As alluded to in my last post, my new job requires some content restrictions. No political commentary, essentially. Which is a real crimp, because that is kind of the main focus around here. Not the only focus, of course, but the primary one. I've also blogged about my own money stuff, and about sexist social expectations around money, and marketing and workplace issues from a feminist perspective. Those remain fair game. But there are lots of other bloggers out there doing a great job covering those issues already. So what I am interested in hearing from any readers who may still exist (and bless your hearts, really, for not deleting this sometimes-flaky blogger from your reader of choice) is whether it would still be interesting and useful to you to follow this blog if the explicitly political topics fell by the wayside for the foreseeable future.
I wish Blogger had a polling widget, but alas, it does not. If you would please drop a comment letting me know what your thoughts on this are, that would be awesome.
9.02.2009
Poll: What To Do With Feminist Finance
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PLEASE KEEP BLOGGING!!! I've been an avid follower of FF and I was so, so disappointed to see you sort of fall off the face of the internet. Your financial advice is smart and straightforward without being preachy like so much of the financial advice/commentary on the internet. Even if you can't blog about all the stuff you'd like to (and even if that means your posts are less frequent than I'd like) I'd really really love to continue to hear your voice.
Agreed. Keep blogging.
Definitely keep blogging. It's nice to hear from someone who isn't a middle aged man who thinks that making homemade laundry detergent in order to save 10 cents a load is a productive use of his time.
I'm also intrigued by the limits on your political involvement, because I've never heard of anyone's job completely barring them from political activity on their own time. Even federal employees who are prohibited from participating in partisan political activity are allowed to express opinions on issues and candidates. Is it the act of blogging that changes a discussion of the issues into something that's prohibited or is it prohibited all together? I totally understand if it's not my business, I just find it interesting.
Agreed, please keep blogging.
Any chance you could take a look at personal finance on a functional (and theoretical) level? I'm always looking for advice and 101s on personal finance and how our options now affect us in the future. Would love to hear this from a feminist perspective.
Haley, the job is with a division of the courts, so in addition to the bans on endorsements and partisan activity that come with working for government, I need to stay away from anything that might create an impression that I've pre-judged an issue that could be raised before the court. Exactly what does or doesn't cross that line is open to interpretation but it is arguably pretty broad. For various reasons I don't want to go into, I'm trying to stay on the safe side. It's not just blogging, I also stopped making a couple of recurring donations and stepped down from a volunteer position with groups that do impact litigation or work on frequently litigated issues. It's a real departure for me, but the job is worth it.
I really *don't* think anyone else is covering finance from a feminist perspective as well as you have. Frugalistas and personal finance bloggers are mostly guys who think it's awesome their wives quit working (well, quit working for PAY) to stay at home and make their own soap (as Haley notes), and those guys tend to offend me with their Fresh Manly Wisdom.
Blog foreva!! Your tone is so great and your advice is so right on. And congrats on killing down on the debt!
I agree, I started reading your blog to get info on financial topics from a feminist perspective. I feel like personal finances, economics, etc are a very daunting topic to me and I have found a lot of your posts quite helpful in that regard (i.e. advice around savings, credit cards, financial planning, budgeting, and whatnot).
Keep blogging, please. I find your voice and perspective to be unique within the feminist blogging community.
I would love you to continue. I am a newer reader, but have loved everything so far. There are a few other blogs I follow, but everyone has different perspectives. I support you to continue!
Please keep blogging!
please keep blogging! i've been missing your posts in my google reader.
Please keep blogging! If there really are other blogs dealing well with "sexist social expectations around money, and marketing and workplace issues from a feminist perspective" as you said, I sure haven't found them. I miss your voice & perspective.
I will keep reading if you keep writing! I've enjoyed your voice and take on things.
seconding the many above, this is really a unique voice for me. Most PF bloggers I have found are working within some pretty strictly gendered roles. For us feminist "personal is political," what we do with money matters. I have appreciated your voice in navigating money in power and relationships.
On the other hand, I understand your need for caution about what is written. Best of luck in your discernment!
I really appreciate your blogging, and if you can continue to do it unpolitically with no risk to you or your job, then I will keep reading, because I like your blog, and your perspectives. :o) Thanks
I really hope that you'll keep blogging discussing feminism and smart/frugal/financial living/advice. You're the only place I really have that gives that kind of smart info. I don't usually comment, but I've had you on my RSS for ages...
Add me to the folks that hope you'll keep blogging. I really do think that you look at things from a perspective that is different from most of the personal finance bloggers out there and I really appreciate (and have missed) that.
I really missed your posts and was happy to see you pop up again. I'd like to hear your thoughts on money, saving, planning - also, I link all my students to your post on internships and how not to suck at them. If you're into blogging, I'm into reading it. Also, big congratulations to Shiner.
I don't really have anything to add, but I'd like to add my "voice" to those saying to keep blogging :)
You could blog in a NON-partisan way on a finance topic of interest and seek your readers opinions. In other words, you could say: Health care...go! Heh. Actually, you're adept at presenting BOTH sides of an issue, just use a mindset of being in Debate Club. It doesn't matter whether you believe either side, but you present the KNOWN facts...avoid presenting opinions or rumors, etc. and then have your readers comment.
