Thanks for stopping by. Just yesterday we wrote about wasting time in your 20s. Are you wasting valuable time right now? If you’re ready to make some serious changes, then you should read that post before it’s too late.

Time to see what was cool with the Yakezie group last week.

1. Improve Your Finances: Look Up, Not Down @ Canadian Finance Blog.

2. The Tools of a Blogger and Developer @ Invest it Wisely.

3. Researching A Potential Employer @ Buy Like Buffett.

4. 5 Years To Become Millionaire @ TFB.

5. Save Money On Textbooks By Renting @ KNS Financial.

6. How Much We Spend On Coffee, Gas, Pets, Beer, And More @ Retire by 40.

7. H&R Block At Home™ Online Tax Software – Review @ Free From Broke.

8. Haywire: They Gave Her No Choice @ Buck Inspire.

9. Being Poor Makes You Financially Responsible @ Not Made of Money.

10. Gas Price Poll Results @ Financially Consumed.

11. How Much is $20? @ So Over Debt.

12. Is Recycling Bullshit? @ Beating Broke.

13. 100 Words On: The Best Way to Make Ends Meet on a Limited Income @ Len Penzo.

14. What’s Taxable Income? @ Couple Money.

15. The Consumerist Treadmill @ Free Money Wisdom.

What’s happening? How’s your New Year? Things have been busy here. We just wanted to take a breather to catch you up on what’s been going around on the web.

1. Is There Really Such Thing As Passive Income? @ Canadian Finance Blog.

2. Do You Have The Balls to Make it? @ TFB.

3. Dividend Stock Power Ranking @ TDGB.

4. What’s The Best Online Bank For Young Professionals? @ Studenomics.

5. Maintaining Your Rental Property Once You Hand The Keys Over @ PIN.

6. Stop Buying Stuff – Start Refurbishing! @ Budgets Are Sexy.

7. Top International Dividend Stocks (ADR’s) – Telecom Stocks Dominate @ IS.

8. 5 Online Tools for Tracking Your Cash @ Dough Roller.

9. Day 19: Make a Will @ PT Money.

10. Financial Rant: Turning Change Into Millions with Some Magical Bunnies on the Side @ GFC.

11. How Lazy Man Could Be Impacted By SOPA and PIPA @ Lazy Man and Money.

12. Do I Have An Obsession With Early Retirement? @ My Money Blog.

13. Kodak Files for Bankruptcy @ Consumerism Commentary.

14. Why You Should Start a Side Business in College @ Money in the 20s.

15. Diva In Debt Hosts the #344 Issue of Carnival of Personal Finance.

Welcome to another roundup. We started this week off by addressing why companies pay dividends. Do you know why? If you’ve ever wanted to know the answer to this question, I recommend checking out this post.

Time for the Yakezie links once again:

1. How Much Should People Have Saved In Their 401Ks At Different Ages @ Financial Samurai.

2. What My Knee Taught Me About Risk and Reward @ BITFS.

3. Knowledge is power and its free too! @ Wealth Informatics.

4. Can You Actually Afford a Pet? @ The College Investor.

5. Working Hard While On Vacation & My Week 7 Weigh In @ FGSW.

6. The 10 Pound Challenge @ Financially Consumed.

7. Healthcare Disincentives for Bad Behaviors Could Cost You Money @ Frugal Confessions.

8. Suze Orman’s Approved Prepaid Card – Bad Wine In New Bottle @ Money Cone.

9. How Avoiding the Big Supermarkets In Canada Can Save Money @ Canadian Finance Blog.

10. How I Will Take Control of My Finance in 2012 @ TFB.

11. Resolve To Use Your Gift Cards @ Money Beagle.

12. A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea @ Len Penzo.

13. Making Up Stories @ Live Real, Now.

14. Unconventional Guide to Publishing @ Couple Money.

15. Make Your Kids CFOs of Energy @ The Family CEO.

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Have you been following the links around the web? Check them out here…

1. Net Worth Update: $285,368.44 (UP $32,000!) @ Budgets Are Sexy.

2. What I Learned From Working Crappy Jobs @ TFB.

3. What is a Mutual Fund (with Some Steak Chili on the Side) @ GFC.

4. Is Gold In A Bubble? @ Canadian Finance Blog.

5. How to Increase Your Advertising Revenue from Your Blog @ PIN.

6. Stock Picking Q4 Results And 2012 Picks @ IS.

7. Making Money Online: What Every Beginner Should Know @ Studenomics.

8. Kickstart New Habits with a 30-Day Challenge @ GRS.

9. And Let There Be Light! @ Money Cone.

10. Canadian Online Discount Stock Brokerage Comparison – Updated 2012 @ Money Smarts Blog.

11. Get Out Of Debt With The Debt Snowball Method – GS4 @ Christian PF.

12. I Chose the Solo (Individual) 401K for My Small Business @ PT Money.

13. Robert Kiyosaki and Multi-Level Marketing Exposed! @ Lazy Man and Money.

14. Consider A Life Annuity @ Boomer and Echo.

15. Carnival of Personal Finance.

Just yesterday we had an article go up for how you can start a business after college. Anyone that’s finishing up college needs to understand the benefits of starting a business and how it can be done. If you don’t want to find a traditional job, you can look into how you can monetize your own projects.

