This is my 500th post! I Must *Really* Love Money ;)
1 year, 3 months, and 500 posts later, this little blog is still around baby! Never in my life have I continued a hobby for so long ;)I must give you all MAD LOVE for coming out and supporting this site each and every day, you guys are so wonderfull! Without you I'd just be another mumbling fool on the internet - so THANK YOU.
While this blog has transformed into an umbrella of finance-related topics, it was my good friend the budget who got the party started. So it's only fitting that I drop some knowledge about them to commemorate this most beautiful day ;) An excerpt from my feature in The Art Of Manliness blog:
"Maintaining a budget is key in becoming financially studly. If you know where your money is coming and going, you'll know your strengths & limitations. And if you know your strengths & limitations, you can outwit your opponent at any time! Plus, you'll be able to make quick decisions on the spot which girls love. And you know what else girls love? Confidence. And this,my friend, is what the budget gives you."Yup, I still owe it all to the budget ;) That booger's gotten me to stay on track and allowed me to keep doing my financial thing! And so has a lot of other bloggers around town - their advice and point of views have created a wonderful learning environment for all, and I'm proud to serve on the same internets w/ them (you can find my favorites in the blogroll).
So with that, I leave you with some nifty little stats from these 500 posts, along with this week's financial round up & carnivals. God bless you all!
Current subscribers: 812
Twitter subscribers: 1,562
Total EVER page views: 234,145
Total EVER visitors: 137,460
Number of times I check these stats on a daily basis: 15 (down from 792)
I also gotta give due credit to all those bloggers who continue to send over some great traffic! Here are the TOP 10 all-time refferers (minus google, stumbleupon, etc) along w/ previous rankings:
- My Money Blog (1)
- Give Me Back My Five Bucks (2)
- Bargain Briana (6)
- Fabulous Financials (-)
- MSN Smart Spending (3)
- Clever Dude (4)
- Chicky Finance (5) *no longer blogging :(
- Single Guy Money (8)
- Dinks Finance (7)
- Always The Planner (-)
- Un-Broke: What You Need To Know About Money - Don't forget, the ABC "Money 101" special airs TONIGHT from 9-10pm! Check the link above for awesome-a$$ sneak peaks - Christian Slater, Will Smith, Seth Green, and more. Can't wait.
- How To Spend Like A Frugal Millionaire - This piece from Yahoo Finance is all over the pf blogosphere, and for good reason. The author interviews 70 millionaires for the inside scoop.
- Are You Doing Bad Things With Your Money? - Haha...that title says it all, brilliant.
- 10 Revealing Q&A's By John Chow & Shoemoney - 2 online money-making masters share their answers side by side. Pretty interesting stuff.
- "Amazing Grace" video - A heartwarming 32 sec. commercial from Salvation Army :)
- Carnival of Personal Finance #206 - "Memorial Day Stars & Stripes" by Greener Pastures.
- Festival of Frugality #179 - "Memorial Day" ed. hosted by Suburban Dollar.
- Carnival of Debt Reduction #139 - "New Credit Card Rules" ed. hosted by PT Money.
- Carnival of Money Stories - "A Road Map to Money Health" hosted by WalletPop.
- Money Hacks Carnival #66 - "Family Summer Vacation" ed. by Passive Family Income.
- Carnival of Pecuniary Delights #9 - "Organic Gardening" ed. by Passive Family Income.
- Carnival of 20 Something Finances - "May 25th" ed. hosted by How I Save Money.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have some
Labels: awesomely awesome, blogging, budgets, link lovin, thank you, updates
posted by J. Money at
11:30 AM
16 Comments:
Great post! I love that your wrote how often you check your stats. My friends think I'm crazy ;-)...I probably am.
Great blogging "J" Money! One of my fav reads. ok, go back to making babies...I mean relaxin!
Props, bro - 500 is crazy. You're one of the guys that got me into this business, errr... hobby. Thank you for everything and I'm looking forward to each and every one of those next 500 posts.
Congrats man! You have come a long way and I hope my blog will be as popular as yours one day.
In the middle of a work day? :-o Happy anniversary! ;)
And congrats on the 500 post milestone. I never doubted you'd get here...you may be distractable, but you're one of those people who's always done a good job charging me up about personal finance. :)
Is there room in your budget for making babies, and by that I mean relaxing?
Congrads!
haha, thanks guys :) i actually took the day off and the Mrs. was so kind as to wait for me to publish this so we can get away for the weekend! Bed & Breakfast & Lovin' here we come!!! Look for some cool pix on twitter (all will be sfw, don't you worry)...
Congrats man! Your site is one of the most interesting and sexiest out here in the blogsphere, you crack me up constantly and it definitely has that personal touch that separates you from the pack! Keep up the great work and enjoy your weekend!
love the catch up and the shout outs and love love love the stat checking numbers!! Oh what a world. Congrats on taking your hobby to the next level!! Good luck with the baby-makin' -ummm relaxin'!
have a great weekend and revel in your accomplishments!
Congrats on making it so far! It's cool to see how successful your blog is.
Congratulations J!! 500 posts is awesome!
Congrats, it's always a great read! Here's to 500 more posts!
congrats! i've only got 494 more to go! :)
Congratulations on your 500th post! I found your blog a few months ago and I cant stay away. :)
Back from a weekend of awesomeness & bliss! Feelin' the love you all have left upon my return, thank you :) Enjoy the rest of this beautiful Sunday, we're all blessed to be alive!
congrats J! Nice work and I am looking forward to the next 500!
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