn't bad either. A huge thanks to the Wise Bread crew for representing so well.
Well my daughter certainly wouldnt vote for number 3. I still havent even begun to save for my daughters eduation, finding trouble getting funds available to actually save.
Wow, there were so many moments.
First, I am so proud of Phil for throwing a kick a$$ party and getting all the cool kids to show up. The event surpassed every expectation I had after Ramit's speech on Saturday and everything else was pure icing on the cake.
Baker rocked his first presentation and I loved seeing his contagious passion in person. Pat Flynn might have been the last to be picked for kick ball but we definitely saved the best for last letting him close the show.
And Will, I'm sorry but you are a little confused. The Rock looks and sounds like Jeff Rose. Get it straight or I might have to put the smack down ;-)
Where do I begin? Seriously, this is one of the best things I have ever done -- not counting having my kids and meeting my wife of course. ;)
From the very beginning I got to hear Jackie Walters have the guts to ask what everyone else was thinking when she called out the guy from AceCash. That was priceless.
I freaking loved the comment from Will about blogging in his underwear, and if it wouldn't give your readers nightmares I would admit to it too. LOL
Ramit knocked it out of the park with his presentation and I just loved hearing him speak. Could have sat there all day long, and admittedly sort of stalked him at the after party just to introduce myself.
I partied with my bank (Perkstreet Financial), had breakfast with fellow contributors from Perkstreet, hung out with my most favorite people from Team EOD, wore an I HATE DEBT shirt, and didn't go to bed before 5am on Friday or Saturday. EPIC is the only word that adequately describes fincon11!
Let me also add that I actually got to meet Lynn, whom I love btw, and with that said I should be a shoe-in for the $100 right? LOL
I LOVED every single moment especially the empty AceCash table after the first panel ended. Getting to meet everyone was unbelievable and I cannot wait until fincon12. I didn't write a fincon summary because I wanted to get to work on implementing everything I learned. Main takeaway was focus on my readers more than anything else! DONE! :)
I learned so much!
This will sound a bit cheesy but my favorite moment was probably when I first walked through the front doors of the Marriott Friday morning and saw J. Money, JD, Phil, Glen, Tom, Kyle, Will (you) and a bunch of others just hanging out in the lobby.
I knew right away it was going to be an awesome weekend and that I likely wouldn't sleep much. My wife is still giving me a hard time about it, I was going non-stop and only called her 2 times, oops.
It was great meeting you and the Wisebread team, too bad Meg and Ashley weren't there as well.
I got some good stuff from your presentation, I love the tips on templates and the "reverse pitch" - no wonder you're the chief marketing officer for WB :)
We eat out maybe once a month...maybe.
I don't have a favourite moment, but I will say that all three of you had excellent presentations.
As for Lynn - since you (sort of) asked for advice about babies... :)
Best advice I ever received was to just ignore any advice you get (except this one of course). It's all misinformation, old wives' tales etc - just ignore everything you hear and do the best you can do and everything will turn out fine.
I just finished writing my recap: http://www.fiscallychic.com/2011/10/recap-of-financial-blogger-conferenc...
Hmmm, where to start? I think the biggest takeaways are remembering to keep your readers first, tell a story, engage your audience, and be EPIC! Even in one day since the conference I've been trying to figure out ways to make my blog more epic. How can I make it better for my readers?
Thanks again to PT Money and the entire FINCON11 team! I can't wait to hear about next year's conference!
I shop target.com frequently using my CSAA discount. It is a bit confusing because to get your discount you do need to sign in to the CSAA online site first, then look up the target discount and click the link to shop target.com. As soon as you see the "shop now" window pop up you are ready to sign in to your target account and receive your 10% off. With the free shipping deals and additional 5% savings for using my Target card I get amazing deals.
I already own fan girl status for Pat Flynn. I hijacked the "Ask the expert" session and stalked him to give a business card. Now I got a Twitter follow back! I will frame that e-mail. And honestly, one of my best FINCON11 memories is reaching higher with the entire room after Pat had already told us to reach as high as we could.
And of course I am also a fangirl of Wisebread, and Prosper.com. If I could bottle up the Wisebread goodness and give it out in small doses I would. You guys provide excellent value for nothing! Not that I'm saying you should charge or anything.
I loved the sessions, but I especially enjoyed meeting everyone. My husband once told me, while I talked about other PF bloggers like they were people that he should know, "You realize they're not 'real' don't you?" Now, I have incontrovertible proof that they are real. Plus, I got to shake J.D. Roth's hand, and I stayed up until 4 a.m. chatting it up with some truly awesome people.
My fav memory was handing Pat Flynn the mic when he had a question for the panel.
Added!
I really hope PT and his staff reads this. After all the hard work his team put into the conference, I'm sure they would be extremely touched by the idea that they helped save your blog. =)
In the 'Midwest' people most people ignore mid-century furniture or accessories? What sloppy journalism! Who, exactly, lives in the 'Midwest' - a hypothetical eBay seller, or Kentin Waits himself? I think the phenom he's attempting to explain (however clumsily) is an 'urban' vs. 'rural' (or even hokey-suburban, as opposed to 'cool'-suburban) one, not a 'Midwest' (vs. everywhere 'cool') one. I'm sure designers living in Chicago (or another large city in the dreaded, vaguely-defined 'Midwest') are more interested in up-market mid-Century decor, etc. (hell, some of them helped invent it back in the day) than some random person in in a rural part of a 'coastal' state (ooh, my fingers feel elevated even for having typed 'coastal'). Or a non-coastal Southern state, for that matter. But it's somehow especially chic in this particular moment to bash this nebulous place called the 'Midwest' - which is not an actual geographic place but rather the linguistic symbol du jour for general non-cool/non-urban-ness.
Ok, I've said my piece. And my god, do I wish I could go back to the 'Midwest.' I've never seen so many Applebees-eating, Kohl's-wearing non-mid-century-interested people in my life as where I currently live (in Fairfax, VA, west of DC).