10 Wildly Successful Blogs Earning Massive Incomes

These blogs prove consistent content builds real businesses. No overnight success — years of work. Here's what they do and what you can learn.

1. Making Sense of Cents – Michelle Schroeder-Gardner  

Personal finance, debt payoff, side hustles. $1M+ yearly from affiliates and courses. Started 2011.

2. Pinch of Yum – Lindsay & Bjork Ostrom  

Food blog with photography tips. $8–10M/year from ads, ebooks, courses. Transparent reports.

3. Mr Money Mustache – Peter Adeney  

Early retirement/frugality. $400k–$600k/year from ads and investments. Original FIRE blog.

4. The Penny Hoarder – Kyle Taylor  

Money-saving tips, side hustles. $20M+ revenue, sold for $100M+. Massive email list.

5. Smart Passive Income – Pat Flynn  

Online business, passive income. $2–$3M/year from courses, podcasts, affiliates. Monthly reports.

6. NerdWallet – Tim Chen  

Finance tools and advice. $500M+ valuation, hundreds of millions revenue. Started simple blog.

7. Good Financial Cents – Jeff Rose  

Financial planning. $1M+/year from blog and advising.

8. Get Rich Slowly – J.D. Roth  

Classic personal finance. Sold for seven figures. Slow wealth building.

9. Budgets Are Sexy – J. Money  

Fun money management. $500k–$1M/year at peak. Sold profitably.

10. Financial Samurai – Sam Dogen  

High-income advice. $2M+ yearly from blog, books, real estate. Started 2009.