By: Kara Stevens
It is not a secret. Organization is the cornerstone of any take-over-the-world-mission. And when it comes to taking care of your money matters like a grown and serious woman, this is especially true. Choosing the tools that you will need to embark on this mission and emerge victorious, though, can sometimes get confusing and overwhelming
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By: Kara Stevens
I have admired the work and mission of Imani for a minute and from a far. But being the kind of woman that I am, I had to reach out and let her know that I respected what she did. Her site is all the things she stand for: boldness, vulnerability, and power. I love
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By: Kara Stevens
Earlier this year, I had been craving a new iPhone, but I decided against the investment. I remember looking down at my iPhone 4 smiling, as I thought about the marketing genius in convincing people to purchase a new phone every year. Many people around the world upgrade their phones every 1-2 years. Each upgrade
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By: Kara Stevens
by Rashida Thomas For the graduating Class of 2014, the average student loan debt owed was $33,000 according to The Wallstreet Journal. I was able to finish my undergraduate degree with only owing $46,193. However, once I went on to get two Master’s Degrees I am now sitting at $23,432.32 in private student loan debt
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By: Kara Stevens
Tonya is my sistergirl and 1/5 of The Frugal Fab 5. Ambitious. Creative. Powerful. Beautiful. I am glad this woman is in my life. Definitely a DreamGirl. -K What do you do and why is it important? I wear two hats. By day I am stabilizing New York City neighborhoods by helping homeowners who are
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By: Kara Stevens
I grew up thinking that a college degree would be my ticket to wealth or at least entrée into the upper echelons of the middle class. But after taking most of my twenties to dig myself out of $65K of student loans amassed after a B.A. in Political Science, a MSEd in Bilingual Education, and
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By: Kara Stevens
After the infamous DC trip, where I discovered some reluctance to share finances with my husband, we thought it would be a good idea to begin the process of merging our finances. Prior to agreeing to establish joint savings and checking accounts, we had paid everything separately. As the techie in the family (he thinks I
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By: Kara Stevens
I am that atypical person of color who is chronically early. Recently though, I realized 15 minutes before I was supposed to meet a friend for coffee across town that I was woefully unready, hadn’t even changed into clothes befitting human company yet. I texted the friend to let them know I was running late.
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By: Kara Stevens
You can never be the best unless you believe you are the best and work towards it.” I heard that nugget on a morning sports talk radio show while I was on the super shuttle and it made me think about what this means to you, the FNPhenomenal ones. 1. Talent isn’t enough. Oftentimes we
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By: Kara Stevens
At some point in our lives, we all have wanted something very badly that we know would not be easy to obtain. Whether it is a significant weight loss, freedom from financial debt or earning a college degree, the greatest rewards always come with the hardest work. And hard work can often come with some
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