Wishing You A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!

Written on December 14, 2007 by Tezza

“…if, in my high moments, I have done some good, offered some service, shed some light, healed some wounds, rekindled some hope, or stirred someone from apathy and indifference, or in any way along the way helped somebody, then this campaign has not been in vain..” – Jesse Jackson

This will be my last post of the year. I will return to blogging on the 2nd of January 2008. Since I am traveling for the first half of 2008 I will be blogging without a schedule to give me more flexibility. I will continue to blog and reply to comments as usual as I will make my way to local Internet cafes on my trip so don’t go anywhere.

As the year draws to a close and the festive season is about to kick into gear I wanted to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to all the readers that have visited my Blog since it’s creation in July of this year. It has been you the readers that have made this project so much fun and rewarding. I’ve met some wonderful readers along the way who’ve stopped by and left comments or emailed me with kind words. Your contributions make this site great and it wouldn’t be the same without you.

I wanted to also take this opportunity to give my thanks to the top traffic contributors to 4evayoung.com:

http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/
http://www.askmrcreditcard.com/
http://www.debtconsolidationlowdown.com/
http://www.madetobegreat.com/
http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/
http://www.cleverdude.com/
http://millionairemommynextdoor.blogspot.com/
http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/
and http://www.bluntmoney.com/

If you have an idea for a post, please feel free to send it in. If you’d like to submit a guest post it will be well received as we are all on this journey of life together and there is much we can learn from each other. To help my blog continue to grow please spread the word to those in your life you think might need a little inspiration in their life.

To give you some holiday reading, here are my all time favorite posts for 2007.

Have a safe and enjoyable festive season and a wonderful New Year.

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