Girls Just Wanna Have Funds Women's Personal Finance Blog

You’re probably sick of all of the #FINCON12 recap blog posts but here I am with another one! If you saw #FINCON12 trending this weekend on Twitter then you know that a bunch of nerdy personal finance bloggers got together for what some have called the Woodstock of personal finance.  We came,  we saw, strategized, partied and of course many of us are now at home developing our blog strategies for the next year. I’ll get into the awesome people I met later but I do want to spend a bit of time talking about a consistent theme throughout the ... Read More »

  In our next series of Avon interviews, I had the pleasure of interviewing Avon superstar, Denise.  Like Becky, she makes money selling Avon products to friends and family and has tons of fun doing it!  While interviewing Denise it became immediately clear that we share many of the same values around women and money which made this interview easy with many “yes, me too!” moments. What’s Her Story? Denise is a mom who has been selling Avon for about 3 years now.  She happened upon Avon due to the pending birth of her son, however she’d recently lost her ... Read More »

While the personal finance blog arena tends to be a “sausage fest”, there are quite a few established and up and coming personal finance blogs written by women. I enjoy highlighting these blogs because I don’t get to read them as much and I think it’s important that our voices are heard in this male dominated arena. If you know of or are a blog written by a woman, please list below in the comments for inclusion in an upcoming post.  You can also list your favorite personal finance blog written by a woman and tell us why you think ... Read More »

  Last week, I had the opportunity to interview Becky, an Avon representative who makes extra money selling products to family and friends.  What I loved about this interview, is the no-pressure attitude that Becky takes to selling products.  She does it when she can so that she can still balance her time between family and selling products. As a result, she’s able to use the money for family vacations and the occasional surprise bill or two that may come up.  We all love extra money! Here’s the interview: Talk to me about how working with Avon and selling the ... Read More »

I wrote about finding a blogging partner because I really want to expand the “voice” on Girls Just Wanna Have Funds.  That said I underestimated the response and so this is my attempt as organizing this process in a more efficient manner while answering your questions.  Some of you want more information about guest posting every once in a while and others want to join the team and write more frequently.  I am open to both so here’s the deal: Staff Writers / Blogging Partners If you are interested in contributing to Girls Just Wanna Have Funds on a consistent ... Read More »

Tonight as I was getting to know my roommate for Blogworld, she asked about my passion for writing about women and personal finance, pretty much where it comes from. It hit me that I’d never really blogged about it here, at least not in it’s entirety. I’ll start by saying that I have always loved talking about women and money, the implications, risks and benefits from being empowered when it comes to money. But, it starts even earlier than that. My father passed away at the tender age of 11, and, without going into all the sordid details around it, ... Read More »

I’ve made this request on Twitter a couple times but then backed away after receiving responses so this is my attempt to do this again. I am a control freak so this is not easy but here goes. I’d love to have a partner in crime as it relates to this blog. Specifically, someone with a passion for talking about women and personal finance.  I can’t stress this enough as you really need to have an interest in this area.  Ideally, I would like to partner with someone on writing blog posts (staff writer), planning and expanding our Meetups and ... Read More »

Yes I know that I haven’t updated the blog in a few weeks, but I have good reason!  I’ve been studying for my licensing exam and the GRE at the same time along with balancing my J-O-B.  So last Saturday I took the licensing exam  which meant taking some time off from writing the blog to buckle down and get-er-done!  I plan to take the GRE on the 8th of November but I can ease up a bit since Im not doing double duty anymore.  Next year I hope to secure entrance into a doctoral program thus my need for ... Read More »

I guess some of my more snarkier commentary was picked up by the Washington Post Express on the Squeaking by on $300,000: Recession Fallout in Six Figures article: *snicker* What can I say?  There are people with larger problems, Ms Steins worrying about squeaking by on $300,000 just sounds silly when she has within her means to scale back and save more. Read More »

Earlier this week the post, Reason #423 Why You Should Check His Credit went live on this site.  What followed was angry commentary from men who were no less than PISSED that I advocate that a women be financially knowledgeable about a man’s finances before saying I DO. First, let me clear a few things up about this blog:   This blog is obviously written by a woman, and that would be me, Ginger.  It is written by a woman for women on the topics of personal finance and everything that goes along with it.  Why?  I find that women are often ... Read More »

Last Friday, I was invited to the AvonTweetup with the fabulous Suze Orman in New York City along with other women who blog about various topics.  One thing we all shared in common is our desire to see our businesses and personal finances succeed. First, I think you all should know, if you have ever questioned whether or not Suze is for real—>she is every bit of electric, magnetic, passionate-whatever you want to call it in person as she is on TV.  Her authenticity permeates the room and you just know that she cares about every person to whom she ... Read More »

Tomorrow I’ll be having breakfast with the one and only Suze Orman in New York City!!  The folks at Meetup will tell you that this has been something on my wish list for a while now.  I totally admire Suze for all her work around women and personal finance so I am incredibly honored that I was invited to this event. Have questions about personal finance issues?  Debt?  Saving?  Spending?  401k?  Post them in the comments and I will be sure to ask her tomorrow! If you’re on Twitter, please follow the hashtag #avontweetup or you can follow it here. ... Read More »

Tomorrow I’ll be having breakfast with the one and only Suze Orman in New York City!!  The folks at Meetup will tell you that this has been something on my wish list for a while now.  I totally admire Suze for all her work around women and personal finance so I am incredibly honored that I was invited to this event. Have questions about personal finance issues?  Debt?  Saving?  Spending?  401k?  Post them in the comments and I will be sure to ask her tomorrow! If you’re on Twitter, please follow the hashtag #avontweetup or you can follow it here. ... Read More »

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them. Sojourner Truth~Ain’t I a Woman? ~Women’s Convention~ Akron, Ohio ~1851 Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Feminism 2.0 conference here in DC with a host of other like minded women bloggers with a sprinkling of a few men here and there.  To say the energy there was exciting ... Read More »

Oprah’s Best Life webinar featuring personal finance guru Suze Orman will be taking questions from viewers about money matters, including credit management and tips for making over your FICO credit score. The webinar will be live on Thursday, January 15 at 8 p.m. CST. If you are interested in joining, you can register here: http://lybl.oprah.com/lybl.html (check the money box). Since many women manage the finances in their household, understanding the FICO score is one way women can empower themselves and secure their financial future. In honor of Oprah’s yearly list of her favorite things, here are some of “FICO’s Favorite ... Read More »