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 Consumerism Commentary flexo 41150 26817 -1 14333 0 22491 2267 759 Anonymous S, April 2013 Net Worth
2 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff bitfs 8531858 35722 -1 8496136 0 350153 65 81 OUCH! Painful Landscaping Quote Means I Developed an Alternate Plan
3 Free From Broke freefrombroke 100444 40548 -1 59896 624 155248 2818 2732 Blue Cash Preferred ® Card from American Express Review More Cash Back
4 Financial Samurai financialsamura 74081 43768 -1 30313 0 207663 1289 303 How To Make A Lot Of Money In The Stock Market And Still Feel Like A Loser
5 Canadian Finance Blog CanadianFinance 128683 46682 -1 82001 0 206801 4881 5336 Friday Links
6 Early Retirement Extreme extremejacob 239000 56338 -1 182662 0 199701 788 311 Not enjoying life in extreme early retirement
7 Money Reasons Money_Reasons 1432262 63330 -1 1368932 513 380958 133 93 Yakezie Carnival Almost Forgotten Edition
8 Len Penzo LenPenzo 97363 65762 -1 31601 0 76070 2062 1402 Eight Smart Alternatives to Payday Loans
9 Faithful With A Few knsfinancial 1704000 67741 -1 1636259 481561 451 357 Worthless Silver And A Lesson On Value
10 My Jouney to Millions mjtm 374478 69181 -1 305297 559 145961 412 274 Completed My First Short Term Financial Goals and My New Set of Short Term Financial Goals
11 Bucksome Boomer bucksome 448950 73231 -1 375719 0 683356 1357 1100
12 Everyday Tips and Thoughts edaytipsthought 360000 73715 -1 286285 0 1194933 Hallmark Holidays
13 Not Made Of Money notmadeofmoney 205339 74484 -1 130855 574 0 196395 2898 3156 How To Save Money With BOGOs (Buy One Get One Free) Sales
14 The Saved Quarter 9614087 75452 -1 9538635 1115825 Knock, knock, knock, PENNY!
15 Beating Broke beatingbroke 1446417 82978 -1 1363439 599 518416 342 174 The Paleo Diet: A Good Alternative For Those With Celiac and Gluten Intolerance
16 The Centsible Life centsiblelife 297169 83008 -1 214161 226700 4187 1631 50 Free (or nearly free) Things to Do This Summer
17 Punch Debt in the Face punchdebt 244498 91985 -1 152513 0 379780 936 103 That time I did a video interview
18 Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance bfinance 1765295 93265 -1 1672030 2014659 156 189 IS MONEY THE ONLY MEASURE OF SUCCESS
19 Personal Dividends arohan 126334 93569 -1 32765 0 202378 1989 1928 Study: Millennials May Save Like Pros, But They Lack in Retirement Planning
20 Smart On Money smartonmoney 10124550 95488 -1 10029062 0 231086 313 468 Are Credit Report Errors Costing You
21 Mom's Plans MomsPlans 691928 95506 -1 596422 0 657842 Healthy Deals & Deals for Kids, May 24, 2013
22 Wealth Informatics WInformatics 7773156 96282 -1 7676874 160175 74 106 Closing costs explained: What costs are involved other than the mortgage
23 Sweating The Big Stuff DanielPacker 682918 107344 -1 575574 547 0 338471 543 156 Where To Invest Extra Money When The Stock Market Is On A Hot Streak
24 Invest It Wisely 3664945 108577 -1 3556368 642332 Providing Healthy Food Choices for Your Children
25 My Dollar Plan mydollarplan 81302 111836 -1 -30534 90504 982 132 Citizens Bank 5% Cash Back Credit Card
26 20's Money kevinduffey 169216 113840 -1 55376 520 505966 303 183 Take Your Savings to the Next Level
