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Weekend Reading: Yakezie Writing Contest Edition

By Kevin

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I didn’t had much time to read or write this week, and my reader sits with more than 1000 unread items, but I did try to follow and catch up where I could. One of the interesting reads this week was an entry to the Yakezie Writing Contest called “Bullet Hole“. This is a story about discrimination and staying true to one’s core values in the face of ridicule. While we should remain open to criticism and be ready to change our ideas if there is a sound argument for doing so, at the same time there’s no need to change simply because one’s ideas are different. I enjoyed this article and encourage you to head over to the contest, read, and vote!

This week I republished an oldie, Don’t Get Fooled: High Pressure Marketing Tactics. This post comes from the early days of Invest It Wisely. There’s at least a few months of posts that haven’t gotten too much exposure, so I’ll bring some of these forward every now and then to bring them into the light. 🙂

Although I haven’t replied to all the comments lately, I do enjoy reading them and thank you for stopping by and leaving your comments and feedback, it’s always appreciated. 🙂

On to the weekend reading!

Weekend Reading

Personal Finance Bloggers
  • HELOC Portfolio: 1 Year Returns (Beating the Index)
  • 10 Reasons Large Companies Are Scared of Twitter (Wealth Artisan)
  • 3 Eye-Opening Insights from People Outside My Circle (Darwin’s Money)
  • 4 Ways to Tackle Job Stress (Couple Money)
  • Do you need a Financial Advisor? (Common Financial Cents)
  • Don’t Sell Yourself Short (Money Crush)
  • Google Wallet and the New Wave of Paying for Things (Free From Broke)
  • Long Supply Chains and Business Ideas (101 Centavos)
  • Paying Off Your Debts: Avoid these Stumbling Blocks (Life and my Finances)
  • Sustainable Business? Is this a Practical Concept? (Sustainable Personal Finance)
  • Telecom Foreign Ownership: What Does It Mean For You? (The Passive Income Earner)
  • Tips For Tackling Big Projects (Everyday Tips and Thoughts)
  • What to do When a Landlord Will Not Return a Security Deposit (Car Negotiation Coach)
Carnivals
  • Festival Of Frugality – Memorial Day Edition (Bible Money Matters)
  • Totally Money Blog Carnival #21: Memorial Day Edition (The Family CEO)
  • Yakezie Carnival: Goals Edition (Bucksome Boomer)
  • Canadian Finance Carnival #38 (Canadian Finance Blog)

Thanks for stopping by; hope you are enjoying the weekend, and remember, when something is frustrating you, don’t give up. Regroup, refocus, and try again, and you may find that success comes to you.

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About Kevin

Kevin has left the office, and he is currently fighting the rat race by working on his own business. He enjoys exploring unvisited places around the world and gaining new experiences. He believes that by properly managing our energy and time, we can learn to invest our lives wisely.

Comments

  1. BeatingTheIndex says

    June 5, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Thanks for the mention! I read the bullet hole essay and while I am against discrimination in all of its forms I sometime wonder why do some people not realize that they are inviting attention by being so “special” with their symbols…

    • Kevin says

      June 5, 2011 at 11:30 am

      Hey Mich,

      I guess the question is if they are following their true beliefs or if they are doing it only because they feel pressured to do so! Discrimination is fine if it is based on objective reasoning (you probably wouldn’t want the army to hire a soldier that couldn’t do a single pushup) but when it’s only based on “well, they’re different than me so I’m going to treat them like shit” then that’s when it gets ugly.

  2. LifeAndMyFinances says

    June 5, 2011 at 9:58 am

    Thanks for the mention Kevin! You had some good articles yourself. Keep it up!

    • Kevin says

      June 5, 2011 at 11:31 am

      All of your goals updates are a good reminder to remember to keep moving forwards. 🙂

  3. Darwin's Money says

    June 5, 2011 at 11:01 am

    Thanks for the mention – great roundup!

    • Kevin says

      June 5, 2011 at 11:34 am

      That was a pretty interesting post about the 1 AK per household. Thanks for stopping by!

  4. Car Negotiation Coach says

    June 5, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    Hey Kevin, thanks for including me!

    • Kevin says

      June 9, 2011 at 10:21 am

      Np!

  5. Forest says

    June 6, 2011 at 2:54 am

    Oh, tell me about it Kevin! I have untold of everything to do!!!!

    Trying to get back on track including keeping up with Yakezie, will read that story for sure.

    Anyway hope you are keeping well.

    • Kevin says

      June 9, 2011 at 10:22 am

      Sometimes it can get a bit much but gotta remember this isn’t a sprint. 😉

  6. savvysavingbytes says

    June 6, 2011 at 9:49 am

    That’s a great idea republishing early posts that got little exposure. When I started my own blog I had so few visitors I’d sometimes visit it myself just to keep it company. As it is, it seemed to take Google forever to acknowledge my blog’s existence. Having so many posts that have barely seen the light of day, think I’ll follow your example…

    • Kevin says

      June 9, 2011 at 10:24 am

      Yep I think the first six months or so I was lucky to get 20 visits in a day! 😉

  7. The Passive Income Earner says

    June 6, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Thanks for the mention Kevin!

    • Kevin says

      June 9, 2011 at 10:27 am

      Np, thanks for stopping by!

  8. Paula @ AffordAnything.org says

    June 6, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    I’m also promoting my earliest posts that got little exposure — I’m not republishing them, per se, just promoting them on Twitter. I personally think that some of them are quite good, although my boyfriend tells me my latest stuff is much more personal and “human” than my early stuff! Different tastes, I guess.

    • Kevin says

      June 9, 2011 at 10:29 am

      What you could do is write a new post that links back to the old and include a bit of its topic and meaning; that way you get the best of both worlds.

  9. james moylan says

    June 16, 2011 at 3:53 pm

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