Please do keep posting--even if it's just on the financial stuff. I've found your posts really interesting and helpful. :D
Although I am an avid reader of MANY blogs, I've not once had the impetus to post a comment. However, I'm officially de-lurking here to reiterate what everyone else has already expressed. I've always found your posts very educational and illuminating (and engaging, which doesn't hurt!) - even the ones that aren't overtly political. Basically, even if you can't talk about "politics" at all, you've made it apparent time and again that there is still so much you can contribute to feminist and financial dialogues. Thank you for blogging! :)
One more vote in the "keep blogging" category. You might not think your topics would be that different from what a lot of other bloggers are doing, but your voice and your perspective make this a blog I really look forward to reading (you know, when there is a post...).
Keep blogging! You have a lot of interesting things to say even without talking politics. For example, I really enjoyed reading about how you were able to do your wedding at a reasonable budget, and what that entailed. It made me think a lot about what was actually important to me about wedding ceremonies, and what I could easily do without. Very inspiring!
I also enjoy reading about how you and your husband manage your finances as a couple. Now, I'm only 21, and quite a ways away from being married anytime soon, but it's something I take great interest in for future reference. Growing up, my parents were not good at handling money, or communicating about it, or teaching me how to handle money, so it's nice to get a healthier perspective on that.
Love your posts, especially those about personal finances. They're funny and educating, and I'd love to see them coming.
What everyone else said...the personal finance stuff in particular is unique in the blogosphere as far as I can tell.
Agreed. As an uppity young thing still trying to get my financial feet under me, hearing about how you handle personal financial challenges (particularly in the context of your partnership) provides a helpful, feminist role model I can't find elsewhere.
i think people read because your voice sounds like our voices... just more polished and perhaps with less incoherent swearing (or the time to edit that out). whatever you write about is going to be worth stopping by for, but i do think that you have a unique take on personal finance - you're straightforward and practical, skipping over things like getting all of the toothpaste out of the tube and, i guess, hopping straight over to getting all of the truthpaste out of your marriage. the latter's more useful for the majority of us, you know? i'm glad to see your words back up on my screen.
I'll add my voice to the chorus - please keep blogging! It's so refreshing to have a feminist angle on personal finances, and I've recommended your blog to several feminist friends who are working on getting their financial houses in order. And thanks for all you've done so far. :)
Yes, please keep blogging.
I second Eve, that you have been helpful to me as a young woman who has grown up around adults who seem to be total crap with money. I also second the call for more articles on managing the financial concerns of a young couple... and, of course, we need to have your feminist perspective around!
Basically, keep blogging. You're great. Congratulations on the new job and the new no-debt sitch!
I'd love for you to keep blogging in whatever way you can. The most interesting posts for me were the more personal ones, where you discuss actual events, conversations and confrontations with your boyfriend-fiance-husband (been a reader for awhile).
The specifics such as how to deal with banks and savings accounts don't matter as much to me because I'm living in Canada, but the realtionship stuff and how to share financial responsibility are really useful.
keep up blogging for as long as it makes you happy, I'll keep reading.
I'm a lawyer, so I'm sympathetic to your situation. Could you perhaps talk about finance from a feminist perspective as it relates to general societal trends and those unspoken assumptions that hold us back? As a clumsy example, no one is legislating or litigating the issue of whether girls are naturally badly suited to math--nor is anyone likely to--but...the unspoken messages are out there for us to breathe in like pollution as we grow up.
You are such a good writer, if you can find a way to blog that feels fulfilling to you but honors the commitment you made with your job, I would encourage you to blog. You've been missed!
Pleas keep blogging! I don't think there is another blog out there that deals with feminism and finance as well as yours does!
I come here because you have such interesting financial insights and give good financial advice. I wouldn't mind at all if that became the focus of the blog.
Please keep blogging! I actually said "yay!" out loud today when I checked my reader and saw that you had posted :). I'd love to read whatever you're able to post, as there just aren't a lot of feminist PF bloggers out there (as another commenter noted, I can only take so much of the Fresh Manly Wisdom). I also really appreciate the blog entries about Shiner's struggle with credit card debt and how it impacts your relationship. My fiance and I are in a similar situation: I have my financial ducks in a row and he has enough student loan debt to make me want to pass out. Would Shiner be okay if you wrote more about that particular financial journey? Really, I'll read whatever you decide to post :).
Please please keep blogging. This is the ONLY blog that I regularly read and I've missed you. Finance from a feminist perspective is important and like the other commentators here I have not found other blogs that fulfill this niche. I also like the personal stories, it helps keep me motivated to keep saving and work towards those impossible goals of safety net, retirement plans, home ownership, and honest relationship communications about money. Perhaps some non-political discussion about current savings choices with limited incomes: Saving money for a downpayment on home ownership or putting it into Roth IRAS? How can CD's be really to the average person? I find that after you explain pieces of personal finance I feel more confident about my knowledge and my own ability to find out more!
Um, that was supposed to be how can CD's be really useful to the average person...
I'm late to the conversation but I hope you keep blogging. Your perspective is unique since the pf blogging world seems to be dominated by female frugalistas and manly 'stay at home' advice. I feel that many blogs imply that staying home with kids is the only logical choice and you're simply selfish and not frugal enough if you work. Ugh!
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