Pocketmint

Tag: blogging

1. Learning to talk to strangers

   31 December 2012

   In college, I was once recruited to write a feature article for a magazine. I fled more-or-less screaming from the prospect. Writing was not the problem. Fiction, non-fiction, whatever — I was confident I could figure it out. Research has always been one of my better skills, even back in the day when you had […]

2. FinCon12: a little too much of a good thing

   10 September 2012

   This will be just a mini-con report rather than a full-fledged article, because I am trying to catch up on both a) sleep and b) a to-do list of daunting length. I’m really glad that I went to FinCon, and I’m just as glad to be home again. I consider myself an introvert — not […]

3. Not a Social Media Expert: a confession and cry for help

   21 August 2012

   Two weeks from tomorrow, I’m heading off to Denver for the second annual Financial Blogger Conference, also known as FinCon12. I am dragging with me (from across the country) my best friend Stacy, who has been known to write a personal finance post herself from time to time, when her relentless day job as editor […]

4. Make Money Online Fast (Not): an ethical dilemma

   25 July 2012

   I don’t usually talk about the money-making aspect of blogging, but I’m going to make an exception, by way of explaining a few changes taking place around here. Late last year I decided that I want two things from Pocketmint. One, I want to help people and make a positive difference in their lives. I’m […]