Let’s check out the top links from the Yakezie:

1. Making $30,000 from Blogging in 2012: Joining the $30k Challenge @ Invest it Wisely.

2. Hidden Cost of Owning a Car @ Life and My Finances.

3. Did 2011 Suck? Let’s Kill it in 2012 @ TFB.

4. 5 Tips to Help You Grow Your Business @ Sustainable PF.

5. Start Saving During College or Else @ BITFS.

6. Unexpected Financial Blessings…What’s Your Story? @ KNS Financial.

7. Week 6 Weigh In – I Hope My Christmas Meal Doesn’t Come Back To Haunt Me @ FGSW.

8. Home Ownership Isn’t a Money Losing Proposition @ Bucksome Boomer.

9. What’s Your Motivation? @ Retire by 40.

10. After Christmas 2011 Thank You Roundup @ Buck Inspire.

11. Are You Making These Mistakes With Your Side Business? @ Free From Broke,

12. Budgets vs. Spending Plans @ So Over Debt.

13. Is Canadian Housing In A Bubble? @ Canadian Finance Blog.

14. 10 Stocks For 2012 (& Beyond) @ Money Cone.

15. Financial Samurai 2011 Predictions Review @ Financial Samurai.

Merry Christmas to everyone reading this right now!

1. I’m Giving You $500! It Pays to be Bad! @ TFB.

2. Three Alternate Uses for a Roth IRA Other Than Retirement @ Roth IRA.

3. Money Saving New Year’s Resolutions @ Stupid Cents.

4. Does giving kids money really help them? @ Retire Happy Blog.

5. Free, Cheap And Affordable Ways To Backup Your Digital Data @ BMM.

6. Time to Look at Home Insurance Quotes @ Couple Money.

7. Is Your Investment Loan Tax Deductible? @ Boomer and Echo.

8. How Can You Kill That Annoying Credit Card Debt? @ Studenomics.

9. What’s The Point of a Landlord Credit Check? @ PIN.

10. Value vs. Cheap: What is True Frugality? @ Planting Money Seeds.

11. Darden Restaurants (DRI) – Should You Put Money Where Your Mouth Is? @ TDGB.

12. An Important Component Of International Dividend Investing: Withholding Taxes @ IS.

13. How I Lost A Fortune Getting Out of Debt @ Budgets Are Sexy.

14. How Getting Courage to Say “No” Saved My Financial Life @ GFC.

15. How to Find the Best Financial Planner – 10 Qualities to Look For @ FFB.

Carnival of Personal Finance #340 Diverse PF Bloggers Edition

The other day we went over delicious holiday dinners on a budget. What are you going to be eating this holiday season? We all look forward to spending time with the family, but honestly, who doesn’t love a good meal? I certainly do.

Now it’s time for the Yakezie links:

1. What About a Gift-Less Christmas? @ Free From Broke.

2. Tax moves to make before the end of the year @ Bucksome Boomer.

3. Sustainable Eating @ Sustainable PF.

4. My Disappointing Week 4 Weigh In @FGSW.

5. The 3 Stages of Financial Freedom @ Invest it Wisely.

6. The Easiest $100 I Ever Made @ STBS.

7. Employers Are Testing for Skill and Personality @ KrantCents.

8. How to Receive Great Customer Service @ Consumerism Commentary.

9. Do Blogs or Dividends Pay Better Returns? @ Money Reasons.

10. No Follow Do Follow? I Am Enabling DOFOLLOW on My Blog So You Can Win @ Extra Money Blog.

11. The Importance of Portfolio Diversification @ Not Made of Money.

12. Avoiding Overspending @ Buy Like Buffett.

12. Our Family Budgeting Tools @ Couple Money.

13.How Social Media Can Ruin You @ TFB.

14. Carnival of Personal Finance @ Afford Anything.

15. How I Avoided Three Layoffs in Three Years @ BITFS

You want to catch up on the best pieces on the net? You’re in the right place…

1. Tips For Young Financial Advisors @ TFB.

2. Even Warren Buffett Has Terrible Ideas @ IS.

3. Side Hustle Series: I’m a Sample Passer-Outer @ Budgets Are Sexy.

4. Canadian Dividend Stocks.

5. How Do You Become a Landlord? @ PIN.

6. Credit Card Minimum Payments will Maximize Your Financial Pain @ Dough Roller.

7. Should You Work For A Small Business Or Large Corporation? @ Canadian Finance Blog.

8. When Do You Ask For Help With Finances? @ Dollar Versity.

9. Why Should You Give a Damn About Your Credit Score? @ Studenomics.

10. 14 Investments Yielding More Than 10% @ Financial Uproar.

11. Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Dividend Investor? @ TDGB.

12. 3 Portfolio Income Enhancers You Don’t Know About @ Wealth Pilgrim.

13. A Fruitful Search for a Frugal Computer @ Frugal Dad.

14. The Problem with Being Fabulously Wealthy @ PT Money.

15. The Best Small Business Credit Cards @ Free From Broke.