Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs – Ranked By Traffic
As you may have noticed, there are some discrepancies in Quantcast and Compete's results. This may be due to the fact that many sites have not implemented requisite trackers and plugins (details are here). It makes sense to go through with the implementations to make this game an even playing field.
The following tables show traffic rankings of individual and group personal finance blogs respectively based on monthly traffic data (Apr 2009) from corresponding sources.
» FIRE RANK: Overall Traffic Rank of a site
» BLOG: Name of the blog being ranked
» CHANGE: Change in FIRE RANK of a blog wrt previous month's position
» SITEMETER: Traffic rank based on Sitemeter's data
» QUANTCAST: Traffic rank based on Quantcast's data
» COMPETE: Traffic rank based on Compete's data
» SCORE: Average Traffic rank (Sitemeter, Quantcast, Compete)
» PAGE RANK: Google's page rank for the blog
| Rankings | Methodology | Raw Traffic Data | Master List | Notes |
| INDIVIDUAL PF BLOGS - RANKED | ||||
| FIRE RANK | BLOG | CHANGE | SITEMETER | QUANTCAST | COMPETE | SCORE | PAGE RANK |
| 1 | MoneySavingMom | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2 | GetRichSlowly | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 | 6 |
| 3 | TheSimpleDollar | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 4 | DealSeekingMom | New | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |
| 5 | BluePrintForFinancialPros | ↓1 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 3 | |
| 6 | CommonSenseWithMoney | ↑6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 6 | MyMoneyBlog | ↑2 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 5 | |
| 7 | FiveCentNickel | ↓2 | 9 | 8 | 8.5 | 3 | |
| 8 | CouponCravings | ↑4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9.0 | 5 |
| 9 | MoneyBlueBook | ↓3 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | |
| 10 | BankDeals | ↑3 | 5 | 17 | 11.0 | 3 | |
| 11 | FreeMoneyFinance | ↓1 | 11 | 15 | 13.0 | 6 | |
| 12 | TheDigeratiLife | ↓1 | 14 | 12 | 13.0 | 2 | |
| 13 | CashMoneyLife | ↓4 | 13 | 14 | 13.5 | 3 | |
| 14 | MomAdvice | - | 19 | 11 | 15.0 | 3 | |
| 15 | SavingToInvest | ↓8 | 15 | 16 | 15.5 | 4 | |
| 16 | ChristianPF | ↑4 | 12 | 19 | 15.5 | 3 | |
| 17 | FrugalDad | - | 6 | 23 | 18 | 15.7 | 3 |
| 18 | BeingFrugal | - | 7 | 21 | 22 | 16.7 | 3 |
| 19 | TheSun'sFinancialDiary | ↓3 | 17 | 20 | 18.5 | 3 | |
| 20 | GenerationXFinance | ↑3 | 18 | 21 | 19.5 | 3 | |
| 21 | MoneyNing | ↑5 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 22.7 | 4 |
| 22 | AskMrCreditCard | ↑6 | 10 | 39 | 24.5 | 4 | |
| 23 | MyTwoDollars | ↑2 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 25.0 | 2 |
| 24 | MoneySmartLife | ↓9 | 24 | 28 | 26.0 | 2 | |
| 25 | MyDollarPlan | ↓4 | 29 | 25 | 27.0 | 3 | |
| 26 | TheDoughRoller | ↑3 | 26 | 29 | 27.5 | 3 | |
| 27 | BeingFrugalIsFabulous | ↑11 | 15 | 32 | 37 | 28.0 | 3 |
| 28 | LazyManAndMoney | ↓6 | 25 | 34 | 29.5 | 3 | |
| 29 | DebtKid | ↓3 | 37 | 23 | 30.0 | 4 | |
| 30 | MoneyMatter&MoreMusings | - | 20 | 40 | 30.0 | 3 | |
| 30 | Moolanomy | ↓11 | 33 | 27 | 30.0 | 3 | |
| 30 | NotMadeOfMoney | ↑10 | 28 | 32 | 30.0 | 3 | |
| 30 | PaidTwice | ↑3 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 30.0 | 3 |
| 31 | DividendGrowthInvestor | ↑16 | 22 | 39 | 30.5 | 3 | |
| 32 | NoCreditNeeded | ↓8 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 32.3 | 5 |
| 33 | TheFinanceBuff | ↓2 | 9 | 36 | 52 | 32.3 | 3 |
| 34 | GatherLittleByLittle | ↓7 | 16 | 46 | 42 | 34.7 | 3 |
| 35 | FrugalUpstate | ↑11 | 21 | 44 | 41 | 35.3 | 4 |
| 36 | IWillTeachYouToBeRich | ↑3 | 58 | 13 | 35.5 | 3 | |
