SUGGESTED STORY IDEA for PRODUCERS AND REPORTERS (June 1, 2022)
Florida writer planning her
Money Smarts Road Tour
[ Dateline: Sun City Center, Florida ]
Andrea Reynolds, author of Jump-Start Your Creative Genius, has a knack of turning personal challenges into adventures. Sometime in the spring or summer (2022) she will launch her Money Smarts Tour, by criss-crossing the US in a van the size of an ambulance.
Reynolds, a US citizen, lived in Canada for most of her adult life, and because of a series of unfortunate circumstances, at 72 she has no retirement income or savings beyond a $400 a month pension. She is not eligible for Social Security benefits.
SUCCESS
Savvy in some ways, she paid for 6 years of college without grants, loans, or scholarships, but by working and playing the stock market, graduating with a cash surplus. Before the Internet existed, she raised $30,000 from private investors for a book publishing project. She has negotiated superior speaking contracts for other authors like Margaret Atwood. And she has no debt. But, in other ways she made big, self-defeating mistakes.
OPTIONS
She worries how she will survive beyond the next few months. Either she must a) win a lottery, b) earn a big pile of money for the future, or c) sell everything including her condo for cash and become a "van lifer."
She's opting for B (and possibly C) by launching her Money Smarts Newsletter - an audacious move considering she herself is in a (temporary) financial bind. Says Reynolds, "As a writer, I learn by researching, brainstorming, and list-making. I already have 60 article ideas for the newsletter. I will succeed only by helping others move from financial chaos to financial comfort. "
SUPPORT
You can support Andrea by buying the contents of her home: www.AndreasEstate.com
- by subscribing to her Money Smarts Newsletter which launches in January 2022: www.MoneySmartsNL.com ($49 for 52 issues)
- by inviting her to speak to your group, class, or company: www.MoneySmartsNL.com/moneytalks.html
As she travels Reynolds will write several more how-to books, speak at colleges, conferences, and companies, and brainstorm solutions to readers personal and business financial crises.
Reporters and producers should contact Andrea Reynolds directly: crisiswriter@gmail.com.
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