Personal Finance’s Graduating Class of 2007

by Hu$tler on September 27, 2007

in Noteworthy

I’ve been blogging for almost a year now and it seems like there is a new personal finance blog every day. Some manage to stay in the game, others have faltered. If you don’t enjoy what you are writing, then blogging is not your cup of tea. I present you the Class of 2007 for Personal Finance to acknowledge all their hard work and dedication.

**The List Below is My Own. If you feel like you should be on the list or in a different GPA category, comment below. If you like to exchange link, holla at your boi hustlermoneyblog@gmail.com **

Summa Cum Laude – 4.0 GPA

These bloggers have thousands of readers with a very active commenting community. They are the cream of crop and are well respected for their knowledge in personal finance. To be considered for Summa Cum Laude, they must have a minimum of 2K RSS readers, over 2K incoming links, and at least 200K pageviews every month.

  1. The Simple Dollar
  2. PFblog
  3. Iwillteachyoutoberich
  4. GetRichSlowly
  5. MyMoneyBlog
  6. Wisebread
  7. FiveCentNickel
  8. Bargaineering
  9. Consumerismcommentary
  10. FreeMoneyFinance
  11. AllFinancialMatters
  12. PFAdvice

Magna Cum Laude – 3.9 GPA

Their content are unique and easy to read. They update their sites daily with a minimum requirement of 1K RSS Readers, 1K incoming links, and 100K pageviews every month.

  1. Thedigeratilife
  2. NCNblog
  3. Makelovenotdebt
  4. Probargainhunter
  5. Frugalforlife
  6. BostonGalsOpenWallet
  7. OkDork
  8. Genxfinance
  9. MyOpenWallet
  10. Stopbuyingcrap
  11. Money, Matter, and More Musings
  12. Lazymanandmoney
  13. Bloggingawaydebt
  14. Canadiancapitalist
  15. Dontmesswithtaxes
  16. FatPitchFinancials
  17. Money Musings

Cum Laude – 3.5 GPA

Cum Laude graduates are the up and coming PF bloggers. They have at least 300 RSS Readers, with 300 incoming links, and over 30K pageviews a month.

  1. Hustler$$$Blog
  2. MoneySmartLife
  3. Cleverdude
  4. Milliondollarjourney
  5. 2Million
  6. Financialfreedumb
  7. MightyBargainHunter
  8. Bankdeals
  9. Thesunsfinancialdiary
  10. TheFrugalDuchess
  11. Mytwodollars
  12. Queercents
  13. Single Ma
  14. Everybodylovesyourmoney
  15. Frugal Law Student
  16. BudgetingBabe
  17. 1stMillionat33
  18. Moneywalks
  19. ExperimentsinFinance
  20. Thedividentguy
  21. FinanceisPersonal
  22. Bluntmoney
  23. SoundMoneyTips
  24. GradMoneyMatters
  25. Experiments in Finance
  26. BiggerPockets
  27. Accumulating Money
  28. StockGumShoe
  29. MoneyMing
  30. MomAdvice

The B Students – 3.0 GPA

They manage to graduate with a B average with over 100 RSS Readers, 100 incoming links, and over 10K pageviews a month.

  1. FireFinance
  2. MoneyandSuch
  3. Poorerthanyou
  4. DualIncomeNoKids
  5. 22Dollars
  6. Mapgirl
  7. GettingFinancesDone
  8. Moneyshaker
  9. Retireyoungandwealthy
  10. Agirlworthsaving
  11. Finandom
  12. Nolimitsladies
  13. Youngandbroke
  14. Fatpitchfinancials
  15. Millionster
  16. GrowingMoney
  17. Nevblog
  18. Bankbonusesinfo
  19. Notmadeofmoney
  20. Getrichslick
  21. Myretirementblog
  22. Debtfree4ever
  23. Rateladder
  24. Theweightofmoney
  25. Sittingprettyfinancially
  26. Beachgirl
  27. How I save money
  28. EndlessGibberish
  29. 24-7 Wall St.
  30. Advanced Personal Finance
  31. Invest 4 today
  32. Get Rick Slick
  33. InvestorTrip
  34. Plonkee Money
  35. Zen personal finance
  36. MoneyDummy
  37. DebtKid
  38. PennySaved
  39. ItsJustMoney
  40. Debthater
  41. BrokeAssStudent
  42. Gatherlittlebylittle
  43. PaidTwice
  44. Moolanomy
  45. Momma and the boys
  46. NotMadeofMoney
  47. MoneyandSuch
  48. TheFinanceBuff
  49. FourPillars
  50. MoneyforMilitary
  51. MoneyandInvesting

The C Students – 2.5 GPA

These bloggers blog around 2 to 3 times a week. They have a little over 50 RSS Readers, 50 incoming links or more, and 5K pageviews a month.

