Comments on: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Places to Follow Me Edition

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:10:41 +0000

Once I read a grammatical error in a professional blog, I exit. First part was compelling, but at the first misuse of verb tense, I deleted the email and went back to work. I don’t correct folks’ grammar, but if you’re claiming writing as a profession, I expect professionalism.

By: spaces

spaces — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:41:33 +0000

What’s a GTD? (The dog ate my acronym card.)

By: David@dinksfinance

David@dinksfinance — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:29:32 +0000

I’ll be sure to check them out.

-DC

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:45:48 +0000

That is a good point, Trent, but that is not exactly GTD proper.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:36:43 +0000

Thanks for the book advice….Will have to check them out…

Dave
LifeExcursion

By: Bill in Houston

Bill in Houston — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:30:59 +0000

I used the Frog in Boiling Water analogy when I discuss “government intrusion” with others.

By: Trent

Trent — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:30:58 +0000

“I’d be interested in a discussion of how GTD is a “be the best or be nothing” organization method. It seems to create superhumans or depressed failures without much middle ground.”

I think that’s true if you adopt the whole system as one giant chunk – and I would expect that it would produce more failures than successes.

I think, for most people, GTD success comes from pulling out the piece or two that they most need for themselves and sticking with it. For me, it was simply jotting down thoughts that came to mind and processing them once a day or so. That was huge.

By: Tyler@FrugallyGreen

Tyler@FrugallyGreen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:35:09 +0000

Glad to see Alan over at Saving for Serenity getting some attention. He’s a good writer!

The FMF article about your home as an investment is exactly how I’ve come to think about ownership as I get closer and closer to being able to afford a place of my own. It’s a tough opinion to have when all of my friends hold a rather, um, opposite perspective.

By: Scordo.com

Scordo.com — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:31:37 +0000

The FMF article is very interesting, thanks for sharing, Trent. I remember reading the WSJ article and thinking this is not what are our parents taught us? Namely, for most middle class Americans a home is usually their biggest investment.

I think over time real estate will continue to offer middle class individuals in the US the biggest bang for their buck ROI (provided they stay in the same home for a 30 year period, for example).

A two family home is an even better investment, here’s an article I wrote on the “myth of the one family home:” http://bit.ly/CXuE4

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:55:43 +0000

I’d be interested in a discussion of how GTD is a “be the best or be nothing” organization method. It seems to create superhumans or depressed failures without much middle ground.