July 18, 2009 was the day of my first blog post and this site. The party started with giveaways earlier in the month but it’s not too late to get in on the celebration.
Cheryl@ MommyPants won the 4 GB thumb drive and Lethea won the first copy of Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. There are three more prizes including Amazon gift cards to come so join in!
Just to help me remember where I was at one year (I’m getting old….) here are some stats:
Posts: 236
Comments: 1,221
Alexa Rank: 104,127
Subscribers: Less than 100
Thanks for reading and please stay tuned for year 2!
Editor Picks
Some of the selected posts this week were from the previous week when I didn’t publish a round-up. Enjoy!
Len Penzo kicks it off with the 6 Most Valuable Grocery Store Products Known to Man. I don’t know how he learned all these uses but I’m scared of coke now.
How do you know its the best rate when renting a car? Use these tips on finding the best price from Car Negotiation Coach.
The Saved Quarter shares 10 things she wants but won’t buy now because she wants an emergency fund more.
For a new look at our lifestyle read Money Help for Christian’s post on 3 things that shocked him in North America. It will make you think.
MoneyCrush shares how to create subaccounts for an ING account. I need to do this and move my sinking funds over to ING where they will actually earn money!
It’s really not that far until Christmas. Girl with a Red Balloon asks how early is too early to plan? I start at the first of the year for all gift giving occasions.
WiseBread shares 50 healthy foods for under a $1 a pound. There’s no reason to not eat healthy!
Because the economic recovery seems to be varied from area to area, Financial Samurai asks if he’s living in a parrallel universe. The comments from people in various parts of the country are very enlightening.
Smart on Money reminds us to keep it simple. Read it for simple finance principles.
Do you know what to do with an unexpected windfall? Wealth Pilgrim shares strategies to put it to good use instead of blowing it.
Carnivals
Carnival of Personal Finance @ Funny About Money Carnival of Money Stories: Signs of Summer Edition @ Suburban Dollar
Yakezie Challenge Link Rodeo – Special Midweek Edition @ Evolution of Wealth
Wealth Artisan University #2 @ Wealth Artisan
Yakezie Thursday @ Financially Poor
Breaking Free of the Cage: Escaping the Rat Race @ Invest it Wisely
Linkworthy: Iphones, Restaurants and Retail Shoppers @ Personal Finance Firewall
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Happy 1 year anniversary! Well done! I don’t even remember when exactly I started my own site, but I think it’s coming up as well.
Looking forward to year 2!
Congrats on the first year! It was so nice to meet you in Breckenridge!
Congratulations on your blogiversary! Here’s to many more great years. 😀
Hey Bucksome,
Congrats on the one year mark! And cheers to the future years! Thank you for including my carnival too!
Thanks,
Timothy
Wealth Artisan Team Member
http://WealthArtisan.com
Happy anniversary! That is a nice Alexa ranking to have after one year; keep up the good posting!
Congrats, a year of blogging is no small achievement…that’s a lot of posts! And thanks for including me.
One year, that’s a huge milestone for blogs and you have outlasted many. Congrats and thanks for including me in this roundup of roundups 🙂
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