Comments on: Slowing Down, or Starting on My Dreams http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: chris http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-121015 chris Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:00:48 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-121015 Am I the only person who never figured out feed readers? I’d like to think I’m pretty tech enabled, I’ve been using the internet since 1996 and got a degree in computer science (I’ve even read a whole book on xml which feed readers use), but I just can’t figure out how to make good use of a feed reader. I pretty much just visit the websites I like manually and read all the blog postings since the last one I recognize. I tried google reader once but it honestly seemed way too hard to use.

Anyone know of a good tutorial on how to make use of feed readers/rss feeds?

]]> By: The Digerati Life http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-119719 The Digerati Life Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:30:52 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-119719 This new schedule is an excellent compromise you’re making! I eagerly anticipate hearing about and seeing your other projects unfold. Good luck with all these endeavors. :)

]]> By: Nathan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-119674 Nathan Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:21:19 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-119674 Trent, love your stuff(I’ve been pushing everyone I know to read it, much like i got them into watching Heroes) I just hope you include some of the ‘Simple Dollar Retro’ Sometimes it’s nice to find old articles without having to search. SO maybe in the weekly roundup you can include 2 or 3 rather than 1. My fav. part of the roundup.

Thanks!

-Nate

]]> By: Wim http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117480 Wim Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:43:35 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117480 Good idea!
Looking forward to the cooking blog.

]]> By: Helen http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117466 Helen Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:31:05 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117466 I concur, I often miss things – I think frequent blogging is good for low-content blogs, but when you’ve got a lot of good stuff to say, it requires more time from the reader as well. I like the idea of being able to read the blog intro to get the gist of it, and reading on if I want more detail.

Good luck with your new projects, Trent.

]]> By: Chief Family Officer http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117439 Chief Family Officer Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:01:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117439 I just wanted to wish you luck – both with the cooking blog and with writing full-time!

]]> By: Heidi http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117435 Heidi Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:57:53 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117435 I am going to miss the frequent posts (especially the round-ups), but I think that you’re reasoning makes perfect sense. Good luck on the cooking blog! Can’t wait to subscribe.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117427 Sandy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:51:21 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117427 For those of you interested in cooking videos, there’s a great website that I use often. I’m sorry I don’t know how to get you the link, but you can get there by googling:

about cooking videos

When the page comes up, click on

Cooking.com – Technique Videos

(it’s the 2nd on the list). Trent you might enjoy picking up some pointers from it too! It is an awesome website!

]]> By: JB http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117414 JB Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:40:30 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117414 I think it’s a good idea too. I read your blog frequently and found that alot of times I’d have to scroll down to read 2-3 posts at once since I hadn’t checked in a few hours. And the longer a post is at the top the more discussion there will be..it’s sad to see a brilliant post get pushed down by an equally brilliant one the same day and them both not get the discussion/comments they deserve.

Looking forward to the cooking blog too!

]]> By: Shevy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117403 Shevy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:27:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117403 I understand your reasoning and I know the cooking blog is something you’ve been wanting to do for some time, but I’ll admit to being disappointed in the reduction of frequency (although I don’t think the roundups will suffer tremendously by being weekly instead of daily).

I love reading your posts. Like Rick, your blog was the first PF blog I read and I’ve found a lot of other great blogs from links in your roundups.

]]> By: Mike http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117331 Mike Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:48:44 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117331 Great idea, Trent. Even two articles a day is a lot of work. I think you have some great readers who post a lot of smart comments. Maybe you could just be the editor once in a while and ask some of your commentors to turn a couple of their best responses into short articles, especially while you’re developing the cooking blog. (I can’t wait to read it, BTW.)

]]> By: Rick http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117325 Rick Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:42:16 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117325 Well Trent, while your reasoning is impeccable, I’ll miss the large quantity of quality content here. Yours is the first PF blog I started reading, and I continue to feel it’s the best. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Amy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117322 Amy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:40:31 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117322 I enjoy the frequent posting, but often find myself skimming the longer articles as I don’t have time to read them completely.

I am looking forward to your cooking blog as well. Always looking for new ideas and recipes to try.

]]> By: Kat http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117314 Kat Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:34:35 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117314 I really like the morning roundup, so I am sad to see it going. It is one of the main reasons I started reading this blog.

]]> By: Anne http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117308 Anne Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:27:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117308 This sounds like a good choice for you, though I have to admit that I will miss the morning roundups, which have become part of my daily routine.
I’m really looking forward to the cooking blog!

]]> By: Louise http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117306 Louise Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:25:42 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117306 I think this is going to be great for the blog but the missing morning roundup is terrible news.

]]> By: Chris Carpinello http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117302 Chris Carpinello Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:19:43 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117302 I’m a fan of quality over quantity. Glad to hear you’re making this change. By the way, the length of this post was near perfect (about 500 words). I find myself skimming much more on lengthier entries.

Best of luck on the launch of the cooking blog.

]]> By: vh http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117277 vh Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:44:55 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117277 “Only” two articles a day? Good grief! All those articles are great fun to read (tho’ Diane is right: I also have taken to spending too much on time on the Net, a lot of it hanging around The Simple Dollar). But I get worried that you’ll burn yourself out maintaining a high level of productivity like that for a long time.

Don’t burn the saucepans! Can’t wait for the cooking blog! Hope you’ll soon have plenty of time to experiment in the kitchen.

Waitaminit…. If you have a cooking blog, won’t that make all your grocery and kitchen purchases tax-deductible?

]]> By: Marta http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117267 Marta Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:29:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117267 Yum! Can’t wait to see the cooking blog – hopefully you’ll focus on healthy and frugal cooking!

]]> By: Diane http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117255 Diane Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:18:33 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/21/slowing-down-or-starting-on-my-dreams/#comment-117255 Your decision to post less frequently has come at a good time for me. I’m spending too much time on the internet and not enough on more creative pursuits. Can’t wait for the cooking blog!

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