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Okay, so I've given up and resorted to posting these updates sometime in between Friday and Sunday… so there, now I can't be held accountable for laziness… unless this update starts coming in on Mondays or Tuesdays…

Anyway, let's get started.

Yakezie Challenge Update

Last time, May 28th, Go Be Rich was ranked at 649,465. This week, it's at 474,155. That's a drop of 175,310. Things are starting to slow down, and the competition is getting fierce. I thinking I'm nearing the end of the "honeymoon" phase of my blog, that phase where everything seems like amazing progress simply because your blog is so new and has no past to be compared to. It probably hasn't helped that I've been a little more removed from my blog than usual this week, but don't worry, Go Be Rich isn't going anywhere, I'm still truckin' along, fightin' the good fight, stickin' it to the man, standing up for the little guy, etc, etc, etc.

Go Be Rich's Posts of The Week

1. I'm Going on a Trip! Week 4 Reflections

2. Prosperity Plan # 5: Forget Your Weaknesses

3. Carnival of Personal Finance 311: I'm In!

4. Happy Memorial Day!

5. $5 to $20 Giveaway!

6. Knowing your 401(k) Rollover Options

7. Painful Passion

 Read them. They're good. I mean, I wrote them, come on… also, 4 out of 7 of my posts have exclamation marks in the title… apparently I was excited this past week.

Posts From Around the Blogosphere

1. Check out Money Talks Coaching's Post on Taxpayer Fraud. You're pretty much required to click on this link, as this involves a grown man in a diaper. He sleeps in a crib. Yup, uses a bottle too.

2. Financially Consumed writes about the deep, dark underbelly of Keeping Financial Secrets From the Spouse. Gritty. Edgy. Dangerous. See for yourself.

3. Money in the 20s tackles the issue of Juggling Multiple Job Offers. Good problem to have in this economy.

4. Money is The Root get sacrilegious on our butts this week with a post about Why you Should Quit Paying Down Your Debt. Way to challenge the status quo, you rebel you.

5. Money Spruce discusses ways to spruce up your living space (haha, a pun), By Getting Rid of Clutter.  Oddly enough, there's a Smoky The Bear reference at the end.  

6. Shannyn posts about her new life in Chicago, the challenges along the way, and how She'll. Never. Settle (read it, you'll understand). Inspirational actually. The Katy Perry reference is…entertaining, but then again the blog itself does  have the word "beautiful" in it…

7. Enemy of Debt says doing it conservatively, responsibly, and realistically will bring you success. Concerning retirement. Planning for retirement, that is. No, no, not– ah, whatever, just go read it.

8. Len Penzo writes about Good Personal Finance Practices Gone Wild (my title). Hope he doesn't mind me comparing his post to Girls Gone Wild.

9. Over at Moolanomy, you can find 5 tips for Quitting Your Job on Good Terms. Filling your boss's desk and briefcase to the brim with aerosol cheese is NOT one of the tips.

And there it is. Until Next Time.

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Here I am, back at home after an almost 2-week long business trip and a day-and-a-half at the lake (yes, I'm writing this post right now with a slight hangover… I do have some other hobbies besides Go Be Rich).

I had a good time, but boy oh boy am I glad to be home again, and more than eager to get back to work on Go Be Rich. So to delay the instant gratification that is GBR no longer, below you'll find a Yakezie Challenge update, some of the recent Go Be Rich articles you may have missed, and links to some of the best personal finance stuff out there.

By the way, considering it's Memorial Day weekend, I just want to give a shout-out to all those men and women in our military that work and fight everyday and sacrifice much of what they love in order to protect this great American Country. Without you all, I wouldn't have the freedom to create an amazing, award-winning, incredibly successful blog (okay, future-award-winning blog).

Yakezie Challenge update

It's getting closer and closer, that far-off goal of Go Be Rich ranking at or below 200,000 in this crazy messed-up blogosphere. Kinda like that star that you're pretty sure you saw out of the corner of your eye but when you look directly at it, it disappears… yes, I just compared my blog to a celestial object… that's how awesome this blog is.

1,198,313 is where we were at as of the 20th of May, last Friday. Today I'm proud to say that Go Be Rich is ranked at 649,465 as of Saturday, May 28th. That's a drop of 548,848! Thank you to everyone who stopped by, commented, shared, talked about, tweeted, "liked", or did anything else that had and/or has anything to do with Go Be Rich! Without you readers there would be no blog!

Go Be Rich's Posts of the Week

Not as many as usual for the past week or so, due to my trip. Oh, and for those who actually pay attention to what I write and when I say I'm going to posts certain stuff (like, all 2 of you out there), I didn't forget about the whole Prosperity Plan postings, I just didn't have time to write any more. The follow-up article to Prosperity Plan #4: I'm Going on a Trip, and week 5's concept will be up as soon as possible.

