The Plutus Awards ceremony was one of the opening events of this year’s Financial Blogger Conference. The awards ceremony was masterfully hosted by Kevin McKee of Thousandaire.com and the night wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the dedicated group of volunteers. The evening was an amazing success. Thank you to everyone who played a role, on stage or off, in making this year’s Plutus Awards ceremony one of the highlights of this year’s conference.
If you were at the event, you can relive the experience by watching the video. If you were not in attendance, enjoy the performance for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En3use5Pf4U
With the awards ceremony at the Financial Blogger Conference, we had a chance to showcase some of the best blogs and bloggers, determined by the votes of their peers and their audiences.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, and special thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this year’s awards ceremony a fantastic success! Keep reading for the list of this year’s finalists and winners.
The finalists
Best Frugality-Focused Personal Finance Blog
Best Investing-Focused Personal Finance Blog
- The College Investor
- The Dividend Guy Blog
- Dividend Ninja
- Investor Junkie
- Winner: Oblivious Investor
Best Religious Personal Finance Blog
- Winner: Bible Money Matters
- ChristianPF
- Faith and Finance
- KNS Financial
- Money Help for Christians
Best Tax-Focused Personal Finance Blog
Best Green / Sustainability Personal Finance Blog
- Winner: diy Natural
- My Zero Waste
- Prairie Eco-Thrifter
- Sustainable Life Blog
- Sustainable Personal Finance
Best Personal Finance Blog for Retirement
Best Personal Finance Blog for Young Adults
Best International Personal Finance Blog
Best Canadian Personal Finance Blog
Best Debt-Focused Personal Finance Blog
Best Designed Personal Finance Blog
Best New Personal Finance Blog
Best Single-Author Personal Finance Blog
Best Multiple-Author Personal Finance Blog
People’s Choice Plutus Award
- Winner: Punch Debt in the Face
BLOG OF THE YEAR
- Winner: Budgets Are Sexy
- Consumerism Commentary
- Financial Samurai
- Free From Broke
- Get Rich Slowly
- Good Financial Cents
- Len Penzo
- Mr. Money Mustache
- PT Money
- Wise Bread
The winners of these categories reflect the opinions of the personal finance blogging community. All personal finance bloggers were asked to share their opinions about the favorite banks and services, in order to determine the companies and products that most reflect the concepts that are important to this community of experts. Winning the Plutus Awards is an honor that is reserved for companies that offer the most community-friendly services and are working to make the world a better place from a financial perspective.
The finalists
Best Savings or Money Market Account: ING Direct Orange Savings Account
Finalists:
- Ally Bank Savings and Money Market
- American Express Savings
- USAA Banking
- US Bank Banking
Best Checking or Transaction Account: ING Direct Electric Orange Account
Finalists:
- Ally Bank Checking
- Chase Checking
- PerkStreet
- USAA Banking
Best Banking Website: ingdirect.com
Finalists:
Best Overall Bank: ING Direct
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Best Discount Brokerage: Scottrade
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Best Credit Card: Chase Freedom
Finalists:
Best Personal Finance Software — Desktop or Web: Mint.com
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Best Personal Finance Software — Mobile: Mint.com
Finalists:
Best Peer-to-Peer or Social Lending Service: Lending Club
Finalists:
- Kiva
- Propser
Best New Personal Finance Book:
Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School, by Andrew Hallam
Finalists:
- The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money, by Carl Richards
- It’s Your Money: Becoming A Woman Of Independent Means, by Gail Vaz-Oxlade
- The $100 Start-Up: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future,by Chris Guillebeau
- The Wealthy Barber Returns, by David Chilton
