Learn to control money but do not allow it to control you

Firewalker

Welcome, vw campervan mum. I have been winding this thread down a bit - not enough time in the day to write everywhere - and am focusing on my blog. Still doing the occasional post though.

FW

Firewalker

Happy New Year toall who read this diary in the past. I have some very exciting news; well, exciting for me but I hope you will share in this since some of you were the inspiration behind this venture - if you had not encouranged me (directly and indirectly) to start a blog I may have never thought about it.

This morning I woke up to a wonderful present: during the night my blog had crossed the line and joined the top 1% of websites worldwide (according to Alexa). It doesn't look good, the navigation leaves something to be desired but I have been writing it with a passion that comes only from satying true to oneself and people have enjoyed reading it.

What I want from the New Year? I want to continue writing - for me this is the perfect point at which so many threads of my life meet. Who knows, I may write a novel after all one day. Before that, let's unravel the mysteries of the internet.

Keep safe and keep well. Be extraodinary during 2012 - it is in each and everyone of us, we just have to forget our fear.

Firewalker

Marru

Well done FW!! :j

I am studying WordPress at the moment as I have three blogs (no domain for the third one as yet) that I am working on and one that BF is working on. We will hopefully be right behind you

Ellidee

VERY well done FW and HAPPY NEW YEAR !

MrsMoo2U

Well done FW, and a very happy new year to you.

Karmacat

FW, that is *amazing*. I can't quite put into words how excited I am, and how full of respect for that achievement. Many, many congratulations! I'd not kept up reading, sadly, but will make it part of my regular drop-in from now on. Its in a bookmark folder called "special links" now.

Firewalker

Thanks, guys. And please don't only read - you know that I love hearing back and knowing whether there is anything I/we can help with; anything people would like us to start, research etc.

Since we are rather popular in the US, I can only say: you are awesome!

I'll come here from time to time but my main focus will be 'over there' - both places btw. We have a lot to build together. To paraphrase a well know song 'it is a woman's world' and it is long overdue.

Firewalker

Keeping_Motivated

That's fantastic FW. Ive not read your blog but I will check it out. You said on MG's thread that there is an argument for not paying off your mortgage... I'd be interested to hear more about this as I have no debt but I was going to try and pay down the mortgage as much as I can this year..I thought it best to pay overpayments (no penalties) direct to mortgage lender as I thought it best to save on interest this way? Any pointers?

Lara44

Well done Firewalker that is wonderful news :beer:. Happy new year!!!!

(Although you have kept us in suspense about the letter! What was it like reading it?)

Firewalker

The letter was a bit of a disappointment - it was about the things that I want to eliminate from my life. Some I did, some I didn't.

FW