In case you hadn’t noticed, I was gone
for a tick. I took a temporary respite from blogging. No, I was not in poor
health (thank you for asking) and no, I was not being apathetic. In fact, it’s
quite the opposite. I was knee-deep in action, getting some new projects
underway and launching some new business ideas. Originally, my plan was to
combine these exciting new ventures to the blog. All of a sudden, right smack
dab in the meridian of one project, I had an epiphany; and it was a game
changer.
Am I doing what I set off to do?
I set off thinking about the blog. I
ruminated about the reasons I started it, I mulled over why it was important to
me and I asked myself, “What exactly am I accomplishing here? Am I staying true
to my initial purpose?”
I deliberated on those notions for a
minute or two. I know what my purpose was when I inaugurated the blog –or, at
least I think I do. I (at least) had some ambitions in mind and I had a general
idea for the future. I even had some clever things written down on a piece of
paper. Bountiful and moneymaking ideas that even (after a spilled cup of
coffee) found their way onto one of my numerous spreadsheets. Then, as it
usually does, life threw me a curve ball. Moreover, as it often is, that curve ball
was a blessing in disguise.
Ever since I unbolted the virtual Penny
Pinchers doors last year and inaugurated it on the web, the blog (and my ideas
for it) has metamorphosed and improved significantly. However, I like change. I
believe that (most) change is for the better. I embrace it. I hope you will
embrace it with me.
A new direction
For those of you who know me personally,
you know that I am a ‘Glee’ fan. Okay, perhaps ‘Glee’ fanatic is a better
descriptor, but that is unimportant. For those of you who do not know me personally…surprise!
Yet, I digress. While my catalyst for
change and growth doesn’t stem solely from a pop-culture, small screen smash
hit, I share a commonality with the New Directions: we are/were/could always be
the underdog.
Who doesn’t love an underdog?
All through my hiatus and during my
internet trekking, I spent hours reading the supervening reader comments for an
eclectic fare of personal finance articles. Despite the fact that some of the
assessments were superfluously negative, I can’t deny the fact that many people
out there are hurting. They have been laid off, fired, had their hours cut
back; they feel like they have lost their voices and they are looking for
answers that generic financial advice simply cannot provide. I know, because I
have been there. I have hit rock bottom and I have risen back up. I don't just
talk the talk, I have walked the walk.
You may be hurting. You might not be.
You might be a person who just stumbled on this blog, someone who needs to make
some infinitesimal money changes, or someone who came here looking for
inspiration or optimism. Whoever you are, whatever your circumstances, I
promise to provide a maniacal focus on hope for the New Year. Although you will
never catch me swearing that money buys happiness, money remains a necessary
evil that many folks out there don’t have, but need in order to survive.
Consequently, for the first quarter of
2012, I want to talk to you (my readers) about potential. I want to help you
reach yours; to help you make more money, to help you discover how to spend
less money and to help you make monumental changes designed to help improve you
financial future; direct from one underdog to another.
I have hope,
and I have plenty of hope to spare and share with you in the New Year. Welcome
(once again) to Penny Pinchers.
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