Surely you’ve seen the newest video or article going around discussing the single black woman’s plight around finding a mate within the black community. If you haven’t, read on, the overall comments on the subject will be interesting.
After watching the video yesterday, the part that jumped out at me was the discussion around money/finances in [...]
This is so unfortunate but it speaks to my thoughts around checking your mate’s credit and not totally giving up the financial reigns in a relationship. I can relate to being consumed with wedding expenses and planning and maybe even being tempted to skip a few bills but at what cost?
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I usually don’t post celebrity stuff here but for some reason this, this right here just tickles me to no end.
Kelis claims estranged hubby Nas has left her high and dry … not offering her a penny in the wake of her impending birth … and she says she’s broke — “I have run out [...]
Yes, I know we’ve discussed this topic ad nauseum here and where the post first went live as a guest post at Consumerism Commentary.
In my defense of bringing this up again, I was contacted by ABCNews to discuss my views on marriage and money as it relates to the book: Smart Girls Marry Money: How [...]
The cable bill was $248.00 this month. You read that right and Im none too happy about it. Why so high you ask? My darling husband decided to order some MLB special (read: Baseball) and the last Pay Paper View fight between Pacquiao and Hatton.
I promise you, I only need my channels and CNN, everything [...]
Totally provocative and tongue in cheek, but you get the underlying message. Choose your partners wisely.
I am not suggesting that women marry solely for money, I am after all a believer in love and commitment as a solid foundation for marriage. However, I am suggesting that women marry partners that are financially savvy. I [...]
When talking about women and money, we are often portrayed as financial risks. This is because of the perception that we we either shop too much or know little when it comes to utilizing money to create long term wealth and security. So today I’d like to discuss the issue of being a financial asset [...]
Like so many of you I’m here watching Grey’s Anatomy and it’s absolutely one of my favorite shows of the season. One scene that stood out to me was where a wife was faced with finding out why her health insurance would expire at midnight, but her husband was in need of emergency surgery. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
