Blonde Money Questions: A Vlog Series
When you were a kid, do you remember your parents and teachers telling you to always ask questions in class, even if you were scared to look stupid? The reason they told you that is because, more often than not, other students had the same questions. Well, something I have discovered recently is that we should still be encouraging people to raise their hands, because a lot of people have the same questions…
When I was home over the holidays, there was not a single outing or party I went to where I wasn’t asked at least a handful of money-related questions; some were about credit cards, others were about debt repayment, and most were about mortgages. And none of them were stupid! In fact, there were many questions that I didn’t have answers to. But I can tell you that I was asked a few of the same questions multiple times.
Are you curious about the differences between fixed and variable rate mortgages? Are the acronyms RRSP, RESP, TFSA, etc. still unknown territory that you have yet to look into? Do you want to understand how a consolidation loan works? Or have you been wondering how much debt is too much debt? These are just a few of the questions I was asked over the holidays, often more than once. Now, I want to answer them here.
I want to take all of your questions, find the answers, and give them to you in the form of a vlog (video blog). I don’t know how many of these vlogs I’ll be posting – they could be weekly, monthly, quarterly or even just once/year – that all depends on you. So, if you’ve ever had a money question you wanted an answer to, or even a question about my own financial situation, don’t be scared to send it my way! I may not know the answer, at first, but I promise to find it for you.
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Great idea, Cait. And if you post the questions that you receive from your blog readers, along with your answers, then at times your other readers may then also comment with additional information pertaining to the questions asked, thus increasing the impact of your blog to everyone’s benefit.
That’s what I’m hoping to have happen! The more we start talking about the basics of personal finance, the more we can all share what we know and keep the dialogue going.
That’s great you want to start a v-log series like this. I may in the future do something like that in fact I asked the fans on my FB page and they said they’d rather read than listen. It might be more to each their own. Interesting though how some say the v-logs are essential to a blogs success. I think it depends on what your audience wants and comes to expect I guess. Maybe more for that personal connection but once they get it that’s good enough they don’t need it anymore lol. Looking forward to this Cait!!! Mr.CBB
I have wanted to do a vlog series for a long time, to both “switch things up” and challenge myself to do something different. Hopefully it works out! Thanks, Mr. CBB.
That’s cool how people around you in real life asks you for personal finance advice
A vlog sounds like a really interesting idea. Can’t wait to see how it turns out 
Interacting with your fans like that will certainly be beneficial for your blog.
Well, I told many people not to ask me questions. “I’m not a financial advisor! Don’t listen to me!” is what I said exactly, haha. But that doesn’t mean I’m not curious to find the answers… heck, maybe I need some of them too.
That’s a great way to handle may of the questions you received. Many of them can be so dry to cover that doing a vlog can make them a little more lively to cover.
Oh, I’ll aim to make them lively! Thanks, John.
This is a great idea Cait! Can’t wait to see the first one.
Thanks, Jordann!
I think this is a brilliant idea! I have a similar experience with my own friends and family asking financial questions based on where I work. The more accessible bloggers become, the better it will be for consumers who really lack the fundamentals. Great job!
Thanks, Suzanne! My thought is that the more people are willing to talk about personal finances, in general, the more knowledgeable we will all be.