Wrapping up the first month of the year, I’m not quite convinced I’m on the right track yet. I spent most of this month without much time for myself. I suppose it’s a good thing I’m not responsible for any other person than myself. On the other hand, January was a great month for Consumerism Commentary.
For most of the month, I was focused on the two-week “tour” I took during the last two weeks of the month. I wrote articles for ten other websites, and I’m happy to say they were all well received. Here are the highlights from my tour. Please take a moment to read some of these articles and visit these websites.
- Break out of your comfort zone to achieve success, on Get Rich Slowly
- The need to rethink retirement, on Debt Free Adventure
- Simplifying simplicity with five simple questions, on Man Vs. Debt
- Chaos is an inspiration for change, but don’t wait, on Financial Samurai
- Benefits and dangers of changing careers and paths, on Free Money Finance
- Emergency plan: better than an emergency fund, on Wise Bread
- How Conan O’Brien wants you to succeed, on Budgets Are Sexy
- Six reasons to work for a non-profit organization, on My Next Buck
- Fear of failure? Here’s how to get through it, on Erica.biz
- 6 tips for a frugal Valentine’s Day, on MSN Smart Spending
Best of Consumerism Commentary, January 2010
Meanwhile, back on Consumerism Commentary, Smithee, Kelly, and I were staying busy. Here are some of the best articles posted here this past month.
- Buying a second car
- How to claim the new home buyer tax credit on 2009 tax returns
- Democracy, incorporated
- Help a reader who inherited $10,000
- The 5 worst forms of debt
- 19.99% APR on my Citi credit card: the true cost of credit
- Between a rock and a hard debt
- Don’t tell others how to spend their money
- Safe donations to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti
- Treat your employer how it treats you
- Start the decade off right: Cut out unnecessary expenses, do something you love, invest for the future, open a high-yield savings account, pay off debt
- Alternatives to high yield savings accounts
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Updated February 10, 2011 and originally published February 2, 2010. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 
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How many hotel rooms got trashed during the tour? We’re all up for groupie stories too.
Great initiative again Flexo. Thanks for stopping by!