Writing in 2010

I sold one story in 2010 (“Like a Hawk in its Gyre” to Redstone), which I’m expecting to appear in early 2011. I’ll post here when it comes out.

The other big fiction-related news is that I got together with some local friends to start the Incognito Writers Group. We’ve been meeting monthly since July, and having a great time.

I sold a group of articles to Amex Currency, a new personal finance website:

How Much Money Will You Need to Retire?

Early Retirement: Should You Really Try?

Will You Get Your Social Security?

How Freelancers Can Budget for Health Insurance

Getting Your Own Affordable Health Coverage

Being Uninsured: Worth the Risk?

Should You Put Your Money in an Alternative Financial Institution?

Public Programs for People Without Banks

Comparing Banks, Credit Unions, and Alternative-Finance Institutions

I resold my article Bankruptcy is a Good Thing to Gale Publishing, to use in their book Bankruptcy (Introducing Issues With Opposing Viewpoints).

I wrote two guest posts at other blogs:

Why Now is the Time to Think Long-Term appeared at Get Rich Slowly.

Find Your Self-Sufficient Sweet Spot appeared at Self-Reliance Exchange. (As that site no longer seems to exist, I’ve republished the article here.)

I wrote 42 articles for Wise Bread. I’ve bolded a few where I thought I managed to say just what I was trying to say:

Contributing to a Roth Versus Paying Down Debt

How Debt Fools People

Frugality, Simplicity, and Sustainability

Book Review: The Trap

Ruthless Frugality

Is Just Leaving Some Slack Better Than a Plan?

Contingency Plans

Can a Little Inflation Be Good?

USDA Data Visualization Tool

Turn Off Your Air Conditioning

Live Where the Water Tastes Good

Buy Your Groceries European-Style

Clever Tax Move for the Un- and Under-Employed

Health Care Reform: Good for People Like Me

If Budgeting Isn’t Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong

Live Abroad for Less (Also at Home)

Book Review: Your Money—The Missing Manual

New $100 Bill Unveiled

The Second-Best Way to Make your Household More Secure

Book Review: Confronting Collapse

Motivating Yourself and Others

Home Delivery: Local and Long Distance

Anyone Can Spend Less for Food

When Interest Rates Head Up

Freedom from the Day Job

Long Hours and Other Employer Demands

Getting Your Credit Limit Raised

Replacing a Crappy Job

All About Deflation

Video on How to Spot Counterfeits

Be In Charge of Your Finances

When Deals Matter

The End of the 4% Rule?

Just Saving More Is Not the Answer

A Mortgage Crisis Solution

Sinking Dollar: This Time on Purpose

Change Your Life with Storytelling

Choosing Local Businesses

Book Review: Early Retirement Extreme

Why I Still Write Paper Checks

That Sneaky Bank Almost Got Me

Book Review: Off the Grid