Blogs aren’t only for spreading the latest celebrity gossip and staying current with the newest fashion trends. Many bloggers write about serious issues and share personal experiences and advice that can be useful to a wider audience.

Personal finance is a popular subject on many blogs. It’s also an important subject for students, and they can learn from the information and tips discussed on many personal finance blogs. Because students are more likely to get information from their favorite blogs rather than the daily newspaper, financial literacy educators might want to guide their students to some of these blogs.

From budgeting tips to advice on how to live more frugally, personal finance blogs cover a wide-variety of topics that students can take to heart. Most are written in a casual tone, and the content is relatable, useful, and often entertaining.

These blogs are typically maintained by average people with common money problems — not by financial gurus with loads of cash. Some are written by recent college graduates or current students. After reading these, students might be inspired to write about their own personal finances as an effective way to help keep their finances in order and maintain their money goals.

Below is a list of seven of the most-visited personal finance blogs on the Web and the titles of some popular posts from each.

The Simple Dollar — Financial talk for the rest of us
www.thesimpledollar.com

According to its author, The Simple Dollar is for people fighting debt and bad spending habits while building a financially secure future and still affording a latte or two. The blog is an exploration of personal finance from the perspective of a reformed spending maniac that realized he needed to get a grip on his money.

Popular posts:

• The Road to Financial Armageddon
• 31 Days to Fix Your Finances
• Battling the Convenience and Cost of Fast Food

Get Rich Slowly — Personal finance that makes cents
www.getrichslowly.org

Get Rich Slowly — recently named most inspiring money blog by Money magazine — is devoted to sensible personal finance. The author shares stories about debt elimination, saving money, and practical investing. Readers will also find links to personal finance tools and articles.

Popular posts:

• Building a Personal Finance Library: 25 of the Best Books About Money
• Alternatives to Cable Television
• The Power of Yes: A Simple Way to Get More Out of Life

My Money Blog
www.mymoneyblog.com

As the name suggests, this site is about the author’s money — how he makes more of it, tries to spend less of it, and invests it. The author has been documenting his progress toward financial freedom since 2004.

Popular Posts:

• 100 Credit Card Sign-up Bonuses
• Top Online Savings Accounts
• Best Rewards Credit Cards

Grad Money Matters — Musing about money matters
www.gradmoneymatters.com

The author started blogging soon after graduating when he or she was struck by the realization that in the real world, money matters.

Popular posts:

• What I Do to Live Frugally
• How to Properly Pay Down Your Credit Cards
• 11 Things You Do Not Learn in School

Blueprint for Financial Prosperity —Earn more. Save more. Live more. Enjoy more.
www.bargaineering.com/articles

Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is a personal finance blog where the author discusses all kinds of money matters. Readers will enjoy the posts from this personal finance novice who struggles to understand some complex and confusing financial topics.

Popular posts:

• 2008 Tax Rebate Stimulus Package Explained
• Your Take: Your Best Money Saving Tip
• How To Deal With Job Rejection

Wise Bread — Living large on a small budget
www.wisebread.com

Wise Bread is a community of bloggers that can help its readers live large on a small budget. Among other things, the blog claims to help readers discover career and money-making ideas that’ll add zeros to their bank account, and general adulthood know-how their parents forgot to tell them.

Popular posts:

• Six Horrible Financial Products You Should Avoid
• Treasury Bills for Ordinary Folks
• Our Worst Financial Mistakes and What You Can Learn from Them

Neville’s Financial Blog — Tracking the road to financial success from the age of 22 (now 25)
www.nevblog.com

The author, a recent college graduate, originally started this blog for the sole purpose of keeping track of his financial goals and status. He uses the blog to reflect on financial events in his life and often tries to help others learn something new.

Popular posts:

• Advice to a Soon-to-Be College Grad
• How Gas Prices Do and Don’t Affect My Life
• What It Costs to be Alive

Tamara Carter is a Regional Account Executive with TG serving schools in MASFAA. You can reach Tamara at (800) 252-9743, ext. 2510, or by e-mail at tamara.carter@tgslc.org. Additional information about TG can be found online at www.tgslc.org.