Category Archive for Featured | Yakezie.com - Part 41

The Hidden Costs of Brand Loyalty

by in Personal Finance on Aug 1st, 2011
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When my wife began clipping grocery coupons a couple of months ago, she learned something surprising. In her words, “I discovered that I had a loyalty to certain brands of coffee, laundry detergent, ice cream and quite a few other items. The strange thing is that these products were not necessarily better or cheaper than […]

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Before You Become A Millionaire, You Must Become A Thousandaire

by in Personal Finance on Jul 29th, 2011
Kevin McKee

Hello Yakezie brothers and sisters. I’m Kevin McKee from Thousandaire and this is my Yakezie Member Post. I want to take this opportunity to talk about what makes my site unique and why I do things a little bit differently than any other site I’ve seen. Let’s start with the “why” first. I believe there […]

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The Value of Your Network Can Be Priceless

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As some of you may know, I used to drive quite a bit for work.  Not only did I not work in the city I live in, but I didn’t work in the state I lived in either.  While I enjoyed my job, it (the commuting) grew tiring, and I knew I was missing out […]

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Financial Success for Young Adults

latisha

Hi, my name is LaTisha and I am the force behind Financial Success for Young Adults. It’s funny that I teach finance now because I was never really a math person. In middle school and through most of high school, I hated math. My favorite subjects were art, english and lunch. But I am a […]

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How To Increase Motivation And Succeed

by in Lifestyle on Jul 22nd, 2011
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Motivation is hard to come by sometimes, especially when you’re a normal person with a regular life. If you’ve got your health, some spending money, a family, a pet chihuahua and a couple friends… what more do you want in life? There’s really no need to break your back to do much of anything really. […]

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Income Diversity Is A Necessity

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After writing at The College Investor for over two years, I’ve started to see a common pattern in my thought process.  And events that have happened in my “business” life have really helped me to hone in on my philosophy.  I’m calling it income diversity, and I’m writing about it at My Multiple Incomes.  Basically, […]

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Don’t Let Time and Risk Aversion Be Your Enemies

by in Personal Finance on Jul 18th, 2011

Missed Opportunities of the Past I use to be the kind of guy that would think of an idea or process but miss out on acting upon it.  Then later, I would read that someone else had since taken my idea (not intentionally, of course) and made the best of it. Oh, the person never […]

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10 Tips And Tweaks To Keep Your Blog Looking Professional

by in Lifestyle on Jul 15th, 2011
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Thanks to WordPress and Blogspot, starting a blog is no longer a daunting task. The technology is out there, how you use it is up to you.  You may have the best content in the blogosphere, but an amateurish looking blog is a turn off for both your potential advertisers and readers. For those of […]

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