27 Couple Money Elle_CM 531694 122411 -1 409283 567 0 245214 754 488 What NOT to stock up on in your stockpile!
28 Well Heeled Blog wellheeledblog 401030 124545 -1 276485 296431 989 186 Meet Our New Baby, er, Car!
29 Little House in the Valley 878311 125293 -1 753018 1167186 Financial Planning Tips for Nannies
30 One Money Design onemoneydesign 592055 137068 -1 454987 565 0 185692 572 211 10 Travel Hacks to Save Money and Avoid Inconveniences
31 Darwin's Money EverydayFinance 1000271 145452 -1 854819 233984 2425 284 Target Date Fund Shenanigans
32 Eventual Millionaire eventualmillion 3100000 150076 -1 2949924 254405 581 541 The BEST Way to Make a Lot of Money: Give With Bob Burg the Go-Giver
33 Frugal Zeitgeist 282182 150141 -1 132041 120 0 32705 Chase the dream in exotic Qatar
34 Personal Finance by the Book PFbythebook 322973 151595 -1 171378 605 0 344628 302 137 Being Satisfied With What We Have
35 Young And Thrifty youngandthrifty 2868807 151716 -1 2717091 461 0 428564 573 357 youngandthrifty Cheap and Good Eats: Tsuki Sushi Bar
36 Money Beagle MoneyBeagle 2527349 161437 -1 2365912 0 282326 299 233 What Do I Do With The Wrong Grill Hose
37 The Millionaire Nurse DrDeanBurke 1900000 162743 -1 1737257 508 0 323776 430 589 Tips for Going Into Retirement Gracefully
38 Frugal Confessions 2033930 167456 -1 1866474 976153 Frugal Confessions Friday Frugal Living
39 Wealth Pilgrim NealFrankle 253858 168894 -1 84964 612 0 65036 2621 2327 13 Best Small Business Ideas: 2013 and Beyond
40 The Wealth Artisan wealthartisan 7489519 169071 -1 7320448 475732 133 192 Are You Getting the Best Value Energy
41 Credit Card Chaser CC_Chaser 192757 169691 -1 23066 50939 261 140 November Round Up On Being Financially Prepared For The Holidays
42 Saving Money Today SMTblog 1615590 170470 -1 1445120 549 0 732598 168 179 10 Ways To Cut On Energy Costs At Home
43 Monevator monevator 304693 175927 -1 128766 0 326937 716 98 Growth investing
44 Miss Thrifty miss_thrifty 532000 186475 -1 345525 2906252 1251 765 Thrifty Runway: Five Top Fashion Deals
45 Financially Poor FinanciallyPoor 1059759 196996 -1 862763 492458 2832 1741 Reducing Your Credit Card Debt with Balance Transfers
46 Cool to be Frugal CooltobeFrugal 3989292 198733 -1 3790559 561 917470 Learn When & How to Replace Your HVAC System
47 Money Help For Christians MH4Christians 309449 205216 -1 104233 200517 426 221 Why Are You Working 3 Destructive Ways to Approach Work
48 Spruce Up Your Finances spruceupfinance 5888869 220500 -1 5668369 1022659 Traditional Vs. Roth IRA: What Are The Differences
49 The Amateur Financier 576997 237087 -1 339910 396 461526 e-Book Review How to Get Rich: Wealth Building Guide for the Financially Illiterate
50 Narrow Bridge narrowbridge 1297451 266622 -1 1030829 489 0 918134 68 13 5 Ways to Save Money and the Environment This Summer
51 Consumer Boomer consumerboomer 165900 267572 -1 -101672 604 126664 160 145 Cruisin Over 55: Driving Etiquette for Older Folks
52 Beating the Index 2368510 286898 -1 2081612 5357080 Stock Trades: Back into Africa Hydrocarbons
53 Fiscal Fizzle FiscalFizzle 349079 295724 -1 53355 535 0 253155 1371 1022 When to Pull Out of the Market
54 Out Of Debt Again outofdebtagain 511855 300210 -1 211645 397413 589 523 Reading Books on the Cheap
55 Car Negotiation Coach 2654687 336683 -1 2318004 486 136789
56 Girl with the Red Balloon 2606694 343685 -1 2263009 11 Namoro a Distancia
57 Family Balance Sheet fambalancesheet 2095250 375275 -1 1719975 250233 802 1059 Christmas Savings Club | May Meeting
58 JoeTaxpayer JoeTaxpayerBlog 190946 386725 -1 -195779 0 1416583 632 424 An Illogical Situation
59 Deliver Away Debt deliverawaydebt 829940 392034 -1 437906 0 503135 771 539 A New Twist in Online Spending
60 Redeeming Riches RedeemingRiches 317186 401681 -1 -84495 0 305929 2503 2290 5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Commercial Insurance
