Comments on: Financial Guru Review: J.D. Roth

By: J.D. Roth

J.D. Roth — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:48 +0000

Heh. I don’t mean to be depressing, Stephanie. But as my wife would be happy to tell you, I’m my own worst critic. I was just trying to point out that there are plenty of things I could do better! To start with, I could invite you to do a guest post on student loans. You have an open invitation to share with GRS readers, if you think there’s something they should know!

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By: Stephanie PTY

Stephanie PTY — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:07:20 +0000

Wow J.D…. that comment was kinda depressing!

But we love you! I know you see the room for improvement in your blog, but the rest of us just enjoy reading it. Oh, and if you ever need an expert on student loans, let me know! I have a ton of experience… that I kinda wish I didn’t have

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:03:02 +0000

JD, I appreciate your style and your humility, too – even though you’re so successful it hasn’t gone to your head:) I’ve really enjoyed the posts I’ve read on your site and one thing I’ve noticed is that you’ve always had fresh writing – lots of guest posts, etc. So I wouldn’t worry about being stale!

By: Green Panda

Green Panda — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:54:47 +0000

Wow, J.D. you are your own worst critic! Well, i appreciate your style and I think that changing positions in it of itself isn’t a flaw.

I think the Personal Finance show is a great way for you and Jim to interact with a lot of bloggers and listeners in a manageable way.

By: J.D. Roth

J.D. Roth — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:30:54 +0000

Thanks for the kind words.

If you want somebody to write a critical review of Get Rich Slowly, you should ask me to do it!

I’m my own worst critic. I’ll bet we all are. We’re so close to our work that we know our weaknesses. I know nothing about student loans or about money and kids, for example. I have a habit (not necessarily bad) of changing my mind/position on things. (Do I hate Elizabeth Warren? Or do I love her? Tomorrow I’ll give you a different answer!) My posts are way too frickin’ long. I’m a sucker for homonyms. (A reader pointed out two to me today: “buy” for “by”, for example.) I write too much about my own life and not enough about actual finance.

And, the one that makes me saddest, I don’t participate in the PF community enough. I try to interact with everyone, but I just don’t have the time anymore.

Finally, I feel like my writing has become stale. That’s one reason I’ll be auditioning Staff Writers over the next couple of weeks. I think some fresh blood could breathe some life into the site.

Anyhow, thanks for the review, Laura. I appreciate it.