UK Money Bloggers and Quidco are really pleased to reveal the finalists for the 2017 SHOMO awards.
The SHOMO awards celebrate the best in money blogging, recognising all-rounders as well as niches as different as investing and frugal food! Seventy different blogs were nominated for 12 different categories. You can find out who made the shortlists below.
Categories are listed alphabetically, as are the finalists within the category.
| Best frugal & thrift blog, sponsored by Idealo |
| ecothriftyliving.com/ |
| emmadrew.info |
| frugalfamily.co.uk |
| frugalqueen.co.uk/ |
| muchmorewithless.co.uk |
| shoestringcottage.com |
| Best frugal food blog, sponsored by Tastecard |
| frugalfamily.co.uk |
| frugalqueen.co.uk/ |
| muchmorewithless.co.uk/ |
| reducedgrub.com |
| thriftylesley.com |
| Best money saving blog, sponsored by Sainsbury’s Bank |
| becleverwithyourcash.com |
| katykicker.com |
| lottyearns.co.uk/ |
| skintdad.co.uk/ |
| thinkingthrifty.uk |
| Thriftymum.com |
| Best money making blog sponsored by Awin |
| boostmybudget.com/ |
| Emmadrew.info |
| frompenniestopounds.com |
| katykicker.com |
| poundsandsense.com/category/saving-money/ |
| thinkingthrifty.uk |
| Best investing or retirement blog, sponsored by Vanguard |
| crackingretirement.com |
| financefanatics.com/ |
| monevator.com |
| moneytothemasses.com/ |
| the7circles.uk/ |
| themoneyprinciple.co.uk/ |
| Best parenting and money blog sponsored by Finder.com/uk |
| frugalfamily.co.uk |
| katykicker.com/ |
| mrsmummypenny.co.uk/ |
| mumssavvysavings.com/ |
| savings4savvymums.co.uk/ |
| Thriftymum.com |
| Best personal finance blog, sponsored by Lansons |
| becleverwithyourcash.com |
| LottyEarns.co.uk |
| mummymoneymatters.com/ |
| refinedcurrency.co.uk/ |
| skintedmintedmum.co.uk |
| thinkingthrifty.uk |
| Best specialist money blog, sponsored by Zeek |
| cantswingacat.co.uk |
| debtcamel.co.uk/ |
| ecothriftyliving.com/ |
| good-with-money.com |
| moneynuggets.co.uk/ |
| SuperLucky.me |
| Best new blog sponsored by Experian |
| abiolaola.com |
| moneytreeman.com/ |
| savvydad.co.uk/ |
| savvyinsomerset.com |
| skintedmintedmum.co.uk |
| thewalletmoth.com |
| Best money vlog sponsored by Sainsbury’s Bank |
| Andy Webb |
| Cora Harrison |
| Emma Bradley |
| Emma Drew |
| Best money podcast, sponsored by Habito |
| Cash Chats |
| Informed Choice Radio |
| Meaningful Money |
| Money to the masses |
| One Giant Leap |
| Best money social media sponsored by Hootsuite |
| Emma Drew |
| From Pennies to Pounds (Instagram) |
| Lotty Earns |
| Savvy Mum UK (FB group) |
| Skint Dad (FB groups) |
Our final shortlist is to acknowledge the great work done by non-independent blogs – essentially the people who weren’t eligible for the other categories because they have a big team behind them or are part of a large business or brand.
| Best company or brand money blog, sponsored by Quidco |
| gocompare.com/covered/ |
| moneyadviceservice.org.uk/blog |
| moneyaware.co.uk/ |
| moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog |
| mouthymoney.co.uk |
| pensionbee.com/blog |
The shortlists were produced by the SHOMOs awards committee, chaired by Karyn Fleeting, aka Miss Thrifty. Any committee members nominated for a category were not involved in the selection process for that particular award.
There are also additional awards with the shortlists yet to be announced, and we’ll share more details on these later in the summer.
- Money Blogger of the Year, sponsored by Quidco
- International Money blog, sponsored by FinCon
- Best designed money blog, sponsored by WidgetMaker
People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Yolt
Finally, every independent UK blog that was nominated is a contender for the People’s Choice award. So that’s 70 different blogs, and throughout August you’ll be able to vote for your favourite one. Here are all the blogs in with a chance: