I love reading blogs, even the ones with content on things I know little to nothing about. I read blogs and sites on homeschooling (though I no longer have kids at home to homeschool) cooking, gardening, personal finance, and a myriad of other topics. The PF blogs can overwhelm me at times, though.
Of all the finance blogs I read, the ones I enjoy the most are the ones that are 'for the rest of us'. You know, those of us who don't have $200,000 in savings (or debt) and who live on lower incomes, stretching every dollar to help us get by.
Those blogs are generally loaded with information that's relevant to my life. There's some real humor in a lot of them and that's a show of human spirit. If you can find something humorous to write about in regard to feeding a family of seven on one chicken while fighting off the dogs begging for tidbits and the children clamoring for cookies, you'll be okay no matter what life throws at you. Said blogs also provide me with hints and tips that are helpful and often teach me something new. While I enjoy reading about someone's 401k and it gives me something new to consider and very often inspires me, those entries don't help me a lot in my day to day meanderings and that's what I need most.
So, here are some blogs I read regularly, mainly of the 'for the rest of us' genre though there are a few that are a good mix of advice for us all and a few that are a bit lofty for my life right now. They do give me something to work for, though, and that's always a good thing.
Cash Tactics
Consumerism Commentary
Free Money Finance - Make sure to check out the 10 Commandments of Personal Finance series
Frugal Homemaker Plus
Frugal Village
Ideas for Saving Money
Money Blog
Money Hacks
Neville's Blog - The entrepreneurial adventures of a young man in Austin, Texas
Simply Thrifty
The Simple Dollar
Wise Bread
So there's a small sampling of blogs that I find to be most helpful and sometimes entertaining. There are many more I read and I keep my eyes open for others. So if you know of some, please share! My pocketbook and bank account will appreciate it.
January 27th, 2008 at 06:19 pm 1201457942
I'm trying to move and catch up as fast as I can, but I'm just a regular guy with regular income.... Frankly, I can only do so much.
So what I care about most is things that focus on get the most out of less, seeing as that's what I have to work with as well.
Ah, but for those who indeed have quite a bit, I hope they will keep blogging about it. It would seem that being "well off" has its own set of challenges, and it's a problem I hope to have as well someday.
January 27th, 2008 at 06:35 pm 1201458922
Like you, I can only do so much and my focus is on saving what I can so that I can someday do more with what I've saved.
I hope the ones who 'have quite a bit' keep blogging, too! They give my dreams fodder and my spirits a good lift.
January 27th, 2008 at 08:24 pm 1201465495
Thanks for the list, I read some of them too.
January 27th, 2008 at 09:01 pm 1201467676
Add any others you think I might like!
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January 28th, 2008 at 05:26 pm 1201541196
Ralph, that's right - a challenge as well as necessity. I like how you said that.
BA, I like what you write, even if it is about investment.
January 29th, 2008 at 01:26 am 1201570009
TheWalrus
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