I’ve been blessed like crazy since launching BudgetsAreSexy. We have received over 350 THOUSAND 2 MILLION hits since the debut in Feb ’08, and 600 1,300 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 2 right now in that last department but still! SEXY!):
In The Media
Social Media Examiner: 5 Tips to Sell Your Blog (11/30/11)
Kiplinger: Great Advice From Around the Web (11/30/11)
MSN Money: Experts confess their money mistakes (November)
MSN Money: Do college students really need a credit card? (11/7/11)
24 Savvy: 50 Best Money-Saving Blogs and Websites (11/4/11)
Money Talk News: 10 Common Money Mistakes (10/31/11)
Money Talk News: 30 Tips to Spend Less and Save More (10/26/11)
Huffington Post: Budgeting For Baby: Money Advice For New Parents (8/31/11)
Kiplinger: 11 More Ways to Get Extra Cash (August, 2011)
MSN Money: What if you won the lottery? (8/23/11)
Daily Finance (AOL): U.S. Consumers Pay Down Their Credit Card Debts (8-17-11)
US News and World Report: How to Make a Career Back-Up Plan (8-10-11)
Consumerist Lessons To Learn From The Recession (7-10-11)
Consumerist Why Smart People Do Dumb Things With Money (7-1-11)
Lifehacker: Use Separate Accounts for Simple Bucket Budgeting (6-29-11)
Lifehacker: Treat Each Dollar The Same to Avoid Bad Spending Decisions (6-27-11)
Marketplace Public Radio: Generation Y is more financially responsible than you think (5-27-11)
MSN Money: 13 clever ways to save more money (5-20-11)
Kiplinger: Great Advice From Around the Web (5-18-11)
MSN Money: Yard sale ethics: Bargain or rip-off? (4-22-11)
About.com (Frugal Living): No Mortgage Payments for a Year (4-14-11)
iVillage 30 Ways, 30 Days to Organized Finances (3-22-11)
Wisebread: Best Money Tips: Smart Ways to Give (3-17-11)
TIME: Financial Lessons from Charlie Sheen and Other Odd Sources (3-10-11)
MSN Money: Are You a Financial Superhero? (3-4-11)
Biz Times: Organization utilizes micro-giving concept to help change lives (2-18)
Lending Tree: Community Outreach by Personal Finance Bloggers (2-16-11)
TIME: 164 Money Tips: Least Evil Banks, Frugal Household Must-Haves… (1-28-11)
Consumerist: Personal Finance Roundup #183 (1-25-11)
Fark: Business page (1-25-11)
Daily Herald: Bartlett family first to receive Love Drop donation (1-23-11)
MSN: How much do you spend on groceries? (1-14)
US News & World Report: 10 New Money Tools for Young Adults (1-6-10)
Kiplinger: Great advice from around the web (12-29)
Time: Q&A: How to Get Through December without Spending Money (12-28)
Kiplinger: Great advice from around the web (12-22)
Time: How to Handle Getting Fired Right Before Christmas (12-17)
MSN Money: How much do you tip for takeout? (12-10-10)
Forbes Blog: Neil Weinberg’s Headline Grabs (12-7-10)
Kiplinger: Great advice from around the web (11-17-10)
MSN Money: Don’t put yourself in these situations (11-16-10)
US News & World Report: How to get financially prepared for a layoff (11-2-10)
MSN Money: The Perfect Credit Card (10-28-10)
Kiplinger: Our Picks for The Best Money Blogs (!!!!!) (10-27-10)
Consumerist: Mining Garbage Bins For Treasures (10-25-10)
TIME: Why You Must Own a Hickory Handle Hammer & 123 Other Money-Saving Insights (10-22-10)
Kiplinger: Great Personal-Finance Advice From Around The Web (10-6-10)
94.7 The Wave: WAVE Website of the Week: Make it Thrifty Thursday with Coupon Month (9-30-10)
MSN Money: If life is the currency, I’m already rich (9-27-10)
Kiplinger: Great advice from around the web (9-15-10)
MSN Money: 20 clues you need a money makeover (9-10-10)
Kiplinger: Great advice from around the web (9-1-10)
MSN Money: My Stupid Credit Card Mistake (8-13-10)
The Washington Post (blog): Cupcakes and Bouncers? D.C.’s Blogs (8-9-10)
MSN Money: 12 Ways I Don’t Set an Example (7-30-10)
The Globe And Mail: Budgeting Can Be Sexy (7-28-10)
Family Circle Magazine: Money Saving Tips from Finance Blogs (July ed.)
MSN Money: U.S. Presidents and Their Net Worth (7-20-10)
Time: 5 Juicy Online Convos Loaded with Comments From Customers (7-14-10)
The Christian Science Monitor: Is it Selfish Not to Have Kids? (7-9-10)
Lifehacker: What do You Rent Rather Than Buy? (7-9-10)
Consumerist: 4 Things You Should Rent Rather Than Buy (7-9-10)
MSN Money: Would You Trade a Year of Your Life for $100,000? (7-2-10)
Consumerist: Stop Believing in These Credit Card Myths (5-28-10)
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!!!)
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:
Free Money Wisdom: Interview with J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy (7-26-11)
WIOX 91.3 “Money Train”: J. Money Radio Interview (4-6-11)
Wisebread: Interview With Love Drop co-founder J. Money (2-5-11)
Consumerism Commentary: Podcast 85: Nate St. Pierre and J. Money, Love Drop (12-5-10)
Mrs Nespy’s Frugal World: Introductions… J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy (May, 2010)
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:
FINCON11: Took Home FIVE Blogger Awards!
USAA: August Military Blogger of the Month
Kiplinger: Best Blog For Twentysomethings (tied)
Wise Bread: Top 100+ Most Popular Personal Finance Blogs
Give Me Back My Five Bucks: Top 10 Realest Personal Finance Bloggers
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
Redeeming Riches: The 25 Most Influential Finance Bloggers You Should Know
Money Help For Christians: The Best of Money Blogs 2009
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?
