When I first started blogging, I didn’t even know what a blog was. In fact, my blog started off as a non-blog website. I wanted to teach people about personal finance, something that I have been passionate about since my high school economics class. Ever since that fateful class, my main focus has been finance: […]
Read More
Holy smokes, how did it get to be mid November? I don’t know about you, but for me it really doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving just days away. This is the first year in a while that I don’t have any plans at all for Thanksgiving. Maybe that’s why it has really snuck up on me! […]
Read More
I used to own several motorbikes in my 20s: 1) A Honda CBR 600R, 2) a Ducati 748, and 3) a BMW 1200C cruiser. Each one was a thrill in its own way. Once you start riding you realize there’s no other better method to get around town. Unfortunately, no matter how great a rider […]
Read More
It seems like we’ve got a student loan crisis on our hands. Although I generally don’t include student loans as part of the “Bad Debt” category since education is vital to getting ahead, student loans is still debt after all. One of the best rule of thumb when deciding on how much debt to take […]
Read More
I’m sorry to have missed you guys this year at Fincon. I had to support a friend’s wedding up in Napa. We’ll definitely meet up in California or Hawaii next year though! The one thing I’m most bullish about post Fincon is the uptick in content quality and initiatives by our community. It seems like […]
Read More
Dear Yakezie Community, My goal is to highlight only products I use and love for my community. There’s so much free stuff out there, it’s hard to figure out what’s best. I think we can really help readers find better tools to help them manager their finances better. For a couple years now I’ve been […]
Read More
The following is a post by Katharine Rudzitis, a Yakezie Writing Contest winner. She wrote a thoughtful post after winning second place entitled, “Prestigious Expensive University Or A Free Ride Elsewhere?” on April 11, 2011 when she was still in high school. The post discussed her decision between Amherst College for $60,000 or Macaulay Honors College […]
Read More
Can you survive on cereal, salads, and frozen dinners? Well sadly, that’s about the extent of my cooking skills and I certainly can’t! Okay, I’m exaggerating a little as I also know how to make spaghetti and steamed veggies, but that’s really about all I’m good at. Well, that and burning things, making gross looking […]
Read More
Untemplater: Congrats on getting so many consecutive features on Google News! That’s phenomenal! Writing on...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...Personal Finance Lifestyle Writing Contest
The Yakezie is one of world's largest and most sophisticated network of personal finance and lifestyle bloggers. Through collaboration and the selfless support of others, we strive to improve the lives of every one of our visitors.
Need an account? Register
