A guide to the best personal finance websites and resources
When I first started getting serious about managing my finances and getting out of debt the first thing I did was look online for some personal finance websites and resources. I would have loved to have found a huge list of helpful websites, but I didn’t. I did find various blogs that included links to other blogs and so on. From there I was able to find everything that I was looking for, but it took some time. In fact, I am still finding valuable resources. I have compiled a list of some of the more helpful things that I have found below.
Budgeting and money management
- America’s Cheapest Family and HomeEconomiser
- Bankrate’s financial calculators
- Electric Orange ING 3.5% Checking Account - get $25 for free with a referral if you deposit $250! Drop me a comment if you want one!
- Expensr
- Microsoft Office Templates - there are some great budgeting templates!
- Mint
- Money Trackin’ - I really like this one and find it easier to use than Expensr
- Mvelopes Personal
- My Check Free
- Prosper - get a loan from an individual at a better rate than most credit cards!
- The Dollar Stretcher
Savings and Investment
- Compound Savings Calculator
- E*Trade Complete Savings Account
- Emigrant Direct American Dream High Yield Savings Account
- HSBC Direct Online Savings Account
- ING Direct High Yield Savings Account - get $25 for free with a referral if you deposit $250! Drop me a comment if you want one!
- Online Savings Blog
- Prosper - earn money to others and earn some interest
- Sharebuilder - get $25 for free with a referral! Drop me a comment if you want one!
- The Motley Fool
- Zecco
Frugal stuff and other money-savers
- Fat Wallet
- Frugal Underground
- Giveaway of the Day - free software every day
- Google Docs & Spreadsheets
- Open Office - a free equivalent of Microsoft Office
- Simply Thrifty
- Slick Deals
Sites to help you make some extra cash or gift cards
- Amazon marketplace
- Associated Content
- AuctionAds - get $25 just for signing up!
- Blingo
- Cafe Press - design your own shirts for free! I’ve made $12 in the past 2 months doing this.
- Commission Junction
- Craigslist
- E-rewards
- eBay
- Google AdSense
- Linkworth
- MyPoints
- I trade in points for Wal-Mart gift cards to save on groceries. If you want a referral leave a comment!
- PayPerPost
- ReviewMe
- Text Link Ads
General personal finance sites and resources
Personal finance related blogs
- Being Frugal
- Blogging Away Debt
- Blogging to Amsterdam
- Blunt Money
- Cheap as Chips
- Clever Dude
- Debt Diet
- Fabulously Broke in the City
- Finance is Personal
- Financial Dominance
- Five Cent Nickel
- Free Money Finance
- Gen X Finance
- Get Rich Slowly
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…
- Lazy Man and Money
- Mighty Bargain Hunter
- Millionaire Mommy Next Door
- Millionster
- Money, Matter and More Musings
- Moolanomy
- My Two Dollars
- Need To Be Debt Free
- No Credit Needed
- One Girl’s Quest
- One Money Dummy Getting Smarter
- Queer Cents
- The Amatureist Financial Journey
- The Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic
- The Dough Roller
- The Frugal Law Student
- The Happy Rock
- The Simple Dollar
- Well-Heeled: California’ Dreamin’
- Zen Habits - not all personal finance, but the money issues posts are great!
Great personal finance reads
- America’s Cheapest Family
- The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing
- The Complete Tightwad Gazette
- The Millionaire Next Door
- The Total Money Makeover
- Women and Money
- Your Money or Your Life
If you have a personal finance related blog that you would like me to add to the list, please leave me a comment and I will add it. If you see a link that is not a referral link and you have your own referral link (such as for Zecco, Cafe Press, etc.) I will put your link in if you want. Just leave me a comment with your referral link and I will change out the link to include your referral link. If you have a favorite personal finance book that I have not listed please let me know! I am always looking for good reads and I can add it to the list.
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September 26th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Thanks for including my blog! Great collection of links.
September 26th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Thanks for including my blog!
September 26th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Thanks for the link! And you have a great list of resources here! I’ll be bookmarking it!
September 26th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Thank you for including my humble blog. This is a great list.
September 26th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for the shout! =) A lot of favorite sites listed here.
September 26th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
merci beaucoup for the link love!
September 26th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Thanks so much for including my blog. And the list you’ve compiled is very helpful.
September 27th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Nice compilation. Will definitely be bookmarking this.
September 27th, 2007 at 2:06 am
Hi
Thanks for including my link:)
A great list of blogs.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Great list of sites. I especially like the links to the other non PF blog sites.
Thanks for including my blog in your lists.
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Just out of curiosity, how did you find my site?
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No problem Jason. I found your site on the blogroll of another site - I think it might have been Moolanomy.
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