Yakezie

YakezieThe Yakezie Challenge is a personal finance blog challenge revolving around the group goal of increasing the Alexa rank of every site in the group and promoting other members of the challenge. Over time the Yakezie Challenge has morphed into a personal finance blog group called “The Yakezie” that is dedicated to promoting high quality personal finance content on the Internet.

The Grand Master and Lead Sensei of the Yakezie Challenge is the founder of the Yakezie Challenge: Financial Samurai. You can read all about the specifics of the Yakezie Challenge over at Financial Samurai’s post.

If you are already a participant of the Yakezie Challenge then be sure to check your Yakezie Challenge rankings & statistics below, communicate & promote other Yakezie members using their info from below, and also grab a Yakezie Challenge Progress Tracker Widget at the bottom of this page so that you can put a widget on your site that will instantly and automatically show you your most recent Yakezie Challenge ranking!

Rank Blog Name Twitter Alexa Rank Technorati Authority Feedburner Subscribers PageRank Compete Rank Twitter Followers Twitter Following Inbound Links Latest Post
1 Financial Samurai financialsamura 74081 40812 -1 33269 153077 1047 363 Sun Tzus Art of War Applied to Your Battle Against Debt
2 Consumerism Commentary flexo 41150 42489 -1 -1339 0 23915 2267 759 Chase Continental Airlines OnePassŪ Plus Card
3 Early Retirement Extreme extremejacob 239000 44416 -1 194584 0 139687 788 311 Silicon Valley and New York City Meet-ups in September
4 Len Penzo LenPenzo 97363 62171 -1 35192 0 92108 2062 1402 10 Ways to Get Fit for Little or No Money
5 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff bitfs 8531858 63983 -1 8467875 520604 65 81 Developing a Frugal Food Habit: 4 Tips For Lowering Your Grocery Bill
6 Free From Broke freefrombroke 100444 65488 -1 34956 624 133066 2665 2553 My Blogging Essentials or What I Use To Blog
7 My Dollar Plan mydollarplan 81302 75092 -1 6210 46286 982 132 Squeezing in One Last Summer Vacation
8 Canadian Finance Blog CanadianFinance 128683 79567 -1 49116 0 331782 4598 4851 Using Credit Cards the Right Way
9 Personal Dividends arohan 126334 79593 -1 46741 0 310369 1989 1928 Announcing New Wealth Forums
10 Credit Card Chaser CC_Chaser 192757 79757 -1 113000 95471 215 141 International Travel and Credit Card Rules
11 My Jouney to Millions mjtm 374478 86691 -1 287787 559 219537 412 274 What Type of Will Do You Have Review of a Simple Will
12 Sweating The Big Stuff DanielPacker 682918 88931 -1 593987 547 0 332680 439 133 5 Criteria for My Future Car
13 Bucksome Boomer bucksome 448950 89379 -1 359571 810733 1357 1100 Poverty and Life Skills
14 Monevator monevator 304693 97705 -1 206988 0 435422 716 98 101 ways to save money
15 Wealth Pilgrim NealFrankle 253858 99333 -1 154525 612 0 156523 2621 2327 Budget Saving Coupons You Never Knew Existed
16 Money Help For Christians MH4Christians 309449 101978 -1 207471 112782 426 221 Are We Making Minimum Payments to the Poor
17 20's Money kevinduffey 169216 102982 -1 66234 520 130353 303 183 The Only Two Ways To Start Your Own Business While Young
18 One Money Design onemoneydesign 592055 105425 -1 486630 565 0 364349 572 211 Consider DebtGoal as An Alternative to Debt Settlement
19 Personal Finance by the Book PFbythebook 322973 106629 -1 216344 605 0 214676 302 137 Five Steps Toward Automating Your Way to Wealth
20 JoeTaxpayer JoeTaxpayerBlog 190946 110439 -1 80507 0 394161 632 424 Retirement or College tuition
21 Money Reasons Money_Reasons 1432262 111991 -1 1320271 513 907964 133 93 Minimalist vs Freegans, Money Fight Matchup #1
22 Saving Money Today SMTblog 1615590 114492 -1 1501098 549 0 451816 168 179 Keep Kids Safe In A Crowded Place
