All Entries in the "Women" Category
Waiting To Have A Baby Because Of Finances
Our parents had children in their teens and early twenties, now women are having children in their early thirties to late forties. Some might ask what are the pros and cons of such a decision. Why are women choosing to have children later on in life? Isn’t this considered selfish? Is it better off for [...]
4 Reasons Why Women Should Take Control Of Their Personal Finances
Short but sweet. Here are 4 reasons why women should be paying attention in the area of personal finance when it comes to their financial health.
Retirement
Are you hoping that social security will be there for you when you finally retire? I hoe so too but with the current uncertainties, it is best to put your [...]
Get What You Want While Seducing The Boys Club On Your Way To The Top
I came across two books this week: Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide and Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top. They reflect my thoughts around women and how we can get what we want while negotiating with members of the “boys club”.
Negotiating things like salary, time off, [...]
Women and Education: Why It Is An Important Factor In Managing Personal Finances
photo credit: alessandro pucci
Miranda Marquit is an editor for debt consolidation for DestroyDebt.com.
A couple of years ago, I knew a woman whose husband died. When it happened, she was completely lost. She had no college education, no marketable skills and no money sense (her husband handled all the money). I have thought about [...]
I’ll Take A Great Job With A Man Sized Paycheck Thank You!
The folks over at Yahoo Education published an awesome article, Great Jobs that Profit Women: Five Flexible Careers with Man-Sized Paychecks. Can you tell I’m excited? Maybe it’s because I’ve considered each one listed and pursuing two of them currently. So what makes them so great? They are positions which utilize [...]
It’s a Woman Thing: Men Are in Recession, Women Apparently Not
At first glance, I thought women fairing better than men in the recession is because we are naturally more resourceful and flexible in our careers but I was wrong. It seems that the recession is hitting men harder because male dominated jobs such as construction and manufacturing are on the chopping blocks while [...]
Are We Giving Up Too Much: After A Baby Full Time Or Part?
This is an old post but I thought I’d bring it back with some new information gleaned from the Washington Post’s article, After A Baby, Full Time Or Part? This is something I struggle with being a newly wed with the expectation of children on the horizon. We are both just getting started in our [...]
Get Your House Together: African-American Women and the Foreclosure Crisis
photo credit: joelogon
If you ever wanted to understand how the recent sub-prime mortgage crisis has affected African-American women, then this post is for you. Chances are you’ve heard about the mass foreclosures across the nation and even the phenomenon known as Jingle Mail. We’ve read scores of articles about families foreclosing [...]
