If statistic is right, this is probably your first visit to this blog and most likely your first time visiting personal finance blogs.

There’s about two seconds to go before you close this window, so there’s something you should know: personal finance is HOT, and you’re invited to join us along on the gravy train.

You’ve most likely arrived here by one of the following method:

  1. A link from another personal finance blog
  2. A search engine as you search for personal finance topic
  3. A feed reader because you’re already an unfortunate subscriber

Regardless of how you got here, one thing’s for sure: you care about personal finance.

And why shouldn’t you? It’s an important topic. It affects almost every aspect of your life, from the present to the future. It deals not only with your wellness, but that of the people you love and care about.

Whether you’re trying to get out of debt or trying to plan your financial future, you’ve come to the right community for the exchange of ideas and discussion on the broad subject of personal finance.

What’s the Difference?

There has always been plenty of personal finance topics in traditional media. The last section in the newspaper, the weekly snippet from the local news channel, and the various books from one guru to another on store shelves. What makes personal finance blogs different from traditional media?

  1. They’re a bit more real
  2. They’re a whole lot more fun

From blogs that focus on specific goals, such as getting rid of of a debt, to blogs that disclose their net worth in relation to their personal life — personal finance blogs are written by people like you. The blogs differ from one to another, because everyone has different dreams and goals. But one common theme amongst all these personal finance blogs is that, like you, they care about financial independence.

Because if you didn’t care, you wouldn’t be here reading this. You wouldn’t be curious about the various people that post their net worth online, talking bluntly about financial choices they’ve made, or writing about the debt they’ve accumulated and steps they’re taking to reduce the debt.

Personal finance blogs are also fun too. Almost all personal finance blogs have commenting available for their readers. Don’t think the steps they’re taking are the correct ones? Found yourself relating to their problems? You’re always a few keystrokes away from sharing your opinion with others.

Don’t forget the various blogs that expose their net worth. Financial voyeurism, anyone?

Everyone’s Doing It Too

Nothing beats peer pressure from an online stranger. There’s no denying that many personal finance blogs have become popular, gaining attention of papers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and magazines such as Money and Business Week.

Popular personal finance blogs such as My Money Blog, Get Rich Slowly, and I Will Teach You to Be Rich has thousands of subscribers to their feeds, as is the case with blogs from the Money Blog Network.

These blogs are popular for good reasons. They’re informative, well written, and many of them are updated daily. You definitely can’t go wrong with any one of them!

Come Along For the Ride

If you have never visited a personal finance blog before, you are sincerely invited to spend the extra time and check out the various personal finance blogs linked on this site.

You’ll find blogs with various focus: from debt reduction, frugal living, goals and concerns of a single mom, occasional musings on house flipping, to personal finance views from different cities across the nation.

All of these blogs have the same goal as you — financial independence.

So hop on the gravy train and come along for the ride! Subscribe to their feeds, become a part of the reading community — or hey, start your own blog! Sure, the year’s ending, but it’s never too late to start caring more about personal finance, and there’s never been a better time than now.

Have a great weekend, and we’ll be seeing you next year.