Financial Motivation Blog Swap Round-Up

Hello friends.

I bet you weren’t expecting a weekend post! Well today I have the pleasure of hosting the fifth Yakezie Blog Swap. Twenty two of the best personal finance bloggers on the internet have come together to answer one question: What is your Financial Motivation?

These bloggers are letting you into some of their deepest personal thoughts and motivations, and each one of the articles is sure to give you a new appreciation for the author. I’ve read every single one of these posts, and they are all great!

My Favorite Swapped Post

Maybe it’s because I’m always amazed with success stories from people who grew up with so much less than I had, but I loved Sandy’s post about Fear of Poverty at Beating Broke; specifically the poverty she experienced as a child, is her financial motivation. Great post Sandy!

Also make sure to check out her partner Shane’s post about Financial Intentionality at Yes I Am Cheap.

My Swap

I want to give a special THANK YOU to Derek from Life and My Finances. He posted my article about being Snubbed for “Most Likely To Succeed” and I had some great comments from a few of his readers.

Also, don’t forget to check out Derek’s post about Fear, Family and Independence right here on Thousandaire.

The Rest of the Great Financial Motivation Posts

Khaleef writes about how how his faith drives his finances at My Personal Finance Journey
Jacob shares the three things he does to keep focus and motivation at KNS Financial.
Andrea writes about how she is finally done with debt even though her friend might not be at Money Sanity.
Alan shares 5 Great Reasons to be Financially Responsible at So Over Debt.
Kevin (Editor’s note: great name) talks about experiencing the world at Financial Success for Young Adults.
LaTisha D Styles says Financial Freedom Brings Options at Debt Eye.
Robert tells the world 10 Things That Motivate Him to be Financially Responsible at The Single Saver.
Denise talks about real life Horror Scenes and their Financial Impact at The College Investor.
Jason shares how three little monsters, better known as children, keep him financially focused at Narrow Bridge.
Eric just wants to Live the High Life, whether that’s being active and single today or settling down in the future, and shares at Live Real, Now.
Penny talks about making a big change and saving a quarter of her family income for the sake of her children at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff.
Crystal wants to live well today and retire early, and she has the plan to make it happen at The Saved Quarter.
Justin talks about taking after his financially responsible mother and wants to provide for his family at Mom’s Plans.
Melissa talks about finding enough money to send her kids to Japanese school so they can learn their dad’s language at Money is the Root.
Dave learned his lessons about gambling in college and now wants to retire young. Check out his story at Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance.
Joe is about to be an asset millionaire, but he’s in it for the kids, not the money, and shares at Invest it Wisely.
Kevin (Editor’s note: another great name) shares a powerful story about growing up in poverty and taking control of his life as an adult at Smart Money Focus.

We had one more participant, but Barbara didn’t like my topic (humph!). However, I forgive her and, if you’re lacking financial motivation, she has some tips for you at Money in the 20s.

Thanks to everyone for sharing! Thousandaires, what was your favorite post?

Kevin McKee

Kevin McKee is an entrepreneur, IT guru, and personal finance leader. In addition to his writing, Kevin is the head of IT at Buildingstars, Co-Founder of Padmission, and organizer of Laravel STL. He is also the creator of www.contributetoopensource.com. When he’s not working, Kevin enjoys podcasting about movies and spending time with his wife and four children.

Financial Samurai

April 9, 2011 at 10:12 am

Love the initiative Kevin by you and the rest! Great work! I just love how everybody creates their own things to do to help others. This is what the Yakezie is all about!

Best, Sam

Joe Edward
April 9, 2011 at 11:20 am

Kevin,

Thanks for hosting the blog swap. This was my first one and it was great to read about people’s different motivations on being at financially motivated.

See you at the next swap!
Joe

Robert @ The College Investor

April 9, 2011 at 11:32 am

Thanks for putting this together!

Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey

April 9, 2011 at 2:55 pm

Thanks for putting this together! I’m going to copy for the round up on my site, if you don’t mind! haha

Sandy @ yesiamcheap

April 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Awesome to have this all in one place!! This is my first blog swap. It was great reading about what other people’s perspectives were on the same subject. Thanks for choosing my post as editor’s pick. 🙂

Paula @ AffordAnything.org

April 9, 2011 at 6:19 pm

What a great roundup! It’s so interesting to see what people’s motives are. Mine is to be “financially free,” which I define as having a steady stream of passive income that will afford me a reasonable cost-of-living for the rest of my life.

LifeAndMyFinances

April 9, 2011 at 8:14 pm

Thanks for the leadership on this blog swap Kevin! And I loved your post that was part of my site too.

By the way, your site looks awesome. Keep up the good work.

LaTisha @FSYAonline

April 10, 2011 at 7:35 am

Thanks for hosting! I’m also copying for my blog swap round up 🙂

Barb Friedberg

April 10, 2011 at 7:43 am

Kevin-Awesome job (even if you did call me out!) 🙂 Thanks for putting it all together. Now I’m going to read them all! And of course steal for my round-up!