 Interest in the blog first developed among readers of other blogs devoted to the United States housing bubble.His story was featured in numerous media outlets—among them, "USA Today", National Public Radio, "New York" magazine, the "San Francisco Chronicle", "The Economist", "The Suze Orman Show", and ABC's "Nightline".When Serin first started the blog, commenters were generally supportive, hoping that Serin would make a good faith effort to avoid foreclosure and pay back any remaining debts by looking for work.