  1. MyCreditCardsBlog
  2. Hustlerama
  3. RocketFinance
  4. Simple Pound
  5. HillsPersonalFinance
  6. Divorce2financialfreedom
  7. Howtomakeamilliondollars
  8. Jennacoffee
  9. MyWealthBuilder
  10. The Financial Ladder
  11. Tiredbuthappy
  12. Moneyandvalues
  13. Well heeled
  14. TheFinancialJourney
  15. InvestingMiddelWay
  16. Thecornerofficeblog
  17. Savvysaver
  18. Thefrugalmomma
  19. Timetobudget
  20. Searchlightcrusade
  21. Aridni
  22. The Coin Jar
  23. How to make a million dollars
  24. LivingAlmostLarge
  25. Starting Young
  26. Money Crashers
  27. Laws of Finance
  28. Christian Finance Blog
  29. Enough Wealth
  30. Mercedes
  31. OneMillionandBeyond
  32. The Dough Roller
  33. Skilled Investor
  34. PiggyBanker
  35. CashtheChecks
  36. Financial Reference
  37. Insureblog
  38. Onlinesavingsblog
  39. MakingOurWay
  40. Sittingprettyfinancially
  41. Crazy Money
  42. Financial Fitness
  43. Credit Card Blog
  44. KissofDebt
  45. Debtspiration
  46. Debtfree4ever
  47. Wereindebt
  48. ImaSaver
  49. AskDong
  50. BenedictChan
  51. Wheatiesforyourwallet
  52. TheFinanceBluff
  53. TheFinancialSavvyAtheist
  54. TheWeightofMoney
  55. EnglishMajorMoney
  56. GradMoneyMatters
  57. FinancialDominance
  58. EverythingFinance
  59. GreenPanda
  60. CashMoneyLife
  61. DebtFreeRevolution
  62. MoneyMonk
  63. WealthBuildingLessons
  64. 22Dollars
  65. MoneyBlueBook
  66. MomentonMoney
  67. FiscalMusings
  68. ExtremePerspective
  69. Dimples’ Divine Domain
  70. Everything Finance
  71. GiveMeBackMyFiveBucks
  72. Needtobedebtfree
  73. SavingLeighAnn
  74. BeingFrugal
  75. MillionaireArtist
  76. SensetoDollars
  77. SavingWithoutaBudget
  78. SavingWithMe
  79. MoneyTalk
  80. ChangingMyDirection
  81. LiveLearnInvest
  82. MoominHouse
  83. My Trader’s Journal

The Get-By Students – 2.0 GPA

These are newly minted bloggers or those that posted once or twice a month.

