Consumerism Commentary
Archived Under: Moneysmartz Profiles and Reviews , Personal Finance
 Consumerism CommentaryCategories: Personal Finance Blog Description: Consumerism Commentary is a personal finance blog started in 2003 by Flexo to "hold himself accountable for his finances." Flexo's background is varied including a undergraduate degree in music education and an MBA. Smithee, an interactive designer, recently joined Flexo. Both Flexo and Smithee co-write the articles and feature news in the blog. Articles are posted daily, with a wide range of topics including the latest market and economic news, advice about saving and investing, and Flexo's and Smithee's take on their own personal finances. Features: The site features an ongoing "Carnival of Personal Finance" of posts by other personal finance bloggers and the monthly tracking of Flexo's net worth. Notable Awards/Recognition: Consumerism Commentary has been mentioned in The Wall Street Journal and quoted in BusinessWeek Online. Yahoo! named Consumerism Commentary as one of the "Ten Money Blogs Everyone Should Read." Most recently, Consumerism Commentary was named "A Must-Read Blog" by Kilpinger's Personal Finance Magazine. Bottom Line: Flexo and Smithee write with passion about finance products and services offering a fresh perspective on money and debt most useful for reflecting on your own personal day-to-day personal financial management.
Get Rich Slowly
Archived Under: Moneysmartz Profiles and Reviews , Personal Finance
 Get Rich SlowlyCategories: Personal Finance Blog Description: Get Rich Slowly, a money and finance blog authored by former cardboard-box salesman J.D. Roth, helps readers take the slow and steady route in building wealth. Through sensible advice about personal finance and simple money management rules and tips, Get Rich Slowly guides the way to a better relationship with money. Blog topics range from consumerism, entrepreneurship, health, and even relationships, all with a connection back to the theme of common sense personal financial management. Features: Simple in style, tone, and content, Get Rich Slowly organizes posts by relevant personal finance categories and hosts an active community of almost 3,000 individuals discussing personal finance and fiscal fitness. Notable Awards/Recognition: Indicative of its widespread media attention, Get Rich Slowly was recognized as the "Most Inspiring Money Blog" by CNNMoney.com in 2008. Bottom Line: If you are tired of get-rich-quick schemes and would like to try a more practical and sensible approach, then Get Rich Slowly will deliver what you need including daily updates about saving and investing money, practical tips and advice for frugal living, slice-of-life examples about debt elimination, and the latest financial news from the web.
Suze Orman
Archived Under: Financial Planning , Moneysmartz Profiles and Reviews , Personal Finance
 Suze OrmanCategories: Financial Planning, Personal Finance Description: SuzeOrman.com is the official website of Suze Orman, an internationally-acclaimed personal finance expert. Suze Orman started her own financial planning firm in Emeryville, California in 1987. Since then, her career has been rising like a raging bull market, including six New York Times bestsellers and her own television show on CNBC. Features: SuzeOrman.com includes information, advice, inspiration, and lots of special offers. The site's resource section includes free information on fundamental personal finance concepts such as debt management, home ownership, and insurance. Notable Awards/Recognition: Time Magazine's 2008 Time 100 World's Most Influential People. 2009 Gracie Allen Award for The Suze Orman Show in the Outstanding Talk Show category from the American Women in Radio and Television. Bottom Line: SuzeOrman.com is a monument to smart self-promotion with an array of Suze Orman and third-party product and service offers. While the site is light on free information and resources, it is an effective channel to Suze Orman and her multimedia empire, including television, radio, publishing, and public speaking. If you are willing to open your checkbook just a little, then a visit to SuzeOrman.com should yield the expert guidance and dose of inspiration many of us need.
FiLife
Archived Under: Moneysmartz Profiles and Reviews , Personal Finance
 FiLifeCategory: Personal Finance Description: Started by the IAC and Dow Jones in 2008, FiLife is a personal finance and money management community offering product reviews, tools, discussion, and stories from The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and Marketwatch. The FiLife site is organized by major financial planning topics like banking, credit cards, the economy, and investing. Each topic page includes expert Q&A, resource guides, news, tools, polls that FiLife calls "stackers", and discussion. Features: The FiLife site utilizes social networking tools including FiLife's "chatter on Twitter" that shows what people are saying about important financial topics. In addition, FiLife's "stackers" lets site visitors create, answer and share personal finance polls. Bottom Line: If you are looking for a well-organized and convenient way to gather information about important personal finance topics, products, and services, then FiLife is worth a visit. FiLife's "stackers" offers a unique twist on personal finance social networking and is a fun and interesting way to learn more about your personal finances.
Moneysmartz Profile Updates 3/3/09
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Category: Personal Finance Kiplinger is a business forecast and personal finance publishing company founded in 1920. Its publications include The Kiplinger Letter and The Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. Kiplinger.com delivers personal finance advice, business forecasting content and financial management tools and calculators. Kiplinger received one of the three American Business Ethics Awards from the Society of Financial Service Professionals in 2001, and was named "one of America's most ethical companies" by Ethisphere magazine in 2007 and 2008. http://www.kiplinger.com
Popular Personal Finance Pages
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 It feels like we've averted the financial meltdown on Wall Street that many feared. Our attention is now shifting toward Main Street, employment, and consumer spending. With many experts saying that we are in or heading toward a recession, reviewing your day-to-day spending and evaluating the state of your personal finances is both well advised and smart.To help you navigate the mass of personal finance resources on the web, Moneysmartz recommends visiting the personal finance pages of the leading financial portals, including Yahoo! Finance, Marketwatch, MSN Money, CNNMoney.com, Morningstar, Kiplinger.com, SmartMoney, Wikipedia, AOL Money and Finance, Fool.com, and USA.gov. These pages include money management, investing, insurance, estate planning, and college financing tips, advice, and resources. Moneysmartz recommends spending a few minutes with each site. Find the site that best meets your needs and visit it frequently to gain comfort and integrate into your decision making process. If the recession is worse than expected, then you'll be better prepared to weather the storm and come out on top. If the recession turns out to be a mirage, then you'll just be a little smarter.
CNNMoney
Archived Under: Investing , Moneysmartz Profiles and Reviews , Personal Finance
 CNNMoney.com is CNN.com's exclusive business site and the online home of several magazines including FORTUNE and MONEY. CNNMoney.com makes the Moneysmartz short-list for one-stop shop for personal finance information, advice, tools, and news. Best of all, the site is easy to navigate so in a few minutes you will know if this site is right for you. To learn more or post your review and comments, visit the CNNMoney.com Moneysmartz Profile.
Yahoo! Finance
Archived Under: Investing , Moneysmartz Profiles and Reviews , Personal Finance
 As an essential tool to help you make smarter financial decisions, Yahoo! Finance offers personal finance insight, tools, news and more. If you are looking to save time and commit to one financial portal, Yahoo! Finance should be at or near the top of your list. To learn more or post your review and comments, visit the Yahoo! Finance Moneysmartz Profile.
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