Several weeks back my friend Lazy Man from Lazy Man and Money asked me whether I’d like to guest post on his blog.
“What? You must be joking.” – I thought.
I had wanted to have a post on Lazy Man and Money for about a year now; just didn’t have the courage to ask.
I wasn’t to miss this opportunity.
“What shall I write about?” – I asked Lazy Man. “Any preferences.”
“Tell my readers what The Money Principle is about.” – he said.
A good one. What is this blog about?
I thought for several days.
I wrote and I re-wrote.
Then I had it.
The Money Principle is about how to get from ‘skint’ to ‘mint’ in one swift movement.
Then I realised that although I’ve written close to 800 post on debt, money management, frugal artistry, investing and pensions The Money Principle is about three main things.
#1. The Money Principle is about paying off debt fast. Yes; I don’t manipulate debt, I demolish it.
#2. The Money Principle is about being a frugal artist. If you want to know how here is the manifesto of a frugal artist. Or you can have a look at the Eat for Less posts.
#3. The Money Principle is about the ERR strategy for money management. This strategy for making your money go further is about eliminating waste, changing habits and routines and reducing consumption.
That is it.
This is what I told Lazy Man’s readers The Money Principle is about.
What he said warmed up my heart.
“The following is a guest post from Maria Nedeva, owner of The Money Principle. I met her at Fincon a couple of years ago and we just hit it off. She’s the proverbial smartest person in the room, so I knew she was going to deliver an awesome guest post. When I read it, I thought, “This is exactly how we’ve been able to save hundreds of thousands of dollars over the last decade.”
Now, this is a warm welcome on par with the one that Miss Thrifty gave me. Remember, she said that The Money Principle is ‘a chocolate box of a blog’.
You can find it here if you’d like to read my guest post on Lazy Man and Money.
Speak soon, and I’ll do my best to have my big surprise ready for you by next Tuesday.
Congrats on the guest post! His intro to you was awesome because you’re awesome. 🙂
@Crystal: Thanks friend.
It’s always a great feeling to have a blogger reach out to ask if you would like to guest post for them. I’ve had it happen to me a few times when I was unsure of asking and they ended up asking me. I try to remember this when reaching out to others now, that most will welcome a guest post as long as you put in the effort to have a good blog yourself.
I did jump over and read your post too….great stuff!
@Jon: Thanks, Jon. Yes, approacging people is difficult but connecting with others is great.
I am going to read that post now! I also haven’t heard of Lazy Man and Money so I can’t wait to discover a new blog.
@Michelle: Lazy Man and Money is a great, serious site. Hope you liked it :).