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StupidCents Is Back! Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:00 AM PDT A few months after started blogging, I realized that this really is a business. At first, I was happy to get some tax deductions and some small Google Adsense and affiliate payouts. Then as Canadian Finance Blog continued to grow, I wanted to continue to expand…. not just with this site, but with some new ventures as well. So last October I started Money Index, which brings the latest information from all the best personal finance blogs together into one source. This site was borne out of my own need to easily keep up with all the blogs while not really finding an RSS reader that I liked, but it was also my first foray outside of the Canadian niche. Then over the last few months I have worked with Jim Yih to launch three great sites; Retire Happy Blog, Group Benefits Online and Advisor Think Box. These sites all cover unique topics; retirement, group benefits and helping financial advisors build their business. Now I have another project that is ready to announce and relaunching today. StupidCents was one of a few blogs that, like Canadian Finance Blog, started up in the first couple months of 2009. I was a big fan of Matt’s site and writing, but eventually the posts slowed down and eventually stopped. As Matt explains today, other aspects of his life rightfully needed to take priority and he no longer had the time to take care of all aspects of the blog. So a few weeks ago I contacted Matt and told him I wanted to revive the site and bring back the momentum it was gaining in the summer of 2009. I offered to take over the site but wanted Matt to continue writing his unique posts. In addition, I wanted to add a couple great writers to join Matt and I, so I’d also like to welcome Briana from 20 and Engaged and Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the StupidCents team! Wondering what’s next? Obviously continuing to grow all these sites will keep me pretty busy, and I have some ideas to give back more to the readers of Canadian Finance Blog and StupidCents that hopefully I can get going on soon. There’s also a new writer coming soon to Canadian Finance Blog that I’m really looking forward to having write on the Tuesdays opposite Jim Yih. Jim and I have some projects in the very early planning stages that are very unique and exciting. Instead of the “testing” I’ve done so far, I’d also like to put some serious time into affiliate sites to create even a small source of additional income from. In the meantime, check out the awesome posts these writers will be pumping out each week at StupidCents. You can also follow us on Twitter (@StupidCents) and through our RSS feed! Related Posts: Money Quantum Private Beta Begins Today: An Interview With Flexo, From Consumerism Commentary Do You Want To Retire Happy? 10 Ways To Save Money By Using The Internet StupidCents Is Back! originally appeared on Canadian Finance Blog on March 21, 2011.

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