I haven’t been blogging that often in the past few months. If not for the typical monthly expenses and portfolio updates, the blog would have gone AWOL during this period. Blogging is another typical activity that is simple, but not easy. Seriously, all it takes is time. If you sit down in front of a laptop with a blank screen, it’s likely that you would have typed out some thoughts or reflections by the end of an hour or two. The difficulty is doing it constantly, with many other things in life competing for the same use of that time. But I reckon that at least for me, the key benefits seriously outweigh the cost and effort and I should really be writing more frequently. 1. Making Friends & Belonging To A Community I am pleasantly surprised by how much time I actually spend with folks from the personal finance/investing ......