MANAGING YOUR MONEY
Blogs aren’t only for spreading the latest celebrity
gossip and staying current with the newest fashion
trends. Many bloggers write about serious issues
and share personal experiences and advice that can
be useful to a wider audience.
Personal finance is a popular subject on many
blogs. It’s also an important subject for students,
and they can learn from the information and tips
discussed on many personal finance blogs. Because
students are more likely to get information from
their favorite blogs rather than the daily newspaper,
financial literacy educators might want to guide
their students to some of these blogs.
From budgeting tips to advice on how to live more
frugally, personal finance blogs cover a wide variety
of topics that students can take to heart. Most are
written in a casual tone, and the content is
relatable, useful, and often entertaining.
These blogs are typically maintained by average
people with common money problems — not by
financial gurus with loads of cash. Some are written
by recent college graduates or current students.
After reading these, students might be inspired to
write about their own personal finances as an
effective way to help keep their finances in order
and maintain their money goals.
Below is a list of seven of the most-visited personal
finance blogs on the Web and the titles of some
popular posts from each.
The Simple Dollar: Financial talk for the rest of us
According to its author, The Simple Dollar is for people fighting debt and bad spending habits while building a financially secure future and still affording a latte or two. The blog is an exploration of personal finance from the perspective of a reformed spending maniac that realized he needed to get a grip on his money.
Get Rich Slowly: Personal finance that makes cents
Get Rich Slowly — recently named “most inspiring money blog” by Money magazine — is devoted to sensible personal finance. The author shares stories about debt elimination, saving money, and practical investing. Readers will also find links to personal finance tools and articles.
My Money Blog
As the name suggests, this site is about the author’s money — how he makes more of it, tries to spend less of it, and invests it. The author has been documenting his progress toward financial freedom since 2004.
Grad Money Matters — Musing about money matters
The author started blogging soon after graduating when he or she was struck by the realization that in the real world, money matters.
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity — Earn more. Save more. Live more. Enjoy more.
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is a personal
finance blog where the author discusses all kinds of
money matters. Readers will enjoy the posts from this personal finance novice who struggles to understand some complex and confusing financial
topics.
Wise Bread — Living large on a small budget
Wise Bread is a community of bloggers that can
help its readers live large on a small budget. Among
other things, the blog claims to help readers discover career and money-making ideas that'll add zeros to their bank account, and general adulthood
know-how their parents forgot to tell them.
Neville's Financial Blog — Tracking the road to financial success from the age of 22 (now 25)
The author, a recent college graduate, originally started this blog for the sole purpose of keeping track of his financial goals and status. He uses the blog to reflect on financial events in his life and often tries to help others learn something new.