  1. Creditandbankdeals
  2. PennyFoolish
  3. CentstoSave
  4. DimestoDollars
  5. Itsjustmoney
  6. Askunclebill
  7. WealthisGood
  8. Dollarz
  9. Miserlybastard
  10. Netperks
  11. Birds and Bills
  12. DebtinSeattle
  13. Matt’s Money Blog
  14. MsMiniDucky
  15. My personal finance journey
  16. MortarBoard
  17. New 2 the rat race
  18. Young Finance Guy
  19. Controlled Greed
  20. KMull
  21. PickingupNickels
  22. MyFinancialOdessey
  23. MoneyMythos
  24. Beacon financial tips
  25. Travel Finances
  26. HappyCapitalist
  27. Howtobepoor
  28. Incashflowwetrust
  29. The Grind
  30. STLplace
  31. InvestMiddleWay
  32. Frugal Thoughts
  33. SaveSheila
  34. GatesVP
  35. PragmaticFinance
  36. FearlessMoney
  37. SimplyUs
  38. 100by30Project
  39. RetiringEarly
  40. SingleGuyMoney
  41. DebtAdviceTrust
  42. TheFrugalPlace
  43. Fireby40
  44. PiggyBankBlues
  45. SavingWithMe
  46. CreditWithdrawal
  47. Mrs. Micah
  48. Suddenly Frugal
  49. IAreNoob
  50. The Amatureist Financial Journey
  51. WealthisGood
  52. EngineeryingMyFinances
  53. SeeMeGetRich
  54. Frugal Zeitgeist
  55. HowIWillberich
  56. MakingCentsofDebt
  57. Bag Lady
  58. MyMoneyandPolitics
  59. The Boulevard to Retirement
  60. WatchMyMoneyMaker
  61. WatchYourWallet
  62. FinancialFreedoomisEasy
  63. APennyCloser
  64. MiddleClassMillionaire
  65. ClawingOurWay
  66. TheAnti-Socialite
  67. BouncingBackFromBankruptcy
  68. ChallengingDebt
  69. Climbingoutofdebt
  70. DebtFreeWannabe
  71. FinanceofaRussinGirl
  72. HerEveryCentCounts
  73. LifeandDebtinChicago
  74. Eliminatemydebt
  75. MyMoneyStory
  76. ProMoneyBlog
  77. PayingForPlaying
  78. SavingforHome
  79. SingleBrokeFemale
  80. StealthWealth
  81. TheToughBroad
  82. ThisWriter’sWallet
  83. Debtbeaters
  84. DebtDaddy
  85. Debt Free or Bust
  86. CheapWaysto
  87. WorkingForFinancialFreedom
  88. DebRegret
  89. WhereYourTreasureIs
  90. PersonalFinancialOasis
  91. NineCirclesofDebt
  92. DebtStupid
  93. Wylie Money
  94. Spending Wisely
  95. Russell Bailyn
  96. Thoughts and Riches
  97. USAinDebt
  98. ChiTownBlues
  99. A Frugal Guy
  100. Canadian Financial DIY
  101. Mydebtfreeblog

The College Dropout

They were former everyday bloggers. For whatever reason, they decided blogging is not their thing. This list is not meant to belittle them, and I hope to encourage them to come back to blogging if possible.

  1. City Girl’s Financial Blog
  2. A Tentative Personal Finance Blog
  3. BinaryDollar
  4. FinanceNewsToday
  5. KirbyonFinance
  6. MoneyBlogSite
  7. Sparingchange
  8. Katespillsthebeans
  9. Financialbabysteps
  10. Nextbracket
  11. Fire2018
  12. Towardsbetterlife
  13. Efipo
  14. Mymoneygame
  15. Frugalmomma
  16. Mymoneyforest
  17. Total Money MakeOver
  18. BudgetFreak
  19. The Struggle
  20. Fiscal Responsibility
  21. HighestEchelon
  22. Money for the rest of us
  23. Ninja Pigeon
  24. SavvySteward
  25. One Million to My Name
  26. Broke Now, Rich Later
  27. PrimeTime Money
  28. Clutter2Cash
  29. MoneyBuzzed
  30. Financing Wealth
  31. Deprived Investor
  32. A hundred Indecisions
  33. Bizarro World
  34. Yourmoneytokeep
  35. Mypersonalfinanceblog
  36. Pluggedinfinance
  37. SavingSimply

  39. TheFinancialOracle

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{ 62 comments… read them below or add one }

SingleGuyMoney September 27, 2007 at 6:32 am

Looks like I was left out.

http://www.1guymoney.blogspot.com

I am with the “get by” students right now but I am working my way up to the “C” student.

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Moneymonk September 27, 2007 at 10:37 am

I don’t have a problem with being a C student ! Good to make the list!

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rocketc September 27, 2007 at 11:38 am

I think you were overly generous with me, but I’ll take it. Thanks for the shout-out.

You have too much time on your hands. :)

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rocketc September 27, 2007 at 11:40 am

I think you were overly generous with me, but I’ll take it. Maybe this is the break I need. :)

You have too much time on your hands.

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Lynnae @ Being Frugal September 27, 2007 at 1:27 pm

Thanks for including me! I’m right on the cusp of moving on to the B category. Watch out! :)

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Art Dinkin September 27, 2007 at 6:07 pm

What a fantastic list of blogs! This must have been quite a feat to compile. This will become a reference post for me and I am proud to have been included!

