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In order to keep the content interesting and novel, I’ll be moving from a 5+1 posts a week to a more or less random schedule. Ahh, the luxury of a noncommercial blog 
Well said, Jacob.
As a non commercial blogger, like I am, there is no need to wear ourselves out on this treadmill of a post a day.
We can’t be spouting words of wisdom daily, can we?
I think blogs can be divided into four groups:
1) the blog that posts daily even if there is nothing to say.
2) the blog that posts daily by reviewing material that is available elsewhere. These can be useful to the reader, but the blogger has to treat it like a full time job.
3) the occasional blog that gives quality rather than quantity.
4) the inactive blog.
I hope you stay in category 3 rather than drifting into category 4.
@DJ – I put 5 years of experiences into about 178 posts which took about 5 months. I think at that rate, I should be posting every two weeks from now on although I hope to post more frequently than that.
I read part of trents serries “building a better blog” and decided that i didn’t want to be a commercial blogger. With some 3 million blogs on wordpress alone it was going to take a lot of work to get noticed, and well, honestly, I’m the lazy type. My blog is now more of a bland (I skip the racy stuff as on the Internet nothing ever goes away) journal about my thoughts on money and life in general.
My only effort at commercialisation is to keep the posts short (harder than it seems) when I do I come across an interesting post with alot of comments, say 50 or more, I start reading then skip the longer comments as time goes on.
Same with blogs I click through on and as you can see from this comment I’ve got a ways to go
Jacob,
I’m a new reader of your blog and I wanted to let you know that I’m really enjoying it. This latest post makes me a little sad, but I understand why you may want to space out your posts a little more. I’ve gone through almost all of your archives and they’ve really made me question my consumption habits. I live in Brooklyn, NY, so thankfully I have access to public transportation and get in a lot of walking, but the downside of my environment is that the pressure to consume is everywhere– from boutiques and amazing restaurants to walking by very well-dressed people everywhere I go and being surrounded by ads on the subways. I think it’s easier to get caught up in spending money in the city than it is in some rural areas, such as my small hometown in Massachusetts. The wealth (or at least over-consumption) is everywhere here. I don’t want to work forever (I’m 25 and am quite happy with my job, but I value my free time) and your blog has made me think more about where I spend my money. I like reading your blog rather than just reading books on personal finance because there’s something new here nearly every day and you often include the spiritual side of money in your blogs. I know this is a long post, but I wanted to be sure to let you know that I’m out here reading and taking in your comments. I don’t agree with everything you post, but I almost always come away from your blog with a new way of thinking about things. Thank you for that!
Sarah
Huh. I made the same decision myself a few weeks ago. I realized that I was getting run down trying to maintain a posting schedule that was forced and unsustainable. I’m only posting when I feel there is something to offer the readers. Right now it is sparse but I’m not going Category 4 for long.
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