Yakezie… what?
The Yakezie is a group of bloggers that have joined to challenge themselves and each other to continuously improve and to selflessly promote others. It is not about competition, it is about cooperation.
Our little band of bloggers is slowly but surely growing more and more each week. And the success of this challenge is nothing short of amazing. If I am not mistaken, when we started this effort we had 4 blogs represented on page 1 of the WiseBread 100 Most Popular Financial Blogs. At last check we have 20! Now that is growth!
The challenge was originally launched by Financial Samurai. If you are interested in joining the challenge, you can by simply following the criteria:
TO JOIN THE YAKEZIE ALEXA RANKING CHALLENGE
1) Install the Alexa toolbar if not already and comment what your current Alexa ranking is, so we can keep track. Comment on this Financial Samurai post to announce your acceptance.
2) Write consistently 2-4 times a week.
3) Install a Yakezie badge from Eliminate the Muda or from Credit Card Chaser
4) Announce on your blog that you have joined the challenge.
5) Selflessly promote others.
6) Stay committed! Quitters are not desired in this challenge.
Last week Daniel at Sweating the Big Stuff generated an excellent Yakezie Carnival. Please check it out. Next week you can find the Yakezie Carnival at Cool to be Frugal.
SavingMoneyToday.net shares Disposable Products Cost More In The End
Deliver Away Debt posts Hope will not get you out of debt!
Well Healed Blog presents Household Finance and Gender Roles: Women Budget, Men Invest?
Cool to be Frugal asks Should I Put My Emergency Fund into a Roth IRA?
Wealth Pilgrim states Make Sure Your IRA Beneficiary Gets Your Money When You Go
Narrow Bridge shares How I Make Money Online: Successes and Failures (Part II)
My Money Minute introduces Estate Planning 101
Credit Card Chaser gives us the CARD Act Guide
Ending the Rat Race examines RRSP vs TFSA: Which One Would You Choose Under These Circumstances?
Financial Samurai presents The Mental To Physical Connection For A Healthier Lifestyle
Engineer Your Finances shares his 3-month Performance Review
Young and Thrifty presents a Comparison of No Fee Travel Reward Cards
Rainy Day Saver give us Identity Theft: Shredders, Unite
Frugal Zeitgeist introduces Garbage City – Now That’s Entreprenurialism
Canadian Finance Blog shares A Financial Lesson From StarCraft
Beating Broke asks Are you Prodigal?
Free From Broke delves in to What Is A Checking Account?
My Journey to Millions presents Proof You can Only Push High Income Individuals Around So Much!
Out of Debt Again is Reallocating Bank Accounts
Sweating the Big Stuff posts The 5 Worst Ways To Save Money
Stay at Home Mom CFO tells us Don’t Count your Money until it’s THERE
151 Days Off asks Is Traveling Worth Your Money?
Clarifinancial presents Cinnamon Sugar Toast – Yum
Couple Money is celebrating the Couple Money Giveaway 6 Month Anniversary
20’s Money looks at American Dream: 43% of Workers Have Less Than $10K for Retirement
Darwin’s Finance inquires Can a 130/30 Fund Beat the Market? You Bet!
Downturn Living shares Eco-Fraud Friday: How Green Is Your Sex Life?
Early Retirement Extreme posts Benford’s Law and why the first million is the hardest
Evolution of Wealth tells us What Every Life Insurance Policy Shouldn’t Be Without
Fiscal Fizzle presents How To Sell Your Car On Craigslist
Foreigner’s Finance gives us Spend & Save: Where do you use your money?
Girl With The Red Balloon shares Running to my wedding
Little House In The Valley posts the Borrow and Pay Back Method
Money Beagle presents How I Maximize What Our Library Has To Offer
Money Funk shares Certificates of Deposit: Good Investment?
Money Reasons introduces Wealth Tip #5: Increasing Your Financial Savings Delta
Ultimate Money Blog tells us to Do What Works For You
Redeeming Riches presents How To Grab An Extra $150,000 For Retirement
Punch Debt In The Face posts Delay Gratification or Die
Not Made Of Money asks Do Your Finances Need A Good Spring Cleaning?
Planting Dollars shares Are You Your Profession?
Monevator introduces Earn More Money By Tackling Your Mental Beliefs
One Money Design gives us Make Wise Financial Decisions: An Unhurried Approach
Personal Finance Journey investigates How Much It Costs To Have A Newborn Baby
Personal Finance Ninja examines Life Style Inflation: Why Your Savings Is Not Growing As Fast As Your Income
Single Guy Money announces First National Bank of Single Guy Money is CLOSED
The Amateur Financier explores Is Socialism Feasible?
