Jacob,

Some of them are:

Copyblogger
Freelance Switch
Frugal Dad
Get Rich Slowly
Home Ec 101
Lifehacker
The Simple Dollar

Dave

I mostly only read pfblogs regularly. It is hard to define “read the most” out of those as I pull in a good smathering into my Google Reader and then self filter on whether the post looks interesting or if it is garbage I have read before on 1000 pfblogs. As a result, here are the ones that most likely will have a post that I will read roughly in descending order.

Bad Money Advice http://badmoneyadvice.com
Frugal Bachelor http://frugalbachelor.blogspot.com
Get Rich Slowly http://www.getrichslowly.org
Early Retirement Extreme
FiveCentNickel http://www.fivecentnickel.com

BMA and FB tend to have consistently good and thought provoking stories with some new insight even if it is covering old ground. GRS and FCN are good, but have a lot of stories I am not interested in because they cover the same old ground or cover something I do not care about. I think you have a nice site Jacob but I skip most of your posts that opine about the weaknesses of modern man in a technological ‘comfort’ society (they just do not interest me) and just read your tips on extreme ways of saving money. I am unlikely to implement many of them, but they do interest me at least.

I also subscribe to Bargaineering (too many boring posts), Get Rich Slick (I go through phases where I read it more than others, he has too much of a doom and gloom philosophy for me), Paid Twice (a lot of repetitive posts and light posting lately, but very interesting personal touches), The Simple Dollar (lots of boring posts that cover the same ground as always), Poorer Than You (does not resonate with me much now that I am out of college), Consumerism Commentary (generic), and The Family Wallet (also generic).

Techdirt

Silicon Alley Insider

Photography is Not A Crime

FireWire

IttyBiz

ERE – for the minimalist lifestyle philosophy

Wired: Danger Room – for the war events and industry news/opinion

Wired: Threat Level – for the privacy rights and issues news/opinion

KurzweilAI.net – aggregator of news items from science periodicals

Complexity digest – aggregator of news items specific to nonlinearity/complexity/etc.

if anyone has other suggestions on war, privacy, AI, and complexity related sources, please advise.

My favorites seem to change over time, but these are my current favorites:

My Two Dollars
Passive Family Income
Bargaineering
Five Cent Nickel
Smart Passive Income

They all provide solid financial advice that anyone can understand.

i like reading my friends’ blogs, local weatherman’s blog, and a number of nonsensical and comic feeds (urbandictionary, xkcd, graphjam, etc).

my top 5 “global” blogs, like ERE are:
dilbert.com blog
douglas rushkoff
tim feriss
biking bis
bike commuters

ERE, GRS, TSD are the personal finance blogs I read.
I just bookmarked Malcolm Gladwell’s blog and I read Bill Simmons religiously on ESPN.com

My top 5 not necessarily in any order:

1) Early Retirement Extreme – for the challenging ideas and blend of eco-friendly personal finance
2) Hockeybuzz.com – specifically the STL Blues blogger Andy Strickland
3) The Big Picture (on boston.com) – my son loves to look at the pictures with me
4) Simple Dollar/Get Rich Slowly – although both are becoming repetitive after reading for awhile so my frequency is decreasing
5) STLtoday.com blog for my local city/neighborhood

I also find Frugal Bachelor and Frugal Dad somewhat entertaining. I agree with whoever above said Free Money Finance was average…there’s very rarely any original content there, just a rehash of other mainstream PF sites.

ERE– the means
Conchscooter– the ends (a 10 minute vacation in every day– great for anyone who has spent a lot of time in the keys, reminds me of home)

I think the best blog hands-down is Michael James on Money. This is an intelligent, analytical individual with an uncanny ability to see through bullshit and to make complex ideas understandable.

earlyretirementextreme.com
thesimpledollar.com
getrichslowly.com
sniggle.net/expirement/index.php
absolutepunk.net
petewentz.com

money & music.

Currently, not counting friends’ blogs:

1) 20 Year Challenge – refuses to use credit or compromise on social or ecological ethics no matter how low their incomes get (working to increase incomes, too)

2) Simple Dollar – lots of good ideas

3) Get Rich Slowly – some other good ideas

4) Wise Bread – multiple authors and viewpoints

5) Queercents – multiple authors from gay/lesbian viewpoint

Honorable Mention, since most of the above are popular and they all reflect my current obsession with wishing I could retire right now:

1) Like Merchant Ships – serious frugality does not preclude elegance

2) Wardrobe Refashion – people challenge themselves to acquire new clothes only by sewing them themselves either from plain fabric or from other clothes that aren’t working for them

3) Merle Wayne Sneed – semiretired guy likes golfing, gardening, and fancying up the truth a bit.

