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by Chris

Welcome to 60 Second Finance, a personal finance blog. As I mentioned on the about page, this website is my attempt to teach others some of the lessons I have learned about personal financial management. It’s also an excuse for me to learn new things and stretch my understanding. In my day job I am privileged to be a Microsoft Exchange MVP. MVPs are considered to be experts in their field, and my expertise comes primarily from having the opportunity to help others diagnose and resolve their issues. My hope is that in helping others, I’ll become a “Financial MVP” as well.

There were many reasons that I wanted to start this website. The biggest is that my son is a junior in high school and soon he’ll need to start making financial decisions in his life. We’ve been talking quite a bit about what good financial choices look like[1] and how smart choices today can have huge payoffs in the future.

Another reason is that I have been inspired by some excellent writing by personal finance bloggers and I wanted to contribute my thoughts in hopes that others might find them to be helpful. I encourage you to check out the writings of other financial bloggers as well. Here are a couple of my favorites:

Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You to Be Rich
J.D.’s Get Rich Slowly