Yikes! I lost 8 subscribers in one day? If my calculations are correct, that means that 80% of subscribers (I had 10) told me to go take a hike. At best that means you got bored, but at worst that means I offended you, and if that's the case I truly am sorry. As opinionated, and unwittingly tactless and undiplomatic as I may sometimes be concerning topics I'm passionate about, at heart I hate conflict, and don't like to unduly offend.
If it was Tuesday's post title that led you all to flee, yeah, it was probably in poor taste. But I love words, and wordplay, and sometimes get carried away without thinking about the impact. More likely, it was the post content, or maybe my tone? While I still think that in many cases how money is handled can be more important than the actual amount, I probably didn't word it well, and may have left the impression that people are always to blame for whatever financial state or predicament they're in. And that's not the case.
I also want to clarify a couple of things I mentioned in Monday's post. When I referred to myself as poor, I was basing that upon the fact that my annual net income of about $12,000 is over $5,000 lower than Statistics Canada's 2006 poverty line of approximately $17,500 for a single person in a city with a population 500,000+. Having said that, in many ways I don't consider myself poor because I'm able to pay my rent, cover my bills, indulge in a few "wants" now and then, put a bit aside, and am fortunate enough to carry no debt. In that sense, I may even be richer than most! And then there's the definition of rich. See that's part of the problem too, because we tend to throw those terms around not knowing what people actually mean when they use them. I guess for me being suspicious of those who are or want to be rich meant those having or pining for millions. That kind of money I can't even envision, and can't identify with those who can, if you know what I mean.
Like I said, if I've offended, I'm sorry. But it could also just be a lack of interest that drove you away. Have I mentioned yet that I tend to take things personally and have a bit of a thin skin? Guess I'll have to work on that.