The Centsible Life shares Lose Weight Without Exercise: It’s all about what you eat!
Zordane asks How Much Automated Could You Get?
My Financial Objectives looks at Kids vs No Kids – This May Surprise You
Blog Income Life presents Quality vs Quantity? One Bloggers Reply To Pat Flynn
Yes sir, the group is doing GREAT. Many of us are still trying to get listed on the wise bread list. I would be at 83 if I got listed today. Oh well, the list isn’t what matters to me. I like how this group helps each other. Keep up the great work everybody!!
Jeff
.-= Jeff @DeliverAwayDebt´s last blog ..Friday Frugal Tips – Review Edition =-.
Thanks for the mention! Yakezie 4 Life! :0)
.-= The Rat´s last blog ..Blogs Taking Flight: Financial Roll Call =-.
Yakezie is awesome and has been helping me a lot. Thanks for the carnival…. will get it socially spreaded (I know that’s not a real word 😉 ).
.-= Forest´s last blog ..FREE DOWNLOAD -Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin =-.
Thank you for including my post in the carnival today! Congratulations for being #2 on the Yakezie Challenge List!
Greg-san, really good data point: “this effort we had 4 blogs represented on page 1 of the WiseBread 100 Most Popular Financial Blogs. At last check we have 20! Now that is growth!”
Page 1 of WB has changed quite dramatically in 2 months. Let’s keep going team!
BTW Greg-san, do you want to try checking out the Tweetmeme button? It gives another way for readers to tweet, and gives a visualization of how many folks have tweeted, and records who has so you can give them shoutouts and tweet their stuff back too. You can always take it down. I’ve got it on my site.
Best,
Sam
.-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..The Katana: Don’t Be All Things To All People =-.
Thanks so much for listing my post! That’s quite the list you compiled 🙂
.-= Little House´s last blog ..How credit card debt consolidation can eliminate your anxieties =-.
I’m glad to be part of such a progressive group! Thanks for the include.
.-= Lakita (PFJourney)´s last blog ..Interview with Peter Anderson, founder of Bible Money Matters =-.
Thanks for the ping! This is quite an extensive list, time to add a few more sites to my “frequently check blog list” 🙂
.-= MyFinancialObjectives´s last blog ..Warrant Buffett’s Humble Abode =-.
Great work! It’s awesome to see the Yakezie growing and gaining popularity! Thanks for including me!!
.-= Jason @ Redeeming Riches´s last blog ..How to Get a Bigger House Without Buying a New One =-.
Hey Greg, thanks for the mention! Great job putting it all together.
.-= Saving Money Today´s last blog ..Friday Freebies =-.
Those are great STATS Financial Samurai! 20 blogs on wisebread’s first page from 3- that’s amazing!
Thanks for the mention Lean Life-san! =)
.-= youngandthrifty´s last blog ..Carnival of the Young and Thrifty Edition #3 =-.
Thanks for the mention! Great job as always…
I be sure to link my Sunday post to this too.
Thanks so much for including my post!!
.-= Mrs. Money´s last blog ..Sunday Link Love =-.
Awesome carnival! Thanks.
.-= Craig/FFB´s last blog ..Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s) Are Awesome – 7 Reasons =-.
That’s some pretty impressive growth. Good work everybody. I’m hoping to get there myself. It was a good week for me on the launch of my blog though, went from 19 million to under 3 million. I guess that’s what happens when you go from 0 to some small number of visitors 🙂
.-= Derek @ ChristianCommonCents´s last blog ..Weekend Link Love – March 20, 2010 =-.
Wow! I can’t believe the amount of articles there were. Awesome round up.
.-= Mike´s last blog ..700 Pennies – How to Stay Motivated and Reach Your Goals =-.
Woah, That was a list and a half! Thanks for rocking it out
.-= Evan´s last blog ..I use ING For my Savings and You May Want to Also! =-.
First of all, many thanks for including me in this carnival. Mostly appreciated.
And I’m really glad I joined this group, let’s keep growing together.
.-= Benjie @ Zordane´s last blog ..How Much Automated Could You Get? =-.
Waa! We have 20 on Wisebread? Okay, I’m missing out on a few.
Thanks for the link.
.-= Bytta @151 Days Off´s last blog ..Yakezie Newsletter #1 =-.
Gosh, I didn’t realize people were still waiting to get onto the list — how frustrating for you! I remember how impatient I got… here’s hoping it happens soon.
Hi just wanted to stop by and say “HI.” I joined the yakezie challenge-will be posting about it on my blog this week end! Thank you for the cool badge! How do I get in on a yakezie carnival and learn about the google groups?
Thanks!
.-= Barb Friedberg´s last blog ..DO YOU NEED A ROLEX WATCH? =-.
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