Please join us in congratulating all the finalists in the Plutus Awards this year, but let’s give a great big shout out to all the women on the list. The women kicked-ass this year dominating many categories!
The Plutus Awards was established in 2009 by the founder of Consumerism Commentary, Harlan Luke Landes. Consumerism Commentary was one of the first independent blogs to focus exclusively on personal finance, particularly from the consumers’ perspective. As the community of independent financial publishers grew, Landes saw the need for the community to support each other and to advocate for itself and its legitimate place within the larger community of financial media. That remains part of the mission today, as the Plutus Awards also serve to influence the financial industry by providing accolades for the companies that develop the best products and services.
There are 5 finalists in each category with the exception of Podcast of the Year and Blog of the Year which each have 10 finalists. A link to the complete list of finalists can be found at the bottom of this post.
Best Family Finance Blog presented by FamZoo
- Chief Mom Officer – Liz was our very first inspiring money stories interview on Women Who Money and has been featured here on Women’s Money Talk
- Mama Fish Saves – Chelsea was a generous sponsor of WWM and WMT and has also been featured here on WMT
- Montana Money Adventures – Jillian is super inspiring and has shown up a few times on our featured list
Best New Personal Finance Book presented by Club Thrifty
- Get Money by Kristin Wong – We reviewed Kristin’s book on WWM
- The Year of Less by Cait Flanders – We haven’t officially reviewed Cait’s book yet, but we love Cait and did give a few copies of the book away on WWM
- You’re a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero – Definitely on our list of books to read!
Best Series: Blog, Podcast, or Video – all 5 nominations WOMEN
- Broke Millennial (Erin Lowry) on The Financial Diet
- Chief Mom Officer: Breadwinning, Six-Figure, Millionaire Women
- Dumpster Dog Blog: Bad Grannies
- Femme Frugality: Intersectional Money Series
- She Picks Up Pennies: Money Wins
Best Retirement Blog presented by Roger Whitney
- Make Smarter Decisions – Vicki is one of the co-founders of WWM and WMT
Best International Personal Finance Blog presented by MapleMoney
- Half Banked -Desirae’s on a mission to help you use your money to live a life you love
- Mixed Up Money – Alyssa strives to make money real, relatable, easy, and fun
Best Generation X or Baby Boomer Blog
- Debt Free Divas -The Divas are working hard to cultivate a community who supports, encourages, and motivates one another on to shared goals
- Life Zemplified – Amy is the other co-founder of WWM and WMT
- My Debt Epiphany -Choncé wants to help transform who you are, finding your purpose through improving your finances
Best Millennial or Generation Z Blog
- Bitches Get Riches -The mission of the Bitches, Piggy and Kitty, is to share new advice for a changed world
- Dumpster Dog Blog – Amanda’s blog is the place for hilarious, smart, financial advice for young women
- Fiery Millennials – Gwen writes primarily to the young kids in college, the ones who’ve just graduated and the young professionals
- Millennial Boss – J paid off nearly $100k of debt and is on her way to financial independence and hopes to inspire you to do the same
- Money After Graduation – Bridget provides an online financial literacy resource for young professionals who want to build long-term wealth
Best Real Estate Blog
- Cashflow Kat – Kat discusses real estate investing for the part-time investor or side hustler
- Hipster Investments – Ali’s site is for those looking for easy, hands-off real estate investing
Best Financial Planner Blog
- Hilary Hendershott – Hilary’s mission is to motivate women to be financially empowered and to support women in their financial journey
Best Multi-Author Blog or Co-Hosted Podcast
Best Use of Social Media presented by Mother of Marketing
These links are to their Twitter accounts, although they may be more active on other social media platforms
- Dumpster Doggy (from Dumpster Dog Blog)
- Erin Lowry
- His and Her Money
- Millionairess Mama
- Tiffany Aliche (The Budgetnista)
Community Builder Award
Best Student Debt/Student Loan Blog presented by Financial Panther
- All She Saves – Krystel’s blog is a guide to saving money and living a debt-free life
- Beyond a Budget – Emily along with her husband Joel write to help others achieve financial success by learning to manage money and get out of debt
- Debt to Riches – Veronika is ditching debt and finding freedom
- Wise Mind Money – Emilie is a mindful millennial focused on paying off debt and building wealth
Best Freelancer/Contributor presented by Fidelity
Best Investing Blog or Podcast presented by DollarSprout
- Looks like we need to step up our game here ladies!
