GMBMFB nominated for Canada’s best personal finance blog!
Some of you may already know (via Twitter) but…
Give Me Back My Five Bucks has been nominated for Canada’s best personal finance blog for 2011!
So hello to all of the new visitors coming in from the Globe and Mail article. :)
For newcomers, here is a brief summary of me and my story:
I am a 20-something personal finance blogger from Vancouver, BC. I am a former shopaholic who had over $20,000 in student loan and credit card debt by the time I graduated college. I was confused and lost when it came to figuring out how to get myself out of the mess I had created. So I turned to the internet, and started reading personal finance blogs. With a lot of hard work, determination and mad budgeting skills, I was able to eliminate all $20,000+ worth of debt within 12 months of graduating. Since I started my personal finance journey nearly five years ago, my net worth has gone from -$20,000 to +$62,000. That’s a difference of $82,000! Over the past few years, I’ve also met some incredibly motivating bloggers and readers who have changed my life, and hope to continue my journey towards financial independence on this blog.
This past fall, I started writing a personal finance blog for the Toronto Star (Moneyville.ca) called 20-Something & Change. There, I try to write helpful, relevant articles for the 20-something crowd. Here at GMBMFB, I discuss my own personal finance issues, frugal living, saving money, goals and aspirations, real estate (for the first-time home owner), and I also love to post detailed spending reports, budgets and spreadsheets. I always say that GMBMFB is like my online personal finance diary. I don’t shy away from the issues that really matter to me, and I love when a discussion can evolve out of it.
I’ve never been nominated for anything like this before, so this comes as a huge surprise and I’m so honoured to be mentioned along side personal finance superstars and people I truly admire, like Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Ellen Roseman, Canadian Capitalist, and Mike Holman (MoneySmartsBlog).
A special thanks to Kerry Taylor from Squawk Fox and Preet Banerjee of the Globe and Mail for nominating this blog.
Please take a few seconds to vote for me!
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oh how exciting!! congratulations!!
My recent post The depth of consumer loyalty
Congratulations!! I enjoy your blog so much and have already learned quite a bit. Going to vote now :)
My recent post I just don’t get…
Wow, congrats! I just voted, and you're in second place so far… even beating Gail V-O!
My recent post Day 122- Temptation Island
Thanks for your vote! I doubt I'll be ahead of Gail for long… she's amazing! :)
Congrats Krystal! That is just awesome! :)
My recent post Sunshine and Saskatchewan!
Now I've voted twice in one day ;) Congratulations on the nomination :D
My recent post What Goes Around Comes Around
Congrats! That's exciting.
My recent post Spending – Week of April 25- May 1
Congratulations, well deserved..voted! :)
My recent post Menu Plan Monday Mainly Vegetarian
Congratulations and Good luck!
My recent post Project 10 Pan
I'm not Canadian but I voted for you, you're one of my favorites!
Good for you , my dear!
nowadays, with so many people leaving the blogosphere – red, blonde on a budget,etc i feel these tokens of appreciation will keep you going – cause God knows, the lurkers ( like me) need people like you :-)) Congrats!
Congratulations, including a big theatrical number like the one from "My Fair Lady" (Rex Harrison/Julie Andrews version)
Peer recognition plus getting votes from readers (already did my vote!) is a definite sign of your having arrived.
Keep up the great work!
My recent post Getting the Christmas Bonus
Thanks, it's definitely a huge honour to be nominated!
Wow, that's exciting! I've personally learned a lot from your blog. Congratulations, you deserve it!
My recent post TLC’s Extreme Couponing Exposed
That's awesome, congrats! I've been reading your blog for ages, so you've definitely got my vote! :)
My recent post Primal Dining at Hamilton Street Grill
huzzah! I totes voted.
Thanks Jeremy! :)
Congratulations on the nomination! You've got my vote – after all, I'd be pretty remiss not to vote for the blog that inspired me to start my own blog!
My recent post The dangers of comparison
Who else would I vote for? =D
My recent post A Fishier Diet
Congratulations!!! I really enjoy reading your blog – I wish I had been so focused when I was your age. You got my vote!!
Yay! Congratulations!
Just voted for you…hopefully they will count it even though I'm not Canadian! :P
Thanks for your vote from across the border! :)
Congrats on the nomination, well deserved!
p.s. I'm glad I'm not the only one with a love for Pat Hentgen. Let us know if you get to meet him :)
Another Pat Hentgen fan! Awesome! :) I am going to 4 Blue Jays games, so that's 4 chances to get to meet him. My favourite Blue Jay of all time. Will try to get a picture with him to post on this blog.
Congratulations to you! Well deserved!
Congrats Krystal! I just voted for you. :-) Hope u win.
-Jen @ Master the Art of Saving