Eric J. Nisall said:

To be honest Jeff, the thing I liked most about The Movement (yes, I think it qualifies to be capitalized ) was that it was a topic that isn't widely known yet something that be very beneficial especially for young people who don't have great exposure to financial planning tools just yet.

 

It was a little tough for me to follow everything that went on since I was otherwise buried the whole time so it wouldn't be fair for me to comment on what could have been done better.

 

What I think would make a great topic (just my opinion) is personal accountability when it comes to all things money.  People too often blame the creditors for giving them credit that got them in trouble, or blame others for their inability to not save--whether for college or retirement, or drive pricey cars/live in too large a space then cannot afford their other obligations, etc.  People could write about the importance of personal accountability, share their own experiences, talk about their worst money mistake(s).  That last one can be a movement all on it's own!  Just spitballing here

It was a little tough for me to follow everything that went on since I was otherwise buried the whole time so it wouldn't be fair for me to comment on what could have been done better.

What I think would make a great topic (just my opinion) is personal accountability when it comes to all things money.  People too often blame the creditors for giving them credit that got them in trouble, or blame others for their inability to not save--whether for college or retirement, or drive pricey cars/live in too large a space then cannot afford their other obligations, etc.  People could write about the importance of personal accountability, share their own experiences, talk about their worst money mistake(s).  That last one can be a movement all on it's own!  Just spitballing here

Maria

Obviously, you can't dictate what people will write about or how they will title their posts, nor would you want to, but I think a coordinated effort will 1) bring lots of organic traffic into the movement if the post headlines are chosen carefully and 2) give us logical ways to interlink to one another, enhancing the effect for everyone.  For instance, if I were to write about "How to Open a Roth," I could logically link to the blogs that wrote the complementary articles "Roth Contribution Limits" and "Can a Child Open a Roth IRA?" and "Best Places to Open a Roth."  And I would know ahead of time which bloggers would be writing about those topics so I don't have to wonder if someone will. 

I'd be willing to help out with the SEO research for this project to help determine winning titles.  I love this sort of thing – it's what I do!  :)

~Lena

Edited to add: I would like to see something related to mortgages or emergency funds, but I'm really up for anything I can logically fit into the mix either at whatmommydoes.com or taxesandstuff.com

It was definitely fun knowing a post was part of a coordinated takeover of the internet... :) 

2.  How do you think it could have been better/bigger?

One idea I had was to make it a string where each post linked to another post, so that someone could start with the first post and literally click through at the end of each post to another one in the movement - a Roth IRA chain so to speak. 

3.  What other financial topic movements would you like to see?

What about Life Insurance?

I'm still ironing out the details but before I share all the nitty gritty I wanted to get some feedback from the group to make sure I do it right.    I would love for you to answer the following questions if you got a sec?

1.  What did you like about the Roth IRA Movement?

2.  How do you think it could have been better/bigger?

3.  What other financial topic movements would you like to see?

Every reporter that I talked to about the Roth IRA I dropped a hint that it was only the beginning.   They were really interested to hear more so I have all their contact info.   I'm hoping that this upcoming movement will really showcase how impactful the personal finance blogging community is.   We are a force baby!!