4) The Happiness Project – how to make yourself happy

5) Unclutterer

6) You Look Fab – practical fashion with pictures

Pioneer Woman Cooking

Consumerist

The Simple Dollar

Clark Howard’s Show Notes

Money Rules, Debt Stinks

Free Money Finance: lots of posts, very practical, easy on the eyes
Hattie’s Web: opinionated baby boomer who lives in Hawaii
Option Armageddon: good financial news about the meltdown
I Can Has Cheezeburger: LOL cats are hilarious
The Consumerist: great news and lots of it on bad stores, products, etc.

Blogs I read the most (not in any order):

1) Yours – Why? You always have a different angle on everything, think logically (rare), and use real facts in your posts (again, rare).

2) The Big Picture (Barry Ritholtz) – Why? It is the BEST economic/financial/investing blog on the web for an overall view of the economy, bar none. Plus, he writes what he really thinks and is about as non-partisan as you can get.

3) Brip Blap – Why? He doesn’t stick to the boring old PF topics. Nor does he treat the boring old PF topics the same way.

4) Whatever – Why? Great writer who hits a lot of topics. Plus, there is usually a good discussion in the comments section for interesting posts.

5) Naked Capitalism – Why? In depth analysis of current economic events. Seems to be as unbiased as a human can be.

6) The Cunning Realist (I know you only asked for 5) – Why? Amusing, and usually depressing, comments about current events (mostly economic).

I know you asked for what we read, but I wanted to include one I don’t read because so many commenters said they read it:

The Simple Dollar – Why not? Same old boring PF advice that will make you a wage slave all your life. Plus, I have seen far too many inaccurate posts on finance, including ones with bad math. I pointed out the bad math once and all I got was argument about his belief…never changed the math.

Cheap Healthy Good – Why? She is great about trying new things and also introducing new things. I am always trying to eat better and she is darn entertaining. She has a sense of humor similar to my own.

Funny About Money – Why? She is hilarious in a blunt grandma way and has lots of good ideas.

Shopaholly – Why? She channels my need for a Bridget Jonesesque sort of silliness and dialogue and she seems to have alot of adventures.

Brunette on a Budget – Why? I am a brunette to and also on a budget and I like her takes on fashion and she is usually very informative in a non boring sort of way.

Dual Income No Kids – Why? These guys update their reader alot and I seriously love the educated spin they put on everything and in our own home we also have dual income with no kids.

I subscribe to several others but honestly the above I get excited to read each time they are posted. Honorable mentions inlude Budgets are Sexy, The Simple Dollar, Frugal Dad, and Get Rich Slowly….however these are HEAVILY skewed toward the male viewpoint, rightly so since they are written by men. The Simple Dollar tends to get a little preachy and repetitive in nature, and sometimes in Budgets are Sexy he is funny and sometimes bordering on juvenile, that is the beauty of a reader…skip it if he gets annoying.

ERE of course
http://nomadneedles.wordpress.com
Seth Godin

http://halshop.wordpress.com – for great reviews on novels and teaching

GRS (someone rec’d your blog in the comments section, which is how I found ERE)

ERE, Crossfit.com, and Miami Bike Scene are my Top 3. BTW Jacob, blog is running again, with a new focus on a subniche. Check it out sometime.

Hi Jacob
ERE
Stacking pennies
Retirement: A Fulltime job
Simple Dollar
Working for Rachel (no posts for a while)

ERE is the best though – gives me hope that I will get there!

At the end there I meant to say:

…I believe I’m NOW going to publish this to my blog to inspire others to do the exercise.

I like Funny About Money and Roomfarm. Also Philip Brewer, who is a contributor to Wisebread. These are quirky blogs, and EXTREMELY well-written.

ERE
GRS
TSD
MMND

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Margaret and Helen
Icanhascheezburger.com, Lolcats
Health and Nutrition, Dr. Michael Eades
Scientific Nutrition Research: Gary Taubes
Your Pharmacist May Hate You
Dr. Jay’s Blog
Fat Head
Early Retirement Extreme