I Got Lucky And Fell Into A Pretty Huge Freelance Writing Job

How it fits into my semi-retired life

Finally—after three months of writing articles for them—I can announce that I landed a freelance gig writing personal finance and investing articles for a CNN venture called CNN Underscored. It’s an ambitious project from CNN, as evidenced by the scope of the content and the size and stature of the team they’ve put together. I’m working with some solid people.

Long story short—it’s a dream freelance writing job in about every way possible.

In this post, we discuss—

• How I got the job, which can be considered its only little writing on writing installment.

• Why I enjoy the writing.

• How the work I’m doing there will help enhance—is already enhancing—this newsletter.

• How the job—and income—fits into my semi-retired life and plans now and—if all goes as hoped and intended—moving forward.

• My goal is for each bullet point to be less about me and more about how you can adapt my situation to help inform your own. That’s the goal of most of what I write.

To check out my work and the work of others, check out CNN Underscored’s Wealth, Investing and Banking verticals.

Here’s a sample of the type of story I’m writing:

You might be going with a financial advisor to avoid the aforementioned pitfalls of modern-day investing. With zero commissions and an abundance of information, it’s easy to over-trade, misuse technology or simply get freaked out when the market goes down.

A good financial advisor can succinctly and confidently tell you their investment philosophy. It’s their job to help you see the big picture and stay the course. However, the chosen path must make sense.

Now, let’s address each bullet point …