August 2010

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Yakezie challenge update

I have mentioned the Yakezie challenge and why I joined, so I am not going to rehash that post, but I did want to post an update on how we are doing relative to the goal of getting our Alexa rank below 200,000. If you remember we started the challenge on July 26, 2010 with [...]

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Friday’s Yakezie Roundup – August 27, 2010

Have you ever had one of those weeks, when you think things are going to go one way and before you know it, your idea of where things were going was completely wrong? Me too. Today is Saturday, not Friday, but I wanted to go ahead and post my Friday roundup a little late. Better [...]

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What’s in your 401(k)?

If you work for a company that offers a 401(k) program, you very likely have had to decide on how your contributions are to be invested. In addition to deciding how to diversify your contributions, you have had to decide how much of your pre-tax dollars to contribute to the program. Hopefully, you have spent [...]

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Why refinancing can be a bad idea!

With interest rates at their lowest in history (or at least in a really long time), a lot of people are contemplating the idea of refinancing. First, let me say that I am all for refinancing when it makes sense. As a matter of fact, we recently closed on our own refinance; however, there are [...]

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Friday’s Yakezie Roundup – August 20, 2010

Since joining the Yakezie challenge four weeks ago, my Alexa ranking has gone from 629,450 to 453,653. That is a numerical change of 175,797 spots. On a percentage basis I have moved up almost 28%. That isn’t too bad. The goal is for us to get under 200,000 within 6 months. If we continue to [...]

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Young American’s Guide to Avoiding Debt

This article is a guest post by William Eve. William writes about saving money, investment loans and real estate for Home Loan Finder. If your a first home buyer or looking to refinance, visit the Home Loan Finder website for great advice and to compare home loans today. Avoiding debt should be one of the [...]

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