Best Debt Freedom Blog presented by Monica Louie
- Debt to Riches – Veronika is ditching debt and finding freedom
- Hope and Cents – Alaya’s mission is to be a source of hope, encouragement, and information for those struggling with their finances.
- Jackie Beck – Jackie provides tutorials and information about paying off debt and money-related topics that touch us all
- Prudence Debt Free – Ruth writes about her journey out of debt – check out her story here on WMT
Best Personal Finance YouTube Channel presented by Penny Pinchin’ Mom
Best Entrepreneurship/Side Hustle Blog or Podcast presented by Monica Louie
- Amanda Abella – Amanda’s goal is to help women make more money
- Flea Market Flipper – Melissa and her husband Rob share how they flip things for a living (since 2012!)
Best Finance Blog for Women presented by Women’s Money Talk
We are thrilled to sponsor this award!
- Bitches Get Riches – Another nomination for the Bitches!
- Bravely Go – Our interview with Kara, the founder of Bravely
- Dumpster Dog Blog – Amanda killed it in nominations this year!
- She Picks Up Pennies – We’re honored to have Penny on the WWM Team!
- Women Who Money – Huge thanks to our wonderful readers and our fantastic team of contributors, we are honored to have all of you!
Best Frugality Blog
- Saving Joyfully – Andrea focuses on learning to save more and live better
- She Picks Up Pennies – Penny aims to live a more purposeful life one cent at a time
- The Frugal Convert – Gina helps you take frugal steps towards a debt-free life
- Yes, I Am Cheap – Sandy strives to help you make money, get out of debt, and live you best financial life
Best Financial Independence/Retire Early Blog or Podcast presented by WalletHacks
- FIRE Drill Podcast – Another nomination for these ladies!
- Our Next Life – You can’t think of FIRE without thinking of Tanja
Best New Personal Finance Podcast
- Financial Grownup – Hosted by Bobbi Rebell, CFP
- Money Millhouse – Hosted by Ellie Kay and Bethany Bayless
- The Fairer Cents – Hosted by Kara of Bravely Go and Tanja of Our Next Life
Best New Personal Finance Blog presented by Deacon Hayes
- Rich and Regular – Kiersten and husband Julien serve as an example of a lifestyle that is both fulfilling and attainable
- Victori Media – Tori provides personal finance and career advice for the ambitious millennial woman
- Xennial Blogger – Stephanie wants to help you grow your money with simple steps to and create financial independence, one dollar at a time.
Lifetime Achievement
- Donna Freedman – Donna is a former newspaper journalist who now writes about personal finance for Money Talks News and various other websites and magazines. She is also a book author – here’s a WWM review of them.
- Liz Weston -Liz is a CFP, an award-winning, nationally syndicated personal finance columnist, and author of five books.
- Paula Pant – Paula is the founder of the award-winning website AffordAnything, podcaster, writer, and speaker specializing in money, business and real estate investing.
Podcast of the Year presented by Steve Stewart
- Afford Anything
- FIRE Drill Podcast
- Her Money Matters – We reviewed Jen’s podcast on WWM too!
- Journey to Launch
- Mo’ Money Podcast
- The Fairer Cents
- The Money Nerds
Blog of the Year
- Afford Anything
- Bitches Get Riches
- Club Thrifty
- Dumpster Dog Blog
- Frugal Woods
- His and Her Money
- Our Next Life
- The Financial Diet
You can find a full list of all finalists in each category here.
And for People’s Choice
There’s still time to cast your vote! There are so many amazing women writing, podcasting, and working in the financial arena – vote for your favorite.
Winner will be announced on September 28th live at the Plutus Awards in Orlando, FL.
