13 Actually Interesting Business and Finance Blogs

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Okay, full disclosure: I couldn’t possibly care any less about finance. Stocks, bonds, investments, futures, pasts, eventuallies (I might be making things up now)—they’re just not interesting to me. It’s complicated, difficult to learn, and as someone who doesn’t subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, I just don’t care. In reality, though, I need to know these things, whether it’s economic news or business tips—but I don’t care!

But a few awesome websites are changing that, making business and finance actually interesting. Thanks to incredibly smart, patient people, there are a few great ways to learn about all things economics, all things business, and all things money.

Whether they’re teaching me how to save some money, or what on Earth a stock actually is, here are ten of my favorite business and finance blogs.

Get Rich Slowly

Get Rich Slowly chronicles JD Roth’s journeys with finance. Along the way, he shares stories about his own financial issues, how to deal with money, make budgets, and all that jazz. For anyone looking for a leg up on managing their own money, Get Rich Slowly is exactly that – no ways to get rich right now, but tons of tips on how to smartly ensure your financial stability and success.

Getting Finances Done

GFD is an awesome mix of finance and productivity (which is where the nod to Getting Things Done comes from), offering tips on how to save money, manage finances, and much more. The tips come from a couple, and many of them work best for couples, but articles like “The secret to saving money on holiday shopping: do it early!” are awesome for anyone.

Wise Bread

Wise Bread is all about squeezing the most bang out of your buck, and even putting a few more of them back into your wallet. As a college student, I appreciate that. Wise Bread talks about things that people might not understand, like the True Cost of Debt, and much, much more. Understanding what things cost, how to manage money, and where to spend and not to spend is what Wise Bread does best.

Investopedia

The first article up on Investopedia is called “Play the Market Like Tiger Woods Plays Golf”. Victory. Investopedia’s a way to learn about financial and economic terms (in the Dictionary section), read about investing news and tips, and immerse yourself in the financial world. For peop

le like me, with no experience, interest or knowledge of finance, start with Investopedia.

Million Dollar Journey

As one man tries to grow his net worth to $1 million by the time he’s 35, he’s sharing what he learns along the way – the Million Dollar Journey. There’s a lot of discussion of successful investing and saving, how to pick a credit card, and how to store food for a longer time so you don’t have to uy it as often. There’s a lot of small steps here, which is a neat way to look at finance.

My Two Dollars

My Two Dollars is my “best blog name in the niche” winner. Because, it’s like “my two cents,” only more. HA! Anyway, it’s also a pretty great blog, mostly devoted to ways to save you money. I love the article, “Be Frugal, But Don’t Be a Cheap Bastard.” That alone makes this site worth including on the list.

Millionaire Acts

Want to be a millionaire? Act like one, at least financially. That’s the prem

ise behind Millionaire Acts, where the author looks at tips and tricks for smart investing, creating financial plans for yourself, and how to save some money along the way. Because, if you make a million and spend a million, you got nothing.

20Something Finance

As a 20-something, I’m prone to not thinking about money. Because, well, I don’t have to yet. But 20Something Finance thinks a little differently, and shares ways that if you start to be smart and intentional with your money earlier, it makes all the rest of it easier. Tough lessons, but good ones (at least for someone like me).

BloggingStocks

BloggingStocks is one of the best-known finance blogs on the Web, and for good reason. It’s chock-full of information about the financial world – from announcements, to trends, to apparently tailgating policies. It’s a wide-reaching, easy-to-understand way to see what’s

happening in the finance world, and what it means.

Ticker Sense

The thing I really love about Ticker Sense is that, once a week, it polls some of the biggest and most important finance blogs and websites to see what they think about the current economic trends. In addition, there’s news about what’s happening in the stock market, how various industries are performing, and some of the factors that matter the most.

The Business Insider

This is the newsiest of all the finance and business blogs. The Business Insider covers a number of different beats and interests, in all realms business. It’s a lot like the Wall Street Journal, but in a way that everyone can understand. There’s news, analysis, forecasts, and opinion about how finance and business are faring, as well as a ton of hidden tips in that realm.

Economix

Economix is all about “explaining the science of everyday life.” The site spends its time looking at the most important trends and issues facing Americans today, and discussing them in simple ways. It’s a great source for helping you understand the impact and meaning of some of the most pressing current issues, and for seeing how current events affect us as normal people.

The Simple Dollar

The Simple Dollar, much like Get Rich Slowly, is devoted to explaining money and finance to the average Joe. How to save, the definitions and effects of various ideas and ideologies, and a framework for looking at spending in your own life are three of the things you’ll get from reading The Simple Dollar. An understanding of how the financial world works, and how you work in it, are incredibly helpful.

Once again, blogs aren’t just for techies, or webophiles, or for bloggers. They’re for anyone who wants to know what to do with their money, and how to put a little but more in their pocket at the end of every month. Whether bloggers are talking from expertise or experience, there’s a ton of good advice and information out there to teach you how to make your money work for you.

What’s your favorite finance/economics/business blog?

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