Announcing The Winners Of The Yakezie Writing Contest!

The Second Yakezie Writing Contest

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in Writing Contest on Mar 21st, 2011
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Dear Contestants,

The Yakezie Writing Committee (YWCC) is pleased to announce the winners of the second Yakezie Writing Contest!  With over 1,000 submissions, competition was fierce to say the least.  The YWCC selected the Top 60 essays, and the Members and Readers proceed to vote for their favorites.  They are:

1) “Should They Be Proud?” by Hilary with a score of 1,502.  Hilary writes about her Egyptian heritage and what her ancestors have done to allow her to all that she can now.  Hilary, your post with over 120 comments received the most amount of support by far.  Congratulations on having such a strong support group!  Prize: $600. Read More

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Yakezie Member Post: Robert from The College Investor

Personal Finance Blog

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2587[?]
in Personal Finance on Mar 18th, 2011
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Hi!  I’m Robert, and I’m a recent MBA graduate who has always had a passion for investing and personal finance.

My Story

Since I can remember, I have had a passion for investing and all things related to personal finance.  Honestly, when I was about 13, I wanted to do my own taxes.  Yes, taxes.  But what I really liked about it was that I had even made income to pay taxes on.  I thought that was so cool.  Throughout my teens, I focused my attention on ways to make money.  I sold stuff on eBay, and took my earnings and saved and invested.  I made more money than I lost, and I was hooked. Read More

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Yakezie Member Post: Joel from Credit Card Chaser

Always Seeking Entrepreneurial Endeavors

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104[?]
in Lifestyle on Mar 15th, 2011
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Even though I enjoy writing, and do so in the first person as is typical when blogging, I certainly fit the mold of the stereotypical introverted Internet nerd in that I am much more comfortable talking/writing about any subject other than – me!

While many of my hundreds of different websites revolve around dry financial topics like credit cards, car insurance, etc. it is actually much easier for me to rant and rave about Dave Ramsey or come up with a guide to rental car insurance than it is for me to sit down and write a post about myself. However, My respect and admiration for Financial Samurai (coupled with his email prodding) has forced me out of my comfort zone so let’s get started!

The Dreaded Question Read More

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Yakezie Member Post: Mom’s Plans

Personal Finance SAHM Blog

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1090[?]
in Personal Finance on Mar 14th, 2011
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If mom’s not happy, no one’s happy.  You may have heard that saying before, and it definitely applies to our family.  I am Melissa, the mom behind Mom’s Plans.  I started blogging at the end of March, 2009.

I have always loved writing; when I was in high school a teacher submitted one of my short stories to a creative writing festival at the local four year university, and I was chosen to be one of the workshop participants.  Because I loved to read and write I decided to major in English.  Read More

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Being Good Is Sometimes Not Good Enough

The Importance Of Marketing Yourself

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16600[?]
in Personal Finance on Mar 12th, 2011
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Most of us have something we are good at.  For the 60 finalists of the second Yakezie Writing Contest, they have the ability to convey beautiful messages through words.  All finalists should be very proud of their writing skills and story-telling abilities.  Good communication is what makes harmony sing to goodness, and goodness dance to happiness.

Being good is sometimes not good enough.  In every stage of life you will face this peculiar issue.  You may be qualified to get into a great school, but so is everybody else who enters your school too.  As a result, you’ve got to do things to differentiate yourself, otherwise people won’t see you.  You could be good computer programmer, but if nobody every notices your work and guides you towards the right projects, you may never be good enough to create that next amazing software.

WHO WILL WIN? Read More

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Yakezie Member Post: Life And My Finances

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1615[?]
in Personal Finance on Mar 11th, 2011
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Early Beginnings

As a newly married man, I thought I had my life all figured out. I had a good job with a large company, we lived in a tropical area, and we had extra money at the end of each month to put toward our debts. I figured that I would continue to move up within the company, make enough so that my wife wouldn’t have to work, and then we would start a family together.

Corporate Shortcomings

Well, the “great company” turned out to have very few opportunities. The jobs that I was interested in were not available because I didn’t have the “right experience”, and my current boss said that there wasn’t any way for me to gain the experience I wanted within our department. Well, that pretty much meant that if I didn’t do something different with my life, I would be working that same job forever! This was simply not an option.

Missing Family Read More

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Yakezie Member Post : The Financial Blogger

Building A Blogging Empire

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638[?]
in Personal Finance on Mar 8th, 2011
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Hey there!

My name is Mike (like half of the financial bloggers!). I am 29, married with 2 young children (William; 5 and Amy; 3). I work in the financial industry (my day job) and I run an online company with my best friend. My wife doesn’t work while I work 4 days a week at my day job and about 20 hours a week on my online company. My overall income is over 135K and my company (from which I don’t take much income) has gross revenues of 125K in 2010.

I Started This Venture A Long Time Ago Read More

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Who Gets To Claim The Kid After A Divorce?

H&R Block Tax Giveaway

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434[?]
in Personal Finance on Mar 8th, 2011
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Divorce is an ugly situation that none of us want to face.  However, life happens and we must move on from soured relationships.  With the widely quoted statistic that 50% of all marriages end in divorce, inevitably there will be questions about how one claims depends and pays for taxes during this time of the year.  Many unmarried couples are also now having children and perhaps have some similar questions.  H&R Block has sponsored this post and the giveaway that follows it.  At the bottom are details for how to enter the giveaway.

Q: My son lives with me for half the year. The other half of the year, my son lives with his dad. We are not married, but we have shared custody. Who gets to claim my son? Read More

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