Yakezie Challenge Carnival #5
March 28, 2010 by Mrs. Frugal
The Yakezie Community is kicking butt. Our little group of Personal Finance bloggers now has 19 members in the WiseBread Top 100 with more Yakezie members knocking on the door. And PF bloggers continue to join the challenge everyday.
To learn more about the Yakezie Challenge you can check out Financial Samurai’s initial call to action here.
For a complete list of Yakezie members, their current rankings and progress through the challenge, check out Credit Card Chaser’s Yakezie Alexa Rankings Page.
Last week’s carnival was hosted by Eliminate the Muda. He passed the baton to me this week and next week it will be handed over to Canadian Finance Blog.
Without further ado, here’s what the Yakezie have been up to this week.
Budgeting in the Fun Stuff shares How We Chose to Buy Our Home
Single Mom, Rich Mom says the Single Mom stigma pays off
Family Balance Sheet says If You Are Spending One Cent On Bath And Beauty Products, You Are Spending TOO Much!
Christian Common Cents writes about How to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early
The Millionaire Nurse asks Finances Need a Fix? “Retreat” May be Better Than “Charge”!
Money Beagle writes Recycling Has Paid: Here’s a Breakdown So Far
Narrow Bridge says Credit Card Rewards Are Good Unless…
Simple Life in France asks Who’s afraid of a big, bad mortgage?
My Financial Objectives writes how Time is Money (Commuting)
College for 10K is running a Graduation Giveaway
Saving Money Today writes about 7 Things Worrying the Middle Class
Chasing Prosperity presents Thriftygal’s Top Ten Money Tunes
The Debt Hawk writes that there is No Perfect Plan For Getting Out of Debt
Personal Finance Journey writes about Excuses for Eating Out
Personal Finance Ninja shares 700 Pennies – How to Stay Motivated and Reach Your Goals
Ending the Rat Race asks Do You & Your Spouse Argue Over Finances?
Beating Broke asks Do Fitness and Frugality go Together?
Foreigner’s Finances gives a Lending Club Update – 5 Months Later
151 Days Off gives us the Yakezie Newsletter #1
My Money Minute asks in The Great Recession: Are We More Frugal?
Young and Thrifty gives us One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch Book Review and Giveaway
Downturn Living writes about The Butterfly Effect, Bees and Money
Stay at Home Mom CFO warns You pay YOUR bills on time, right? You still may be invited to a “BLOCK PARTY”
One Money Design is running a Monthly Giveaway: The ABC Learning Bank From Crown Financial Ministries
Single Guy Money says I’m Finally Happy With My Budget. Are You?
The Amateur Financier shares a Book Review: Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing
Rainy Day Saver asks Extreme Couponing: Do Some People Go Too Far
Engineer Your Finances offers some well deserved Selfish Promotion: FiLife Article
Redeeming Riches shares 5 Tips to Pay Off Credit Card Debt
Out of Debt Again writes how Discover Card Raised My Rates – Four Months Ago!
Little House in the Valley shares some Fun Math Facts
Clarifinancial shares a Fresh Perspective Interview with Jason Topp
Couple Money advises us to Beware of Census Phishing Scams
Joe Taxpayer discusses The Limits of Frugality
Frugal Zeitgeist offers an insightful look at Who To Look To For Help When You Don’t Have God
Not Made of Money shares Shopping At The Dollar Store – Items We Buy and What We Avoid
The Life of an Insurance Salesman shares his Google Magic Trick
Well-Heeled Blog shares a Small Act of Giving
Wealth Pilgrim advises Inherited IRAs – Please Avoid This Mistake
Money Reasons asks Why Do Politicians Go Too Far Left or Too Far Right?
Evolution of Wealth delves into a Mortgage Acceleration Experiment – Full Picture
The Centsible Life challenges us all to do more in Childhood Hunger Ends Here: How does it affect your community?
