I’ve been blessed like crazy since launching BudgetsAreSexy. We have have received over 350 THOUSAND hits since the debut in Feb ‘08, and 600 posts later we’re still rockin’ :) And it’s all because of YOU, the readers & fellow pf bloggers, that this blog is still around. Seriously, I appreciate every last comment, tweet, email, everything. THANK YOU! You sure know how to get a brother excited.
Here is the list of mentions so far across all media, big blogs, “top” lists, and now magazines! (well okay, there’s just 1 right now in that last department but still! SEXY!):
In The Media
The Baltimore Sun: These Financial Blogs Are Worth Your Time (5-8-10)
Consumerist: How Rich Are You, Really? (5-6-10)
Lemon Drop: Link Love — A Week with Anna Wintour; Why I Hate The Pill (5-4-10)
TIME: Guess What? You’re Rich (5-3-10)
Dollarish: Are You a Shopoholic? (5-2-10)
TIME: 94 Money-Saving Tips and Nuggets of Shopping Wisdom (4-30-10)
Consumerist: 10 Coolest Secret Safes (4-28-10)
The Awl: The “Brief Safe” Seems Like a Crappy Way to Hide Your Valuables (4-27-10)
L.A. Times: These financial blogs are worth your time (4-18-10)
MSN Money: Your take: Who pays the $200 ticket? (4-12-10)
The Kirk Report: Weekender (4-10-10)
US News & World Report: Saving With The Personal Finance Carnival (4-5-10)
Filife (WSJ partner): March Money Madness: Personal Finance Blogs (3-18-10)
MSN Money: Need a Jolt of Personal Finance? (3-22-10)
MSN Money: How Much Would You Spend On… (1-13-10)
Consumerist: 2009: The year free office holiday parties went bye-bye (12-24-09)
MSN Money: Weirdest College Scholarships (Editor’s pick! 12-23-09)
MSN Money: Uncle Sam will pay for your golf cart (linked 12-18-09)
Chicago Tribune: Same story as below… (12-13-09)
L.A. Times: Bloggers share their tips for frugal living (12-13-09)
MSN Money: The $100 Scratch-Off Lottery Project (12-1-09)
WSJ: Mint.com Launches ‘Money Tweets’ Delivering The Best in Personal Finance… (11-12-09)
CNN Money: Mint.com Launches ‘Money Tweets’ Delivering The Best in Finance… (11-12-09)
PC World: Mint Puts Twitter To Work (11-12-09 in the picture! haha…)
MSN Money: Why Are You Asking About My Salary Again? (11-10-09)
MSN Money: Cheap And Last-Minute Halloween Costumes (10-30-09)
Wise Bread: 3 Ways Paying Off Credit Cards Is Like Playing Beer Pong (10-22-09)
Consumerist: What’s the Difference Between a HELOC and a Second Mortgage? (10-16-09)
Oregon Live: Links: I-Bond rates and Premier Bank’s 79% interest credit card (10-16-09)
Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine: September Issue (1st Magazine Mention!!!)
Wise Bread: Top 5 Articles of the Week (9-17-09)
MSN Money: Should Wedding Guests Pay For Their Meal? (9-14-09)
Consumerist: Saving Money Is Better Than Sex (8-27-09)
Everyday Money (MSN): Survey says: Saving money is better than sex (8-27-09)
MSN Money: Secrets Of An Online Poker Player (Editor’s Choice & hit front page of MSN! 8-7-09)
Consumerist: Pitfalls Of Being A Pro Poker Player (8-5-09)
MSN Money: How Do You Manage Your Financial Success? (7-3-09)
Glamour: Little Miss Fortune: Sex, Love & Life (Blogroll!)
MSN Money: Money Lessons Learned The Hard Way (7-31-09)
MSN Money: Money Genie Can Fix Your Financial Mistakes (6-3-09)
The Art of Manliness: How To Be A Financial Stud (Quoted) (5-26-09)
MSN Money: Your Choice: Butt-Ugly And Loaded Or Poor And Sizzlng HOT (3-17-09)
MSN Money: The Awesomest Compilation of Weird & Crazy Jobs Ever (Front page of MSN! 2-5-09)
MSN Money: It Pays To Blog About Bad Customer Service (12-16-08)
Interviews:
Clarifinancial: Fresh Perspective Interview With J. Money (12-14-09)
No Debt Plan: Subscriber Swap Saturday: Budgets Are Sexy (2-28-09)
A Gai Shan Life: Interview: J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy! (2-19-09)
FiLife (A WSJ Partner): Pocket Profile: J. Money From Budgets Are Sexy (2-12-09)
Studenomics: PF Blogger Interview: J. Money (2-5-09)
Holly Is Stopping Shopping: Five Frugal Minutes With…J. Money At Budgets Are Sexy (10-13-08)
Budgets Are Sexy: Interview: Me on Me (haha… 2-12-08)
“TOP” Lists/Awards:
Wise Bread: Top 100+ Most Popular Personal Finance Blogs
Technorati: Top 100 Business/Finance Blogs
Plutus Awards: Best Personal Finance Blog for Generation Y or X
Plutus Awards: Most Humorous Personal Finance Blog
Plutus Awards: Best Designed Personal Finance Blog
Rabbit Funds: 2010 Financial Planning Genius Award Winners
Financially Smitten: Top Ten Blogs to Rock Your Money Mojo
Blogs.com: Top 10 Financial Blogs For Young People
Money Help For Christians: The Best of Money Blogs 2009
Evan Carmichael: Top 50 Debt Blogs To Watch In 2009 (also 2010 )
Facebook (Networked Blogs): Top 50 Personal Finance Blogs
Credit Card Finder: Top 25 Most Badass Personal Finance Blogs
The Happy Self: 10 “Un-Boring” Financial Blogs You Need To Read
Fire Finance: Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs – Ranked By Traffic
Political Calculations: The Best Blogs We Found in 2008
Twitter Stuff:
Plutus Awards: Best Microblog (@BudgetsAreSexy)
Mint.com: MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice
Wisebread: Top 100+ Most Popular Personal Finance Blogs On Twitter
The Debt Hawk: Top 100 Personal Finance Bloggers On Twitter
Other Fun Encounters:

CreditCard Daily: “Mo Money” Comic series, featuring J. Money! (my own comic!)
UnFunded: A Man’s Opinion (J. Money on fashion.)
Suburban Dollar: Wealthy Blogger’s List (PF blogger net worth comparisons)
Budgets Are Sexy: Interview with Ramit Sethi – NY Times Best Seller & Blogger!
Budgets Are Sexy: Famed Financial Planner Deena Katz on whether Budgets are Sexy?
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