Weekend Roundup #1

Welcome to the first Free Ticket to Japan weekend round up!

This week was a week of firsts. We signed up to host a carnival for the first time which will be live this coming Sunday. It is a Lifestyle Carnival for any posts that center around certain topics like travel, fashion, hobbies like biking and running, good eats, lifestyle design, and health.

Here is what was posted at Free Ticket to Japan this week.

1) How to Prepare Japanese Food on a Budget

2) Japan Thoughts from My Trip to Japan

3) Sneaker Hunting in Japan

We were also featured in the following carnivals.

Yakezie Carnival at Prairie EcoThrifter.

We also take the time to check out posts from fellow bloggers. Here are some great posts from the Yakezie network of lifestyle bloggers. You may actually see some of these blogs in the upcoming carnival as well as blogs from outside the Yakezie network of bloggers.

Bike Lane Living posts an infographic on How Bikes Can Save Us.

Just Another Girl with a Blog posts 2012 Goals Update.

Jai Catalano posts Who Does My Son Look Like, Mom or Dad?

Chronic Illness posts I Have Crohn’s What Do I Do Now?

Married with Debt posts The Best Travel Tip I Ever Learned.

American Debt Project posts Do What You’re Great at Not What You’re Good At.

Sustainable Life Blog posts 8 Green Travel Tips.

My Broken Coin posts Nine Wardrobe Staples to Consider.

Newlyweds on a Budget posts Traveling vs. Saving.

Money Cactus posts What Motivates You?

Craft Thrift and Love posted Frugal Meals.

Sustainable Personal Finance posts How to Make Baby Food.

Buck Inspire posts Inspiring Travel Destinations.

For all you pet owners out there, Smart Wealth posts The Cost of Owning a Pet.

Thad Thoughts posts iPhone Productivity Apps.

Meal Plan Rescue posts Bacon Milkshakes.

Whew! What a great roundup! Are you in the Yakezie challenge and blog in the lifestyle vertical? Don’t see your post here? That’s because you might have missed the forum topic where we all signed up for the lifestyle team. Check it out here and add your lifestyle blog. You must be a member of the Yakezie challenge to add your lifestyle blog.

Thanks for a great week!