Every year, a panel of Plutus Awards peers reviews the nominations and selects the finalists. This Blogger Panel is essential in the success of the Plutus Awards every year. We can now introduce this year’s Blogger Panel, but applications are still open. Serving on the Plutus Awards Blogger Panel is
These are this year’s important dates to remember. Monday, July 6 Blogger Panel Applications Open Friday, July 24 Blogger Panel Applications Close Monday, July 27 Bloggers may enter blogs and projects and submit nominations Monday, August 31 Nominations close (except for People’s Choice) Tuesday, September 1 Finalists in all categories
Former print journalist Donna Freedman has made a living as a writer for 30 years, the last eight of them online (for companies like MSN Money, Get Rich Slowly, Wise Bread, Money Talks News, H&R Block, Women & Co., Ally Bank and Experian). Recently she combined what she knows about
Carl Richards was my guest on the latest episode of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast today. (Subscribe to the podcast here.) Carl Richards is a columnist for The New York Times and the author of The Behavior Gap and his latest book, The One-Page Financial Plan. Carl will also be a
Kelly Whalen is a writer, consultant, and “debt slayer” living in the suburbs of Philadelphia with my four spirited kids, fluffy dog, and superhero husband. She blogs at The Centsible Life, a website devoted to the helping readers live the life of their dreams on a budget, and the winner of
This is a guest article from Erin Lowry. Erin is the blogger behind Broke Millennial, where she uses sarcasm and humor to make personal finance topics more accessible to a younger generation. Broke Millennial was born out of a cliché New York City night. A friend and I sipped coffee
Today, the Plutus Foundation announced the team who will be handling the organization’s day-to-day operations. Friends of the Plutus Awards will recognize these names. Soon, the foundation will announce its initial Board of Trustees, so be ready to see even more names you’ll recognize from the financial blogging community and
I recently spoke with Ramit Sethi, the founder of Plutus Award-winning blog I Will Teach You to Be Rich (Most Controversial Personal Finance Blog, First Annual and Second Annual), author of the New York Times best-seller I Will Teach You to Be Rich, and the creator of a variety of
This is a guest article from Martin Dasko, the founder of Plutus Award-winning blog, Studenomics (Second and Third Annual Plutus Award, Best Blog for Teens and Young Adults). On his blog, Martin covers financial freedom by 30 without missing a party. Martin also also released a book on Amazon, Failure
Over the course of the next year, the Plutus Awards will be expanding. The first part of the organization’s long-term plan is the creation of the Plutus Foundation. The Plutus Foundation is a foundation for the independent financial media. I’ve created it in order to facilitate a framework for the
This is a guest article by Brian Fourman. Brian is a former private school personal finance and Bible teacher now turned stay at home dad, blogger, and freelance writer. His hobbies include baseball cards, rental real estate, running, cooking and sports. In his down time, he loves hanging out with
Paula Pant is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, financial consultant, and the person behind Afford Anything. Afford Anything was the winner of the Second Annual Plutus Award for Best New Personal Finance Blog. I asked Paula to spend some time discussing how her background as a journalist and her family’s emergence
