Author Archive for Ginger
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds is for 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 a positive net worth and not afraid to flaunt it while breaking financial ceilings one stiletto at a time!
20 Reasons Why I Hate Comcast
Never have I experienced such ineptitude and lack of customer service in all of my adult life. This company has managed to grate my last working nerve and I have had it. Our Internet doesn’t work, they don’t have phone service in our area and the cable sometimes kicks out depending on what’s going on [...]
Weekend Roundup: Lazy Sunday Edition
photo credit: Felix Francis
It’s a steamy 90 degrees here in DC today, but I love it, lazy albeit hot Sundays rock!
The PF Bloggers have all written great articles this week, please check them out!
Living Almost Large
$250k for sex? - “…a student at Sacramento State is selling her virginity for money. Apparently she’s in student [...]
Grocery Bill Doubled In 9 Months: We Have A Problem
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Today we went on our biweekly shopping trip to Trader Joes.
I am pissed!
Our grocery bills have been inching up for a little while now but dammit if this didn’t take the cake! Now, granted we have been out of town so we didn’t go food shopping for a week or so before [...]
Put On Your Lace Gloves: Get The Car You Want At A Price You Can Afford
How many times have you set out to your local car dealership looking for the car you want but it’s not quite the price you need it to be. I’ve certainly been there with shady car salesmen trying to take advantage because they think I’m an inexperienced buyer, and, of course, a woman. I’ve had [...]
DNC 2008: Know Your Power: Don’t Let Anyone Discount Who You Are
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At this moment, I sit here listening to The Honorable Elijah Cummings give a speech at the Maryland Delegation Breakfast. To say that his speech gives me anything short of chills is an understatement. I remember asking my husband earlier this week, “who is he?“ I’m familiar with the name but really [...]
Detour: Blogging From The DNC
This week will be a bit different and I hope you’ll bear with me. I wanted to have posts lined up from my fellow personal finance bloggers but decided to go with the moment instead.
Right now I’m packing for an early morning flight as we’re headed out for the Democratic National Convention held in Denver, [...]
Stay At Home Wives: The New Status Symbol?
Add this to the list of decisions that women are now criticized for with regards to their life decisions. If it isn’t the Mommy Wars between the stay at home and working moms, then before that it was the women who chose to get an education and work for a living instead of choosing to [...]
Save Money By Sharing One Car
Wisebread published an article this week which detailed in part the expenses incurred when taking on a second car:
According to the American Public Transportation Association, replacing one car with a combination of walking and public transportation saves a household $8059 per year in reduced spending on fuel, maintenance, insurance, registration, depreciation, finance charges, etc. [...]
Menu Planning: 6 Tips To Get Started and Recipes From The Kitchen Staples List
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Let’s face it, school starts in a few days, the summer is coming to a close and you need to get back into a routine for the fall and winter months. Why not make it easier by getting started on your menu planning now? Here are some tips to [...]
5 Ways Your Choice Of Life Partners Can Make Or Break Your Finances
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Choosing the right long term partner takes time, patience and a sincere interest in making sure you’ve chosen the right person. After all you’ll be sharing your lives together quite possibly for the rest of your life. So it makes sense that your choice in life partners can impact your finances. But [...]
