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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Category: couples

Having It All: Man, Child, Dog And The Picket Fence! Part 1

Having It All: Man, Child, Dog And The Picket Fence! Part 1

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How many times have we thought about this?  Self imposed (sometimes socially) time lines on motherhood, career, education and marriage?
I’ve always believed that women can have it all.  Still do, just in staggered moderation.  Lately, I have to admit though, going through my own struggles with this as I want it all and pretty determined [...]

Repost: Smart Women Marry for Money, and Here’s Why

Repost: Smart Women Marry for Money, and Here’s Why

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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 [...]

Women And Life Insurance:  4 Reasons Why We Need To Be Prepared For The Inevitable

Women And Life Insurance: 4 Reasons Why We Need To Be Prepared For The Inevitable

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The significant other of an acquaintance passed away and while I sent my condolences I couldn’t help but wonder how she would move through financially this year.  I kept thinking did he have life insurance?  Were they a two income household?  Did she depend on him to help her with paying the bills?  Of course [...]

Do I Stay or Go? One Woman’s Struggle To Step Out On Her Own (Video)

Do I Stay or Go? One Woman’s Struggle To Step Out On Her Own (Video)

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How likely are you to leave a bad marriage if you have no education or poor career prospects? I realize there may be other factors such as children, years put into the marriage and each party’s willingness to work things out.
But let’s put that aside for the moment.
I have always always said that I [...]

Fighting Fair about Finances:  How do you measure up?

Fighting Fair about Finances: How do you measure up?

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photo credit: Laenulfean
This is a guest-post I submitted to Millionaire Mommy Next Door with a few changes.
In an earlier post I asked, What do you fight about more? Based on your responses, money and sex are at the top of the list. However, regardless of the issue you should be fighting [...]

The Smart Woman’s Guide for the Soon to be Divorced

The Smart Woman’s Guide for the Soon to be Divorced

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What do Juanita Jordan, Halle Berry and Sheila Johnson all have in common?
All three came out on top in their respective divorce proceedings. If you’ve been under a rock and aren’t familiar with the final decisions, Juanita Jordan was paid $168 million dollars when all was said and done. You read right, [...]

Sex? Money?  What do you fight about more?

Sex? Money? What do you fight about more?

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CNN asked, so I’m asking, what do you fight about more?

photo credit: ganessas

Guest Post on Consumerism Commentary

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Check out my guest post on Consumerism Commentary: Smart Women Marry for Money, and Here’s Why.
I think this post has sparked some interesting and expected commentary which I will elaborate on later. Until then, feel free to go on over and check it out!
Thanks to Flexo for allowing me to guest post on [...]

Personal Finance Tips For Newlyweds-Part 2

Personal Finance Tips For Newlyweds-Part 2

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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 [...]

Women and Money:  What does it mean to you?

Women and Money: What does it mean to you?

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Growing up my dad always drilled into me that I value money and money does not value me. Now that I am older, I see the wisdom in his words. Sure, Uncle Sam puts a value on me based on my income and net worth but at the core of who I am, I make [...]