1. Peaks and Valleys: a Review, which is what it sounds like, a review of the book Peaks and Valleys written by Spencer Johnson, M.D.

2. Founding Principle #3: Virtuous and Moral Leaders (and their salaries). Ever wanted to simply give yourself a raise? These guys can, and do so more often than not.

3. A World Without Money. Terrifying, I know… In fact, after writing this post I went to bed, had feverish nightmares, and abruptly awoke in a cold sweat… okay, not really.

Posts From Around the Blogosphere

1. Ashley over at Money Talks Coaching shares with us her $12,000 Costco bill. Also, Ashley was chosen as #1 Editor pick in the Carnival of Personal Finance held over at My Personal Finance Journey. Congrats Ashley!
2. Jeffrey asks his readers what they think are the best Online Personal Finance Tools over at Money Spruce. Also, you still have time left to get his free E-Book, "Money After College".
3. Hunter from Financially Consumed has a post concerning two of the world's largest driving forces, SEX and MONEY. Okay, so it's a post about the different approaches to investing between the sexes… got your attention though right?
4. Moving on to Money in the 20s, Dave has a post about the benefits and disadvantages of Health Savings Accounts. Pretty informative post, as I didn't really know a lot about these things, just that they had something to do with not paying taxes. Also, be sure to check out his $25 PayPal giveaway. All you have to do is pick one single stock, and if it out-performs the stocks chosen by the other participants, you win!  
5. Justin from Money is the Root also has an awesome $25 giveaway going on now. This one's a gift card from Amazon, which means it's good for just about anything. You can also read about why he Bewares Those who Bear Gifts. There's also a little talk about the world ending thrown in for good measure.
6. Frugal Beautiful has a post about how to Whiten your Teeth for $20 or Less. Yup, there's a reference to Suze Orman's ridiculously blinding-white teeth here to chuckle over.
7. In case you need some sugar to rot out those pearly-whites, JT McGee writes about how to buy 56 ounces of Hershey's chocolate for $24 shipped, using this fact as a way to tie in a study done about how waiters and waitresses get more tips when they give out chocolates, which in turn may prevent his pet peeve from from emerging: food service people who complain about their pay.
8. David over at Money Under 30 writes about a reader's issue with not being able to bring himself to spend money. Complete with hand-drawn pictures (the best kind, right?).

That's about it for this week. So go chew on a few of these links, keep checking back with Go Be Rich for even more awesome content, and stay in school kids.

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Yakezie Challenge Update

As you'll recall, last Friday I posted the first Yakezie Challenge update. At that time, Go Be Rich had a ranking of 2,490,411.

Now, I'm glad to say that as of this Friday, March 20th, Go Be Rich is currently at a ranking of 1,198,313. That's down by 1,292,098 places in one week!

Remember, the goal is to reach 200,000 or under, so we've still got 918,313 spots to go, but we're getting there! Below is a summary of the events at Go Be Rich throughout the past week in case you missed anything, as well as some links to noteworthy articles from around the personal finance blogosphere.

And be sure to check out Go Be Rich's guest post over at PT Money to find out how I got fired!

Go Be Rich's Posts of The Week

1. The reflections on week 3 of the 52-Week Prosperity Plan, titled the Long-Reaching Effects of Kindness: Week 3 Reflections

2. The 4th post in the 52-Week Prosperity Plan, titled Prosperity Plan #4: I'm Going on a Trip!

3. A book review on the book titled A Million Bucks by 30

4. It's About Time! A post about Go Be Rich's Official Logo and Header!

5. I'm Trying to Give You Money! All about how difficult my Best Buy experience was

6. The next step in creating an awesome, accurate budget, The Next Budget Step.

Posts from around the Blogosphere

1. Over at Financially Consumed we find a post outlining the Six Steps to 401(k) Success, a to-the-point post outlining what to do with a 401(k).

2. At Money Talks Coaching, we find Ashley discussing How She Chose a Property Manager, which is good info for those with, or thinking about purchasing, any rental property.

3. Read about 8 Frugal Ideas the owner of Money Spruce hates, most of which I absolutely agree with.

4. This week, Money in The 20's mixes fitness updates about his New Exercise Regimen with tips for appropriate work attire for women. Unless you're a woman, check out the fitness updates. And guys, don't bother, there's no pictures of said female attire… or females for that matter.

5. Financial Success for Young Adults writes about the balance between Fun and Frugality and asks for your input.

6. Money Cone shares with readers the 15 Stocks to Survive Another Lost Decade… let's just all agree we're not going to have another one of those, okay?

And there it is…

Lot's going on out there, so be sure to check out any articles you may have missed here at Go Be Rich, as well as the outstanding posts from the other blogs in this wonderful blogosphere of personal finance. Again, I thank each and every one of you that have read and commented on anything here at Go Be Rich… without your help, I'd still be in the 2,490,411th place!