This may come as a surprise to you, but Stop Buying Crap is NOT the only personal finance blog on the web. Shocker, huh?

If you’re getting tired of reading financial ramblings from Joe-Just-Like-You, how about some literary genius from the experts, the real journalists, the pro-bloggers, the big kahuna…

What? I’m artificially inflating your expectations so you can be sorely disappointed and resort back to mediocre awesome blogs such as mine?

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Self-talks aside, each of the blogs below are worthy of a place in your feed readers. As with what you do with your children, you may pick and choose a favorite at your discretion:

1.  The Wallet from The Wall Street Journal by Mary Pilon

Launched just a few months ago in September, The Wallet has already amassed more post counts than Stop Buying Crap (then again, which blog on the web hasn’t).  Updated by Mary Pilon, The Wallet covers investing, retirement, credit cards, mortgages — anything that impacts your wallet.  Check out their video series In Your Wallet, which provides more financial voyeurism goodness by highlighting wallets from some famous and not-so-famous people.

2.  Tightwad Tod from Consumer Reports

Even more of a newborn than The Wallet would be Tightwad Tod from Consumer Reports.  Launched last month, Tightwad Tod is far from a newbie in the world of consumer finance, having been covering all aspect of a consumer life at Consumer Reports for nearly 20 years.  You’ll find daily news and tips on ever aspect that’ll affect your pocketbooks at Tightwad Tod.

3.  Alpha Consumer from US News by Kimberly Palmer

Unlike the other two new comers above, The Alpha Consumer has been around for little over a year now.  Written by Kimberly Palmer, a senior editor at U.S. News & World Report, The Alpha Consumer dishes out tips on saving money, avoiding scams, managing debt, and overall being a savvy shopper.

4.  Smart Spending Blog from MSN by Karen Datko & Donna Freedman

Whether you’re a PC or a Mac (urgh), you’re sure to like MSN Money’s Smart Spending blog.  Co-hosted by Karen Datko and Donna Feredman, the Smart Spending blog will find you the best money saving tips from around the web while frequently highlighting post from the personal finance blogging community.  If you’re visiting the blog, don’t forget to check out the Smart Spending message board!

5.  Money and Shopping Blog from Consumer Reports

Topping off this round-up is another blog from the good folks at Consumer Reports.  Slight bias for the independent, non-profit organization?  Hey why not?  Getting its contribution from the money reporters, editors, and testers at Consumer Reports, the Consumer Reports Money and Shopping Blog hammers out frequent quick doses of financial tips.

Got other blogs on your readers that I may have missed mentioning?

Sorry, they weren’t awesome enough.

Alright just kidding.  Chime in and I’ll add them to the list.