Greetings, personal finance enthusiasts! My name is Denise and I blog as “The Single Saver.” As the name implies, I am single and I am a saver. I was raised by two financially savvy parents. This was very fortunate for me, as I was taught early on that you never spend more than you earn […]
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I have a confession to make: I have not been the greatest blogging community member since creating Frugal Confessions in March 2009. I have managed to go through substantial periods of time without commenting on other blogs, I have not “followed” all of the people following me on Twitter, there are missed emails sporadically lost […]
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I’m very proud and excited to be welcomed into the Yakezie Network with the Gamma class. The past six months have been life changing for me. I owe much of the success of Financially Consumed to the support from this vibrant community. But, it almost didn’t happen. Yakezie Test I’m brand new to this; I’ve […]
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Every entrepreneur that wants to run a successful business starts with a plan. You may not have had a professionally written business plan, but you at least had a plan in mind for what you wanted to do with your business when you started, right? Planning your business is a lot like planning your finances. […]
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Hey there Yakezie community. I’m Briana, the mastermind behind 20 and Engaged. I started my blog to document my transition from girlfriend, to fiance, to wife. It’s become a window into my life as a newlywed wife. I got engaged to my boyfriend of 3 years in December 2010. We had moved in together that […]
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As I wandered the hallways and spaces of the Financial Blogger Conference last week, I was struck by what I can only describe as the power of the network. As members of The Yakezie Blog Network, we have access to one of the most powerful elements of society. And, it’s custom built just for us! […]
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On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a total nerd, and 10 being you pranced around on water, how cool were you? I’d venture to guess most people will say they were a 6 or 7 out of modesty or delusion. Heck, I think I was a 6.2 on the coolness scale in high […]
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After three open houses and a couple hours of analysis, I thought I picked the top 5 rental candidates with the best financial records, but I was wrong. All was fine until my fourth and last open house when a 28 year old single guy who graduated from CalTech came in and applied. He is […]
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Bingo: You are spot on. Most of our bloggers are white people living on the coasts, where half the population of...
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