Today is a perfect example of why I love my new job of being a full time blogger.  Something that is near and dear to my heart is having the ability to help others do what they love to do.  I have told many of my friends and former coworkers that if you can find what you absolutely love to do and can make any money doing it, then you have found your calling in life.  Originally I had no intentions of making this website my occupation.  After writing several articles and getting feedback from other financially knowledgeable individuals I was amazed at how happy I was.

Could I really create a website that allowed me to post current mortgage rates and follow it up with my opinion?  Well, the answer is yes.  Not only am I allowed to state my opinion but every single day of my life I learn something new.  Google is by far the greatest technology company in America, but you would not believe how much their search engine makes sense.  If you hav ever done a search on Google compared to a search on Yahoo or Bing, you know exactly what I mean.  Each and every day I write an article, Google amazes me a little bit more with how the rank and place articles on their search engine.  Let’s suffice it to say that it forces me to write quality articles with legitimate content.

I hope that you too can find what you love to do and make it your occupation.  There is no better feeling in the world then having the opportunity to do what you love every single day of your life.  Luckily for me, I can do it at my leisure and in any location.  If you have any questions or comments on the Subprime Blogger story, please feel free to comment below.

With that being said, my advice on how to make money is to do what you love!  Retail management was never a strong desire for me and it was definitely something that I did not love.  Many of my friends, family and coworkers have asked me if I would stay with my particular company if they offered me a raise.  I explain that they could triple my salary and I would not stay.  It is not about the money at all; it’s about doing what you love to do!  If you find something you love to do and can make any type of money doing it, you will realize that it has NOTHING to do with the size of the pay.  It has everything to do with enjoying every second of what you do.

For me, being entrepreneurial, grinding numbers, producing opinionated content and helping others is what I absolutely love to do.  This combination of attributes is perfect for internet marketing and blogging.  What makes it even better is the fact that I can do that from ANY location in the world.  Do not get me wrong, 99% of Americans could not do what I do.  That is not to sound conceited or snobby.  I am someone who can look at 1000′s of sets of data, produce an opinion and then have the ability to market it.  I cannot name one other person in my life who loves to crunch numbers the way I do.  Actually, most people think it is very boring and a waste of time.  With that being said, the waste of time to others is total enjoyment to me.

I am sure many of you reading this are saying the same thing.  Why look at the historical data of mortgage rates since 1971 just for the fun of it.  Well, thats me, its what I love to do.  When you find something you love to do and you make ONE DOLLAR doing it, you will know that is your calling.  While working in retail management, I would make paychecks that were 100 times as much as I was making on my side jobs grinding numbers and producing content.  The funny thing is that I was MUCH more excited about the $20 a week I was making doing something I loved.  This is when I knew I found MY lifelong dream of a job.

After several months of doing what I love after work and in any free time I could find, I have decided to quit my job and do it full time.  There is no doubt that this was the best decision of my life.  Starting July 4th, I am going to go full time with Subprime Blogger as well as revamping my sister site Church of Cowherd.  The Church of Cowherd is going to be focused on investing and stock market material such as the best stocks to invest in while Subprime Blogger will remain mortgage and housing related.

For any of you that would like to hear more about the Subprime Blogger story, please post comments and questions.  I will be writing a weekly article on the story of where this site has been and where it will go in the future.

UPDATE:  The follow up to this story is available at Do What You Love – How Mortgage Rates Changed My Life

After my first few articles, I realized that I had a strong desire to express my opinion.  Not only did I want to express my opinion, I wanted to back it with relevant facts that the government and media was hiding.  When I heard that Bear Stearns was being offered $2 a share by JP Morgan, I was in disbelief.  How could a company of this magnitude be worth $2 a share?  If Bear was this bad off, I KNEW other firms were in the same boat.  From that point on, I had a strong desire to express my beliefs on the financial system, particulary the mortgage market.

I will be the first to admit that I am by no means an expert in the field.  A great deal of knowledge I do have is self taught from other highly respected professors and economists.  The one thing I do have that has set me apart from most other mortgage websites is the passion to succeed in getting my message across.  It has been very difficult as I have been working full time as a retail assistant manager during the entire life of Subprime Blogger yet I have still put most of my efforts and desires into this website.

Today, my best friend pointed out to me that life is short and you only life once.  This struck deep as I have been strongly debating putting in my two weeks notice at the retail establishment the employs me.  After having a very deep conversation with her, I realize that I finally have to do what I have passion for!  I am going to sink my efforts into making this website the best mortgage news source on the internet.

My inability to react to news quickly and write articles I deem important has held this website back.  That will no longer be the case in two weeks.  Along with Subprime Blogger, I am going to use Church of Cowherd as the sister website to be based more on investing rather than real estate and mortgage news.  I strongly urge you to email me at jwojdylo@subprimeblogger.com with questions, comments and concerns.  I cannot say I have ever been more excited in my life and I hope you come along for the journey.