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Announcing the Best Canadian Money Blogs

By Arthur Dubois | Published on 26 Jul 2023

    At Hardbacon, we will never be able to write everything about money and investing.

    And nor do we want to. So we scoured the internet to find the best bloggers writing about money. What did we consider in our ranking? Design, accuracy of content, credibility and voice. There are 7 categories, and 21 winning blogs. A note on some obvious financial resources likeย Morningstar, the Toronto Star and the Globe. You won’t find them here. We didn’t consider them blogs. But they still have rockstar reading material.ย So without further ado, here are the 21 best English Canadian Money Blogs of 2016 (according to us).

    PERSONAL FINANCE

    ย Blogs that give advice for ongoing, everyday management of your money.

    #1 ย Money After Graduation

    What weย โค๏ธ: Bridgetย answers a landslide of personal finance questions youโ€™ve wondered about since becoming an adult.

    Must readย :ย The TFSA vs. the RRSP

    #2 ย Young and Thrifty

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย The guys at Young and Thrifty like to review everything you need to have a liberated financial life: inexpensive travel destinations, credit cards and finance books.

    Must readย :ย Best Way to Use Aeroplan Miles

    #3 ย Give Me Back My Five Bucks

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Krystalโ€™s monthly updates about her finances are addictive and uplifting, especially since she doesnโ€™t sacrifice her joy for her frugal lifestyle.

    Must Read: This is Why Your Budget Doesnโ€™t Work

    FINANCIAL FREEDOM

    Blogs that give instructions onย howย to retire before youโ€™ve seen your first gray hair.

    #1 ย Mister Money Mustache

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Mister Money Mustache is as cut-throat as he is affectionate with his readers – and he takes no sympathy for Buying Useless Crap.

    Must Read :ย Making Space for Badassity

    #2 ย Million Dollar Journey

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย This Newfoundlander grew his net worth to $1 Million. Now he shares the net worth updates of a host of other Canadians, all of whom can teach you something different.

    Must Readย :ย 5 Key Philosophies for Long Term Investing Success

    #3 ย Boomer and Echo

    What weย โค๏ธ: This blogging duo gives a relevant reflections for millenials, new homebuyers, families and near retirees (everyone, somehow).

    Must Readย :ย The 50-20-30 Approach to Budgeting

    ETF

    Blogs that report on management of portfolios dominated by ETFs (exchange traded funds).

    #1 ย Canadian Couch Potato

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Unanimously the most reliable, research-backed ETF blog in existence. They publish multi-part series about financial topics such as dollar cost averaging and smart beta ETFs (which sound more complicated than they really are).

    Must Read :ย Smart Beta ETFs: Your Complete Guide

    #2 ย Money Geek

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Run by a PhD in Financial Mathematics, MoneyGeek explains everything with precision, and has a wide range of resources (some free, some paid), like a Canadian stock-rater and an E-book.

    Must Read :ย Thoughts on Low Volatility ETFs

    #3 ย Canadian Portfolio Manager

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย This is the place to find readable whitepapers about ETFs, taxes and inexpensively managing a portfolio with both Canadian and US assets.

    Must Readย :ย As Easy As ACB

    SAVINGS

    Blogs that hack your daily spending to save dollars.

    #1 ย Money We Have

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Money We Have touches on all things millenials are obsessed with right now: travelling, credit cards and real estate.

    Must Read :ย 10 Value Destinations for Canadian Travellersย 

    #2 ย SquawkFox

    What weย โค๏ธ: SquawkFox compares the cost of everyday stuff like Starbucks Frappucinos, winter coats and technology you can buy from Dollarama (who knew you could buy technology from Dollarama?).

    Must Read :ย Make a Starbucks Frappucino for $0.32

    #3 ย Simply Frugal

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Simply Frugalโ€™s โ€œSaving Moneyโ€ section has useful tips for grocery shopping, getting fit and going to school on a budget.

    Must Read :ย 7 Household Items Every Penny Pincher Owns

    TAX & ECONOMICS

    Blogs that examine the nitty gritty of taxes and the big picture of economics.

    #1 ย Vanessaโ€™s Money

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Vanessa is paying off her mortgage in 30 months while giving upfront opinions about Tim Hortons, minimum wage and Canadian politics. And sheโ€™s a former Montrealer!

    Must Read :ย How Weโ€™ll Repay Our Mortgage in Less Than Three Years

    #2 ย Blunt Bean Counter

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Mark Goodfield is as opinionated as he is knowledgeable – and he knows a lot. Thisย is the source for all things Canadian taxes.

    Must Read :ย The Capital Gains Exemption is Not a Gimme

    #3 ย Greater Fool

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Authored by the former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for 9 years (among other accolades), Garth Turner gives some of the most sane, wise and practical advice on the internet.

    Must Read :ย Bubbleology

    FINANCIAL LIFESTYLE

    Blogs that talk as much about their authors lives as they do money management.

    #1 ย Jessica Moorhouse

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Blogger turned podcaster, Jessica Moorhouseโ€™s content is relevant and addictive. Bonus: she is always promoting other powerhouse women in the financial industry.

    Must Listen :ย Make That Money Honey with Natalie Bacon

    #2 ย My Alternate Life

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Jordann writes about the daily joys and struggles of monetary minimalism (a la Marie Kondo), relationships and first-time home-owning from cheerful Halifax.

    Must Read :ย How to Gracefully Recover from a Spending Binge

    #3 ย Cait Flanders

    What weย โค๏ธ:ย Formerly Blonde on a Budget, Cait Flanders paid off a serious amount of debt, underwent a 2 year shopping ban, then developed a Mindful Budgeting Tool. Her journey is fresh, honest and ultimately inspiring.

    Must Readย :ย Your Salary is Not Your Self Worth

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    STOCK MARKET

    Blogs about the stock market, companies worth investing in and the global market.

    #1 ย Financial Uproar

    What weย โค๏ธ: Financial Uproar does make some raucousย statements, but we think he gets his financial philosophy just right: less fees, more ETFs, more jokes.

    Must Read :ย Should You Buy a Stock After a Dividend Cut?

    #2 ย Vuru

    What weย โค๏ธ: Vuru is company obsessed. They report on the activitiesย of relevant publicly-traded companies like CocaCola, UnderArmour and of course Tesla.

    Must Read :ย Top 10 Brands and their CEOs

    #3 ย Dividend Earner

    What weย โค๏ธ: Dividend Earner is the exhaustive source of information about dividends: which ones to choose, how to earn stable monthly income fromย them, and how to retire on them.

    Must Readย :ย Monthly Income: Why Dividend Investing?

    Hardbacon is flattered and excited to be part of an industry with so many strong voices.

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    Arthur Dubois is a personal finance writer at Hardbacon. Since relocating to Canada, he has successfully built his credit score from scratch and begun investing in the stock market. In addition to his work at Hardbacon, Arthur has contributed to Metro newspaper and several other publications