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Welcome The Simple Dollar, Get Rich Slowly and MSN Smart Spending Readers!

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Donna Freedman of MSN’s Smart Spending blog linked to a comment I made over at Pinching Copper: There Are No Victims In The Housing Bust. You’ll see that I am really passionate about the topics around the recent sub prime mortgage meltdown. I don’t think ONE person is […]

Ginger | April 9th, 2008 | Read More

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Feature Article #2

Cooking at Home with Basic Kitchen Staples Saves You Money

This is a guest post by Dr. Yakini, publisher of Girly Home Webzine. Girly Home Webzine is an online lifestyle magazine for ladies. The webzine is updated monthly and features articles on mental and physical health, financial savvy, beauty and wellness, food and wine, the art of femininity and etiquette, society and […]

Ginger | March 4th, 2008 | Read More

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Feature Article #3

Emotional Overspending-Are you Guilty? I am!

Ok, some of us like the term retail therapy. But that doesn’t change the fact that many of us are guilty of this financial sin which leaves us asking ourselves why did we purchase that DVF dress in the first place?
Let’s look at why we tend to overspend and ladies I mean you! […]

Ginger | February 7th, 2008 | Read More

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Feature Article #4

Picking Apart the Millionaire Mindset

I want to be a millionaire, its that simple and I am willing to be as diligent, focused and prioritized in order to get there. The millionaire mindset isn’t just about changing habits, but moreso the mindset that is needed in order to achieve it.
How to Think Like a Millionaire and […]

Ginger | January 20th, 2008 | Read More

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Feature Article #5

Personal Finance Tips For Newlyweds-Part 2

Part one is here at The Frugal Law Student.
Brett wrote an awesome post about Personal Finance Tips for Newlyweds and I wanted to add a few more to the list. Believe it or not this was one of the more challenging issues when we got married. Since I was always reading the Suze […]

Ginger | January 19th, 2008 | Read More

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Girls Just Wanna Have Funds is dedicated to the woman that wants to take charge of her personal finances. We value budgeting, investing, frugality and remain mindful of our spending habits. Move over and make way for women who are in control of their financial destinies and not afraid to say it. We’re armed with […]

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Financial Infidelity Revisited: 7 Tough Questions

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Given the divorce rate of 50%, I often wonder what women are doing when it comes to their money. Women are commanding a higher earning power today than ever in US history. What does this mean for the modern day marriage? Are prenups acceptable? Or do […]

May 13th, 2008 | Ginger | 9 comments | Read More

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Gas Prices On The Rise To $5/Gallon: How Will You Cope?

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Paying $4/gallon is pretty much a reality for many of us across the nation right now as gas hit another record high over the weekend. We took a trip to NYC for mother’s day and it took $70 to fill up an almost 19 gallon tank! I gasped as this was […]

May 12th, 2008 | Ginger | 14 comments | Read More

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On Food Stamps And Still Hungry @ $280 A Month

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Would you believe that in this day and age where we have coupons, food banks and discount supermarkets like Shoppers, people are still complaining about not being able to make it on $280 a month using food stamps for a family of two? The CNN Money Article-On Food […]

May 6th, 2008 | Ginger | 4 comments | Read More

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Senior Healthcare Options: Navigating The Murky Mess That Is The US Healthcare System

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It never occurred to me that the health care system for seniors in this country was so dire until my FIL became ill. To have every door closed to us because of a pre-existing condition, age and lack of continuing insurance blew my mind. So what options do seniors […]

May 5th, 2008 | Ginger | 2 comments | Read More

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Expensive Weekend: Emergency Trips, Decorating and Footing the Bill for a Stray Kitty

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I can’t say how stressful the past week has been both emotionally and physically. I have been near tears several times and broke down a few more because at times it became too hard to manage. Thankfully I’ve had supportive friends, family and even professor who is letting me complete […]

May 3rd, 2008 | Ginger | 10 comments | Read More

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Stretching Your Food Budget During Hard Times

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This is a guest post by Melissa at Master Your Card where she blogs about how to use credit cards wisely. Check out her great credit card blog and subscribe here!
Tough times are all around us. It seems that the price of everything is always going up and, unfortunately, our […]

April 29th, 2008 | Ginger | 7 comments | Read More

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Thoughts On Managing a Parent’s Illness and Possible Continuing Care Options

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Over the last few days I’ve been forced to think about possible continuing care options given my father in law’s recent stroke and seizure over the weekend. We were not prepared to deal with a major illness in that it required care after leaving the hospital. As adult children the thought […]

April 29th, 2008 | Ginger | 3 comments | Read More

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Managing Chaos And Working My Way Back

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I’m here in our hotel room trying to beat the clock as my final is due at 12am but with so much on my mind, blogging has helped me get thoughts down that otherwise just take up space so bear with me. I have a break and with that comes a […]

April 28th, 2008 | Ginger | 4 comments | Read More

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Taking a Weekend Break

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I will be taking a break from blogging until Monday.  My father in law had a stroke last night and my husband and I are headed north to see him in the hospital and discuss the next step with his doctors as it is becoming likely that he will be moving in […]

April 24th, 2008 | Ginger | 3 comments | Read More

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Women, Men & Money: How Are We Different?

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This is a guest post by JB. He is 23 years old and writes at Get Rich or Die Trying where he blogs about the struggles of everyday financial life and his dreams of becoming rich along with how he plans to do it.

I am getting married in less than a […]

April 24th, 2008 | Ginger | 5 comments | Read More