23 Frugal Zeitgeist 282182 114910 -1 167272 120 0 85862 Its Labor Day Weekend, Run For The Hills
24 Punch Debt in the Face punchdebt 244498 116203 -1 128295 0 446594 936 103 Frugal mans paradise
25 Financially Poor FinanciallyPoor 1059759 122630 -1 937129 829076 2832 1741 Quick Tip Thursday: Save Extra Income
26 Ultimate Money Blog ultmoneyblog 335435 125023 -1 210412 164468 660 294 Ill Never Make Enough Money
27 Out Of Debt Again outofdebtagain 511855 127278 -1 384577 410997 422 455 Guest Post: Overdraft Protection- Pros and Cons of Opting In
28 Deliver Away Debt deliverawaydebt 829940 127487 -1 702453 0 1165337 771 539 Networth August 2010
29 Everyday Tips and Thoughts edaytipsthought 360000 128488 -1 231512 1550792 Thoughts For Thursday I Cant Take the Heat!
30 Planting Dollars plantingdollars 865928 130715 -1 735213 602911 210 38 How Long Do I Have to Act Poor Until Im Rich
31 Not Made Of Money notmadeofmoney 205339 133544 -1 71795 574 0 98748 2898 3156 4 Tactics To Help You Spend Less
32 Rainy-Day Saver rainydaysaver 1305476 142872 -1 1162604 522 0 818291 690 277 Prepare for a Natural Disaster
33 Smart On Money smartonmoney 10124550 143486 -1 9981064 0 297983 313 468 How To Save Money When Buying A Car
34 Money Funk moneyfunk 425121 144069 -1 281052 506 0 771991 1557 1447 Going Paperless with your Financial Documents
35 Engineer Your Finances FinEngr 7800000 146707 -1 7653293 515 796924 206 231 Sudden Disappearance: Now Back in Action
36 The Millionaire Nurse DrDeanBurke 1900000 147430 -1 1752570 508 637337 430 589 WHICH CREDIT CARD
37 Young And Thrifty youngandthrifty 2868807 153831 -1 2714976 461 0 674448 573 357 6 Tips for Buying Organic On the Cheap
38 The Centsible Life centsiblelife 297169 156554 -1 140615 223305 4187 1631 Olly Shoes: Bloggers Day, Olly Online and a Discount for Readers
39 Little House in the Valley 878311 161344 -1 716967 542697 Ten Signs Youre Not Prepared for Retirement
40 Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance bfinance 1765295 164155 -1 1601140 557589 156 189 HELP MY LIFE IS A WRECK; NOW WHAT
41 Invest It Wisely 3664945 165370 -1 3499575 1123904 Consumer Ethics and Animals: Where Do You Draw the Line
42 Consumer Boomer consumerboomer 165900 165668 -1 232 604 231411 160 145 Term Life Quotes
43 Eliminate the Muda leanlifecoach 251692 169646 -1 82046 571 336728 455 244 Tips for Choosing a Business Credit Card
44 Miss Thrifty miss_thrifty 532000 173268 -1 358732 643535 1251 765 How to save money on delicious home-cooked dinners
45 PF Firewall pffirewall 875140 176584 -1 698556 355653 2104 2049 My Final Weight Loss Competition Recap
46 Eventual Millionaire eventualmillion 3100000 182318 -1 2917682 352051 581 541 Frugal Entertaining Without Breaking Your Budget
47 Cool to be Frugal CooltobeFrugal 3989292 189042 -1 3800250 561 500412 Forex Training Guide: A Disciplined Approach is the Right Way to Start
48 Faithful With A Few knsfinancial 1704000 196870 -1 1507130 1664680 451 357 Do You Really Need An Emergency Fund
49 The Saved Quarter 9614087 203487 -1 9410600 362737 10 Tips to Save on Textbooks
50 Couple Money Elle_CM 531694 209995 -1 321699 567 0 419123 754 488 SmartyPig Review
51 Darwin's Money EverydayFinance 1000271 213077 -1 787194 1047702 2425 284 This Nasty-Gram Got Me a New $2800 Fridge ASAP
52 Wealth Informatics WInformatics 7773156 214922 -1 7558234 534840 74 106 Freshman Finances : Save money with cheap college textbooks
53 Beating Broke beatingbroke 1446417 217873 -1 1228544 599 652109 342 174 Mortgage Refinance Underway
54 Frugal Confessions 2033930 222568 -1 1811362 1436435 Updates: Giveaway Winner, Frugal Confessions on the News, Debt Check-up
55 Fiscal Fizzle FiscalFizzle 349079 233557 -1 115522 535 0 414937 1371 1022 Write an Elevator Pitch for Your Money