Punch Debt in the Face says I will gladly give you my student loan
Money Funk is running a fun giveaway in Top 20 Biggest Money Wasters (w/Fun Giveaway)
Ultimate Money Blog wants you to Win $100 Cash at the Ultimate Money Blog
Enemy of Debt writes about Uncovering a Scam That Saved Us $1700
Deliver Away Debt writes a letter to his future self in Dear DAD (Deliver Away Debt)
Fiscal Fizzle evaluates Should You Buy a New or Used Car
Monevator shares Personal time management for fun and profit
Early Retirement Extreme tells us how to play The lifestyle design blog drinking game
My Journey to Millions offers an Explanation of the Health Care Bill in Time Line Form
20′s Money shares Financial Plan Writing Contest Winner & My Plan
Credit Card Chaser offers a Student Credit Card Guide
Darwin’s Finance writes The SEC Likes Porn in the Office – Share Your Ridiculous Work Stories
Canadian Finance Blog tells us how to Lower Your Credit Card Interest Today With A Few Simple Psychology Tricks
Sweating the Big Stuff shares The Funniest Tax Return Ever (And it really is!)
Free From Broke covers Exchange Traded Funds – Pros and Cons
Planting Dollars asks Is Living on Minimum Wage Possible?
Eliminate the Muda looks at the popular new show Undercover Boss
Financial Samurai shares why Interviewing Is Like Dating – Hubba Hubba!
Yakezie Posts
- How To Plan To Remodel Your Home By Charles
- Award Winning OptionsXpress Discount Broker Review By Evan
- Yakezie Carnival By Eric
- This Week in Personal Finance By Jason
- Five fast lunch boxes for my Kindergarten Kid By Penny Saver
I love these carnivals, thanks very much for the link
, long live Yakezie 
Kompai! – Thanks for the effort!
Great stuff. A lot of the other things I write are perennial favorites, but the interviews are always the single most popular for each week.
Thanks for hosting. Long list, but great reads!!!
Wow, great job!
The numbers of members is truly massive! A lot of great readng within the group!
Awesome, thanks for the mention. I’ll be running a little Yakezie “carnival” of my own today.
My Goal tonight is to visit each one of these guys and hopefully put my 2cents in lol
Thanks for mentioning my article. I really love the community that is forming in the Yakezie Group.
Wow nice list!!! Thanks for the mention!!!:)
Wow! That’s a carnival. Great work and thanks for putting it together.
Thanks for this! I just got back from a retreat, and this comes in very handy to skim through everything!
Cheers, Sam
Nice job, scrolling through the makes me smile. There is a HUGE crew involved in the challenge. Hey Sam, did you ever think it would be this big???
Jeff
Thanks for the link love!
Thanks for including me–it was my first time in the Yakezi carnival and some of the posts look really great! Thanks for hosting.
lots of great reading…thanks for including my post.
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Thanks for mentioning my post! That’s quite the copious list, I have lots of reading to catch up on.
That huge list takes forever to put together, huh? But thank you! Its a wonderful list with some great reads. Thxs for the link luv.
Thanks for the mention! I appreciate it.
Thanks for the shout out
Austin @ Foreigner’s Finances
Great list! I’ve noticed a few interesting reads that I missed (busy week). Thanks for the include. Off to read some of those articles
Thanks for the mention!
Also I was under the impression that I was apart of the Yakezie Challenege, any idea why I’m not listed?
I think you are on Daniel’s official list but not on Joel’s (Credit Card Chaser) yet. I wasn’t on it originally either, just had to send Joel an email with your original Alexa ranking. Are you on the Yakezie Google Group?
Great job on the carnival and thank you for including me. The Yakezie rule!
Thanks for the prominent position for Narrow Bridge. Great job!
You ain’t cool unless you are frugal! Nice job on the carnival!
Great list of articles! Thanks for mentioning One Money Design.
Wow we really do kick butt!
Thanks for hosting this week’s carnival! =)
Wow! Thanks everyone for the comments, tweets and link love. This is an awesome group and I’m so happy to be part of it!
Thanks so much for mentioning the contest!!
Did you happen to enter it?
Bit late to say thanks – thanks! – but hopefully better late than never.
Quite a long list there. I’m frankly daunted by the size of the Yakezie nowadays!