61 Planting Dollars plantingdollars 865928 407291 -1 458637 671032 258 38 11 Ways to Save Your Small Business Money
62 Ultimate Money Blog ultmoneyblog 335435 439918 -1 -104483 394548 660 294 2012 Goals Update
63 Digging Out From Our Mess 3443893 504052 -1 2939841 11 Kitty is Home!
64 PF Firewall pffirewall 875140 512054 -1 363086 1130427 2104 2049 Credit Karma Introduces Insights For Clear Account Management and Bill Tracking
65 Dividend Monk dividendmonk 6926707 624914 -1 6301793 0 246829 62 43 Realty Income (O) REIT Analysis
66 Engineer Your Finances FinEngr 7800000 643126 -1 7156874 515 885190 206 231 Choosing The Right Mortgage Loan For Your New Home
67 Money Funk moneyfunk 425121 700353 -1 -275232 506 0 566917 1557 1447 How to Successfully Negotiate Better Terms with Your Credit Card Company
68 Watson Inc roshawnwatson 1926000 722943 -1 1203057 2030365 5680 5607 How to Buy Happiness
69 Money Relationship MoneyRelation 574938 737326 -1 -162388 0 605376 How to Quickly Find and Buy Life Insurance
70 Peak Personal Finance 735038 1158447 -1 -423409 208677 First Choice Online Banking May 2013
71 Single Guy Money SingleGuyMoney 346771 1408575 -1 -1061804 525 0 644143 677 203 3 Scams to Avoid When Hiring a Professional Home Painter
72 Foreigner's Finances ForeignersFinan 906392 1459794 -1 -553402 2339456 253 141 How Basic Accounting Can Help Keep Track of Personal Finances
73 My Money Minute mymoneyminute 2690862 1544991 -1 1145871 1570353 492 303 Student Loans for College
74 Evolution of Wealth evolutionwealth 508492 1593956 -1 -1085464 4165606 2396 2328 Yakezie Challenge Link Rodeo Special Midweek Edition
75 Retirement Investing Today 2766488 1817221 -1 949267 0 11 Is it Time to Buy a Home
76 Eliminate the Muda leanlifecoach 251692 1928279 -1 -1676587 571 0 2799571 488 242 3 Simple Ways to Save Hundreds on Car Insurance
77 Smarter Spend SmarterSpend 854000 1977166 -1 -1123166 462683 190 134 How Hire a Contractor for Less Without Sacrificing Quality
78 Rainy-Day Saver rainydaysaver 1305476 2302266 -1 -996790 522 0 870175 690 277 5 Best Ways to Save on Baby Supplies
79 Christian Common Cents clarky07 19179419 2318605 -1 16860814 495 0 1916521 9439 9952 3 Tips for Staying Personally Connected to your Online Bank
80 CJ Bowker cjbowker 1048997 2999352 -1 -1950355 4198749 4463 4777 Trials and Tribulations of Car Buying
81 Zach Younkin zachyounkin 703333 3190391 -1 -2487058 458 4457652 430 559
82 More Style Than Cash MoreStyleTCash 5717428 3286238 -1 2431190 524569 45 0 How to Make a Wine Glass Lamp
83 Stay at Home Mom CFO sahmCFO 3314155 4410315 -1 -1096160 24 165 232 Bought a Lawnmower in the past 16 YEARS Get up to $75
84 Ending The Rat Race EndingRatRace 1900000 5294684 -1 -3394684 2360529 298 1019 Investing In Tangible Assets
85 151 Days Off 151DaysOff 2500000 5504342 -1 -3004342 4646580 96 90
86 Personal Finance Ninja PFNinja 1360252 5880588 -1 -4520336 3547277 218 30
87 Floname FloNames 429223 6590193 -1 -6160970 4814615
88 Clarifinancial clarifinancial 916827 8513536 -1 -7596709 1279024 697 498 Does Name Brand Life Insurance Matter
89 Simple Life in France 1006376 9117581 -1 -8111205 2599121
90 Bible Debt bibledebt 1967860 10787281 -1 -8819421 3851258 186 209
91 Chasing Prosperity 5400000 15336877 -1 -9936877 3030555 Getting a Grip on Gift-Giving
92 Downturn Planning 1728000 23910209 -1 -22182209 3152266 Eco Fraud Friday: Is It A Vegan Conspiracy
93 My Financial Objectives MyFinObjectives 5468556 25971456 -1 -20502900 1086352 42 70

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