Category Archive for Personal Finance | Yakezie.com - Part 24

Yakezie Member Post – Financial Samurai

by in Personal Finance on Nov 12th, 2010

By the time Christmas came in 2008, I had lost over a third of the value in my 401K.  Oops, should have sold during the summer! I thought to myself as the economy detonated.  The funny thing is, I wasn’t sitting in front of a computer or a TV watching things unravel as politicians put […]

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The Clock Builder vs. The Time Teller

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One of the most unpleasant classes in business school was “Organizational Behavior.”  Something about the teacher just bummed me out.  I’ll admit I don’t remember much from the class except for one thing that has driven me to try and lead the Yakezie forward.  The one thing was to understand the difference between being a […]

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Control Your Cash Book Review And Giveaway

Control Your Cash Book review

Control Your Cash is a great personal finance book written by Yakezie beta challengers Greg McFarlane and Betty Kincaid. The book covers a range of personal finance topics – bank accounts, credit cards, credit score, investing, securities, buying a car, buying a home, budgeting, taxes and entrepreneurship.

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Yakezie Member Post – Well Heeled Blog

by in Personal Finance on Nov 4th, 2010
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The first incarnation of Well Heeled Blog was as a lifestyle, fashion, and decor blog. I still love all three of those topics, but I quickly realized that as a broke college student, I couldn’t very well afford those lovely $300 Anthropologie frocks or $500 Louis Ghost chairs. Then I started reading personal finance blogs, […]

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Yakezie Member Post – My Personal Finance Journey

So, I know what you all are thinking. Why would someone assign a name to a site that is composed of 4 words, 3 spaces, and 24 letters? Without giving away the answer quite yet, I will simply say that I am very grateful for and do not hesitate to apply liberal use of the “copy-paste” […]

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Yakezie Member Post – Smart On Money

by in Personal Finance on Oct 28th, 2010

Mr. Money Smarts here from Smart On Money Personal Finance Blog.  Thanks for allowing me this space to share a little bit about myself, talk about my blog and blogging goals, and to share my experience in the mighty Yakezie.  My Background I’m a 34 year old midwestern father of one little boy (born a […]

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Yakezie Member Post – Car Negotiation Coach

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Who’s the Coach? Hi, I’m Geoff and I’m the Car Negotiation Coach.  A few fun facts about me: I’m the new father of an adorable baby girl.  And she just learned how to smile and giggle!  There is just nothing sweeter than a big grin when she first wakes up and sees you. BTW- I’m […]

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Yakezie Member Post- Mrs. Money at Ultimate Money Blog

by in Personal Finance on Oct 26th, 2010

Hi! I’m Mrs. Money from Ultimate Money Blog. I started my blog in January 2008 as a way to share my money saving and green living ideas.  I firmly believe that when you try to save money, living green goes hand in hand. Getting in (and out of) debt I had never had any consumer […]

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  • Untemplater: You nailed it. I also believe great marketing is very helpful in the beginning but it’s really...
  • Jamie: Awesome insights thanks! I’ve been a big fan of Sam’s for years. Really exciting that he’s...
  • Untemplater: There are so many overpriced ecourses online it’s crazy. They use very aggressive marketing tactics to...
  • Andy: Thousand-dollar e-courses are a total scam. You can learn everything online for free. Shame on people who sell...
  • Untemplater: There are a lot of bloggers out there who focus on small stuff like should you or should you not spend...
  • Derek: It’s fascinating how some bloggers continue to just mindlessly pump out affiliate content. It’s clear they are...
  • Untemplater: Lots of valid points! So true that bloggers are a minority of overall readership, so blogging to much...
  • Bingo: You are spot on. Most of our bloggers are white people living on the coasts, where half the population of...
  • Financial Samurai: Hi Jim – Nice to hear from you. It was too much work running Yakezie. Too many people wanted...

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