Tip'd

A community for financial news, ideas, and tips

Tip’d Partners

The following blogs have aided us in launching Tip’d. Without the publicity from these personal finance bloggers, there's no telling where the Tip’d community would be today.

Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is a personal finance blog follows the finances of Jim, a young professional just trying to make it. On any given day you can read articles about how you can save money by butchering your own chicken, earn the most interest with high yield savings accounts and the best CD rates, and plenty more. Blueprint is updated twice daily and has been featured in numerous mainstream media outlets including New York Times, Baltimore Sun, and Business Week.

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ETF Database

ETFdb.comETF Database offers a a wide array of ETF news and informational products, including an ETF blog and a free ETF newsletter. The database includes a free ETF screener and many types of fund categorization: types of ETFs (e.g., the list of commodity ETFs, preferred stock ETFs, or actively managed ETFs), ETF issuers (e.g., iShares ETFs, ProShares ETFs or Goldman Sachs ETFs), and even special comparison pages (e.g., the most popular ETFs or the largest ETFs by market value). ETFdb is also active on social media, with an ETF Database Facebook account and ETF Twitter feed, updated daily.

Kiplinger.com

For eight decades, the Kiplinger organization has led the way in personal finance and business forecasting. This Web site offers the same great investing and living advice that's in the magazine, plus over 150 tools and calculators; dedicated guides and centers to help you make financial decisions; and annual lists of Best Cities, Best Cars, Best Colleges & Universities and Best Mutual Funds held to value and quality standards. The group of experts comprising the Kiplinger voice wants to see you succeed in your financial goals and make their knowledge available through columns, blogs, videos and podcasts — and even answer e-mail and comment box questions.

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Money-Rates.com

MoneyRates.com has been a leading source of information on bank rates, personal finance, savings accounts, and investing since 1999. We provide the highest rates on certificates of deposits, money market accounts, high yield savings accounts and checking accounts. Money-Rates.com has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Barron's, USA Today, US News and World Report, and the Los Angeles Times as a valuable resource for individual investors and consumers. According to a recent survey, MoneyRates users agree that the site "finds better and more rates than other sites."

WalletPop

Walletpop is a personal finance blog written by a group of dedicated smart savers and smart spenders, including Ken and Daria Dolan, home improvement expert Tom Kraeutler, tax and fraud expert Tracy Coenen, budget travel expert Jason Cochran, consumer watchdog reporter Mitch Lipka, deal experts DealSeekingMom and CouponCravings and numerous others. This varied team offers consumers the low-down on what's worth buying and what's a ripoff, plus ways to make better use of a buck (especially the dollar store expert, Marlene Alexander). Walletpop has recently launched a video series called Loose Change that takes to the streets for episodes on various ways to deal with the current lousy economy.

Five Cent Nickel

FiveCentNickel is a personal finance blog written from the perspective of a thirty-something family man. This site has been featured in a variety of mainstream publications including Newsweek and The New York Times. Frequent updates mean that you get a constant stream of financial tips and tricks. Topics covered include credit cards, debt reduction, online banking, investing, taxes, retirement, and more.

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Consumerism Commentary

Since 2003, Consumerism Commentary has been a leading blog in the personal finance community. The author, known as Flexo, shares the details of his financial progress and provides insight and commentary on financial issues such as getting out of debt, managing money, and current financial events. Consumerism Commentary has been awarded numerous mentions and accolades from the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Popular topics on Consumerism Commentary include consumer issues, the economy, investing, and banking.

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Stop Buying Crap

StopBuyingCrap.com is a personal finance blog written by a twenty-something dungeon dweller. The blog focuses on sensible personal finance, proper usage of credit cards, and avoidance of crappy consumer products. You'll also find tips on choosing online banking accounts, understanding FICO scores, and using the best tools to manage your finances. Blog posts ranges from the semi-useful "How to keep track of all your financial accounts" to the bandwidth wasting "How to stop buying crap." Subscribing to the blog guarantees you to two worthwhile posts per year. Pretty sweet, huh?

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Get Rich Slowly

Get Rich Slowly — recently named most inspiring money blog by Money magazine — is devoted to sensible real-world personal finance. You will not find any get-rich-quick schemes here. Nor will you find multi-level marketing fads or hot stock tips. Instead you'll find useful stories about frugality and the psychology of money, as well as discussions about debt elimination and practical investing. And, of course, you'll find helpful tips about starting an IRA or an online savings account.

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Additional Partners

We'd also like to thank the following publishers for all their help in supporting Tip’d:

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