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What Your Period Has To Do With How Much You Spend and When You Ask for a Raise

I don’t know about you, but I really don’t look forward to my period. Not quite “The Curse” as many people have called it, but not quite “The Gift” that many women have reframed it to be. For awhile, my period was just a biological-something that happened to me, without my permission, and leaving me

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Meet DreamGirl Sarah Milstein: CEO of Lean Start-up Productions

Sarah is thoughtful and witty. I met her at Blogging While Brown. She led an informative and inspiring presentation on how to become a professional speaker. I was able to grab a few minutes with her after her presentation and she was equally as endearing as when on stage. A HUGE plus and definitely a

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EXERCISE VIDEO: How Health Leads to Wealth

I am absolutely in love with Ada’s fitness series. Her YouTube series is an experience. She brings in music from the diaspora and makes squats, lunges, and jumping jacks look like fun. This is an excellent way to get your fitness fix without derailing your financial goals. Over the next couple of months, Ada will

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How Do the Rich Stay Rich?

“My family has money and we still shop secondhand. How do you think the rich stay rich? Did you know Mary Kay clipped coupons?” One day, I was on a plane to San Diego and, I was speaking to the guy next to me about investing in yourself and the conversation expanded to the difference

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4 Ways To Cut Costs On Your Wedding and Still Keep It Elegant and Exquisite

A friend of mine who recently got engaged called to catch up earlier today. Naturally, I asked her how the wedding planning was coming along. She laughed it off lightly and said ‘It’s not!’. She hadn’t made much progress in planning for her nuptials and confided that she didn’t foresee much more in the way

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6 Life Changing Lessons I Learned by 35

Last week I celebrated my 35th birthday. It’s hard to believe that three and a half decades have come and gone. A small part of me looks at my aging body and longs for the days when I could sneeze a 6 pack and fart quadriceps. However, the better part of me basks in the

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Are Black Women Just Undisciplined Spenders?

This is not breaking news: African-American women are usually the primary decision-makers and chief breadwinners for our families; we must make the decisions for all family consumption from shopping for food, clothing, and shelter as well as well-being (healthcare), transportation and recreation. We, however, in many cases need more support and financial literacy to help

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4 Things You Must Know About Your Student Loan Repayment Options So You Can Save the Most Money

by Cynthia Lubin After my last blog post on “The Frugal Feminista” where I shared my experience with managing a whopping $100k+ student loan burden surprisingly more people than I thought reached out to me and opened up about their own personal bouts with student loans. While everyone I spoke with had a unique story,

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5 Ways to Combat Instant Gratification

Picture this… You’re walking through the store, and you see the perfect sweater. Immediately, your mouth starts to water a little, and you get that impulsive, “I gotta have it NOW” feeling. Think about how hard it is to walk away from a situation like that. The difficulty in walking away is even harder if

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How Lemon Water Helped Me Get Financially Fit

by Vanessa Gary No lie, I started off every morning the same way for the last seven years: I stopped by McDonald’s, ordered an Egg McMuffin with Cheese, and made sure I got my Sweet Tea (extra ice). I did not think about my health or how much grease and sugar I was taking in

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