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  21 Days to Rock Your Finances: Day 11 -Get Out And Stay Out Of Debt

  Today’s post gives you soup to nuts as it relates to getting out of debt!  So if you’re in debt and need a strategy?  Pull up a seat! Before we get started, it’s important to underscore the importance of this step.  If you’ve been in [...]

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• Unemployment + Bad Credit UPDATE: States May Ban Credit Checks On Job Applicants

  Remember this story?  Most of you were fired up, and rightfully so. It’s a$$inine to bar someone to get a job because they have bad credit. This is why we have criminal background checks. Perhaps a remedy would be to give the person a mandatory [...]

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  You Need To Know: C-Sections, Hospitals And Your Insurance Company

  Here’s the oxymoron of the day. If hospitals start telling obstetricians stop doing C-sections (or try to reduce them), that’s problematic for hospitals because they make money off them.  So they are less likely to engage in C-sections because many hospitals are struggling to stay [...]

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• Unplanned Expenses = Why You Need An Emergency Fund

  Well, that should read why I ended one but I already have one.  If you’ve been following my tweets then you know that my car was broken into today and they tried to steal the GPS and possibly the car itself. Police caught someone trying [...]

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  MilkShake Money: Let’s Hope Nas Brought His Wallet To The Yard

  Kelis and her lawyers have made the following determination, you know, since Nas makes considerably more moolah than Kelis: – Nas pulls in $244,826 a month – Kelis rakes in a relatively paltry $13,744 a month – Kelis should get child support totaling $17,225 a [...]

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• Inspiration: Mortgage Apple Cake Helps Woman Out Of Financial Ruin

  Stories like this totally warm my heart! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy What greatness can you share born out of hardship?

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  Are We There Yet? Baby Making Time Lines

  Today I learned that my BFF is pregnant!  I am of course so happy for her and plan to be all up in and through her pregnancy living vicariously through her for the next 8 months. As we talked about her pregnancy pains, I realized [...]

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• Taking A Blog Detour

  photo credit: chrisdlugosz Over the last few weeks you might have noticed a slow down in posting on my end and that has more to do with my recent work schedule.  Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do so it’s totally a good [...]

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• Personal Finance 101: What Should Be Taught In High School?

  Some friends and I were talking about the US educational system and how we aren’t taught some of the more basic and practical aspects of life, one of them being personal finance.  Think about it, what did you really learn in high school about personal [...]

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  Bank Of America Promotes Responsible Lending via New Home Loans Site

  I sat in on a preview of Bank of America’s new Home Loan website designed specifically with promoting responsible lending.  As we all know many consumers are burdened with mortgages they can’t afford and banks made loans that were less than honest.  Bank of America [...]

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  Save Yourself Movement: 5 Smart Money Moves

  I’m a huge fan of Suze Orman for obvious reasons, but most of all because she gives clear and practical advice when it comes to personal finance.  Today’s article deals with Suze Orman’s 5 Smart Money Moves and she introduces the “Save YourSelf Movement”.  Im [...]

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  Random Notes, Updates and Insights

  I feel like such a bad fairy blog mother.  Life has gotten a bit hectic with me graduating next month and balancing my work and personal life.  So here goes: Randoms Notes, Updates and Insights This weekend the man and I went down to the [...]

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• Check Me Out On BAP Living Radio: Personal Finance For Women Episode

  Yesterday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ananda Leeke, host of the BAP Living Radio Show.  There we discussed women and personal finance, money management tools, the recession and my plans for Girls Just Wanna Have Funds. Check it out! Hosted by: Ananda [...]

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• Repost: Cheap Alternatives for the Must Haves in your Life Pt. 1 of 3

  photo credit: pfala Admit it. Being frugal isn’t something that you look forward to, after all it means that you’ll be giving up or cutting back on some or all of your favorite activities. What if you found a way to cut back without giving [...]

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• Bargain Blast: Where To Get It And How Not To Pay For It!

  Here are several big deals or things you can get for free! Free Museum Admission: Click Here 99 Cent Bowling @ AMF: Click Here Free Friendly’s Sundae: Click Here Coupon Queen-How to Save Big at the Grocery Store: Click Here Free Totes-Aerie: Click Here Free Gift-Victoria’s [...]

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