Sharing Saturday #5

With tonight being Christmas Eve (and the 5th night of Hanukkah), I can’t help but reflect on the gifts I’ve been given. Perhaps the greatest gift has been this blog and the phenomenal people I have met because of it. I don’t believe that it’s an accident that I’ve found my niche in personal finance writing. And what it’s opening up for me is unlike anything I’ve ever known.

There are certain bloggers who have propelled me to where I am and will help me to get to where I hope to go. So, for today’s sharing Saturday, I’m going to direct you to those who have made 2011 my best writing year ever:

So Over Debt–Andrea is the reason I started a personal finance blog. And the fact that she is a great friend is an added bonus. So really, she’s to blame for this whole thing. You can praise or blame her. I know she won’t mind.

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff–What can I say about Crystal? She was so friendly towards me at FinCon11 (I am painfully shy and socially awkward) and because of that and her support and pimping of my mad skills, I’m now a legitimate, money earning writer.

PF Firewall–Jesse’s never met me but he’s more supportive of me as a writer than almost anyone I know. I am so looking forward to meeting him at FinCon12 and giving hiim a big hug.

Mom’s Plans and Wealth Informatics–Two more great bloggers, Melissa and Suba have shown faith in my ability and have graciously brought me on as staff writers for some of their other projects. I hope I don’t let them down!

Another Housewife and The Dog Ate My Wallet–I’m putting these two ladies together because I know them from outside the blogging world and they are just amazing friends to have. They are talented, smart, warm and I am blessed and honored to call them my friends.

Careful Cents, Frugal Beautiful and The Financialite–My bitches. I met these ladies at FinCon11 and they rock. Look out for us in 2012. But be warned. The Bitches are coming (oh, and Andrea from So Over Debt? She’s a Bitch, too).

The Yakezie Network–Best. Network. Ever. Everyone I have interacted with from Yakezie is awesome. My blog would never have even gotten off the ground without this network. I can’t wait to become an official member next year alongside some of my friends like Eric from DollarVersity and Niki from Debt Free by 30.

2011 has been an interesting year for me. My life has been completely and forever changed because of this year. And next week, for New Year’s, I’ll provide you with a list of some of my favorite blogs that I’ve found in 2011.