On some days, paying those bills on time and being serious about making extra money to increase your net worth can be a struggle. I promise you that there will be days you will feel afraid, defeated, and overwhelmed. But there is a saying that goes, “adversity introduces a (wo)man to herself.” When building your
Read MoreI am really going to be honest with you and it may sound shameful….but I don’t keep a budget, (bad personal finance coach, bad personal finance coach) at least not in the conventional sense with spreadsheets and graphs. But best believe, a sister named Kara I. Stevens makes her monthly savings goal every month. Every
Read MoreFrugal Feministas, I am SO sorry for not posting for the last couple of days. I have been working twelve hours shifts and just let things fall to the side. I love this blog but at one point last week, I was having trouble breathing because all of the running that I was doing. It
Read MoreWhen you decide to pull-up your big girl panties and take charge of your finances like a grown woman, you may begin to realize that everyone will not be happy with your new frugal lifestyle. Your shopaholic friends will become your new financial frenemies and say things to keep you chained to the door of
Read MoreAs people, I believe we all possess an innate need to share and connect with other human beings. It’s a part of what makes us who we are – no man is an island, right? We celebrate the healthy connections we have with our family, friends, teachers, and mentors. It is this network of people
Read MoreI met Eva, the founder of parenting and Caribbean parent blog SocaMom.com, at my first blogger conference, Blogging While Brown, last year. In speaking with her, I saw that she was confident and comfortable in her skin. After reviewing her interview questions, I feel like I need to step up my real estate property game.
Read MoreJust for the record, your 20s is not a throwaway decade. While it is expected that you will make mistakes when it comes to your finances, it is not expected that you will habitually make money mistakes all willy-nilly for a full ten years. Before you turn the big 3-0, make sure you check the
Read MoreI’m never satisfied. I think it’s a problem. Or a little bit of a problem, at least. It’s like a constant voice in my head – a silent frustration that what I’m doing, what I have, and sometimes even, what I look like, are not enough. Even though, consciously I know that I’m doing well.
Read MoreThere are many contented single women. They don’t need a partner. Don’t want a partner and scoff at the notion of being someone’s “other half,” again. Then, there are those of us who want a relationship—if not now, then sometime in the future. Over the past couples of years I ‘ve read a few books
Read Moreby Shani St. Vil As a Mompreneur, it is really important for me to get some R&R. I home school my two tots during the day and in the evenings I write, speak, and blog about personal finance at Purse Empowerment. So not only is it important for me to breathe, I must breathe in
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