There are a lot of excellent Canadian authors and bloggers who write about personal finance. It's better to read Canadian sources as the US is very different (also financially ;) )
The Wealthy Barber, by David Chilton http://www.wealthybarber.com/
& other books, great tips on the site http://www.gailvazoxlade.com/
Stop Over-Thinking Your Money!: The Five Simple Rules Of Financial Success By Preet Banerjee
Kerry Taylor http://www.squawkfox.com/ especially the budget series and the real reason you're broke
Another great website is the Canadian couch potato
US
Women and Money, Suze Ormanhttp://www.suzeorman.com/
The lazy person's guide to investing, Paul B. Farrell
Some of the books and blogs that have informed my financial knowledge:
