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From Hoarder to Semi-Minimalist – The Journey Begins

As a hoarder lover of all things beauty, I recently did an audit of my medicine cabinet, the cabinet under the sink and my vanity and….it was #toomuch! The overflow of product is literally out of control! I no longer have a medicine cabinet as it is full of half used products, products I tried

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A Ride-or-Die Crew is Good Self-Care!

Hey Feminista Family! I want to introduce you to our newest contributing writer, Tonya Ladipo! She is the owner and director of The Ladipo Group, an organization that provides high-quality, professional counseling services. Give her a warm Feminista welcome in the comments below. – K   Nothing says self-care like surrounding yourself with people who

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4 Ways to Stay Positive When the Struggle is REAL!!

Life happens and it happens quickly. No matter how much we plan and prepare, we can never predict how things will end up. When it rains, it pours, and it may even flood!! Still, we have to put on our cute rain boots and look forward to the rainbow! When it feels like things are

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3 Ways To Lower Your Car Payment Right Now

After working in the automobile industry for 4 years and selling close to 500 cars in less than 3 years, one of the most frequent questions I get is “How Can I Lower My Car Payment?” Of course, your credit score will play a role as this will determine if lowering your car payment is

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4 Tips That Will Help You Overcome Financial Fear and Setbacks

Hello Frugal Feministas! (I wrote this newsletter over the weekend and have seen such a positive response. It really hit a nerve with a lot of us so I decided to make it today’s post. Thanks for all of your replies. I will respond to each one.) -Kara It’s about 7:45EST as I write this

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Get Ready Quickly! 8 Tips to go From Groggy to Gorgeous!

By T. Espinoza You hit the snooze button one time too many and now you only have 25 minutes to go from groggy to gorgeous? This is the story of my life… perpetually tardy for the party. So how does one manage to get out the door quickly and still look great? Here are 8

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Back to School Shopping Tips

Take Inventory for clothing and supplies.  Before you start shopping for new items, search your house and take inventory of all of the clothing and supplies that you have.  Identify which supplies will be needed in the upcoming year, and then check those off of the teacher’s supply list.  Once you identify all of the

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3 Empowering Things That I Learned About Myself and Money In the Last 90 Days

I learned soooo much from this program. I am so grateful for having been chosen to be a part #WomenInspired Challenge, a wonderful online community focused on inspiring and informing women just like you and me about what money can and can’t do in our lives.But if I could wrap-up my final thoughts about my

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Is a Financially Fit Man Hard to Find? Let’s Discuss! Part III

Happy Wednesday Frugal Feministas! Today we have the final installment of the Is a Financially Fit Man Hard to find? Let’s Discuss! Was Vanessa able to find a man on a good financial wavelength? Keep reading to find out! So, I’ve met someone new who caused me to notice he was different from my previous

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What Exactly Is A FICO Score?

FICO was founded in 1956 as Fair, Isaac and Company by engineer William Fair and mathematician Earl Isaac. The company debuted its first general-purpose FICO score in 1989 and by 2005, they sold their 10 Millionth Score! Watch this short video on what the score is and why it matters.  Every day, thousands of U.S. lenders use FICO Scores

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