Personal Finance: Get the Local Perspective

I little more than a year ago I created the Personal Finance Blogger Map. I initially thought it would only be a resource for us personal finance bloggers to connect with one another, plan meet-ups, etc. For that reason I haven’t really promoted it to you, the reader. But over the past year I’ve received many submissions and the map has grown to include over 100 personal finance bloggers from all over the US, and several from around the World. 

The page is pretty simple to navigate (just like Google maps). Once you’re on the page, you just click on the markers and a pop-up bubble will show you a link to a blog in that area. Head over and give it a try.

So why the heck should you care? Well, I thought it might be useful as a resource for you, the reader, to locate someone in your area in order that you might get a more local personal finance perspective. Now I’m not looking for you to stop reading Prime Time Money. I just thought it might benefit you if you found someone that might be in touch with what’s going on in your area. For instance, it might help to be reading someone that:

• Understands the State/Country laws that are affecting your finances. 
• Knows where to find the best deals to help you save money in your area.
• Uses the same regional terminology (slang) as you.

At the end of the day, we bloggers are all just people like you. We all have concerns about what’s going on in our own back yards. Therefore, even if the blogger doesn’t write specifically about his/her local area, they’re going to know about it. And most of us don’t mind receiving an email to discuss local issues or to share our local money saving tips. So go ahead. Find your local blogger and reach out for that local perspective.

In case you don’t want to use the map (which is way funner, by the way), I’ve included a list of the bloggers included in the map. Don’t forget to scroll down to see the international bloggers.

Personal Finance Bloggers by State

AL, Birmingham – No Debt Plan
AR, Jonesboro – The Wisdom Journal
AZ, Mesa – Wide Open Wallet
CA, Berkeley – Financial Wellness Project
CA, Riverside – Money Funk
CA, Sacramento – Our Fourpence Worth
CA, San Jose – Save and Conquer
CA, Silicon Valley – The Digerati Life
CO, Fort Collins – The Penny Saved
CO, Lakewood – Rocket Finance
DC, Washington – Mrs. Micah
DC, Washington – Budgets Are Sexy
DC, Washington – Money and Values
DC, Washington – Brunette on a Budget
DC, Washington – Milk Your Money
DC, Washington – One Million Bucks
FL, Jacksonville – Remodeling This Life
FL, Orlando – Not Made Of Money
GA, Alpharetta – Thornton Wealth Management
GA, Atlanta – Single Guy Money
GA, Cumming – Everything Finance
GA, Cumming – The Money Hawk
GA, Decatur – Your Finances 101
GA, Marietta – Amateur Asset Allocator
HI, Kane’ohe – Uncommon Cents
IA, Huxley – The Simple Dollar
IL, Chicago – My Debt Blog
IL, Naperville – Millionaire Money Habits
IL, Springfield – One Caveman’s Financial Journey
IN, Indianapolis – Rich Like You
IN, South Bend – Generation X Finance
KS, Chanute – Engineer A Debt Free Life
LA, New Orleans – Think Your Way To Wealth
MA, Newburyport – Greener Pastures: Personal Finance
MA, Norwood – Don’t Feed The Alligatos
MD, Baltimore – Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
MD, Bethesda – Money Blue Book
MD, Columbia – Buy Like Buffet
MD, Rockville – Clever Dude
MD, Severna Park – The Paycheck Chronicles
MD, Silver Spring – Online Savings Blog
ME, Ellsworth – Breaking Even, Inc.
MI, Ann Arbor – Me vs Debt
MI, Monroe – Monroe on a Budget
MN, Grand Rapids – Northern Cheapskate
MN, Shakopee – Bible Money Matters
MN, St. Paul – Cash on the Barrel Head
MO, Blue Springs – Credit Withdrawal
MO, St. Charles – Christian PF
MO, St. Louis – Financial Ramblings
MO, St. Louis – Spending Less 101
NC, Cary – Working For Financial Freedom
NC, Raleigh – Green Panda Treehouse
NC, Wake Forest – Get Out of Debt
NC, Waynesville – Gather Little By Little
NH, Upper Valley – Kids Meal Crowd
NJ, Delran – The Happy Rock
NJ, Maple Shade – Red Stapler Chronicles
NJ, Princeton – Consumerism Commentary
NM, Taos – My Two Dollars
NY, Albany – The Finance Journey
NY, Brooklyn – The Dangling Conversation
NY, East Rochester – Poorer Than You
NY, Fresh Meadows – Free From Broke
NY, Jackson Heights – Moolanomy Personal Finance Blog
NY, New York – Realm of Prosperity
NY, Queens – My Journey to Millions
NY, Rochester – Spilling Buckets
OH, Cincinnati – Building Equity
OH, Cleveland – Personal Finance Mastery with a Pinch of Motivation
OH, Dayton – My Daily Dollars
OH, St. Henry – Stumble Forward
OR, Medford – Being Frugal
OR, Portland – Finally Frugal
PA, Erie – On A Quest To Be Debt Free
PA, Harrisburg – Be Thrifty Like Us
PA, Philadelphia – Finance Your Life
PA, Pittsburgh – Sense to Save
TX, Austin – My Money Adventure
TX, Corsicana – How I Save Money
TX, Denton – Prime Time Money
TX, Fort Worth – Goliath Debt, David Income
TX, Houston – Wealth and Wisdom
TX, Plano – My Money Minute
UT, Layton – Personal Finance Firewall
UT, Provo – Financial Nut
WA, Everett – Antishay Ventenne
WA, Issaquah – Dividend Pirate
WA, Kent – My Investing Blog
WA, Seattle – A Money Lady
WA, Seattle – Debt Kid
WI, Madison – My Dollar Plan
WI, Sun Prairie – Sharpe Investing

International Personal Finance Bloggers

Australia, Melbourne – Frugal Logic
Australia, North Sydney – Smarter Wealth
Australia, Sydney – My Journey to Eliminate Debt
Bulgaria, Sophia – Natisparite.com
Canada, Hamilton – Colourful Money
Canada, St. John’s – Million Dollar Journey
Canada, Toronto – Quest For Four Pillars
Canada, Vancouver – Saving For Serenity
France, Grenoble – Almost Frugal
France, Marseilles – Esprit Riche
Great Britain, Aberdeen – Holly is Stopping Shopping
Great Britain, London – The Year of Frugality
Great Britain, Yorkshire – Miss Thrifty
India, Bangalore – Engineer’s Finance
India, Mubai – RaagVamdatt.com – Financial Planning Demystified

I’m interested in your opinion: Does it matter where a blog is geographically? Does the physical location of a blogger have an effect on whether you’re willing to follow along?

And in less interesting news, blog carnivals from last week… Carnival of Personal Finance, Festival of Frugality, Carnival of Twenty Something Finance, Carnival of Money Stories, Money Hacks Carnival

1. International Personal Finance Carnival #1
2. The 5 Takeaways of Personal Finance
3. Should Companies Teach Their Employees the Basics of Personal Finance?
4. The 156th Carnival of Personal Finance: Songs of Summer

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