I have been thinking of creating my own blog for a little while now. My first step is figuring out what I need for a platform. The 2 big names out there are Blogger and Typepad.

Blogger is free, but Typepad charges a monthly or yearly fee.

I have found a bunch of blog entries comparing the two, but none recent. I have opened an account at Blogger Authority, where I have started a thread asking just that.

What would I talk about you ask? I have compiled a list of topics that I want to talk about:
- Personal finance and money in general
- Energy efficiency and conservation / Living green
- House and home improvements
- Gardening
- Cooking and Baking
- Pets
- Pregnancy, Parenting and Babies
- Current events
- Work, Career and Job Search

It is as random as I could come up with
One topic that I will not discuss: politics.