By: Kara Stevens
Even though it has been only six weeks, it feels like it has been six months. When I decided to quit my job and relocate to my hometown after being away 10 years, I knew it would be a huge adjustment, but I didn’t think it would be THIS uncomfortable. Since I was 16 years
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By: Kara Stevens
After an unexpected layoff in April 2014, Mutale Nkonde was feeling desperate. She had always wanted to start her own business but was afraid that she couldn’t because she didn’t have the start-up capital. After working with a credit counselor, she raised her credit score to be approved for a $10,000 business loan. She founded
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By: Kara Stevens
Is a fixed or a variable rate home loan best for you? I’ve partnered with Newcastle Permanent to help you answer this question in this sponsored post. Newcastle Permanent provides mortgages with interest rates that are lower than the competition. With interest rates lower than they have been in many years, fixing your home loan
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By: Kara Stevens
Some of us are late bloomers, new to a city, or have had to do some major downsizing in the way of friendships because of shifts in priorities and life goals. All of these realities can leave a sistergirl feeling lonely and in search of new meaningful friendships well into their thirties. But before you
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By: Kara Stevens
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many of us do things that may not harm us physically, but destroy us mentally. In my opinion, holding on to unnecessary anger is one of those things that can destroy us mentally. This was originally written on Father’s Day 2014, however a discussion around forgiving others is a
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By: Kara Stevens
My husband and I have always toyed with the idea of living off of fifty percent of our incomes— not necessarily because one of us wants to quit our job right now, (ummm…that’s really not true…so let me stop LOL) but because we are serious about wealth and understand that our daily decisions impact our
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By: Kara Stevens
Have you ever looked at your bank account on payday and felt like you were rich? Did the increase in your account start to make you excited and anxious? Did that money start to burn a hole in your pocket and you just had to spend it to treat yourself for working hard over the
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By: Kara Stevens
Financial infidelity can do as much harm to your marriage as a romantic infidelity. Since marriage is part romance and part finance (i.e. running a household, setting common life and financial goals), when you find your spouse engaging in financial behaviors that lack transparency, hide the truth, and/or purposefully obscure the financial realities of your
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By: Kara Stevens
Every once and a while, I get the question, “Is there money in blogging?” My answer is absolutely. Even though The Frugal Feminista started out as a hobby and a passion to help black women improve their relationship with money, over the last two years, it has proven to be a nice side-hustle considering I
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By: Kara Stevens
by Christina Lattimore “A little boy was having difficulty lifting a heavy stone. His father came along just then. Noting the boy’s failure, he asked, “Are you using all your strength?” “Yes, I am,” the little boy said impatiently. “No, you are not,” the father answered. “I am right here just waiting, and you haven’t
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