| 37 | KeepingKingdomFirst | ↑18 | 13 | 74 | 24 | 37.0 | 4 |
| 38 | MoneyUnder30 | ↑3 | 41 | 35 | 38.0 | 5 | |
| 39 | EngineerADebtFreeLife | ↑20 | 40 | 36 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| 40 | BloggingAwayDebt | ↑8 | 34 | 43 | 38.5 | 3 | |
| 40 | MillionDollarJourney | ↓3 | 27 | 50 | 38.5 | 3 | |
| 41 | BibleMoneyMatters | ↓7 | 48 | 30 | 39.0 | 3 | |
| 42 | PTMoney | ↓19 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 39.0 | 2 |
| 43 | SingleGuyMoney | - | 41 | 41.0 | 4 | ||
| 44 | FreeFromBroke | ↓8 | 29 | 52 | 45 | 42.0 | 3 |
| 45 | DontMessWithTaxes | - | 25 | 60 | 51 | 45.3 | 6 |
| 46 | MyOpenWallet | ↑3 | 24 | 43 | 70 | 45.7 | 3 |
| 47 | LittlePeopleWealth | ↑11 | 33 | 53 | 54 | 46.7 | 3 |
| 48 | CleverDude | ↓4 | 20 | 64 | 57 | 47.0 | 3 |
| 48 | FrugalLawStudent | ↓6 | 17 | 66 | 58 | 47.0 | 3 |
| 49 | PunnyMoney | ↑14 | 27 | 55 | 59 | 47.0 | 0 |
| 50 | StopBuyingCrap | ↑2 | 49 | 46 | 47.5 | 5 | |
| 51 | TheHappyRock | ↑6 | 32 | 54 | 65 | 50.3 | 0 |
| 52 | BargainBabe | New | 19 | 78 | 56 | 51.0 | 4 |
| 53 | MrsMicah | ↑7 | 50 | 55 | 52.5 | 2 | |
| 54 | SenseToSave | ↓3 | 35 | 59 | 66 | 53.3 | 2 |
| 55 | ThePiggyBanker | ↑24 | 47 | 60 | 53.5 | 4 | |
| 56 | GiveMeBackMyFiveBucks | ↑5 | 26 | 42 | 93 | 53.7 | 3 |
| 57 | TheFrugalDuchess | ↓22 | 37 | 72 | 54.5 | 5 | |
| 58 | ItsJustMoney | ↑11 | 28 | 82 | 55.0 | 0 | |
| 59 | FIREFinance | ↓6 | 34 | 65 | 67 | 55.3 | 3 |
| 59 | GoodFinancialCents | ↑6 | 22 | 81 | 63 | 55.3 | 3 |
| 60 | PoorerThanYou | ↑14 | 39 | 73 | 56.0 | 2 | |
| 61 | NoDebtPlan | ↓3 | 30 | 62 | 77 | 56.3 | 2 |
| 62 | MightyBargainHunter | - | 69 | 47 | 58.0 | 3 | |
| 62 | MyPersonalFinanceJourney | ↑16 | 45 | 71 | 58.0 | 3 | |
| 63 | ExperimentsInFinance | ↑5 | 8 | 108 | 64 | 60.0 | 3 |
| 64 | ManVsDebt | New | 48 | 56 | 76 | 60.0 | 0 |
| 65 | MoneyMusings | ↓11 | 76 | 48 | 62.0 | 0 | |
| 66 | WellHeeled | ↑6 | 63 | 63.0 | 5 | ||
| 67 | HowISaveMoney | ↓1 | 61 | 69 | 65.0 | 2 | |
| 68 | 2millionBlog | ↓12 | 70 | 62 | 66.0 | 3 | |
| 69 | UltimateMoneyBlog | New | 44 | 88 | 66.0 | 0 | |
| 70 | ThriftyFloridaMama | ↑6 | 36 | 99 | 68 | 67.7 | 3 |
| 71 | YetAnotherBlogAboutMoney | ↑4 | 68 | 68.0 | 4 | ||
| 72 | Pecuniarities | ↑4 | 43 | 71 | 90 | 68.0 | 3 |
| 73 | BudgetsAre$exy | ↓23 | 31 | 113 | 61 | 68.3 | 4 |
| 74 | TightFistedMiser | ↑7 | 50 | 72 | 85 | 69.0 | 0 |
| 75 | TheWanderingTaxPro | ↓8 | 38 | 101 | 69.5 | 5 | |
| 76 | Neville'sFinancialBlog | ↓5 | 67 | 75 | 71.0 | 3 | |
| 77 | Jim'sFinanceandInvestment | ↑3 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | AlmostFrugal | ↓8 | 90 | 53 | 71.5 | 3 | |
| 79 | TheFinanceJourney | ↓15 | 42 | 75 | 100 | 72.3 | 0 |
| 80 | MillionaireMommyNextDoor | New | 73 | 74 | 73.5 | 4 | |
| 81 | TheWisdomJournal | ↑9 | 116 | 31 | 73.5 | 3 | |
| 82 | SavingsToolbox | ↑12 | 58 | 91 | 83 | 77.3 | 3 |
| 83 | Mapgirl’sFiscalChallenge | ↑3 | 52 | 85 | 96 | 77.7 | 2 |
| 84 | MoneyCrashers | ↓52 | 78 | 78.0 | 3 | ||
| 85 | BankBonuses | ↓1 | 53 | 88 | 94 | 78.3 | 0 |
| 86 | DinksFinance | ↓13 | 68 | 89 | 78.5 | 6 | |
| 87 | MyFinancialJourney | ↑6 | 40 | 118 | 79.0 | 0 | |
| 88 | MoneyEnergy | New | 80 | 80.0 | 2 | ||
| 89 | ERollOver | New | 80 | 81 | 80.5 | 4 | |
| 90 | FinallyFrugal | ↑4 | 61 | 100 | 80.5 | 3 | |
| 91 | AFrugalLivingBlog | - | 83 | 83.0 | 4 | ||
| 92 | GettingFinancesDone | - | 59 | 107 | 83.0 | 0 | |
| 93 | TheBaglady | ↓8 | 55 | 112 | 83.5 | 0 | |
| 94 | OneFrugalGirl | ↑4 | 56 | 92 | 103 | 83.7 | 0 |
| 95 | MakeLoveNotDebt | ↑4 | 84 | 84 | 84.0 | 3 | |
| 96 | Caveman'sFinJourney | New | 54 | 57 | 142 | 84.3 | 0 |
| 97 | TheFinancialBlogger | ↓9 | 93 | 79 | 86.0 | 3 | |
| 98 | RetirementThink | New | 86 | 86.0 | -1 | ||
