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Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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Find Your Passion: Love Your Work: Tips Galore!

Find Your Passion: Love Your Work: Tips Galore!

So I know you’re saying, find my passion? Ginger, I can hardly find a job I like much less talk about my passion! Those of you that do have jobs, I know these days may find it hard to tolerate let alone fathom adding the word passionate as a descriptor to your day job.
Been [...]

Smart Women Marry Rich:  Big Blue Eyes Or Big Green Bankroll?

Smart Women Marry Rich: Big Blue Eyes Or Big Green Bankroll?

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 [...]

How To Make A Layoff Payoff: 6 Surefire Tips

How To Make A Layoff Payoff: 6 Surefire Tips

Readers Digest has a really fabulous article about getting on your feet after a layoff.  Sometimes we see it coming and there are others for whom it comes out of the blue sky with no warning.  But in this economy, everyone should have a clear plan that can be implemented if the axe drops.  So [...]

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

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

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 [...]

Dilemma: Balancing Education, Career and Family Planning

Dilemma: Balancing Education, Career and Family Planning

Now that I am finished with my graduate studies everyone’s giving me THE LOOK and THE QUESTIONS.  This has to be the longest running dilemma of my life but I kid you not, with each milestone, the questions begin.
“Soooo, when are you guys planning on having children?”
“You’re going to be pregnant by the end of [...]

Feminism 2.0: Highlighting Society’s Issues and Women’s Voices

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 [...]

Rudder.com:  Reinventing and Forecasting Personal Finance

Rudder.com: Reinventing and Forecasting Personal Finance

Last week I found a new personal finance management tool a la Mint and Yodlee, called Rudder.  At first glance, I wasn’t too fond of the name but once I cracked it open, it’s potential usefulness outweighed my disdain for company’s branding.

What I love most about Rudder is it’s ability to track “What’s Left” or [...]

Recession Reality Hits DABA Girls

Most of you by now have read the New York Times article on the DABA Girls AKA Dating A Banker Anonymous Girls.  They’ve received both positive and negative attention around their support group and blog for women who’s “dating a banker” relationships have hit the rocks due to the current state of the economy.
Now, on [...]

Girls Just Wanna Have Funds – Top 50 Get Out of Debt Blogs To Watch In 2009

I was just notified by Evan Carmichael that Girls Just Wanna Have Funds has been listed as one of The Top 50 Get Out of Debt Blogs To Watch In 2009!!!  Feel free to go over and take a gander at the other fabulous blogs who made the list!
Of course, I’d like to feature the [...]

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

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 [...]