OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I gave in and launched iHeartBudgets! | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

@ Andrea: Thank you! I bookmarked "Curiosity Killed the Blog" and was on that all night figuring this stuff out. Thanks for an awesome resource!

@Joe: Haha, thanks! I was a bit overwhelmed yesterday, but am feeling a little better. The more I learn, the more I am like, "aaagghhhh, my blog looks horrible!!!" I know it takes time, but I want my blog to be perfect NOW!

Congratulations Jake. I was where you are with respect to WordPress, SEO, etc. just a few short months ago. Now I'm probably about 10 minutes ahead of you (slow learner ).

Hey, I'm proud to say I'm your first Twitter follower. Now your first tweet can be a 'thank you' mention of me. 

Good luck!

This is the spirit: one measure brave, one measure talented and two measures reckless. Explosive combination when it comes to inspired websites. All the best with yours and I'll pop over to have a look.

Maria

Congrats on your decision to take the leap and launch.

Congrats and welcome to one of the most competitive blogging niche topics – personal finance.

Thankfully there's a great community such as Yakezie, so don't be shy to reach out if you're stuck.

Good Luck!

Congratulations and best of luck

@ Even Cheap: Thanks! I decided to start with this series for that exact reason; to make a simple, effective tool for people to implement and change their financial life for the better (hopefully)

@ Kurt: I got notice that you starteed following me on Twitter. I panicked for a moment, because I forgot that I even had a twitter account, and thought someone had claimed my email some how. Thanks for the follow, I should be tweeting soon!

@ Aloysa: Thanks for the encouragement :) Honestly, the real reason I started was because I submitted a guest post to Thousandaire and realized that if he actually chose to post it, I would have nowhere to direct people. So I dove head first into launching the blog. I definitely have some work to do :)

@ Maria: Thanks. This was definitely a bit reckless (by my standards), but it's been fun, and am learning very quickly. Hoping to keep inspired and entertain as well :)

@ Jon: Very true. I am definitely a planner, trying to anticipate every angle and detail, to the point where I forget to act. Knowing that my blog is live definitely motivated me to get up and write this morning!

@ Hank: Thanks!

@ Yoga: It will be exciting to see what my wife comes up with. She's definitely the thrift-master of the two of us, so she'll have a ton of good ideas on how to spend wisely.

@ Fox: PF is definitely a place with little elbow room. But it's ok, because we're all the hugging type, and don't mind a crowded room . Tangent: You know, I've always wondered why PF was so crowded, but I realized, it's because most everyone who can fog a mirror has to deal with money daily. So, though there are many people talking about how to manage your checkbook (do people still say "checkbook"?), I think there are an infinite number of ways to handle money that work, which means there's room for all of us

@ X&Y: Thanks for the welcome! 

@ Krantcents: Thank you for the well wishes!

@ OCAAT: I have not officially joined the challenge yet. Let me go read all the details, and see if I'm ready :). You may see my official challenge acceptance post coming soon….  

@ Bog: Thanks!  I would totally join, but can't seem to install the proper Alexa HTML code on my homepage. I have read like 12 articles on this, but can't seem to validate the code

I'll join once I figure it out

Thanks Daisy. Feel free to jump in and stay a while. Definitely more to come :)