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UsainDebt September 27, 2007 at 7:18 pm

My blog is way too young, so you missed it!

http://www.usaindebt.com

I hope to get up there next time :)

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Randy Peterman September 27, 2007 at 10:48 pm

I’ll just have to keep going and hope that next year I do better than a C :) I’m new to PF blogging, but I’ve been putting my time in, trying to keep posting things I’m learning and things I want to learn about. Thanks for mentioning WMMM anyway :)

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m September 28, 2007 at 7:49 am

Mine is a blog within a blog, until/if I move on to its own separate blog.

I still consider it to be a pf blog, as I post regularly on pf topics, which can be easily sorted and accessed using the sidebar label for pf on my personal blog.

Here’s a link (hope it works). I’d fall into your “get by” category, not because I don’t post often but because I don’t meet the link and readership minimums for the next category.

I’m amazed that you compiled so many blogs for this list–great job!

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Madame X September 28, 2007 at 9:31 am

Wow, this must have been a lot of work. Thanks for including me.

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Debt Free Revolution September 28, 2007 at 11:57 am

Thanks for including me on the list. Guess a “C” isn’t bad for a less-than-3-month-old blog :)

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chitown September 28, 2007 at 12:33 pm

I also got left off.

Once upon a time I was probably considered a college drop out but hell…I was finishing law school. lol

This is a fantastic list!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

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pam munro September 28, 2007 at 2:40 pm

My sutff is off teh beaten path – but might be of interest to your readers – old fashioned thrft with a flare by a female – see http://www.myfrugallife.com/blog-pamphyila.html (it’s at the thriftyfun.com site —

And you might also check out my bloggy articles at http://www.associatedcontent.com/pammunro

I have lived thriftily longer than I care to say & it works!

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Mrs. Micah September 28, 2007 at 3:00 pm

My first C! :-( But for being less than 2 months old, that’s awesome. :-) Thanks for including me!

(you really have a lot of time on your hands)

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DK September 28, 2007 at 4:37 pm

Thanks for including me — still working my way up to a C!

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Frugal Guy September 28, 2007 at 6:23 pm

I think I was left out too…

A Frugal Living Blog by a Frugal Guy?

Good work putting together the list!

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FrugalBabe September 28, 2007 at 7:47 pm

Wow – that’s quite a list you made… very impressed :) Hoping I make your next list – I think I’d be a “B”

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FourPillars September 28, 2007 at 9:17 pm

Thanks for putting me on your list!

Mike

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Christian Finance September 28, 2007 at 10:19 pm

Hey, thanks for including me on your list! I appreciate it!

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Prince of Thrift September 28, 2007 at 10:47 pm

Like the others, I would like to commend you on all the time and effort it took to compile your list. As I said on my blog, I think it is pretty accurate. thanks for publishing this list.

Thanks also for the B.

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JLP September 28, 2007 at 11:29 pm

Thanks for the mention. I’m honored to be included in the Summa Cum Laude category. It really means a lot to me.

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Flexo September 29, 2007 at 10:51 am

Thanks for the inclusion!

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Journal Writer September 29, 2007 at 2:17 pm

Great list! I only started my blog in 2Q and so I’m assuming that’s why I was missed. :)

I might only deserve a C for now based on my RSS subscribers, but I’m growing.

http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/

I broke the 10k vistor mark this month and I’m only a few hundred shy of 20k page views per month. I post 6-8 posts per week.

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Single Ma September 29, 2007 at 9:54 pm

This reminds me of undergrad for real. I had a 3.87 and needed a 3.9 to graduate summa cum laude. Darn, I missed it again! LOL

Thanks for the recognition.

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ispf September 30, 2007 at 1:54 am

Wow, that must have been a lot of work!!! Thanks for including me!

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the baglady September 30, 2007 at 2:30 am

Hmm, I’m somewhere between a B and a C. B- maybe? Need to do better!

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Shadox September 30, 2007 at 2:37 am

I too was left out… :-( Can we have our own reject list? ;-)

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Penny Nickel September 30, 2007 at 9:53 am

Thanks for including me and for spending your time putting this together!

Although I have to say, your formula of X subscribers, X links, X * 100 views a month may not be ideal. I think in most cases people who have X subscribers have X * 10-30 pageviews a month. (For example, I am a C student by site traffic but my subscribers and incoming links have me at B student or Cum Laude.) Just a tip if you are looking to revise this or do it again!

