25 Personal Finance Blogs You Need in Your Life (And Their Best Posts)
25 Personal Finance Blogs You Need in Your Life And Their Best Posts
If there is one thing I know, it’s personal finance blogs.
I’ve been in this arena for a while, and I’ve met some amazing bloggers.
I could easily list the top 100 personal finance blogs, and that would probably be easier.
Honestly, with the links at the end of this post, I will list hundreds of blogs, but I wanted to narrow it down to 25 blogs you may not know about, but should be reading.
These are 25 blogs you should at least be subscribed to.
I know each one of these blogs (and most of these bloggers) well, so I’m going to give you a brief summary on each blog, as well as their focus.
And no, I’m not getting paid to include any of these.
This is a list that has taken weeks to put together, by carefully considering hundreds of blogs.
I’ve been featured on several of these blogs, but that didn’t sway my opinion.
There are plenty of blogs I’ve been featured on that aren’t on here, and I haven’t been featured on plenty of these blogs.
And I kind of cheated…I put them in alphabetical order so that I didn’t have to rank them!
Quick Note: I felt like it was a little egotistical to put MoneyMiniBlog on this list, so you decide on that one.
Though by adding this quick note, I kind of did add MoneyMiniBlog to the list, so…
1. Afford Anything
Focus: Real Estate
If you want in-depth discussions on all kinds of finance topics (especially mortgages), then this is your blog.
From the articles to the discussion in the comments, you will probably learn more than you ever cared to know from Paula’s blog.
She’s also the host of the M.O.N.E.Y. Podcast, which you should definitely subscribe to!
By the way, my favorite post below is the perfect example of how deep the discussions go.
I’ve been following J. Money for years! His unconventional approach to personal finance is what I like about him.
As he notes on his blog, Benjamin Franklin says this is “a personal finance blog that won’t put you to sleep,” and old Ben never told a lie is right about that. J. Money writes what he feels and thinks, with no filter usually.
When you’re reading his articles, it feels like you’re hanging out with him, drinking some beers, talking about money.
I’ve also written a guest post for Budgets Are Sexy, and I must say, J is one of the nicest dudes I know.
Holly writes for several finance websites across the web, but this is her actual blog.
She and her husband share awesome insights on saving money, travel hacking and living without debt.
Holly was able to leave her job a few years ago to blog full-time.
Last year, her husband was able to join her, and leave his job!
They’re practicing what they’re preaching, and living the dream.
This is a blog to follow for sure. I had the opportunity to write for Club Thrifty and I can definitely say, Holly and her readers are very supportive and informative.
The comments section of Club Thrifty defies the laws of internet comments, because it’s actually useful.
Hayley has taken her readers through her entire journey of paying off a massive amount of debt.
Now that she is debt-free, she writes about how she did it, and other money topics like making money (she has a great $3 book on this), saving, budgeting and life.
Hayley features debt success stories occasionally, which are always motivating to read — she even featured her own and mine!
She does Financially Savvy Saturdays, which is a weekly roundup of the best stuff she found on many different topics — I always read them.
Shameless plug: I wrote a guest post for her about negotiating with credit card companies, and it’s worth reading as well!
With a name like The Frugal Farmer, how would you not want to read it?
Laurie has been writing about her experience with frugality and dumping debt for years.
She and her husband really are farmers, if you haven’t guessed, and she includes a lot of posts about her experience on the farm and the financial side of things.
Her goal is to minimize spending and consumption.
She also has frugal recipes and ideas to save money for any type of family.
Ramit Sethi is the author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich, and this is his blog, where he writes articles and very detailed guides on all kinds of topics, including a few non-finance topics.
His articles and his free guides are worth thousands.
He pours everything he has into all of it.
If you subscribe to his list, you’ll hear about his private course, which is the main way he earns money.
I’ve never taken his course, but if his free stuff is this valuable, it has to be amazing.
11. Len Penzo
Focus: Money Management
Len Penzo is a unique blog, often with a contradictory view from what we consider “the norm,” and that’s great!
I love that you won’t find the same articles here that you can find at any generic finance blog.
He writes articles you didn’t know you wanted to read, but you do.
He also writes articles that can help everyone.
He thinks anyone can achieve financial freedom, and he’s right.
Michelle, owner of Making Sense of Cents, is a full-time blogger who discloses her monthly income reports.
She earned over $100k in July, and she breaks down the basics of where it all comes from.
Though her blog has a strong emphasis on making more money, there are also all kinds of helpful articles on budgeting, saving money, using credit cards, and even minimalism.
Focus: Money Management (With Emphasis on Credit Cards)
Money Crashers is a big blog that focuses on getting the best credit cards and bank accounts, but their topics also span to investing, real estate, getting out of debt, and much more.
You can know that anything published here is going to be well-written and high-quality.
He shared his debt progress until 2014 when he became debt-free, and now he shows you how to do the same.
He also shows you ways he personally uses to save money.
You never know what topic he’ll write about, so it’s always interesting.
My Favorite Post: >Super Cheap Hobbies for People on a Budget
18. Money Counselor
Focus: Saving Money
Kurt writes a lot of great posts on managing your money, getting out of debt, investing and all of the general topics you see around the finance realm.
But what I really like is how he keeps you updated on the latest financial topics, such as changes in laws and tax changes.
He may not be a professional attorney, but he keeps you updated with the latest news.
Philip Taylor, a.k.a. “PT”, has been around the financial blogosphere for years. On top of being a finance blogger, he’s also a CPA and the CEO of FinCon, the annual financial blogger conference (that I will unfortunately not be attending this year ? ).
He has an archive dating back to 2007, so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding great stuff to read.
I probably read this blog more than any other blog on this page, as in actually reading each post. The Simple Dollar is getting famous, and for good reason.
Trent Hamm started this blog in 2006, and since then it has grown to a million monthly readers, and is now owned by a company called “Soda.”
Trent is still the primary writer, and I love all of his articles.
I don’t understand how he has the time to write them all, but I love reading them. Subscribe to this one, for sure.
All of those blogs have grown to be quite popular. I think The Penny Hoarder is technically the largest personal finance blog on the internet, but it’s really hard to measure that as an overall rating.
Get Rich Slowly has been around since the early 1800s, so it’s obviously well known. I read all of them, but I didn’t want to waste one of the 25 slots on a blog you already know about.
If you want more blogs, there are plenty of good lists out there. Here are a few:
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