By: Kara Stevens
by Norissa Williams A psychologist friend of mine—who I have increasingly come to admire for his tenacity—was sharing a bit of the first phase of his career development journey with me. One blind to the behind-the-scenes lives of pre-tenured professors—in tenure track positions—might not imagine how real the pressure is. While it isn’t quite the
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By: Kara Stevens
Ever just been tired? Like you want to press “Reset” on your life? You want to do something different, something that you feel that you were born to do. But are afraid to do it???? Kanysha, my friend, aspiring novelist, and author of “5 Ways To Be Smart About Being Dumb” here on Fabulous
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By: Kara Stevens
I dated a guy that asked me to co-sign on a loan for a motorcycle for him. Back in my twenties, I had no idea what “cosigning” was, but I darn well knew that his request did not sit well with my spirit and so I told him, “no.” It did not sit well with
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By: Kara Stevens
by Norissa Williams “I’m going to save for the down payment of a house.” “I’m going to build a six-month emergency fund.” “I’m going to lose 20 pounds.” And so goes the goals we set for ourselves… If I asked you to look at these goals with a critical eye, could you see the self-
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By: Kara Stevens
by Kanysha Burton Are you a smart person? Do you find yourself watching TV or reading a book and saying things like, I could have written that? This is the kind of thing smart people say all the time. Ten years from now they’ll be watching a different show, reading a different book and saying the
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By: Kara Stevens
Hey Frugalistas, If confidence is something that you struggle with, might I recommend a dose of Kanye. Yes, Kanye West–the man with an ego the size of a several large stadiums combined. I say “dose” because all of you need is a little of what Kanye has to make you feel entitled to abundance and goodness.
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By: Kara Stevens
When I look back on my childhood, I think I have always known what I wanted to do or be. I wanted to be a business woman, a writer, a model, citizen of the world, and a talk show host. But somewhere between my second grade teacher telling me that my writing was not good
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By: Kara Stevens
I know that if you are a frugalista, like me, you are always looking for ways to increase your income. You have two ways to do that: increase your streams of income or decrease your expenditure. Today, I am going to share with you how I did the former without stressing myself out. 1. Be
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By: Kara Stevens
by Norissa Williams At 22—during my first year of grad school—as class ended and a few classmates and I casually walked toward the cafeteria, a classmate turned pointedly in my direction stating that her friend was looking for a black female model to pose naked for the cover of his book. With a face I’m
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By: Kara Stevens
by Natasha Gordon Often times we avoid facing situations because of the fear that we have created in our minds. In my case, it was the catastrophe that would happen when I answered the phone from my student loan officer. I swore that they would tell me that I had to pay the full amount
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