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Louise September 30, 2007 at 2:45 pm

Wow what a great list! That must have taken some time to compile. As a fairly new blogger I was happily surprised to see my blog on the list. I find pf blogs realy help me to stay motivated to pay off my debt, so I can work my way through the list. Now hopefully I can get a higher grade next time around!

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Outroupistache September 30, 2007 at 5:12 pm

Great list! Maybe one day I’ll be lucky enough to make your list somewhere too.

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English Major October 1, 2007 at 11:00 am

I’d argue for a place in the B category for English Major Money. I’ve got 391 RSS readers, 183 incoming links (according to a little widget I just used, not sure how that’s really counted) and almost cracked 10K visits in September–will do so in October.

Regardless, thanks for including me!

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English Major October 1, 2007 at 11:04 am

Oh, and I just realized it’s pageviews, not visits–I had 13,882 in September.

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Todd October 1, 2007 at 12:21 pm

Holy smokes!!

Talk about a serious number of blogs there!!

Good thing you did the list now, otherwise Aridni might have been in a lot worse of a spot if it was from a couple months ago!!

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SavingDiva October 1, 2007 at 3:41 pm

Thanks for the mention, even though I’m a 2.0 student…at least I’m not a drop out! :)

I should admit that I post constantly…however, I don’t have very many readers…or well, I didn’t know that my blog would even make any sort of list!

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CWG October 1, 2007 at 4:31 pm

Thanks for the excellent list of blogs! I will surely use this as a resource down the line.

My blog is only a little over a month old so I guess I’m in the 2.0 crowd. I hope a future list will find me closer to the top!

Thanks and I’ll be adding your blog to my reading list.

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Meg October 1, 2007 at 9:43 pm

I was left off, though I’m still relatively new. I have 160 RSS subscribers, 40 or so outgoing links (I think?) and over 3K pageviews a month…great list though!

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PiggyBankBlues October 1, 2007 at 10:13 pm

man, i’ve never had such a low GPA in my life! oh, wait, that’s not true. i flunked french…

thanks for the mention. great list, i love checking out new blogs!

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Personal Finance Blog October 1, 2007 at 11:24 pm

Thanks for the mention! Great list to read and find out some new blogs to subscribe to.

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Millionster October 2, 2007 at 12:00 pm

rofl. total link bait. good idea though and thanks for the shout! ^_^

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O October 2, 2007 at 2:34 pm

Um, debtinseattle is listed twice (same category). Haven’t spotted anything else like that. Cool list… Can’t imagine how long it takes to compile.

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Patrick October 2, 2007 at 2:35 pm

Thanks for the inclusion in the list. :)

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Jason October 2, 2007 at 7:55 pm

I’m surprised I even got noticed.

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Brian Jefferies October 3, 2007 at 3:19 pm

You missed my blog also. Where would I rank?

http://over40debtweightloss.wordpress.com

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Thrifty Penny October 3, 2007 at 3:33 pm

I hope to make the list for Personal Finance’s Graduating Class of 2008. I’ll do my best to make the A or B list.

http://thriftypenny.blogspot.com

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Money Blue Book October 7, 2007 at 12:04 pm

Argh I’m a C student :)

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mapgirl October 7, 2007 at 8:58 pm

Interesting way to do the list. I definitely like the categories. It means you can’t game the system like you can at school. (Never do your homework but drop an A on the final and still pass the class. heh.)

FWIW, you have EFipo listed twice in your drop out list.

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Matt October 8, 2007 at 1:03 pm

Thanks for compiling the list…I see that I need to add several more PF blogs to my reader.

Hopefully Frugalize will make the list next year. We only started a little over a month ago, but we’ve been averaging a post a day.

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msminiducky October 10, 2007 at 12:54 pm

I’m flattered that you even found me! While I post nearly daily, my readership is so wee :)

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Bouncing Betty October 11, 2007 at 4:01 pm

Really pleased to make the list, I’m hoping to be higher up as I work on this blog! I’ve just started the process and am still working on how to enhance the blog.
bb

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Hazzard October 11, 2007 at 10:46 pm

Wow,
That’s better than I did in college!!!

Thanks for including my blog. I appreciate it!!
Hazzard

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