5 Personal Finance Blogs You Should Start Reading Today
I started my blog, Elevated Life and Money Plan because I have enjoyed reading and following blogs for many years. I follow blogs that discuss various topics: travel, organization, cleaning, food, and lifestyle. One of my favorite types of blogs to read is those that discuss the topic of personal finance. Below are 5 personal finance blogs you should start reading today. They provide great information and have changed my life for the better. After reading through this list, I hope you will find a new personal finance blog to follow. I am always looking for new blogs to follow, so in the comments below, share your favorite personal finance blog with me.
The five personal finance blogs featured below are:
1. Clever Girl Finance
2. The Penny Hoarder
3. Making Sense of Cents
4. Inspired Budget
5. JohnnyJet
Ready? Let’s dive in!
Clever Girl Finance
Clever Girl Finance was founded by Bola Sokunbi. Bola is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI) and a best-selling author. She created Clever Girl Finance because she saw that women were not talking enough about money and financial wellness. Women are attempting to navigate murky financial waters but don’t always have the support and encouragement they need.
Clever Girl Finance has the goal of empowering women to ditch debt, save money and build real wealth. The website provides many resources including articles, audio, and video content. More than 30 completely free personal finance courses and more than 40 worksheets are available on the website. The email newsletter shares the new articles that have been added to the website.
I love this article on Clever Girl Finance because it discusses whether a 12-month emergency fund is realistic and the best way to save that money.
Clever Girl Finance has been featured on Live with Kelly & Ryan, New York Times, Washington Post, and Good Morning America. The blog has won multiple Plutus Awards including “Best Debt Freedom Content” and “Blog of the Year”.
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The Penny Hoarder
The Penny Hoarder was founded by Kyle Taylor in 2010. The purpose of the site is to help people take control of their finances and make smart money decisions. The blog includes articles on topics such as credit cards, bank accounts, buying a home, and taxes. The Penny Hoarder also free courses in The Penny Hoarder Academy on topics such as budgeting and credit scores. The Penny Hoarder has between 12-17 million people who visit and read the site monthly. They have 1.2 million email subscribers.
I love this article on The Penny Hoarder because multiple strategies are discussed on how to pay off credit card debt. The strategy I used to pay off my credit card debt was the debt snowball method. This method provided the motivation I needed to continue on my journey to pay off credit card debt.
The Penny Hoarder has been featured on Yahoo Finance, Oprah Magazine, and World News Tonight.
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Making Sense of Cents
Making Sense of Cents was created by Michelle Schroeder-Gardener in 2011. Michelle lived in an RV touring North America and currently is living on a sailboat. She created this blog to help improve her finances, keep track of her progress, and help readers improve their finances along the way. The blog has articles focused on saving money, making money, and traveling. She also offers blogging courses about affiliate marketing and sponsored posts.
I love this article on Making Sense of Cents because it gives 12 tips on how you can simplify your financial life. My favorite tip on the list is to organize your finances.
Making Sense of Cents has been featured on CNBC, Business Insider, MSN, and Forbes.
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Inspired Budget
Inspired Budget was created by Allison Baggerly. She created the blog because she realized that a budget is the foundation of your finances. She kept talking to her family members about how she used a budget to get out of six figures of debt. One of her family members suggested that she find a bigger platform to share this information with more people. Two weeks later she started Inspired Budget. The blog includes articles on budgeting, making money, and managing money. She also has a podcast that is available on Spotify, Apple, Google, and Audible.
I love this article on Inspired Budget because it provides a long list of different ways you can make an extra $1000 a month. The article provides both short-term and long-term opportunities for making extra money.
Inspired Budget has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Time, and People.
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JohnnyJet
JohnnyJet was created by John DiScala in 1995. He writes about travel tips and tricks including travel deals, how to score cheap flights, and ways to maximize credit card points to use towards all things travel. The website was started when he started an e-mail newsletter with his friends. He would send his friends tips and tricks on earning more miles and points. Once he had 500 people that received his e-mail newsletter, he decided to start the website. He sends out a daily email newsletter that provides travel news, tips, and stories.
I love this article on JohnnyJet because it is about the best beginner travel credit cards. This article discusses the benefits of each travel credit card and how to redeem the points/miles you have earned.
JohnnyJet has been featured in Time Magazine, USA Today, and the Travel Channel. The website has been named “one of the top best money-saving websites for travel” by Budget Travel Magazine.
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Final Thoughts
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