| 99 | FrugalHomemakerPlus | ↓12 | 87 | 87.0 | 4 | ||
| 100 | My1stMillionAt33 | New | 87 | 87.0 | 3 | ||
| GROUP PF BLOGS - RANKED |
| FIRE RANK | BLOG | CHANGE | SITEMETER | QUANTCAST | COMPETE | SCORE | PAGE RANK |
| 1 | WiseBread | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2 | FourPillars | ↑2 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| 3 | ConsumerismCommentary | - | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | |
| 4 | PersonalFinanceAdvice | ↓2 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | AllFinancialMaters | - | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Queercents | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 7 | SoundMoneyTips | ↑4 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 5 | |
| 8 | AmericanConsumerNews | - | 9 | 5 | 7.0 | 3 | |
| 8 | DebtFree | ↓1 | 3 | 11 | 7.0 | 3 | |
| 9 | SmartMoneyDaily | ↑1 | 7 | 9 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | CreditBloggers | ↓1 | 10 | 7 | 8.5 | 5 | |
| 11 | TheDiv-Net | ↑1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8.7 | 3 |
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Why do we get laid off? A complicated corporate work culture ….
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Next he needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And last but not the least he recurited a spider, who managed the archives and monitored phone calls. After all the roach needed to see where the ant whiled away time ..... Not only that, he recruited a fly to manage the IT (Information Technology) "Department" .... The ant who had once been so productive and relaxed, hated this new plethora of paperwork and meetings which used up most of his time ...... The position was given to a cicada, whose first decision was to buy a carpet and an ergonomic chair for his office. He also needed a computer and a PA (Personal Assistant). So he brought them over from his previous department. They would increase productivity and the bottom line by helping him to prepare a "Work and Budget Control Strategic Optimization Plan." Around this time, the cicada convinced The Chief, the lion, of the absolute necessity to start a climactic study of the environment! The "department" where the ant works is now a sad place where nobody laughs anymore and everybody has become upset ....
So he recruited an owl, who was a prestigious and renowned consultant, to carry out an audit and suggest solutions. The owl spent three months and came up with an enormous report, in several volumes, that concluded: "The department is overstaffed ....."
We see similar incidents happening in corporate America on a regular basis. More so in 2008 with its huge nationwide layoffs. Often the CEOs walk away with fat severance packages to the tune of millions of dollars. But the common man on the lowest echelon of the food chain and whose blood and sweat runs the company, is simply handed a pink slip! What are your views on simplifying corporate America's work culture so that the common man who is also a sincere tax payer gets better treatment? Or is it too complicated and beyond repair? In that case should we go back to America's heritage of small business owners playing a big part in the economy instead of a few big corporate houses running the show? We are looking forward towards your responses. Have a wonderful weekend Note: The characters in this fable are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people or facts within a coporation is pure coincidence. Reference(s): Adapted from a Portuguese story by PR. Obrigado Mario.
The ant of course! Because he showed: "Lack of motivation and had a negative attitude." .