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
I’ve never been a fan of motivational advice. Platitudes and generic pep-rallies will only take you so far. I understand that sometimes all people need is a little kick in the butt to get moving, a little inspiration maybe, but sometimes people need the meaty details. If you perceive someone
If you joined us last month for our Twitter chat with J.D. Roth, you know that the Plutus Awards team plans on bringing experts in for public discussions throughout the year, sharing their expertise to help you create the blog of your dreams, and maybe earn your very own Plutus
This is a guest article from Holly and Greg, who as founders of the blog Club Thrifty took home the Sixth Annual Plutus Award for best Frugality-Focused Personal Finance Blog in 2014. Bringing the Awesome Sauce at Club Thrifty Hello Plutus Awards! We are Holly and Greg from Club Thrifty,
Stephanie Halligan is the blogger behind The Empowered Dollar and Art to Self. The Empowered Dollar won a Plutus Award for Most Humorous blog in 2014. Stephanie has doodled since she could walk and talk, and she has created a successful business based on her ability to draw, as well as
In 2005, I was approached by someone who told me that the Next Big Thing in online marketing was the blog. I didn’t know what a blog was, and, truth to tell, I didn’t much care. Someone was willing to pay me a monthly retainer to provide content to a
This is a guest article by Laurie, a wife, mother to four, and homesteader who blogs about personal finance, self-sufficiency and life in general over at The Frugal Farmer, winner of the Fifth Annual Plutus Award for Best Green/Sustainability Blog. Part witty, part introspective and part silly, her goal in
J. Money is the anonymous blogger behind Budgets Are Sexy (winner of multiple Plutus Awards, First Annual, Second Annual, and Third Annual) and Rockstar Finance (winner of Best Micro-Blog, Fifth Annual). Within two years of founding Budgets Are Sexy in 2008, he was able to support himself and his family
This is a guest article from Elle Martinez, who helps familes at Couple Money and the Couple Money Podcast achieve financial freedom by sharing tips for reducing debt, increase income, and building net worth. Learn how to live on one income and have fun with the second. For the last
Jeff Rose is a Certified Financial Planner and the founder of the Plutus Award-winning Good Financial Cents. Jeff has inspired his readers and clients to make positive changes, but he’s also worked hard to encourage cooperation and mutual success among his colleagues in the financial media community. I asked Jeff
