Other finance sites you like

[disneysteve]

In addition to this site, what are some of your other favorites?

My main one is early-retirement.org. I know at least some of you are also members there. In addition to very active discussion forums (dozens of new posts daily), they also host the FIRECalc retirement calculator which is excellent. Despite the site's name, it isn't wholly focused on retirement, early or otherwise. It covers the full gamut of financial topics as well as sections for non-financial discussions (movies and TV shows, travel, DIY projects, cars, and more). I have found it to be an excellent resource when I've had questions, especially when I was on the glide path to retirement but on an ongoing basis as well. Lots of smart, experienced, helpful members there.

I know bogleheads is a popular site. I've visited it once or twice but never really dove in.

Others?

[EasyMoney00]

ER and bogle heads. Users ask real financial questions there and members answer without it becoming political. I do like that both sites are heavily moderated. You still get the occasional trollish answer but it's very tame. Sometimes they end a discussion a little pre mature. They simply won't entertain many child behavior at either place.

I don't consider this place a financial forum. No one here asks any "personal" finances questions. You don't learn anything here. Even Disney Steve doesn't ask financial questions here but Ive seen multiple questions asked over at ER regarding his personal situations. This place is strictly for entertainment purposes. Which is probably why the member count is so low.

One other place that I'll check is reddit. I'm not sure if they have a finance section but if I have a particular question, I'll just Google it and add Reddit in the search. For example, I'd Google Roth conversion Reddit. From there you would find a lot of links to go through.

If I had to choose one, ER would be the clear winner since there are a lot of retirees on it. One of our major goals is to retire early and that place is ground zero for useful information regarding that.

[srblanco7]

ER and bogleheads as forums.

Early retirement now, ESImoney, and the retirement manifesto for reading

FICalc, firecalc, and rich broke or dead as calculators

[disneysteve]

I don't consider this place a financial forum. No one here asks any "personal" finances questions.

I tend to agree with you. I joined this site in 2006 and it was much more active and informative. After Jeffrey Strain sold it, it lost traction. At this point, I think there are only maybe 10-12 active users so it has become more of a place to hang out and chat. Not a lot of financial questions get posted here anymore because there isn't a stream of new people coming in to get help. ER is far more active. I guarantee if I post this same question over there, I'll have a dozen or more responses within an hour. Here, it's been about 17 hours and I've gotten 2. That's why when I do have a financial question, I post it there. It was actually somone here (corn18) who introduced me to ER. He isn't really active anymore but does show up now and then.

FIRECalc was also one of the main calculators I used when prepping for retirement.

[disneysteve]

One other place that I'll check is reddit.

I have never used reddit at all for anything. I hear it mentioned frequently but for some reason I've just never even looked at it.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

This place is a little more like a message board for friends! ER and bogelheads it's a lot more serious. I also feel a little easier writing something more personal on this "board" or blog than over there.

[Atretes1]

I go on boggle heads a lot. I also like skimming YouTube videos. Now I am watching YouTube videos and realizing how much more taxes and Medicare premiums I will be paying just because I will be getting a good pension in retirement. I am glad most of my money is ROTH money. Looks like I need to check early retirement.org now.

[kork13]

Honestly, the slow pace of this board is more accessible to me right now, just for how busy I am IRL. I do like the ER forums alot, but I only occasionally have time to check in over there. Bogleheads is good for super detailed, expert-level answers ... But I almost find the rabid devotion over there a bit overwhelming/off-putting. It's not often that I get over there. I've heard that the reddit threads are pretty good as well, though I'm not often over there ... And you'll get more trolling or stray answers over there (100% unregulated).

[riverwed070707]

I have a few FB accounts I follow that are interesting and active, but I don't typically post on them. I have a (rational?) fear of my finance questions being connected to me by people I know in real life and that seems like unnecessary transparency. I also find the few times I've posed, I get a lot of spam messages. I used to keep up with the Afford Anything community for personal finance and BiggerPockets for Real Estate but fell off those a while ago.

100% agree this site was different a decade ago. I loved the "here's my budget, help me improve" posts. And then people would come back months or years later with an update and looking for advice on investing instead of budgeting. It was fun to watch their progress (including my own!) and feel like we were able to meaningfully contribute and give solid advice. Also agree with Kork that I appreciate the pace of this board in that I can check in a few times a week and keep up with everyone without missing a post lol Wild I've been active here for 14 years

[disneysteve]

I listen to the Afford Anything podcast though mainly only the Q and A episodes. I think they are well done. I keep meaning to check out the online community but haven’t yet. I really like that they focus on real people and their issues rather than just regurgitating the same info over and over like most finance shows. There’s only so many ways you can talk about living below your means and saving for the future before it gets pretty boring. But addressing specific individuals’ situations which are always unique in one way or another, keeps it interesting. Two callers may sound very similar but the answers may be very different due to the little quirks of their circumstances.

[bjl584]

No other forums really, but I like Yahoo Finance and CNBC for websites.

I listen to a handful of financial podcasts as well.