Greg Wilson
Verified- Writer, Freelance
- Owner Blogger, Cha Ching Queen
- Owner, Cloth Diaper Basics
- None, Cha Ching Queen, Cloth Diaper Basics, Freelance
St. Louis
As seen in:
Cha Ching Queen,
Cloth Diaper Basics,
MSN,
MSN South Africa,
WJW-TV (Cleveland, OH),
NewsBreak,
The Salem News (Salem, MA),
TimesDaily,
News-Press Now,
WGTK-FM (Greenville, SC),
WPCK-FM (Green Bay, WI),
A Dime Saved
and
Covers:
Real estate, Landlord Perspective, FIRE, Great Resignation, Finance, Parenting, Travel, Running, investing, Financial Planning, Retirement, Twins, Budgeting, Marathon, Cleaning, Discounts
Chartered Financial Analyst. Retired from career in Financial Services at age 42. Father of three. Ultramarathoner. Freelance writer.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
2021. I retired from my career in Financial Services at age 42, and decided to create content..
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yep.
How is social media changing news?
It is hard to know who and what is credible. This is especially true in finance. I am a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Many people on twitter giving finance advice. :-)
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Spreading accurate information in an interesting way.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
n/a
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly Premium and google docs.
What's your favorite social network?
real life
Who do you wish followed you?
My mom. I miss her. She always encouraged me to write.
Why did you become a journalist?
I retired young. My wife and I bought ChaChingQueen to keep us from being bored. It's led to us writing more.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My story on retiring young. It's surreal to me that the plan I came up with as a 20 year old panned out.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Become better at writing quicker. It's so hard to become efficient at anything.
When's the best time to pitch you?
by email (anytime)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
"Can you write about the most iconic military aircraft in movies?" I've received many pitches about retiring early, especially as source.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's your favorite drink?
Good beer.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
running or at a playground
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wealth of Geeks
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
n/a
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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