I started blogging three years ago. In September 2006, I was googling around for some info on the internet and landed on Amit Agarwal’s Digital Inspiration. I had to subsequently look for the meaning of a “blog”. And I was hooked.
The journey has changed me. Apart from learning a few things about managing my money, the online world has given me a lot of insights on interesting topics like “how to startup”, bootstrapping, use of open source software/technology, etc.
But the most important person accompanying me on this journey is YOU. I am pleasantly surprised to see the number of readers going up. I thank you for the encouragement, the emails and also the brickbats. A comment accused me of being an agent of private Banks. This should remind me that I need to write better, with more clarity.
That’s why if I organize a bash for my three years of blogging, You’ll be invited. To make the party interesting for you, I’ll also invite the following people who have made a difference to my online life.(post inspired by Kapil’s 5 People I would like to invite). I’m sure you’d enjoy meeting them.
1. Amit Agarwal needs no introduction. His blog gets the credit for everything I know about blogging, atleast the technical part of it. He explains how to do things on the internet in a very lucid manner. Lucid enough for non techies like me.
2. Amit Varma is the most popular India blogger. I remember asking him a few question on blogging and his answers really helped me.
3. Amit Ranjan, Country Head, Slideshare, is another guy who responded to my mails with great insights.
4. Gaurav Mishra gave me the idea of starting a personal finance site and designing a training workshop on personal finance quite some time back. (I have been very slow, I know). The seeds of whatever I am doing have been planted by Gaurav.
5. Melody Laila, the sunshine girl, would be the life of any party. Melody wrote a foreword to my website even when it was a little clumsy and really encouraged me to go forward.
6. Shyam Somanadh is the guy to consult for any business on the digital domain. He has patiently answered a lot of questions (dumb ones, too) that I had. I have a feeling that he believes that a non techie like me can deliver and that’s quite reassuring.
7. Vijay Anand, the Startup Guy, also has a lot of patience with my dumb questions. He has helped me sort out my thoughts on how to execute my plans.
Well, Kapil had 5 people joining his party and I already have 7 now. Okay, 7 is my lucky number.
There are a whole lot of people who have helped me in my online world. But, the most important person is YOU.
So whenever I’ll have a party, it’ll be an honour for me if you come. You, along with friends and family!
Unfortunately the party has to wait, I’m neck deep with the RupeeManager 
Btw, I was wondering that if I had to invite a bollywood/media/sports celebrity (like Kapil), whom would I invite? Afterall, I am not really a fan of anybody out there.
But, how can I ever forget her ? (my only infatuation, which refuses to fade away!)
Coming Soon! RupeeCamp "Financial Planning Workshop". "Join us"
Welcome back! Join me on this journey to improving our financial IQ and sharing what we know. Updates at RSS feed or Email. And spread the word please Thank You!
I love Sridevi too! Hahah! That aside – congratulations on the good going – and much wishes with RupeeManager – I’m quite sure it’s going to be game-changing for you
Cheers!
Naina, Thanks. And btw, ssshhh.. about Sridevi. Only my wife and a few in the family know!!
First of all congratulations for completing your three years in blogging world with success.
I am too a fan of Sri Devi and Rekha.
Thanks Khalid.
Btw, looks like a Sridevi Fan Club is in the making here
Incidentally, 7 is the Biblical number for perfection – so you have invited the perfect number of people for your party
Thank you for including me in this group! I know I haven’t done anything much at all – telling you how good you are was the truth & was the easiest thing to do!
I’m impressed with the 3 years – here’s to another 33 years – make the most of every year ahead, each one bigger than the last one. I know you’re a finance author in the budding (and eventual guru!) – here’s to your first book in print, may it be a whopping success all over India.
God’s blessing upon you, your family, your finances and every venture, on & offline!
@Melody Thanks for extending the sunshine spirit to my blog too.
Thanks for the kind words, Ranjan, but it is always a pleasure and privilege to be able to work with people like you.
I do definitely believe that non-techies can do well in the digital domain and like everything else, it is about having a great deal of curiosity and an urge to persist and learn what you don’t often understand at the first go. You have oodles of both and it is inspirational to see that.
After all, technology is just the tooling, what you make with it requires genuine domain expertise, which is what you bring to the table. To your credit, you are learning the tooling too.
Unfortunately, I’ve missed the last year of the developments here, we should catch up too soon. And ask any time you need anything.
Best,
Shyam
Hey,
Congratss ! I used the tool you have put for retirement calculation. It’s really nice. I was looking for something like this. Hope to see more such tools in future.
Keep up the good work
@Ritu Thanks. The credit for the retirement calculator goes to http://investmentyogi.com though. What calculators would you like to see?
@Ranjan
Thanks. I checked out the site and it’s very nice. Quite informative. You guys are making the consumers aware of so many things.
I was looking for some good info on home refinancing since the interest rates have come down again. Most of the articles I found were american. Can you write something about it or create a tool in the Indian context?
@Ritu I have a post on home refinancing on my own case. It’s at http://ranjanvarma.com/home-loan-comparison-india/
You can check out http://bankbazaar.com which is a powerful web based tool for getting the best loans
It must be an awesome bash, I’d tell you! Would be anxious to meet all of you together, though I have met a couple of them individually!
Pingback: Improving Financial IQ Posts | Personal Finance 2.01