DISQUS

the weakonomist · 9 months ago

Congratulations on your 100th post! I know the exact same feelings you've had and the frustrations associated with it. You're doing a great job.

This post idea was really inventive, and I can tell you put a lot of work into it. Thanks for linking to me as well!

The David · 9 months ago

Thank you very much - I appreciate the compliment!

It did take a while to put together, but it was fun too. I get to check out a lot of posts, plus I really enjoy helping those that have helped me.

ObliviousInvestor · 9 months ago

Congrats on 100! (I'm at 106 so far, so we're roughly tied, hehe.)

Very neat celebratory post idea. And thanks for the link. :)

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks! I'm like you liked the idea.

It's my pleasure. Thanks for reading!

fathersez · 9 months ago

Congratulations, David....Happy Eleventy One birthday. I pray for your continued success and may the Eleventy Two and future birthdays be filled with even greater good cheer, god health and happiness.

Best regards

And PS: Thank you for the mention.

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks, and your welcome - thanks for reading and commenting!

Jeff@StretchyDollar · 9 months ago

This is a cool idea! Thanks for the link, and congratulations!

The David · 9 months ago

I'm glad you liked it. I thought it might be a good way for everything to check out some new stuff they haven't seen.

Adam @ CheckbookDiaries · 9 months ago

Congrats on reaching this milestone. I can truly appreciate the amount of time and effort that goes into creating content on a daily basis.

One of the unique things about your content that I like is the way you relate your ideas to the twenty-something audience with the LOTR and Nintendo references. As a reader, I can tell that you put alot of thought into your ideas and the way you convey them.

Keep up the good work and thanks for mentioning Checkbook Diaries!

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks! It is hard sometimes, but it's fun too (except when it's 11 at night and I can't think of a topic for the next day!). Plus I've learned a lot too, so it's only sped up my quest for financial security.

I'm really glad you like the style. I have to admit, it wasn't what I set out for. As I started writing, I realized that while I could write about things from a purely financial point of view, it was a lot more enjoyable to write about life while wearing financial glasses, if that makes sense.

It's more fun to write, and hopefully to read. Plus it helps give me a broad range of topics to pull from.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

ptmoney · 9 months ago

Way to go. It IS a lot of hard work. Sometimes it feels like too much. But then I get mentioned in a nice roundup like this and it helps to make it all worth it. The money is nice too. ;)

Congrats again on 100. Well done.

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks! It's hard, but very rewarding too. I haven't seen much money yet, but I feel like I'm improving my bottom line with everything I learn from the research I do. I try to apply the money lessons I learn, so they can pay off in spades with me still being 30+ years from retirement.

Plus I feel (or at least I hope) that maybe I've helped or inspired some other people, much like sites like Get Rich Slowly and I Will Teach You to be Rich have had life-changing impacts on me.

Thanks for your help and support!

Slinky · 9 months ago

Wow, you got a lot of great links here! Thanks for including me!

The David · 9 months ago

My pleasure. Thanks for reading, and for commenting again. You may have just earned yourself a spot in the 200th post extravaganza when the time comes :)

Money Progress · 9 months ago

I'm just echoing what others have said but I also wanted to say thanks for the link!

The David · 9 months ago

My pleasure. Thanks for your support!

Ken · 9 months ago

GreatnPost!..I'll have to come back when I have more time. Congrats on 100.

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks! I hope you do come back. There really are some great links in there.

W. · 9 months ago

Congrats on post No. 100!

Wow, what a milestone - reading through 400 plus comments, visiting sites and finding worthy articles couldn't have been easy either. Thanks for the link in your carnival of Gratitude.

The David · 9 months ago

My pleasure! Thanks for your reading and comments and support.

It did take a while, but luckily I thought ahead, and started working on this a few weeks ago.

Andrea Mai · 9 months ago

YOU ARE AWESOME! What a huge amount of time you must have spent on your Extravaganza. I'm only about half way there and am majorly impressed all the time by what you've done with this site. Congratulations!

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks Andrea! It took a while, but it was a lot of fun to put together too.

Thanks for the kind words! It's stuff like that that makes this all worth while.

Doctor S · 9 months ago

Congrats on your 100th post and thanks for the link mention. I think its great to just come up with your own Carnival to show your gratitude to everyone, a practice that should def occur more on all sites! Keep up the good work!

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks!

It was fun to put this together. I come across a lot of stuff that should be in carnivals, so it was fun to give them the spotlight. I may have to do this more.

Retired Syd · 9 months ago

Wow, lots of good reading here--thanks so much for including me!

The David · 9 months ago

Thanks! I appreciate your support!

Ken · 9 months ago

Congrats on your success! I have just discovered your work and will be reading for new updates frequently.

Ken

http://www.rolloverusa.com

The David · 9 months ago

Hi Ken,

I'm glad to have you as a reader! I hope you do keep coming back.

Thriveal · 9 months ago

Hey, thanks for the hat tip in the Personal Development area. I know it took a lot to research all of this material and provide it for your readers... I've done it and it just about killed me! Thanks for doing it.

Anyway, good stuff on here. Keep up the awesome writing.

Thanks, Jason M. Blumer, CPA
(thriveal)

The David · 9 months ago

Hi Jason,

It was my pleasure to give you a head nod. It was a lot of fun, and I'd like to do it again...it's just hard to keep up with the list of comments...do you have any tips from when you did it?

Thanks for the compliment on my writing :)

The Digerati Life · 9 months ago

Great job on reaching post 100! I loved how you described what it was like to be a blogger :) . I agree that it takes a lot of commitment to keep plugging away at a blog. I want to thank you for this personal carnival. I'm honored to be part of it. Thanks and congratulations!

The David · 9 months ago

Thank you very much! I'm honored that your honored.

I'm glad you liked my description about what it's like blogging, but it's interesting how you can apply that lesson to other parts of your life.

Curt · 9 months ago

Excellent article. You can put together a great list of article. Thanks for including my article in the list.

The David · 9 months ago

My pleasure Curt. I'm glad you liked the list - you can thank all the good commentors for that :)

DivorcedDadFrugalDad · 9 months ago

David,

Congrats on the milestone. I love hitting my own milestones, I will be hitting number 450 soon.

Also, thanks for destroying my weekend-- that's how long it will take to go through all those great links above . . . .

The David · 9 months ago

450? Wow. And I thought 100 was hard.

Thanks for all your comments - I know you've been on of the most frequent!

oneadvice · 9 months ago

Thanks for adding my article to your list :)

B7 · 9 months ago

Hi Pimpin',

Awesome post! And thanks for the mention!

oneadvice · 9 months ago

Aww thanks for the mention - and congratualtions on reaching 100 posts - sending you three big cheers :)