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Plutus Awards Showcase

Showcase: Financial Bloodletting: Don’t Let This Happen to You

Here is our curated collection of the best financial articles and content for September 23, 2022, including selections from Mantaro Money, Studenomics, The Cents of Money, Physician on Fire, and Darious Foroux.
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Plutus Awards Podcast

LaTisha Styles – The Sin of Pride: No Shame in Backtracking

LaTisha Styles joined host Michelle Jackson to share how she bet on herself to never have to return to her 9-5 and then ended up working a 9-5. Here’s why the second time around was different.
freelancer vs traditional work

Blogging and Podcasting

Freelancing Vs. Traditional Work: Which Is Right For You?

There are advantages and disadvantages to freelancing or working a traditional job. What may be a pro to some may be a con to others. Both types of work will have tradeoffs for everyone. The right choice depends on timing, your personal preference, and what helps you reach financial independence and life goals.
Interview

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Showcase: Do You Rent or Own Your Job

Here is our curated collection of the best financial articles and content for September 16, 2022, including selections from No Sidebar, Financial Panther, Dinks on a Bus, Robb Report, and Money and Meaning.
Fall

Grants and Programs

Announcing the Fall 2022 Grant Recipients

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Plutus Foundation’s Fall 2022 grants. We continue to be excited by the quality of programs we see in the submissions and present to you the three recipients for this round.
Giving

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Showcase: Should I Keep Working in Order to GiveWell?

Here is our curated collection of the best financial articles and content for September 9, 2022, including selections from MitlinFinancial, Abandoned Cubicle, Goodbye Whine to 5, Monetavor, and Financial Mechanic.
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Plutus Awards Podcast

Michelle Jackson – The Seven Deadly Sins of Content Creation

In this season we talk about the deadly sins that content creators can make. We share lessons learned, how to avoid these mistakes, and the fact that we’re all human, putting our creative work out there into the world.
media placement

Blogging and Podcasting

How to Get Media Placements As a Financial Creator

Whether blogging, podcasting, creating video content, or a mixture of them all, you want to be seen as a thought leader and subject matter expert in your given field. With niche-specific creators like those centered around personal finance, the most effective way to establish authority online is by securing media placements.
Relentless

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Showcase: A Relentless March Foward

Here is our curated collection of the best financial articles and content for September 1, 2022, including selections from Banker on Fire, His and Her Money, The Military Wallet, Brewing Fire, and Wired.
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Book HIghlight

Book Highlight: Cashing Out by Julien and Kiersten Saunders

Julien and Kiersten Saunders are authors of Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game By Walking Away under Portfolio Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Here are some details on their book and book-writing process.
Planning

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Showcase: Can’t Take It with You

Here is our curated collection of the best financial articles and content for August 26, 2022, including selections from Young Money, Bravely Go, The Frugal Expat, Russ Roberts, and FI Heroes.