56 The Amateur Financier 576997 247598 -1 329399 396 1375767 The Future of Wealth: The New Retirement
57 Well Heeled Blog wellheeledblog 401030 251112 -1 149918 189653 989 186 The Thin Line Between Minimalist & Moocher
58 Girl with the Red Balloon 2606694 252196 -1 2354498 14 Admitting "I Can't Do It"
59 My Financial Objectives MyFinObjectives 5468556 264610 -1 5203946 2602683 42 70 The 800 Club
60 Redeeming Riches RedeemingRiches 317186 265104 -1 52082 0 282073 2503 2290 10 Sure-Fire Money Moves That Will Always Pay Off Or Not
61 Money Beagle MoneyBeagle 2527349 297651 -1 2229698 0 559242 299 233 Amazon Diapers Saving Some Big Bucks!
62 Evolution of Wealth evolutionwealth 508492 302048 -1 206444 838108 2396 2328 Yakezie Challenge Link Rodeo Special Midweek Edition
63 Family Balance Sheet fambalancesheet 2095250 333646 -1 1761604 286699 802 1059 Calling All Gardeners: Flower or Weed
64 Peak Personal Finance 735038 358225 -1 376813 280357 TD Bank Online Banking
65 Watson Inc roshawnwatson 1926000 358833 -1 1567167 372573 5680 5607 Job Security vs. Independence, Yakezie Round Up, Uncommon Money News
66 The Wealth Artisan wealthartisan 7489519 362627 -1 7126892 1269728 133 192 Why Do New Cars Depreciate Sharply
67 CJ Bowker cjbowker 1048997 366259 -1 682738 2625763 4463 4777 Trials and Tribulations of Car Buying
68 Zach Younkin zachyounkin 703333 389221 -1 314112 458 295169 430 559 Wacky Wednesday
69 Money Relationship MoneyRelation 574938 393964 -1 180974 0 245582 Debt Update: The End Of Summer
70 Car Negotiation Coach 2654687 413314 -1 2241373 486 202085 Your father was wrong: How NOT to negotiate car price
71 Single Guy Money SingleGuyMoney 346771 453210 -1 -106439 525 0 562987 677 203 How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt When Your Income is Irregular
72 Foreigner's Finances ForeignersFinan 906392 477080 -1 429312 529731 253 141 Where In the World is FF
73 Narrow Bridge narrowbridge 1297451 477289 -1 820162 489 420812 68 13 September 1 Net Worth Update
74 Retirement Investing Today 2766488 553632 -1 2212856 0 14 The low fee mantra a look at the results of Hargreaves Lansdown
75 Christian Common Cents clarky07 19179419 560849 -1 18618570 495 1237602 9439 9952 Laziness, PGTF Principle 4
76 Digging Out From Our Mess 3443893 596140 -1 2847753 14 It is only worth what someone will pay for it
77 151 Days Off 151DaysOff 2500000 605049 -1 1894951 1222462 96 90 Day 34: The BIG Plan: Were Moving to Asia
78 Simple Life in France 1006376 617258 -1 389118 1559576
79 Smarter Spend SmarterSpend 854000 702397 -1 151603 163458 190 134 5 Great Money Making Investments for Everyone
80 Clarifinancial clarifinancial 916827 750043 -1 166784 1400225 697 498 Does Name Brand Life Insurance Matter
81 Dividend Monk dividendmonk 6926707 893067 -1 6033640 991635 62 43 CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) Dividend Stock Analysis 2010
82 Bible Debt bibledebt 1967860 902671 -1 1065189 994398 186 209 Faithfully Rich
83 Downturn Planning 1728000 1000490 -1 727510 3611778
84 My Money Minute mymoneyminute 2690862 1023945 -1 1666917 1819745 492 303 Dont Give Up On The FHA Just Yet
85 Personal Finance Ninja PFNinja 1360252 1120153 -1 240099 1748417 218 30 Stop Being Cheap, Start Being Frugal
86 Ending The Rat Race EndingRatRace 1900000 1463422 -1 436578 1852788 254 1022 Away Working On A Project
87 More Style Than Cash MoreStyleTCash 5717428 1512022 -1 4205406 1344753 45 0
88 Stay at Home Mom CFO sahmCFO 3314155 1562169 -1 1751986 21 165 232 Bought a Lawnmower in the past 16 YEARS Get up to $75
89 Beating the Index 2368510 1787031 -1 581479 Why Investing in Oil is Investing in China
90 Chasing Prosperity 5400000 1830309 -1 3569691 2273956 Guess who's back

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