// Resume of Failures
I’ve done a lot of things well, but also a lot of things not so well. Here is a list of all my fails, inspired by Johannes Haushofer’s CV of Failures:
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2017: Commissioned a series of articles for $2,800 and then scrapped them
2016: Had to bring $14,000 to the table in order to get rid of our house
2016: Launched a successful podcast, then left the successful podcast
2013-2016: Lost over $90,000 due to cash flow issues
2013: Invested $6,000 into a friend’s company and lost it all
2012: Invested $10,000 in another friend’s company and lost $6,000
2010-2013: Launched a number of websites that never panned out, despite how cleverly I named them ;)
- TakeOurStuff.com – a site where every week we gave away something cool
- BlogSexier.com – A blog on how to blog better
- GiveawaysAreSexy.com – A blog all about giveaways (sensing a theme?)
1997-present: Imposter Syndrome
Awards did not win:
6th Annual Plutus Awards: “Best Collaborative Project for Personal Finance”
6th Annual Plutus Awards: “Lifetime Achievement”
4th Annual Plutus Awards: “Blog of The Year”
3rd Annual Plutus Awards: “Best Single-Author Personal Finance Blog”