Welcome to the Plutus Awards!
Plans are underway for the creation of the First Annual Plutus Awards to celebrate the best of personal finance. These awards will have two main sections: The Plutus Awards and The Plutus 2.0 Awards.
The Plutus Awards will feature categories such as “Best Savings Account,” “Best Money Management Software,” and so forth. The Plutus 2.0 Awards are an extension of awards into blogs and social media. These awards will feature categories such as “Best New Blog,” “Best Investing Blog,” “Blog of the Year,” and so forth.
Nominations will begin Monday, December 21, 2009 and will continue through January. Once nominations are assembled, the top nominations in each category will become the finalists. The public will then be invited to vote for the winners.
Opportunities for sponsors. While the winner of each Plutus 2.0 Awards category will receive $20.09 to celebrate the year 2009, companies may wish to sponsor categories by providing an additional award. Here is a list of the sponsorship opportunities. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring the 2009 Plutus 2.0 Awards, contact Flexo at Consumerism Commentary.
The Plutus Awards
Here are the categories for the first set of awards.
- Best Savings/Money Market Account
- Best Checking/Transaction Account
- Best Banking Website
- Best Overall Bank
- Best Discount Brokerage
- Best Credit Card
- Best Personal Finance Management Software
- Best Budgeting Software
- Best Tax Filing Software
- Best Peer-to-Peer/Social/Micro Lending Service
- Best Mobile Personal Finance Application
- Best Personal Finance Book of 2009
- Have a suggestion? Contact Flexo.
Here are the categories for the Plutus 2.0 Awards.
- Best New Personal Finance Blog
- Best New Personal Finance e-Book
- Best Economics Blog
- Best Investing Blog
- Best Real Estate Blog
- Best Debt Blog
- Best Tax Blog
- Best Frugality Blog
- Best Deals and Bargains Blog
- Best Religious Finance Blog
- Best Non-Collaborative General Personal Finance Blog
- Best Collaborative Personal Finance Blog
- Best Canadian Personal Finance Blog
- Best International Personal Finance Blog
- Best Personal Finance Blog for Teens or College Students
- Best Personal Finance Blog for Generation Y or X
- Best Personal Finance Blog for Careers
- Best Personal Finance Blog for Retirement
- Best Personal Finance Podcast
- Best Multi-Part Series
- Best Microblog
- Most Humorous Personal Finance Blog
- Most Controversial Personal Finance Blog
- Best Written Personal Finance Blog
- Best-Kept Secret Personal Finance Blog
- Best Designed Personal Finance Blog
- BLOG OF THE YEAR 2009
- Have a suggestion? Contact Flexo.
The winners will be announced on a date to be determined.
In ancient Greek mythology, Plutus was the god of wealth. Much like wealth itself, Plutus was blind, offering his virtues without regard for the virtuosity or merit of the recipient. He was lame but winged, leaving much more quickly than he could arrive.
December 13th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Sounds like a fun endeavor Flexo! I’m happy to support and help publicize on my site.
Best,
Sam
December 14th, 2009 at 2:14 am
Count me in Flexo, Plutus will be welcomed to DFA.
Matt Jabs
December 14th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Very cool! Looking forward to nominating some of the rock stars out there
Keep us posted!
December 14th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Very interesting idea, though I don’t expect to win anything
December 14th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Can’t wait to throw some nominations out there. This is going to be a ton of fun.
December 14th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I’ll help out where need be!
Great idea as always
December 15th, 2009 at 1:07 am
You know I am always there to help!
December 15th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Sounds pretty cool, I look forward to nominating!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Great idea, Flexo. Looking forward to the nominations and participation. I’ll be happy to promote on my site.
December 18th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Does this mean our podcast can’t win due to conflict of interest? Damn! LOL
December 19th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Excellent! Like the Oscars, except I’ll actually watch and follow. Can’t wait to see what happens.
December 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
How about:
“Funniest PF Blog” I love blogs that write with wit and humor.
“Snarkiest PF Blog” A writer who knows his her shizz and isn’t afraid to tell it how it is
“Most Mysterious PF Blogger”
“Best Looking PF Blogger”
“Most Inspirational PF Blog”
“Best Part Time PF Blog” (As opposed to someone who relies on their blog to make a living).
“Most Controversial PF blogger”
etc
Flexo, I think a good strategy is to have as many categories as possible, so more people feel like winners. There are so many PF blogs out there, I’d think you’d want as much participation and publicity as possible.
December 20th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Thanks, Sam, I added a couple of your suggestions as well as some more to the list. Thanks for your help in getting the word out.
December 20th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Looking forward to the nominations!!! This is so cool
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
What an excellent, excellent idea! Although, knowing that I wasn’t the one that came up with this awesome idea makes me want to fly my private jet into a mountain out of sheer disgust for myself…damn ego.
May the best (wo)man win!
P.S. I am the best.
December 27th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Great idea. I’m looking forward to following the progress and helping any way I can.
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:52 am
Thanks for including me in the contest. I’m thrilled to be nominated and selected as a finalist. Woot woot!
Julia
aka Bargain Babe
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:47 am
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February 24th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Very honored to be on the field with such esteemed colleagues.
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