PTMoney – Personal Finance by Phil Taylor

This week I recommend you check out PT Money, written by Phil Taylor (PT). His blog focuses on his own experiences managing money and he has help from his super frugal wife, too!

I first ran across Phil when he was part of the FNBO Direct Pay Yourself First money challenge, here’s his video entry where you can see him rapping about money:

I like Phil’s site because he shares specific and real financial information from his own experiences, I really enjoyed reading about his family’s travels to Ireland.  One thing Phil’s site is well know for is his popular collection of 52 ways to make extra money which he’s recently expanded on in a new eBook, 52 Ways to Make Extra Money.

About PT

Phil and his wife have recently welcomed a daughter into their family.

In addition to his own blog, PT’s writing appears on a number of other financial sites around the web, including MSN Smart Money Blog and The Wall Street Journal online.  You can also learn more about Phil in this interview with My Two Dollars.

Phil’s also become quite blog savvy while running his own site and if you’re interested in getting your own blog up and running he can help you out.

Recent Articles

• Save Money on Healthcare
• PocketSmith: A Calendar Based Financial Planner
• Money Experiment: A Week Without Spending

Here are a number of other links from around the personal finance blogosphere!

Investing

• Transfer Fund to Scottrade Brokerage Account Is Easy @ Suns Financial Diary
• Earning Interest and Dividends on Someone Elses Dime @ My Dollar Plan
• U.S. Savings Bond Traps: Time to Cash In @ Good Financial Cents
• 529 Plan Promotion: Couples Get $150 Jumpstart to College Savings @ My Money Blog
• Only Six Months Left To Make Year 2009 Contributions To Roth IRA Or Traditional IRA @ No Credit Needed

Credit Cards

• The End of Universal Default @ Frugal Dad
• Do You Know How Much Interest You Are Paying Each Month? @ Cash Money Life
• New Credit Card Rules, Opting Out of Interest Rate Increases @ The Digerati Life
• Is it Possible to Live Without Credit Cards? @ Five Cent Nickel

Budgeting

• How to Satisfy Your Need for Books and Movies Without Spending a Fortune @ Generation X Finance
• What if You were Required to Share your Finances? @ Lazy Man & Money
• 5 Reasons You Need a Tax Professional @ Moolanomy
• Comparing Prescription Prices To Save Myself A Ton Of Money. @ My Two Dollars
• Don’t Wait Until January to Think About Budgeting @ Being Frugal
• 52 Ways to Make Extra Money! (but only 1 of them here). @ Budgets Are Sexy
• The Dreadful Bill Collector and How to Handle Them @ Million Dollar Journey
• Does Giving Make You Wealthier? @ Free Money Finance
• Ten Tricks for Staying Warm This Winter Without Huge Energy Bills @ The Simple Dollar

Economy

• Here’s the one thing you can absolutely count on in this economy @ Mighty Bargain Hunter
• GMAC Asking for a Third Bailout From Taxpayers @ Consumerism Commentary

Other Finance

• Searching For Your Unclaimed Money & Property @ Bargaineering
• Large Amounts Matter Too @ Get Rich Slowly
• how to keep a customer happy @ Brip Blap
• Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early @ Money Ning

Ben Edwards, the founder of Money Smart Life, saved up enough to buy a Nintendo back when he was 12 years old. When he used the money to buy shares of Wal-Mart stock instead, he knew he wasn't like the other kids... His addiction to personal finance has paid off for his family and now he's helping you to afford the life that you want. Check him out on the web at Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook.

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