Alright friends, put on your thinking caps. If you’ve had the itch to boss someone around lately, I am about to present you with an opportunity. I’ve made a lot of changes in my life over the last 6 months, and I am ecstatic that I have been able to share them with you. If you haven’t been around too long, check out the archives and make sure you read my last update on how things are going.
Awhile back, I asked you to help me make a decision on a new computer. You guys were awesome and gave me a ton of feedback. That really felt good and I want to try it again. By the way, I’m planning an update post very soon to let you know how that whole mess played out.
I’ve been thinking lately about what my next big environmental goal should be. It’s come time to add a new aspiration to the list. I started piecing together a few ideas, but then I thought, “Hey, I bet my readers wouldn’t mind having a bit of a say in what goes on around here.” That’s when I decided that it’s your turn to tell me what to do.
Why do I want your input?
I’ve spent plenty of time telling you what to do, now I want to turn the tables a little bit. I want Frugally Green to feel like your website just as much as it feels like mine. This is our site! We’re in this together! When I started thinking of ways to make that happen, this was a natural fit.
By giving you the opportunity to share your input, I’m hoping to achieve a win-win situation for all of us. By actively asking what meaningful change is to you and making an effort to implement it, I’m aiming to make you feel like you have more ownership of what goes on around here. I’m constantly looking for more ways to listen to what you have to say and give you what you want.
I love hearing from readers that say I’ve helped them in one way or another, and by opening this up to you, I’m hoping that you’ll feel like you have a real, direct impact on my life.
And what about me? Well, this should help me out tremendously, as well. Sometimes I tend to be a stubborn guy. I have a habit of becoming married to routine and get caught up doing the same thing over and over again without consideration for a change of pace. What better way to expand my horizon and find new avenues to change than by gathering ideas from you? I want to become more adaptable to new situations in my life and foster greater connections with you, my readers.
The rules (that you’re free to break)
That said, I only have two guidelines for the types of suggestions I’d like to receive:
- Your suggestion should be truly meaningful to you. You should have a real interest in learning about what you suggest because whatever lifestyle change I decide to make, I will be writing about it.
- Your suggestion should be scalable. What I mean by this is that I would like to find something that can be implemented relatively quickly with few barriers to entry. It should be something that the average person could start doing right away and continue to grow into a larger, more advanced lifestyle change over time . Don’t worry too much about this, though. If you have an awesome idea that would be a great fit for me and this community, I will find a way to make it work. Like I said, Frugally Green is a two-way street.
That’s it, really. I think this will be a great way for me to find something new and exciting to try and an opportunity for you to make me your personal guinea pig. If there’s something you’ve considered trying but aren’t sure how it will turn out, throw it out there. Let me take the risk out of the equation for you. What’s the worst that could happen? You’ll get a few a good laughs as I crash and burn? The upside is potentially unlimited for both of us.
So think big and let me have it! Throw your thoughts and ideas out there. Ask your friends. Tell your neighbors. What sort of lifestyle change do you want to see me chronicle on Frugally Green?
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This is more frugal than green – and maybe you already do this…but what about seeing how much money you can save by packing your own lunch every work day instead of eating out. Of course you would have to pack it in reusable containers – none of that throw away stuff.
That’s actually a pretty good suggestion, Mom. I am the worst at remembering to pack my lunch and end up eating out quite often because of it. Besides rent and utilities, food is my biggest monthly expense. To be honest, my main barrier is not the forgetfulness so much as the lack of confidence. I’ve never made much of an effort to cook so I don’t believe that I can make something that tastes half as good as something made for me.
If no one else comments here, I may be forced to face this hurdle once and for all! Somebody save me!
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