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| Borrowed by: economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com |
When I first started English 112 in
August, it was terrifying for me to think of what topic would be interesting enough
for me to research and then write about. In my life, the biggest challenge for
me was to control myself when spending money and more importantly, spending money wisely. Taking advantage of picking a topic of
my own choice, I selected the topic “Managing Finances” hoping that I would
learn along the way and be more aware and avoid spending money aimlessly and focus
on better investments and spending decisions. Another chill feeling took me
over by thinking, how I would use blogger.com and what a blog was? After figuring
out how to post a blog and then, looking at my first blog makes me smile because
I remember, I was very nervous thinking that anyone is my class can read it. My
confidence started developing after writing three to four blogs.
The second feeling of blogging and researching
made me happy that I am aware of how the blogging works. I am amazed to find out
that many professional authors and news reporters have their own blog pages and
readers follow every post of their favorite authors and writers. With the help
of a librarian, I got a few finance related books and start reading to find
good pieces of information related to my topic and started the blog posting but
later on I started feeling more comfortable researching information on my topic
on the internet. Searching for online helped me gather a lot of useful
information related to my topic. “Mr. Money Mustache” and “Personal Finance 4 U” were
two blogs that I started following during my research. On these blogs I read easy
description of money managing ideas in households. This helped me to understand
that I am not the only one who is struggles to save and spend money wisely. The
main ideas behind both bloggers mentioned above is to keep readers motivated to
make careful financial decision even if they have to buy house or just a light
bulb.
Third I am blessed that now I know
how to blog and respond to other bloggers since everything is mostly done
online. I have planned to keep posting blogs after this semester as well
because it helps me to stay aware of the all the information required to stay
focused on making proper financial decisions for my family’s future and keeping
me motivated to spend more sensibly.
This is a very encouraging final post! I am thrilled that you really seemed to "take" to blogging. And you chose a topic that both benefited you personally as well as academically. I always like it when students are efficient and forward-thinking like that.
ReplyDeleteI find that the more I read finance blogs, the more attuned I am to my own spending, too. This is a topic that you and I both find fascinating, and I hope that your blog keeps going. I'll keep reading!