Celebrating The Women Finalists In The 9th Annual Plutus Awards

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

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

FIRE Drill Podcast – WWM’s review of the podcast
The Fairer Cents – WWM’s review of the 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

Community Builder Award

Jamila Souffrant – WWM’s review of Jamila’s podcast Journey to Launch

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

Blog of the Year

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.

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