Gearing up for FinCon 2012

I am super excited to be a part of the Financial Bloggers Conference, AKA FinCon 2012 , later this week here in Denver.  Let's just say that I have been all over the whole FinCon event since I heard about it, but missed the conference last year. I have been hosting FinCon Local events and  I am scheduled to lead a tour, host a panel discussion, and make a presentation.


I will also be attending the USAA and BankRate happy hours as well as any other events where I can meet more colleagues. So if you are going to be at FinCon, feel free to stop by one of these events and introduce yourself. After all, that's what these conferences are all about!

Steele at the Huffington Post

It is always fun to find links to my work at new outlets. This is what happened to me today when I stumbled across a recent article of mind that made it from Money Talks News to the Huffington Post. First I see the link on their home page to "Ways to save on baggage fees."  Then I go to their Money section and realize that it is my article from Money Talks News.

Fun stuff here at Steele Street.

Airline Gouge Young Parents, Credit Cards To The Rescue

I actually enjoy traveling with children. I love introducing them to family and friends around the world, and I even revel in the sense of wonder they exude during the journey. Yet, myself and other new parents have discovered the most obnoxious airline charge, the international lap child fee.

I wrote a piece about it for Money Talks News, which has since gotten picked up by Yahoo Finance. I am posting all of this here at Steele Street for three reasons:

1. Educate people about this outrageous fee, and how to avoid it.
2. Illustrate how my experience in travel, personal finance, and credit cards often intersect in stories like this.
3. Show how I write a piece for one outlet that gets carried on others.

Hello T-BEX Friends!

Last night was the first of several kick off parties for the Travel Bloggers Exchange conference in Keystone Colorado this weekend. So far, I have discovered such an awesome crowd of bloggers that I am just thrilled to meet. Writing is a solitary pursuit, one on one with a keyboard. Therefore, it is such a privilege to be surrounded not just by other writers, but those who share a passion for travel writing online. I have no doubt that as this conference unfolds, I will be discovering all sorts of new directions for my work.

If you stumbled across this site after getting my business card, check out the links on the right to all the sites I am currently writing for. Where possible, these links are to just my writing within those sites.

My Column In Print: Have Miles Will Travel

 

I suppose I must be doing something right, because my first ever print article Beauty Among The Beasts has resulted in a regular column at Out of Denver Magazine.  The first edition titled, Making Your Miles Work For You, And Others hit the shelves recently.

I am sure that the novelty and thrill of appearing in print will fade, but so far it is taking more than two articles.